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The Age of Affliction, known formally as the Seventh Age, began with the outbreak of the Black Sam epidemic and the violent ascent of the Clavic Empire. These events marked what many call the beginning of the end—a cascade of collapse defined by plague, mass infertility, famine, lawlessness, and the rise of Adoxipham, a crippling new drug that hollowed out entire populations.

The Clavic regime seized power in the chaos, establishing a brutal order over the ruins of the old world. What followed was a near-global unravelling: borders redrawn, dynasties overthrown, cities left to rot.

Yet not all see it as a time of ruin. A growing number refer to it as the Age of Influence instead—after Influism, a radical school of thought that surged in the power vacuum. It spread like fire: toppling governments, sparking revolutions, and giving birth to new models of rule that shattered the old order.

This is the current age in the Everwind series.

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-'''The Age of Affliction''', or 7th Age, is said to have begun with the outbreak of the [[Black Sam]] epidemic, followed promptly by the [[Clavic Empire]]'s coming into power. This is due to the series of calamities that marked the "beginning of the end" of the world, which includes a devastating plague, mass infertility, the brutal rise of a dictator, starvation, lawlessness, and the emergence of a debilitating new drug called [[adoxipham]].
+The '''Age of Affliction''', known formally as the Seventh Age, began with the outbreak of the [[Black Sam]] epidemic and the violent ascent of the [[Clavic Empire]]. These events marked what many call the beginning of the end—a cascade of collapse defined by plague, [[Turmocet|mass infertility]], famine, lawlessness, and the rise of [[Adoxipham]], a crippling new drug that hollowed out entire populations.
-Some who are more optimistic refer to it as the '''Age of Influence''' instead, owing to the simultaneous rise of a new way of thought that permeated the political and cultural landscape. This new wave of thinking, called ''[[Influism]]'', inspired uprisings, revolutions, secessions, and entirely new forms of government to supplant many of the ruling dynasties.
+The Clavic regime seized power in the chaos, establishing a brutal order over the ruins of the old world. What followed was a near-global unravelling: borders redrawn, dynasties overthrown, cities left to rot.
-It is the current age in the [[Everwind Series]].
+Yet not all see it as a time of ruin. A growing number refer to it as the '''Age of Influence''' instead—after [[Influism]], a radical school of thought that surged in the power vacuum. It spread like fire: toppling governments, sparking revolutions, and giving birth to new models of rule that shattered the old order.
+This is the current age in the [[Everwind series]].
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