The Ancient World is built upon a singular, crushing truth: time is a burden, and we are its witnesses. Everything rots, cracks, decays, and eventually succumbs to ruin, leaving behind the remnants of Ages past.
From the Age of Gods to the Age of Rifts II, and everything before, after, and in-between, our world carries the weight of it all. This is the story of The Ancient World. It is a world that endures and continues to unfold through each Turning of the Age.
Age of Continents II | Beyond the Ultima Thule begins on March 14th 2026
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But the old world is not totally lost. As the shadows of the Second Age of Darkness lengthened across the horizon, threatening to unravel all that had been built, Phaelle, Goddess of Light, reached down in a final act of grace.
She had chosen to uplift the most vibrant threads from the tapestry of our world, relocating them to where the darkness could not encroach. They would remain as beacons of what was, and anchors for what might yet be.
The following Six Sanctuaries were spared from the darkness:
Shady Sands & Baulkham Hills: A bastion of the old world’s order, and a testament to resilience and the beginning of civilization.
Eternal Island: Appropriately named, as it now fulfills its namesake under Phaelle’s protection.
Sadrith Mora: A vital center of mystical knowledge and unique heritage.
The Templar Homelands: An extravagant monument to mortal artistry and the enduring legacy of the craftsmen who have shaped the world since the beginning of mortal life.
The Great Library of Port Orange: The solitary remnant of Port Orange, preserved as a sacred archive to house the collective chronicles and memories of every era that preceded the darkness.
The Ancient World is a mortal realm governed by the divine. While mortals possess the free will to choose whom they worship (or to reject the Gods entirely – see Prayer Logic), the divine veil of protection is a blessing reserved solely for the faithful.
Where the mortal hand fails, Faith in divine power sustains.
In the Age of Continents II, your land is secured not by borders of force, but by your devotion. To claim your land, you must build a shrine and offer tributes to your chosen deity.
The Gods are just, and they reward in kind. So long as your faith is maintained, your consecration stands under Divine Favor. But neglect your offerings, and their Favor will wither. When the Gods withdraw their gaze, the veil falls, and the slow hand of Ruin begins its work.
In time, greater consecrations and monuments may yet draw a deeper gaze from the divine. But in this age, all protection begins and endures through faithful tribute.
The lands Beyond the Ultima Thule are a place of myth. The first continent, Isenwyrd, represents our final bridge to the past. While its bones remain rugged and harsh, the long winter has finally broken and set it free.
The ice that once held this land in its grip has retreated into the high peaks, leaving behind a continent of sheer cliffs and deep, winding valleys where life has begun to take root once more. It is a frontier only just beginning to flourish, where the air is sharp with the scent of new growth. It is a land recovering and waiting for the first marks of a new Age.
This new continent (and more) was developed in collaboration with Nexzy.
Meta
- TAW is re-opening with Minecraft Version 1.21.11 and will operate under a Whitelist initially.
- Custom plugins are in development, including land protection tied to shrine mechanics.
- The world has evolved. It now features major geographical improvements and is three times larger than before.
- Select legacy regions have been preserved as historical sanctuaries.
- Multiple new continents have been introduced, with more planned!
Final words
Thank you all for your huge patience. This has been a very long time in the making, but the future of The Ancient World now stretches fully before us, waiting to be discovered.
Step into the Age of Continents II. Shape its history and uncover hidden artifacts and lost civilizations Beyond the Ultima Thule starting from March 14th!
