Chronology / 06 of 18

Age of Vision

Contact with the Penumbrae reveals Illusionism while Wizardry still dominates the age.

Threshold: Illusionism
Defining discovery: Illusionism ↗
Duration: Shorter than the preceding age

01 / The threshold

What opens
this age?

Illusionism emerged from interaction between the Celestial Domain and the Penumbrae after the Great Rivalry made Penumbral power perceptible to the races of the Cube.

Open the complete Illusionism dossier ↗

02 / The living record

What is known
inside the age.

Before discovery

The Penumbrae permeated existence long before the races knew they were there. Conflict between the manifested Potencies and the Penumbrae finally exposed their relational power.

First rooted

Continued contact with those newly visible relationships led naturally to Illusionism on Bilavust. Its discovery ended the Age of Rivalry and opened the Age of Vision.

Discovery is not dominance

The Age of Vision was driven primarily by a renaissance of Wizardry. Illusionism remained obscure—especially on Urmatoth—and was still unknown across much of the Cube during the following age.

The unfinished record

The detailed techniques, costs and operational limits of Illusionism remain open canon. The archive records its metaphysical source and historical position without inventing a finished practice.

03 / World coordinates

One discovery.
Many consequences.

Magic: Illusionism ↗
Great Power: Celestial Domain + Penumbrae
First root: Bilavust
Classification: Emergent magic

04 / Connected archive

Follow the magical
relationships.

Magic dossierSorceryCelestial Domain↗Its ageAge of Discovery→

Magic dossierWarlockismPenumbrae↗Its ageAge of Chaos→

Magic dossierWitchcraftPenumbrae + Quasars↗Its ageAge of Darkness→

Magic dossierDruidismCelestial Domain + Quasars + Penumbrae↗Its ageAge of Rebirth→