The Shattering is the event that ended the Lightning Wars. The Starlight Extinguisher, a powerful superweapon, is used on the city of Amriyah, turning half of the Sayuna desert into what is now knows as the Sea of Shards, thus creating Managlass.
Born in Edelskopf, a small village in the foothills of The Nether Mountains in The Silver Marches to parents Ferdinand and Mathilda Beniclavius
An alliance of Orcs and Drow emerged from the wilds of Menoroth and the Underdark respectively with the intent to conquer the region. The war is named for the magic that the Drow manufactured, a massive Veil of darkness that cast eternal night upon the region. Many small villages were caught in the hostilities but a joint defense from the major city states in the region ensured that the Drow and Orcs would not reach Ellond nor Elswick before covert forces dispelled the Veil, allowing for a decisive victory as the Drow forces buckled under the sunlight and the Orcs were left scrambling without the support from the Drow.
A tavern is massacred due to an ancient evil