Era VI – The Lumen Age

Year 1711 – 2050 Electricity, Radiance, and the Corporate Birth

Bright streetlights, radio sermons, and megaprojects are early manifestations of corporate states. Technology has delivered electricity, early aviation, the chemical industry, and mass media. Corporate trusts, national governments, and temple oversight boards wield power. Key developments are the Lumen Grid, a global-ish power network that serves as the arteries of civilization. Broadcast Sermons, temples adopt radio; Watcher doctrine turns into regular background noise: the Sanctum Authority, an international body formed to regulate deep-site excavation and ley line engineering.