"Ancient Tech" is a term used by scholars and peasants alike to describe items vastly superior to anything normally available in current society. In game terms "ancient tech" could be considered modern day technology: pistols, armor, and airships are the most common (I believe). Most of the "ancient tech" resides within Tyr's power, though other governments, mainly Feltrest, have control of some as well. And it has been known to be found out in the wildlands around vast ruins from an unknown era.
[[It has been throrized that the land is truely ancient, and once held a vastly superior technology. That all "magic" is really people controling through natual talent or training nano tech machine(super minuture robots) that still inhabit the world.]]