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- 1990 (~): Emergence of Magical Phenomenon – With the Awakening, the world underwent a greatly increased presence of magical activity. Mythical creatures such as dragons and other magical beings made a reappearance.
- 2001: Dragon Sighting – The dragon Ryumyo is sighted over Mount Fuji, becoming the first confirmed existence of mythical creatures in the modern world.
- 2011: Goblinization – Major world-wide event where a percentage of humans began transforming into Orks and Trolls (collectively known as ‘metahumans’), causing widespread panic, discrimination, and prejudice.
- 2021: Night of Rage – A catastrophic event of racial aggression against metahumanity, leading to significant loss of metahuman lives.
- 2022: Lone Eagle Incident – A terrorist attack results in the explosion and meltdown of a nuclear power plant, transforming the area into a desolate wasteland inhabited by strange magical creatures.
- 2036: Year of Chaos – The Great Ghost Dance ritual is performed by Native American tribes, leading to the devastating eruption of several volcanoes. Many spirits and creatures were reported to appear during this event.
- 2048: Elven Nation of Tir Tairngire – The nation-state of Tir Tairngire was declared by elves, exemplifying the growing political and societal autonomy of metahumans.
- 2053: Ancient Dragon Ghostwalker – After the Rift opens in Denver, Ghostwalker, an ancient dragon, emerges and claims control of Denver, leading to increased tension with metahumans and normal humans alike.
- 2056: Amazonia Dragon War – War sparked in Amazonia led by feathered serpent Sirrurg who targeted human-dominated areas, heightening interspecies conflict.
- 2058: Theran War – The sky over the city-state of Thera manifests magical creatures and beings not previously seen in the Sixth World.
- 2061: Year of the Comet – The passing of Halley’s Comet caused widespread SURGE (Sudden Recessive Genetic Expression), leading to further physical transformations amongst metahumans and continuing to highlight societal diversity and complications.