Ancient Collapse

The Ancient Collapse is a period of time from about 1 to 1000 3E immediately following the Great Tearing and the fall of the Aberrant Empire. During this period, the races of Mervona lost much of the technology they had during the Aberrant Era, including writing and agriculture.

History
Following the Great Tearing, much of the Aberrant infrastructure had been wiped out. Unable to support their large numbers, many people died. The remaining populations, scattered in small groups all across the world, reverted to a hunter-gatherer society. Fortunately, the oral traditions of these people likely preserved the ideas of writing and agriculture, inspiring Post-Collapse civilisations.