The forces pushed by the era to the forefront, who could be considered the "protagonists" before the public testing, might not say the same after, as a major update could skip the storyline ahead by a year.
By the time it was really updated, it could span several years, a decade, or even decades.
The new nobility, symbolic of the new era, possessed the official Newbie Village, and in their village, a large number of mighty individuals awoken by a mysterious force were born. This group suddenly became aware, recognized the undead, and believed these people were the future.