The Great Quake

Disaster / Destruction

No one knows what caused the Great Quake, but stories passed down through generations of peoples across Auros state that one day, the sky was unusually clear and the seas strangely calm. Birds ceased their song, and animals hid in their habitats, unseen by men. Then the sky turned red and the ground shook. In some places, the earth cracked and gave way, making deep chasms. Boulders rolled down the mountains that bordered the Dawnlands and fell into the lands below. Many villages were destroyed--some crushed by boulders, others swallowed into the chasms. One of the most notable areas of destruction was The Golden Beach.