Within each person is a dark side, hidden from the world for fear that even so much as a glimpse of this secret self will frighten away those unwise enough to proceed with caution. It is this feeling, in and of alienation, that became the driving force behind Era Nocturna. The project began late in 1999 as a means of emotional exorcism when Daevina Noctem, the project's sole member, felt that the excess of "emotional detritus" had to be purged.