The creation of the world was swift and violent, and the Prime material of Hijr was born in Fire.
Pre -7,500 CE through -5000 CE
The creation of the world was swift and violent, and the Prime material of Hijr was born in Fire.
Fire and Frost incarnate, the Primordial dragons were the tyrants of the ancient world...
"Vying for power, the peoples of Hijr waged war against tone another. Trying desperately to claim the former Uldoth lands and technologies for themselves, the peoples descended into barbarism." - 'Of Iron and Dwarves', by Nassim Latal
After centuries of war, the Elves and Humanity banded together to build something greater. And while the great war was over, they peoples of Hijr had much animosity and distrust between them.
"Only 2 records of the event remain, but both express the same basic story... One evening, just before midnight, There was a blinding flash in the sky, and all of the stars were different. Every single star chart was now wrong, as the stars above were completely different that they had been the day before... This event was never explained, but it caused centuries of confusion, as all peoples had to re-write the navigation methods that had been in place for millennia through trial and error." - 'A Conversation of the Event', by Head Astronmancer Eledi Milla, College of Astronomy at The Spire
Suddenly, all planes were bound together by ever-changing tunnels and doors. It is unclear why or how these pathways were created, but for the first time in history peoples from different planes could stumble across a gateway to another world, and trade between these worlds began.
In the Early days of the Second Dynasty, the Al'Kemri empire resorted to Necromancy, Sorcery, and slavery to rule their lands with an iron fist.