The Great War

For hundreds of years the continent of Khorvaire was united under the Empire of Galifar. This came to an end with the death of King Jarot in the succession spiraled into outright war between the Five Nations. The Great War was a bitter struggle that forever changed the shape of Khorvaire. It was a century marked by shifting alliances, with years of stalemate interspersed with periods of intense the land and the people, but there was worse to come. On Olarune 20, 994 YK the nation of Cyre was consumed in a magical cataclysm now known as the Mourning. The cause of the Mourning remains unknown, and many fear that it was a consequence of the extensive use of war magic. Shock and fear brought the nations to the negotiating table, and The Great War came to an end in 996 YK with the Treaty of Thronehold. This was the longest and largest conflict in the history of the mortal races and it's scars are still felt 400 years later.