Thousands of years ago, before the dark times we must all endure, there was a age of peace.
The races of the land lived in harmony, and there was no war. This time of peace was what some call the first age, but there are those longer lived races, like the Elves and the Dwarves, that would tell us all different.

Before the age of peace, there was an age of despair. The primitive people fought and waged war against each other with sticks and stones. Weary of hearing the endless battles and chaos, a group of Elven and Human primitives wandered into a cave to seek refuge. The cave proved to be a vast cavern, leading into the depths of the earth. Wandering into they were surprised to see light in the distance. They followed the light, and for the first time, witnessed the sight of civilization.

The dwarves of the underground city welcomed their primitive guests, and taught them their secrets. With the new knowledge of masonry, and steel, the Elven and Human refugees, made their way back to the surface. They taught their tribes everything they had learned from the dwarves, and they waged a great war, and eventually conquered chaos. The people of the land enjoyed a period of great peace, as they built their great civilizations. This was the gift of the Dwarves, but how long would it last?