Editing The Wyzard Setting Essays (section)

=== 3. The Amaranthan Empire===

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The Amaranthans arose out of a small but wealthy kingdom by a bay, where innovative magicians laid down the foundation-stones of modern sorcery. It was a darker, cruder magic that they practiced, but they were insatiable for more power. Within a handful of generations, the leaders of the Amaranthan kingdoms had as much magic in their veins as blood, and they conquered the vast majority of the world. Between their spells and pre-Saurian technology and learning they recovered from deep fastnesses, they easily brought to heel the feudal human societies that arose to fill the vacuum left by the Lizard Kings. 

Their ways were debased and vile, but they crushed kingdoms as a dragon might smite a bugbear.