Early world history can be considered nearly identical to our own mundane world history, though Edeia were present in this world. Some would walk among humans, some would be worshipped as gods or consider themselves gods, some would disguise themself as human and walk among society. 

In the earlier Ancient Ages, there were numerous scattered societies that may each have their own culture and behavior towards magic. Ideation (the development of idea magic) was quite rare then, considering generally lower densities of population, and it was rare for more than one or a few to exist in one of the smaller societies. It was even rarer to Actualize, as there was a poor understanding of the nature of Edeia and most were led by instinct. Many fell into external pressures and manipulations, thus never developing identified regulation for their own identity. 

Despite the fact that magic was known, many lived their lives without interacting with it a significant amount. Many would treat it how we might treat news of fantastical celestial events, amazing discoveries, terrible disasters, etc. It may affect them emotionally to know the events occur, but many are not touched directly. 

Sometime after larger societies began to be established, the Edeia known as Order Actualized. They played a role in the shadows of various societies, though often abandoned them eventually for some reason or another, perhaps disillusionment at the ideals and policies of those societies. Order generally did not publicly reveal themself as a personal choice, but instead disguised themself to observe these civilizations from within.

Over the years, they made contact with other Edeia. By 2000 BCE, Order began organizing research into their kind. This involved fairly small "research convergences," often involving the same expanding group, where they shared their findings. This group was the first to begin using the term "Edeia," though it would take some time for the term to spread. Some of these Edeia more closely worked with Order and collaborated with them personally, forming the initial coalition of those who would come to be called the Orderly; you can see the members here. 

Note: You are free to have your Edeia partake in these earlier convergences if you wish, but please ask Auspice if you wish for your Edeia to be part of the Orderly; it is a more personal relation. 

Order began to understand much more about their world, their magic, Edeia, and themself. Their abilities grew more powerful as they explored both their identity and their capabilities, and soon, they began to look into ways to establish a unified society.

One day, around 1380 CE, Order sought out Possibility and held it for a significant span of time to see into an infinity of possibilities. It was enough to make Order need a few decades to piece their mind back together, but they came out of it perfectly well and with detailed knowledge of countless choices and how they would affect the future. They determined the best action was to divide the magic from the mundane, separating Edeia and their magic from human society.

Once Order recovered, they and their collaborators traversed the world to talk to numerous Edeia, magical individuals, magical societies, governments, and more. They informed those others of their plans and the rationale behind it, to attempt to make the process as smooth and agreeable as possible. 

In 1422, Sanctuary caught Order's attention. Order spoke to them of their vision and ideals, and after several conversations, during which the two gained something of a companionship, Sanctuary agreed to help Order in building a peaceful world order, working together to create numerous Sanctuaries to house magical communities. For the most part, they left the talking and negotiating to Order, simply creating Sanctuaries when they felt it was needed. 

In 1473, an Edeia of Obfuscation appeared by Order's side. They were often present at research convergences, where they would not speak much during the more presentation-like parts of the convergences, but they would speak with other individual Edeia to learn about them… or perhaps "learn them" would be the better way to put it. This Edeia, which we shall refer to as X, was central to planning for Secrecy. 

The Convergence of Secrecy

The Convergence of Secrecy took place in a Sanctuary on October 7, 1475 CE. This is the major convergence that marked the transition from the Age of Magic to the Age of Secrecy. 

There were numerous arguments in favor: 

• Many magical individuals were being singled out and persecuted, abused, killed/hunted down (witch hunting as an example), manipulated, taken advantage of, etc. 

• They did not distinguish between ideated individuals and those with other (typically extradimensional) magic at the time, but it was theorized that all magical individuals had the potential to become "Edeia" but could not do so due to their circumstances. Very few did Actualize at the time, and many thought the potential to become a "greater being" was separate from magic ability. Even those who were loved, worshiped, encouraged to develop their magic would continue to only have weak magic—they did not understand it at the time, but this was due to external pressures being counterproductive to the self-determination necessary for Actualization. 

• The nature of their kind was poorly understood, and these misunderstandings have led to misery, catastrophe, all sorts of terrible things. Separation will allow time to safely accumulate their knowledge before revealing themselves with a full understanding of what they are. 

• Humanity has much potential in a world without magic. Their brilliance will shine when they must harness the world with their own mundane power, and when reunion happens, the collision of magic and science will unlock unbelievable magitechnology that can help create something closer to an ideal world.   

• Order has seen the Possibilities of the future, and this road will lead to a better reunited society. 

And much more. The result was that a majority of Edeia agreed to secrecy and Order's Contract of Secrecy was agreed upon, with the beginning of the Age of Secrecy set to January 1, 1500 CE. 

As part of the Convergence of Secrecy, Order designated X as the primary point of contact regarding the exact logistics of how Secrecy would be employed and maintained. X formed a sort of subgroup of Edeia with abilities or other competencies especially relevant in maintaining Secrecy, both in general and in response to severe breaches of Secrecy. This group came to be called "Umbris," a group closely associated with but not entirely part of the Orderly. 

The Transition to Secrecy

After the Convergence of Secrecy, the actual transition to Secrecy was gradual. Magical societies grew increasingly distant from mundane societies as more became hidden in Sanctuaries, Abstractions, or other magical means, sometimes combined with geographic isolation. Edeia and other magical individuals visited countless mundane settlements, especially places where magic was viewed poorly, and spirited away those magical individuals. Additional convergences were held in regards to handling some situations, such as when deciding whether a society centered around a religion with magical origins would be brought into magical society or designated as mundane. (Many of these were designated as mundane if they had no true relationship with a magical being or conscious usage of magic; sometimes, Umbris would alter perceptions and memories to obfuscate absolute proof.) 

As the dawn rose on January 1, 1500 CE across the world, true knowledge of magic disappeared from mundane society as a whole, with the Contract of Secrecy taking full effect from that day onwards. 

Secrecy Enforcement

Within the Contract of Secrecy are options for Secrecy enforcement, though Umbris had its own methods to ensure the stability of Secrecy. For details, see the Secrecy Enforcement page. 

The Age of Reunion is the era in which the magic is reunited with the mundane, and, by 2030, society enjoys a vast peace and prosperity. 

Order tends to keep to themself in their Abstraction, delegating tasks to others. It is rare for them to be randomly seen in public. They do often spend time with Pacific, who has a residence in a city, and sometimes they will wander among society to observe and enjoy the world, but otherwise they do not appear in the mundane plane.

The Orderly still exist to some extent, but roles have largely been absorbed into the United Council. 

Transition to Reunion

Preparations for transition began approximately sixteen years before the Age of Reunion began, around 2000. Order, the Orderly, and others of varying affiliation began discussing their action plans in a number of convergences. They then went around the world to inform magical individuals and groups and collaborate with them to prepare for reunion.  

Government Negotiations (2000-2016)

A small group of individuals, including Order, some of the Orderly, and those trusted to handle the role well began to reach out to governments and other authorities to reveal themselves gradually and collaborate with them as well. Order worked closely with Pacific during these negotiations; her magic imposed a state of calm rationality on the proceedings, ensuring that opinions would be expressed civilly and that participants approached even radical proposals with level-headed consideration. While this didn't force agreement—governments still pursued their own interests and goals—it prevented the panic and irrational resistance that might otherwise have derailed the transition entirely.

Beyond Pacific's influence, pragmatic pressures made cooperation increasingly compelling. Nations that remained outside the emerging united society would face severe economic disadvantages, lose access to magical infrastructure and resources, and find themselves vulnerable to magical threats they had no means of defending against. The prospect of citizens emigrating to regions with magical integration created additional pressure, particularly for nations already facing economic or security crises.

Others were also given "permits" under the contract to gradually reveal themselves to mundane society, generally as "hints" — for instance, letting one human or a small group of humans spot them or even film them in the wild before vanishing. Sightings and discussions popped up all over the internet, and Data along with others would monitor and guide these discussions. You can have your Edeia partaking in this as long as they would perform well; Order was extremely careful about who was given "permits."   

During this period, the initial  Edeiology Research Association (ERA) was established to provide a regulated framework for mundane society to study magic, preventing the uncontrolled and often harmful independent research attempts that had begun occurring.

Early Reunion (2016-2025)

In 2016, the existence of magic was officially announced to the world. The pattern of national integration that followed was largely shaped by each nation's existing circumstances:

• Early adopters (2016-2020) included smaller nations with limited geopolitical power but much to gain from protection and resources, nations facing economic crises who were attracted by the promise of magical infrastructure, and some nations already ideologically aligned with international cooperation. Some authoritarian governments also joined early, with pragmatic leaders recognizing that controlling the integration process from within was preferable to being left behind.

• Later adopters (2020-2025) tended to be major powers with more resources to remain temporarily independent and more complex existing power structures that made integration challenging. Several powerful nations took several years to fully commit—though in many cases, individual regions or cities within these nations began accepting magical infrastructure before their federal governments made formal pledges. Some authoritarian governments also delayed integration out of concerns that the Registry, ERA regulations, and supergovernment oversight would undermine their control. Nations with strong isolationist movements or theocratic governments that needed to reconcile magic with religious doctrine similarly required more time.

• By 2025, virtually all urban nations had joined united society. Many rural societies also accepted varying degrees of integration and oversight in exchange for protection, though this was less standardized given limited internet infrastructure and the impracticality of forcing integration where it was undesired.

In the early years of Reunion, Order and the Orderly worked closely with all sorts of governments to integrate magic into societies, begin research into magitechnology, improve policies, etc. One of the first things was to make minimum living needs available without cost to all, including housing and food. Sanctuary was able to make spatially expanded residences that were larger inside than outside, or allow building in areas larger than the space they took up—under the effects of Sanctuary magic, of course. Other Edeia may have been able to contribute with their own abilities as well. Various Edeia were able to use their Idea magic to provide plenty of food and destroy waste. 

(As the environment improved, Order would sometimes release some animals thought extinct, preserved in their Prisms, though they would always keep a population just in case.) 

For the average individual, the cost of housing and food would drop precipitously before becoming free by around 2020. Debts would be cleared, and education quickly became free as well, with some Edeia offering to teach. There is an Ideation Academy that is not physically based anywhere, but comprises of Edeia and other individuals who collaborate and teach others, often within Abstractions. You are free to have your Edeia be part of this, whether permanently or temporarily.

Establishment of the Supergovernment (2025-2030)

Once most of the major issues with mundane society were remedied, Order began moving towards their goal of establishing a supergovernment and creating a world closer to ideal. There were small meetings with the Orderly as well as larger meetings including other Edeia and government officials, and even larger meetings with anyone who wished to attend. Pacific was often present to make sure opinions would be expressed calmly and civilly. You may freely have your Edeia attend the largest meetings without asking me, and you can have them attend the government meetings if they are contributing to Order's efforts to build a better society.

In 2030, their efforts bear fruit and the supergovernment is established, entering what is generally considered the golden era of the Age of Reunion.