12,000 years babysitting the mankind. If it were me, I would have wanted to fade away after 20 years.

The point you completely missed in your review is the reason the storyteller did this:

Now there is not "mommy Hydaelin, wealthy old scholars, ancient gods snapping their fingers or ancient dragons with removable eyes" protecting the humanity anymore.
No more crystals, no more blessing, nothing.
The only ancient magic still working is the Azem crystal.


In short there aren't "deus ex machina" anymore.