Age of Monsters
The Age of Monsters is a mythical time period of uncounted years used by the people of Tian Xia who follow the Imperial Calendar. Myths of the age represent it as the lands' most ancient times, when kaiju dominated the land, yaoguai warred endlessly with each other, and beings from other planes and planets were numerous. It was followed by the Age of Dragons.1
Wars were fought between yaoguai warlords in the north, and between celestials and qlippoth in central Tian Xia. Empires formed in the south from nagaji and nagas from Vudra, and from munsahir2 fire elementals exiled with their Jade Hegemon from the Plane of Fire created the Jade Hegemon Empire.
Around the start of the Age of Legend, reptilian beings called Valashai soon also arrived from another planet, invaded the south, and clashed with the Jade Hegemon, who avoided the war by having his industrious people disassemble their cities and retreat, leaving only the foundations for the Valashai invaders to build upon into the Valashai Empire.314
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 . “History” in Tian Xia World Guide, 7. Paizo Inc., 2024
- ↑ With the publication of Rage of Elements, Paizo created new munsahirs to replace azers in Pathfinder Roleplaying Game mechanics. In canon, "munsahir" is the new name for the revived and liberated people as of 4723 AR. See also Rage of Elements pgs. 3, 113, and 132, and Pathfinder Core Preview pgs. 2 and 13.
- ↑ . “Chapter 2: Places of Myth” in Mythic Realms, 36–38. Paizo Inc., 2013
- ↑ The publication of Tian Xia World Guide retroactively changed several terms and events related to the Valashai people, the Valashai Empire, the Jade Hegemon Empire, and also modern polities that use the name. See Meta:Valashai Empire and Meta:Valashai.