The Primal Traditions, also known as magic or the old ways, were the treasured magical abilities of the ancient Primal race. In time, the Lords of Science ushered in a new era, the Age of Science. Though many cheered the new discoveries, those who preferred the Primal Traditions cried out in seemingly futile protest. When the Primals came across the Chozo, the avian-like race urged them to seek a balance between the old ways and the new, but the Primals did not heed this warning, and science and magic divided the race. The Lords of Science, ignorant of the desire for the Primal Traditions in one faction of the planet, continued their quest for scientific knowledge. The Age of Science ended, and the Age of Schism began, when the first Lord Sfimas denounced the Traditions in the center of th