An ancient council of mages created a ritual to prevent sunlight from touching the land, as a favor to thier ruler. The intention of this ritual was to wage a war of attrition against the world to force them to bow down to this overlord. It was soon discovered that the ritual was irreversible, and they had unknowing cast the entire realm into a great darkness that choked most of the life into extinction. luch and vibrant forests, and bustling city centers were plunged into an eternal night. This event has become to be known as the great darkness.