Cataclysm of 363

The Cataclysm of 363KY was a brief period in which the immediate effects of the end of the War of the Three Hammers and the summoning of the Firelord into Azeroth were severe, leading to the Two-Year Turmoil. Characterized by a sudden and massive drop in global temperatures, violent earthquakes, and diminished sunlight due to particles covering the skies, the Cataclysm of 363KY was felt globally, and is attested to in the written records of the civilized peoples of the world and the oral legends of the Tauren, Taunka, Magnataur, Centaur, Gnolls and Quillboar. Starvation, political unrest, and mass disruption followed in the wake of the Cataclysm, sparking wars, border skirmishes, and mass migrations - the most notable being that of the Centaur tribes, who began their desperate push into the ancestral homelands of the Tauren.
==OOC Notes and Disclaimers==
*While this article's interpretation is pure fanon, there really is a reflection of Ragnaros's summoning in Tauren oral history. It was an event of such a cataclysmic scale that Kalimdor was rocked by earthquakes so powerful they created gaping chasms.
*While the event being the spark for the Centaur invading Tauren lands wholesale is fanon, it is thematically appropriate and makes the Centaur somewhat less cartoonishly villainous.
Category:Warring Kingdoms Period
Category:War of Three Hammers