Pre-allag history.

[Enkidoh]

To be really honest? Not much, in fact, very little is known of pre-Allag Eorzea/Hydaelyn. A very bare-bones creation story of Eorzea has existed since 1.0 (the most recent revision appeared pre-release of ARR on the Lodestone), basically stating that the Twelve existed 'in harmony with the early tribes' in Eorzea, until a war brought about an end to the 'Age of the Gods' and caused the First Umbral Era, the end of which ushered in the 'Age of Man' and the First Astral Era, resulting in the Twelve abandoning Eorzea for another realm (the Heavens?). From there the 'early tribes' spread out across Eorzea and took individual members of the Twelve as their guardians, waging wars of attrition against each other in a zealous interpretation of their faith.

Between that point and the rise of the Allag, nothing is known - we know the Allag Empire rose in the 4th Astral Era, so what happened before then is still a mystery. One of the Loremasters should be able to clarify and add to this further though.

[Frederick22]

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3rd astral era.