The Holy Era (~700 - 500 years ago)

Even after the demon scourge had more or less ended, the Templar continued travelling across Terrenia in a new campaign they called the Campaign of Influence. Instead of hunting demons, they were spreading the teachings of the Goddess of Talena. The Church of Light was established and gained an absolute theocratic rule over the land. The land of Terrenia became known as the Holy Empire.

The Holy Empire was a theocratic aristocracy with absolute control and authority of all its citizens. The Church believed that demons created magic, and that magic creates more demons so magic items were hunted down and destroyed, and magic users were rounded up and burned at the stake.

During this time, with the decreased threat of demons the elves slowly began to allow outsiders in their forests, and the dwarves eventually opened the doors to their mines. Due to their actions during the Burning Era, the humans were very mistrustful of the elves and dwarves. This racial scism remains to this day.

As memories of the demons faded from people’s minds, the oppressive governance of the Church created a stir of political upheaval. During this time, a young charismatic man named Damen Naverus proclaimed himself King of an area known as Fairwyn and declared war against the Holy Empire. He began a campaign against the church’s authoritative rule, but not against their teachings. He rallied those disillusioned with the Church and, after a long and bloody conquest, Naverus eventually gained control of the city of Tena and Holy Empire fell. He renamed the city Naveria and declared himself Emperor of a newly established Naverian Empire.