The rise and fall of human civilization has been the eternal conundrum. A subject which has fascinated many learned men. The emergence and re-emergence of magic, the appearance and disappearance of various races, the unbelievable rise of science and technology and its equally baffling fall to medieval depths have all contributed to the intrigue surrounding human civilization.
The first age ended when Frodo took the ship to Valinor with all the ring bearers. This was followed by a rapid and inexplicable disappearance of elves, dwarves, hobbits and all the old creatures of lore. Kingdoms and dynasties emerged a bit of magic still remained but technology started making rapid strides. Religion emerged as an authority and the conflict between faith and rationality caused another upheaval in the world. The second age ended with Lord Asriel establishing the Republic of Heaven.
Very few details are known about the time in between the great ages. However historians claim that this was the time when the triggers for change were activated and if we are able to know what happened during this period we might be able to solve the mystery of civilization as well. The third age saw the continued dominance of technology and thankfully ended when the chosen one finally saved zion and destroyed the citadel of the architect. Surprisingly in the fourth age humans chose to ignore technology, research was banned and the focus was on the development of human values. Magic made its reappearance and many old magical beings were frequently sighted. However the magic and magical beings stayed on the fringes of human society, the humans held absolute power over the world and its future. The magical beings also did not resent this and expressed a desire to co-exist peacefully with their less magical brethren.
The coexistence of humans and magical beings led to many new races and orders being formed. The Jedi, the Ninjas and the Samurai were the predominant orders formed in humans due to their knowledge of magic. Powerful races like druids and shadow snatchers emerged due to cross breeding amongst magical and non magical races.
It was in the beginning of the fourth age that the map of the world as we know it was redrawn. The Island kingdom emerged as the most powerful settlement in terms of military power and economic growth. The Republic was a close second and was acknowledged the world over as a centre of learning and the seat of ancient magical craft. The Northern kingdom mainly kept to itself and rarely meddled in world affairs. The Southern and Eastern states were the cause of many a war and represented the rising order. They wanted to supplant the Island Kingdom and The Republic in terms of territorial strength, military power and economic prowess. However they feared the military strength of the Island and the mysterious magical powers of the Republic. So all their efforts were restrict to covert operations and spying.
Our story begins towards the end of the fourth age. The Republic is deeply fragmented and there is a struggle for power. The national council (containing representatives form all states and cities) is falling apart. The eastern states are trying to take advantage of the situation and induct their own men into the national council. The economic power of the republic lies in the metropolis. Anyone who controls the metropolis will in effect control the republic and needless to say will have a very important say in world affairs.
Odysseus, Achilles, Agamemnon, Leonidas, Ajax and their clan belonged the the human race. Our stories follow the events which unfold when the struggle for power unfolds in the metropolis and how its affects the republic and the world order. Druids and shadow snatchers have an important part to play, so do robots and the orders of jedi, ninja and samurai warriors.
Each and every one of these races, their characteristics and events have been shamelessly copied from books which the author grew up reading and the fertile imagination of his idle brain has contributed to the structure of this tale which is his fantasy played out in words.
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