In the beginning of Doxas'Olum, the Niveus Glacier was situated in the north where the Silva Forest currently stands. Slowly moving south, it created the Templum Mountains and the Calidus Flatlands before it finally settled in its current location. Because of this shift in terrain and climate, many changes were put into motion.

The Gamal'Dags, a society of mages, lived in the area of the Calidus Flatlands. With the drastic shift in climate caused by the overuse of extreme magic came a mass exodus into the mountains for shelter. The community founds the city of Veneficus, but disagreements begin to create different factions. Many began to oppose their magic oriented roots and migrated to the Silva Forest. Slowly, they further traveled to the coast, where the city of Nundinae was founded in 23 AIA, where remnants of those still loyal to the ideals of the Gamal'Dags also lived. The various groups coexisted peacefully there, but a few began to further separate themselves from the mages and went inland, building the city of Tractus in 200 AIA as a haven for those who wished to completely expell the use of magic.

As these cities established themselves, the comet Falsathur appeared and remained for eight weeks in 253 AIA. During this time, it was discovered that the inherent magic of the mages was greatly weakened. Veneficus thus weakened, the Tractans staged an attack against the city to annihilate the mages inside. The Brotherhood, the most powerful sect of mages within Veneficus came out of hiding to meet the Tractans in order to conceal their city. Many of the mages were wiped out, and with the departure of Falsathur, the surviving mages pushed the Tractans out of the mountains and back into the confines of Tractus. The death toll on both sides was too catastrophic for them to risk war again. The tension and lack of contact between the two cities led to the growing myth of Veneficus.

The cities of Nundinae and Tractus began to engage in a regular trading pattern the created a stable economical relationship between them. Some people began to migrate out of the cities and into the Calidus Flatlands, where they established a monopoly on agriculture for the surrounding city-states. These three regions coexist peacefully and remain unaware of the mysterious Veneficans, who eventually segregated themselves from the other cultural groups.

In 1076 AIA, Tractus experienced a major shift in the form of rebellion, changing their government from castes to clans. Steampower was developed in Tractus in 1457 AIA before it traveled to Nundinae. The present day is 1542 AIA.