Age of souls, (non poetic)

The Age of Souls is a fantasy setting placed in about 1050, and just after the end of a small ice age that destroyed several plagues. This also had the side effect of killing off most of what was left of civilization.

Early in the worlds history,in an epoch after creation this worlds first and second sentient races did battle. The first sentient race were the children of Angels, who were granted a time to dwell in reality in exchange for later suspension of free will, devolution to Human, or return to the Divine. When the time came to chose their fate, most willingly Returned their angelic essence to the Divine and became mortal. Others chose to remain as guardians of the new Human flock, accepting that they would always be second. Many others rebelled. They felt it unfair that the Divinities deny them continued existence in their current form, as the Nephelim had helped create the world.

With the assistance of the Immortal and Divine parents of the rebellious half souls Humanity battled Nephelim and won.
There by having acquired the skill of war (destruction is always the easiest to teach) mankind set about to chasten the wilds and make them to be understood.

Having explored his dominion and each Race having found a home to its liking, the tide of Generations rolled on. For 20 generations there was relative peace and stability.

At the end of the first age a gateway was torn into the world of Man. 100 races of the Elder poured from it and sought to conquer the lands they encountered.

Chieftain banded with Chieftain. Warlords gathered. Mankind fought with great fury and skill. Skill born of 600 years of Angelic protection. The guardians also gathered, and decided that this war could destroy the world they built. The pressured the Humans to make peace with the Others. The Elder race retired and took most of its soldiers with it. A handful of its client races decided to stay., and they brought their servants with them. And to this day you can find wild goblins, ork, and other lesser fey.


A quick note about Species.
There are 5 main player races. Human, Elf, Dwarf, Trolls, Silver blood. I am assuming most human adventurers are either polar Asiatic, or European phenotype.

If the world were set during the 2nd age setting the story among the vast landscapes of the great southern continent (which is Africa and most of South America) would make for an interesting story. The Nubidian High King (a direct decendant of a mortal Nephelym) held his realm with out reienforcement or aid for 32 years against the tide of Yaun-Ti siege and blood magic.