The Coup on Orak

== Background ==
The Coup on Orak was an attack led by a conspiracy of Elyria Yazi's children, attempting to seize the throne of Chorene. It took place on the 1st of February 1429, at the magical academy on Orak, where a grand council of Chorenese nobles were gathered to discuss the succession of the recently deceased Sultana Elyria Yazi, while the Chapter of Wizards had gathered mages from all over the world for their own congregation in another chamber. 
== The Coup ==
Orak was supposed to act as a neutral meeting ground for all the children of Elyria, but during the feast on the first night, violence broke out and took the gathering unawares. Tension within the Chapter of Wizards had mounted for decades, and the conflict quickly spread to the mages as they began to take sides.
== Aftermath ==
Hundreds were killed or injured, including many students of the Tytos and four of Elyria's ten children. The coup is seen as the defining factor which began the Dissolution War, between Elyria's remaining children, which split the country into four. 
Following the coup, trust in mages declined rapidly and most were expelled from the courts of Magnian countries. The Chapter fell to infighting and was disbanded, its members scuttling into hiding. Over night, the magical world became anxious and tense, with no one to enforce magical law, but most too afraid to poke their head out and risk becoming the target of every other mage in hiding.