Fae History

Paradise Era
The original faefolk were born in the canyon that divides the continent of Merita. Unlike the rest of the continent, which is mostly desert, the canyon is a lush paradise filled with greenery and life. The original faefolk had no desire to leave this paradise and for almost three centuries they lived solely in the Great Canyon. It wasn't until 308 FA that the first groups of fae began to leave the canyon and explore the rest of the continent.

Mystic Era
The Mystic Era began when the first of the fae began to leave the Great Canyon to explore the rest of Merita. Their population was steadily increasing and they could no longer support that population, they knew they had to leave to find more territory. Since they had been living in a lush paradise for centuries, they were not adapted to the arid environment of the desert. While they were trying to learn how to survive in the desert they couldn't go very far from the Great Canyon since they would have to return when they ran out of food and water. Eventually they learned how to preserve meat so it would last longer on their trips away from the canyon, but the water issue was still in the way. This was when the fae became in-tune with the magic that surrounded them in the earth. They learned to manipulate the earth around them to find water that was stored deep below them or track down bodies of water in the desert.

Modern Age
Unlike human history, fae history is not nearly as long. Only 1,000 years after the original faefolk were born in the Great Canyon, the first human ship landed on the shores of Merita, bringing the fae into the modern age along with the humans and ingenti.