Darkfall Massacre

In 652 PGE, the newly formed Daybreak Mage Guild began fully focusing their efforts on their quest to rid Meracyinth of monsters - including any naturally magical creature, regardless of danger or intention. Many of the druids and sorcerers of the land stood up against this and protected the magical creatures, causing the Daybreaks to back off. However, the Daybreaks reappeared in the dead of one fateful night, slaughtering the monsters, breaking the remaining eggs, and killing the druids who fought back in what is now known as Darkfall Forest.
It is said that the goddess Shar visited those grieving, mourning mages and offered them a chance to avenge the monsters and fellow druids, and to protect them in the future. These mages accepted the pact and become her Nightfall Mages, pushing through the darkness of the night and the grief of the slaughter to follow the Daybreaks through the forest. With the help of Shar, the Nightfalls murdered every last one of the Daybreaks in what became known as the Darkfall Massacre. To this day, the Daybreaks have used it as propaganda against their enemies, not mentioning the inciting incident.