Morning War

The Morning War closed off Dragontime, when the Scions invaded Vala and attempted to wrest power from the Old Ones. A conspiracy of spirits, lead by Thule, gathered in the Abyss. Ever since Rukh had enclosed Vala in sky, the hungry infernals had been confined to the Abyss, denied the power of Asur’s heart. Thule proposed that he and his fellow conspirators breach the sky and overwhelm the dragons, who were exhausted from their war with the Walking Bones. Thule would then steal Asur’s heart and share its power with his fellow spirits. They came to be known as the Scions, for they intended to inherit the powers of the Old Ones. 
The Morning War began when Bhal, taking the form of a crow, slipped past the Twin Moons and ambushed Rukh while she slept. Nyx should have been guarding the night sky, but she was too preoccupied with entombing the Walking Bones. Bhal struggled with Rukh and tore a hole in the sky, and Thule lead his Scions into Vala. The dragons soon had to contend with new foes, and while they fought Thule burrowed deep into the earth, searching for Anyu and the Heart. Thule came very close to claiming Asur’s power, but was interrupted by the arrival of Urabog. The ‘crawling darkness’ attacked Thule and forced him to flee with only scraps of power. Anyu hid the heart to prevent Urabog claiming it, and the world was plunged into freezing darkness, as Anyu temporarily removed all trace of herself and the life-giving Heart from Vala. Urabog, unable to find Anyu, escaped into the Abyss, and Bhal was cast wounded into the snows by Rukh. Bhal was rescued by Rakith, the last Scion to flee Vala, and Rukh and the dragons sealed up the holes in the sky. With the infernals thrown from the world, Anyu reemerged, and life and light returned. The Old Ones were once more engaged in healing and repairing the ravaged world. They were unprepared for the arrival of the voru, who brought an end to Dragontime and began the Age of Giants.
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