When the Weave of Time stabilized, new (and old) Gods appeared. With Titans imprisoned a war of resources was brewing.
Godswar
A period of thousands of years
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After Chronos Divergence
Emergence of New and Old Gods
Era beginning/end -
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The Elder War
Military actionA war breaks between the Dragons and Elves. Nobody knows who really started it, both sides point the finger to the other one. The main opponents of this conflict are the Wise One and the Jade Emperor. This conflict would see many deaths on both sides and would continue until the end of the Godswar.
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The Dwarven Word
The Dwarves split into two races - Duergar (known also as the Ash Dwarves) and Azer (known as the Ember Dwarves). This is due to the imprisonment of their creator - Father of the Forge and the coming of the Forge Pantheon (the Dwarven Pantheon). The Azer escape to the Plane of Fire, while the Duergar hide underground, fearing the wrath of the Gods.
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War of the Elements
Military actionThe Divine King announces himself as the ruler of all. While most would ignore this, some would be provoked to action. One such group of gods was the Elemental Forces who would deny the Divine King his rulership over the very nature. This conflict would ravage the whole Old World continent and continue to brew for a very long time.
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Rise of the Usurpers
Military actionA group of mortals would achieve the status of Demigods and would use these newfound powers to wage war against other gods, trying to steal their powers. This conflict would touch every continent in the world of Tethys. In time their numbers would swell, as well as their courage as their targets would be even The First Gods themselves.
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Tethys -
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The Dwarven Cleasing
Some of the Azer and Duergar dwarves defy their brothers and sisters and start to worship the Forge Pantheon. A cival war erupts between the planes with the Gods intervening, spiriting away their worshippers. The Azer dwarves were moved to the hills and deserts, turing into the Hill Dwarves, while the Duergar were spirited to the plains and mountains, turning into the Mountain Dwarves.
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-9988 G.E.
War of the Half-heart
Military actionA great war broke out after the First Age, The Titan War between the Halfling tribes. It would see many of them dead, easy pickings for more powerful beings. The war stopped thanks to an intervention of the Translucent Traveler.
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-9987 G.E.
Ascension of the Great Avatar
Celestial / CosmicA mortal human calling himself Great Avatar ascends to become a True God of paladins. As his first objective, he turns to Vecna as his target, trying to get rid of him and maybe take his powers. The allies of the Great Avatar would be known for millennia to come as the first paladins.
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The Divine Smite
Disaster / DestructionThe conflict between the Divine King and Elemental Forces was peaking and the greater power was running out of options. Using all of his might he smote the gods of elements, forcing their retreat. This wasn't without cost as the Old World would change, almost one third of it falling into water creating the Great Islands.
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-9982 G.E.
The Great Rupture
Disaster / DestructionNearing the end of the Elder War, the dragons used their powers to take control over the Foundation Pillars and with them creating disasters on the continent of Archeron. This was a ploy to lure out the Wise One and the other Elven gods, however, it didn't work. The elves saw through the treachery and retreated before the powers of the Pillars was used against them. Not having a target, the force hit the continent rupturing it. Most of it survived but the rest fell into the deep waters, while other parts formed the Elven Lands and Lands of Storm.
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The Great Clash
Disaster / DestructionOn the Godforge Lands continent, the armies of Celestials and Fiends clash in one last battle of the age. This was the defining moment as there wasn't a time such a huge force amassed in one region and the artifact known as the Godslayer Sword was used. One of the Fey wanted to stop the battle by stealing the sword and breaking it. This sealed the fate of the continent as the energies from the battle and the artifact annihilated almost all forces and split the continent.
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The Resealing
Celestial / CosmicAfter the destruction of the Godswar, the gods decided that they have to stop or there won't be any lands to rule over. The First Gods were the main proponents of the idea and with their powers they were able to enhance the Foundation Pillars, closing all rifts to the other planes and changing the world forever.
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