History of Enroth (World)

The Colonial Government, created to help govern the people and aid in their spread, is established. Using a combination of arcane and divine magic, systems of the ark were enhanced in order to create works of wonder. Tools for building and farming, as well as weapons and armor to fend off the new world's dangers, are created at great speed and spread to all continents.

Through subterfuge and cunning, the Kolat are able to assasinate the divine avatar, Akodo, founder of the Lion Clan of Enroth.  With his death, the world was plunged into chaos.  The Kolat comes to public light but planted evidence across the world confuses who they are working for.  The avatars of each other deity become suspicious and move away from helping each other.

After the assassination of Akodo, the other gods grew suspicious of each other.  The founders of the other Great Clans began building alliances with other gods around the world.  Suspicion grew to hostility until the avatars of Enroth broke out into open conflict.  With their divine sources busy fighting of the demons and devils on the outer planes, the avatars of Enroth were destroyed almost entirely.  The few that remain decide to remove themselves from mortal affairs entirely unless sought out.

With the devastation caused by recent wars and the loss of so many deific avatars, the Colonial Government that was established to monitor and control colonization can no longer maintain the facilities necessary to keep control. Antagarich, Enroth, and Jadame separate into individual territories, each fragmenting further into regions and individual kingdoms. The gods no longer have direct control over Enroth.

With the coming of the Silence, divine magic is completely negated and all magical enchantments that relied on divine magic have faded. The citizens of the world turn against any and all spellcasters, blaming the separation from the gods on the irresponsible use of magic. Divine casters, who had occasionally lorded over the citizenry, were without power and banished. Sorcerers, viewed as a cancer, were hunted to near extinction. Druids, while depowered, retreated into the wilds and could not be found. The surviving wizards secluded themselves in their towers in different regions of the world, reinforcing their defenses in isolation.   With the disconnect from the gods, the Heavenly Forges begin to break down.  Weapons and armor continue to be crafted but the number of people capable of maintaining them begins to dwindle.

In order to protect the Twilight Gems from further misuse, The Church of the Sun and Church of the Moon are founded.  They establish themselves on the island of Karigor within the temples the Twilight Gems were initially found in.  The Temples of Sun and Moon spread to all continents, and the Twilight Gems are moved between each one at random by the high priest in order to keep them safe.

The Elemental Lords, in an effort to reestablish their control over Enroth, attack the Arcane Order to weaken their hold on magic.  Although much of the Bracada Highlands were scorched in the ensuing conflict but Gavin Magnus was able to seal them into their respective elemental planes.  Without the Elemental Lords maintaining their presence on Enroth, the power of elementals was reduced.  Although they still cannot be definitely killed, their physical forms can be destroyed and their essence sent to the ethereal plane.  The number of elementals on Enroth drastically shrink with this discovery.

The old hatreds toward magic have begun to dissipate.  Although many of the old magics remain lost, new forms of magic are developed to fill the gaps and schools of martial technique are created to simulate the enhancement that magic would have on swordplay.  Wizards and recently repowered druids come forth from seclusion in order to teach and identify the new forms of magic being developed.

The Church of the Sun declares war on the Church of the Moon after centuries of discord between the two.  What starts as a battle between the two on Jadame quickly spills over into the rest of the world.  The Church of the Sun Destroys the Jadame chapter of the Church of the Moon, which is absorbed into the Necromancer's Guild.

At several locations throughout Enroth, a spreading sickness is discovered that rots earth, flesh, and soul alike. As the corruption spreads, it begins warping everything in its path. Species thought extinct are revived as horrific perversions of their former selves and any who come in contact with these beings or travel through areas corrupted by the Taint become Tainted themselves.   While means have been found to slow the spread of the Taint, and even reduce its effect on living creatures already Tainted, there exists no known means of stopping the spread.

Demons and Devils fall from the skies over Sweet Water in Enroth, Garrote Gorge in Jadame, and Eoful in Antagarich using the power of She Who Speaks as a beacon. Their vessels, resembling hives more than actual ships, set down as colonies for the demons.   The demons in Sweet Water, under the direct command of She Who Speaks, destroy the town and begin to capture lands farther and farther south. The residents of Sweet Water that survived the initial assault gather in the town square where the Archmage Falagar teleports them all to New Sorpigal in Lion territory.   The demons in Eoful, under the command of the demon lord Xenofex, begin to spread but are slowed by the efforts of the halflings that live there, as well as the dragons that live in the mountains.   The demons in Garrote Gorge land between the dragons of the region, the keep containing the Order of the Silver Flame, and the Murmurwoods filled with shifters. Without the need of local governments to authorize their actions, all three groups assault the demons and destroy them before they can gain a foothold.