E'Ash

E'Ash is the name given to the oldest known civilization of the Ea species. They thrived in Ditarre and Nen Ren prior to the Infinite War, from about 20,000 AT to 10,500 AT. At their peak, E'Ash territory extended to all of the Four Islands. They had advanced art and culture but probably had technology no more advanced than that of the late 2nd millennium AT. Evidence suggests that their populations were quite diverse, and may not have been a single, homogenous civilization, but a collection of related yet widely-dispersed peoples.

Very little evidence of the E'Ash civilization exists aside from various artifacts that have been found across the world, and some remote ruins. They coexisted alongside the Angels and Demons for millennia in a fragile peace. Magic had apparently been part of daily life since millennia before what is considered the start of the E'Ash era, and various schools and traditions existed by this point.

The E'Ash were driven away from their territory when the Demons took over Ditarre, and fled to the Four Islands, which were located somewhere in the World Ocean. These Islands lost contact with each other, each believing themselves to be the only survivors. Over 10,000 years, they observed the Infinite War from afar. Evidence suggests that some groups of people went on expeditions to the mainlands and some engaged in combat against or alongside the Angels and Demons. Some evidence suggests that the groups had some limited contact with each other but never on a significant scale. By the end of the War in 500 BT, the four separate groups had developed into the Four Earthly Peoples: Humans, Orcs, Elves, and Dwarves.

While an ancient ancestor civilization had been theorized over the centuries, the first physical evidence of the E'Ash civilization was discovered in 1220 AT in Nen Ren when it was recovering after the 40-Year War. Cultural similarities between the Earthly Peoples, including shared linguistic and religious traditions, also serve as evidence of E'Ash existence.