Military action
Records from this time are sparse, most of what is known is hearsay and stories passed down from generation to generation. What sparked the madness of the entire continent declaring war on each other is lost to time but we do know that at the beginning of the war there were over 40 countries, some speculate it might even be as high as 70 countries were dotted around the land. After that war, it is said that the number was cut in half. Many ancient scars that dot the land are from this time.
Not much is known of this time as it Predates the Wishful Wars but the few details we can tell is that there was a lot of magic being thrown around that still scars the land to this day. there were many more countries Back then, races did not agree with themselves each race is believed to have 3-7 different factions, leading to the estimated number of 40-70 countries that came from this time.