Modern Fantasy

In the year 2000, The Reality Break shattered the boundary between myth and reality, causing Magic to manifest as a measurable, stable, and persistent layer of existence. Creatures and phenomena once believed to be folklore, legend, or fantasy emerged into the physical world. Earth is now inhabited not only by humans and ordinary animals, flora or fauna, but also by a vast diversity of beings including magical beasts, fey, elementals, giants, dragons, celestials, fiends, oozes, constructs, undead, plant-like organisms, and numerous humanoid races, each possessing their own biology, cultures, and varying levels of intelligence.

By 2030, the integration of magic and advanced technology led to the development of Magi-Tech, accelerating scientific progress and pushing humanity and its allied races into the early space age. To manage the unprecedented coexistence of species, nations, and magical phenomena, Earth's governments consolidated into a unified planetary authority known as the United Nations of Earth (UNE). Despite these transformations, Earth's geography, nations, cities, infrastructure, and global systems remain recognizable, now reshaped by the coexistence of multiple races, magical ecosystems, advanced technology, and Magi-Tech infrastructure. Modern society operates through a hybrid of technological industry, arcane research, and magical services. The global societal population ratio has drastically changed, pureblooded humans are only 20% of the population, with 60% being demi-humans, 18% being humanoid adjacent races and 2% being undead/other. Magic is widespread but not universally controllable. Effective use requires natural aptitude, formal training, ritual practice, technological assistance, or scholarly study, and even experienced practitioners cannot achieve absolute mastery.