Many sweeps after The Renaissance, almost nothing remained but the hollow shell of a long dead carcass. Attempting to recoup the permanent loss of the tyrian caste, mother grubs and deceased war heroes led to the rampant misuse of this inner power.
You've heard of and seen horrible things: untested, volatile methods of alchemy — methods that are now forbidden in the world you've cultivated.
The DECONSTRUCTION ERA wasn't kind to anyone.