*Spoilers* Do we have "Creation Magic?"

[TankHunter678]

Then again, if Archaeotania pre-dates the Sundering, I wonder why it seems to have survived twelve thousand years on the First, but the Source doesn't seem to have one, and possibly only survives as a Primal myth. Does it count as a "fragmented" existence? Does the existence of Midgardsormr's brood on the Source have anything to do with Archaeotania's absence?

Considering the number of calamities the world has gone through which even drove the Sahagin from the deeps to have to nest at an island I think its safe to say that the Archaeotania died in one of the calamities.

[YianKutku]

Considering the number of calamities the world has gone through which even drove the Sahagin from the deeps to have to nest at an island I think its safe to say that the Archaeotania died in one of the calamities.

Yeah, I think there was discussion in various places about how convenient the Calamities are with regards to Source vs Shard differences. Twelve thousand years is nothing geologically speaking, so any similarities can be explained as that, but the Calamities were (possibly deliberately) unspecified in their scope, so any differences in geography could also be explained by those. Especially with the "shattering continents" of the Fourth Calamity (ie the Crystal Tower one), which implies some sort of change in landmass.