Almarca

Almarca was predominantly a magical culture before the Sundering two centuries ago. Technology was known and did get researched by a few oddballs, but due to the interference exerted by the very nature of the Almarcan Magic System, there was simply little practical application for electronics, making it a fringe science.

This was changed when the Anima Mundi started leaking away, despite the best effort of the Almarcan Pantheon. Ambient magic levels dropped severely, which further caused not only the weakening of spells, but also spelled the end of children being born with the capability to use magic altogether, if they were born at all, accelerating the downwards spiral.

The previously scoffed at technology suddenly became a last lifeline, especially when the Gods seemingly abandoned the world.

Nowadays, what remains is a dystopian world. An ugly, corrupted society. A faction founded by the last living Archmage, still does their best to change things, but began to be suppressed fiercely by the ruling elite, who wish to preserve the status quo. This faction is simply known as the Resistance nowadays.