(Note: This section is early worldbuilding I posted many years ago for the fantasy universe that grew into the backstory of Francois He’s world. Although many of the details have changed along the way, I’ve chosen to leave it up.)
No great nation endures. In the end, wealth succumbs to famine; armies, to defeat; glory, to oblivion. For all of history, soldiers, rulers, and prophets have dreamed of breaking the cycle. For all of history, they have failed. Until now.
Scholars and tinkerers are succeeding where the warlords could not; as they uncover nature’s secrets, what was once called “magic” becomes more abundant by the day. In the hands of monarchs, its destructive power could change warfare. In the hands of industrialists and inventors, its productive power could free humanity from its limits.
The ascent of humanity is about to begin.