The Grand Companies, aided by the Garlond Ironworks and the adventurers, began to investigate the cause of the strange phenomena and learned that the empire had accumulated copious ceruleum, the substance needed for their magitek technology. Despite the populace initially ignoring Urianger's prophecy, Dalamud drew closer with each passing day and strange weather patterns occurred. A prophet by the name of Urianger spread the coming of the Seventh Umbral Era, becoming a wanted man by the Garlean Empire for his words of heresy. The first signs of the coming of the Seventh Umbral Era came in the form of a sudden change in monsters' behavior and size with Dalamud itself becoming considerably brighter in the night sky. Gaius and Nael discussing the use of Meteor. This created the current version of Eorzea and its present-day city states.
The Sixth Umbral Era of Water – Caused by the War of the Magi, the wanton abuse of the lands' aether by the city-states of Nym, Amdapor and Mhach provoked the anger of the Elementals as a manifestation of their collective wrath caused a catastrophic flooding of Eorzea to eliminate the city-states. The Fifth Umbral Era of Ice – Known as the Age of Endless Frost, it marked an Ice-Age that created a land bridge for the ancestors of the Miqo'te along with an influx of foreign fauna. The Allagan civilization is destroyed by a massive earthquake. The Fourth Umbral Era of Earth – Caused by a power surge brought upon by Dalamud transferring amassed solar energy to the Crystal Tower. The First Umbral Era of Wind – The war between the five wandering tribes begins. The elemental alignment of each Umbral Era is as follows: However, since the discovery of the seventh verse of Mezaya's prophecy, they had come to believe in an impending seventh Umbral Era. Because all the six previous Umbral eras are based on the six elements, the people of Eorzea had believed that there will be no more. Information on periods prior to the Fifth Umbral Era is hard to come by, and little is known about the other eras beyond their elemental alignments and the destruction of the Allagan civilization on the Fourth Umbral Era. People who possess the Echo are born around the time of Umbral eras as part of Hydaelyn's will. Certain events that caused Umbral Eras were due to the indirect actions of the Ascians, who refer to these periods as the " Umbral Calamity". These periods are known as the Astral (abundance) and Umbral (scarcity) eras. Periods of abundance are followed by catastrophes that bring scarcity, and sometimes destroy entire civilizations. The Eorzeans believe the land is always shifting. 
Picture showcasing Dalamud's changes after patch 1.18. 4 Permanently missable items and achievements.
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