This period began with the Splitting of Irritaria, when the gods seemed to be punishing the peoples of Titan. For many decades after the initial disruption, seismic activity was profound as Titan seemed to shake with the rage of the Celestial Court. In this time the races once again had to re-establish themselves, although the Elves never really established themselves as the same power they once were. Men began to settle further on into this Age until eventually the great states emerged and ushered in the Age of Empire.