Era 2 has been unlocked

Era 2 has been unlocked!

Check this page to view technological progress and new features: http://www.distantlands.net/wiki/tech#era_2

There are some additional things to note:

• Sixty years have passed since year 13 NE1 and year 0 NE2.
  
• Every character from NE1 is now sixty years older. This may result in many deaths of characters (a red question mark will be at the end of your name until you resolve it with an admin) and it means that most players need to select a new character. A child, grandchild, or great grandchild of one of your previous character(s) is an obvious and recommended choice. 
  
• Any culture has a chance to receive one of the new items listed as question marks on the technology page. All you need to do to become eligible is to make your culture more reputable, more known in roleplay, and more detailed and realistic.
  
• Regarding the forbidden/avoided cultural aspects, more leeway is now permitted. This means you can choose one or two things your culture previously avoided (totalling no more than 10 points) and allow your culture to begin learning these things.