New era
The new era was an era in the history of the Q Continuum. 

At the beginning of the era, the continuity and undeviation of Q life, believed to be pure beyond what any other culture had approached, resulted in a continuous dialogue of  and issues and humor from all over the universe. However, in time all that could be said and seen had been, resulting in what the Q philosopher Quinn controversially believed to be problematic. 

By the 21st century, Quinn resolved to become mortal, because he felt that it would force the Q to deal with the unknown for the first time since the New Era began. ()
Historical eras