Antediluvian Dreams Atlas

"Mu was the child of Lemuria in every way, oh Son, and in this land there arose a new understanding of magic, even as such learning left mankind, to a person, the noble savage."
~~ The Book of al'Quirish

The Remains of the Past
When the world changed and the Lemurian World ended, that ancient continent was torn asunder. In its place where left several smaller landmasses, the greatest of which would come to be called Mu. It was here that the greatest concentration of Men lived, savage survivors of that past. The land was low and covered with jungles, and wild animals of many sorts wandered the lands.

The Humans who dwelled here did so by their own craftiness and knowledge of nature. But this closeness with the world also made these people more receptive to the magic that was a part of everything. Simple mages arose, shamans who commanded respect and could only build on their knowledge. In time, their power grew, while the non-magical people became knowledgeable of the uses of stone. Great temples were built to the gods, and the magic users also came to be worshipped. And all of this set the pace for the future, of both mankind and magic.

The Great Mysticisms
The magic of Mu came to be dependent on the belief of the people towards their nature gods, and the working of stone and water in the context of the natural world. The shamans were accorded great honor because they could work these powers, powers long since attributed to the gods. In many cases throughout the ages of this age, shamans rose to power who were believed to be gods. For good or ill, magic was considered the all powerful director of daily life.

There came a time, however, when the beliefs of the people began to grow away from the shamans and their power, for it was all becoming slowly more and more decadent. Demands were made of the people that were foul, and communities began to arise which forbade the working of magic, and to be mage-born was to be condemned to death. Soon a mighty schism fell upon all the people of Mu, and the shamans came to dwell apart from the rest, who were becoming ruled by philosophers steeped in the worship of nature as a mother to all mankind.

The Fall of Mu
The world continued to strain and stretch as it strove to return itself to rights, but as the Muvian World came to a close, there seemed to be more warning. Tremors began years before the final, catastrophic change, and many in Mu believed these events were caused by the displeased gods, and that the shamans and the rest should be rejoined. Many more believed that it was the shamans themselves who were bringing about the end. But no matter who believed what, war began to erupt between the two races, and it swiftly became bloody.

In the end, the world finally shrugged its shoulders and the continents slid and shifted and sank. Mu was cast into ruins, and the noble savages that had lived in harmony for nearly 10,000 years were cast down into true barbarism. The jungles reclaimed the ancient stone cities and temples, and civilization was once more cast into ruin.

But the shamans faired better, and though their own society was in shambles, they retained much knowledge, and would aid in the rebirth of a new world, the Kronan World.