Great Magic

Great magic is a un-proven belief held by a large group of people in Zol. It was thought that before The Undoing that Humans, Elves, and Dwarves all possessed a power called Great Magic. A supposed innate connection to all the wills, granting a very high degree of innate magical ability. Additionally it was thought to grant a long lifespan.

After The Undoing, it is thought that Humans had their Great Magic taken from them. This power was them broken down into pieces which were formed into the Off-Human races. The loss of memory from The Undoing is responsible for The Triumvirate no longer being able to harness their innate magical gifts.

Original speculation came from archeological finds in The Grand Nothing. Artifacts from these finds never mention any race other than those of Humans, Elves, and Dwarves. Biographical content in these artifacts tells of these races all sharing centauries long lifespans.

These causes for very polarized beliefs amongst the races of Zol. Especially when paired with modern history, beliefs, and cultures. However these beliefs are only held by a percentage of the population.

Due to this theory, many believe their race is superior to other. Causing discrimination, racism, war and slavery. Many Elves and Dwarves think they are better than Humans, and Off-Human Races. Then there are Humans who think they have dominion over the Off-Human races as their progenitor. Those who suffer most are the Off-Human races pushed into slavery, or those like Changelings, who are banished to the edge of The Three Corners.

Dwarves and Elves have historically blamed Humans for everything. Many members of the two races who are said to still bear Great Magic believe it is their mission to relearn the old ways of Magic, and gain their lost art.

Many adopt the belief of grand magic to support their bias. However just as many, if not more disagree.

The issue of longevity could be explained by the advancement of technology created by society in The Before. Meaning Humans were only able to live as long as other races due to medicine and Magic.

The origin of the Off-Human races remains a mystery, but most argue that the origin of Humans, Elves, and Dwarves is unknown as well. The fact that their history is know back further does not prove anything to the origin of the other races. Other Races like Fairies, and Lunite do not have a known origin. New races have even come to be such as Kenku and Warforged. This indicates that Zol is likely not limited to The Triumvirate, and it probably never was.