Ashfall

The Ashfall was a catastrophic event that took place in Visaerie during the time period between 980 and 985, 2E. It ruined many of the towns of the country, such as Phandalin and Thundertree, and gave way to the creation of the ash zombies.
==Description==
The Ashfall was a disaster caused by a dormant volcano that suddenly became active; it spewed toxic magical ash that ruined the land and spread illness to the populace, soon after turning them into ash zombies. While the Ashfall occurred about fifty years ago, its effects are still felt today in many parts of Visaerie.
==History==
===Background===
Just as Visaerie began to rise to its previous position once more after the Sacking of Visaerie, another disaster struck. Over the Crigmaw Mountains, past the Oniyama Mountains, lay a dormant volcano. However, something stirred and twisted within the volcano; a sudden change occurred, and the volcano was dormant no more. Dark, toxic ash rained down on the surrounding area, the winds carrying the majority of it south, covering the northern section of the country.
This ash was no normal ash; strange magical properties of the ash caused people to become violently ill before turning into ash zombies who would seek to spread their affliction to any who they could.
The King, a deeply religious man, told his people that it was a punishment inflicted upon them for worshipping Tenebris, a sect of The Wheel in which only the dark deities were worshipped. He founded a new sect of the Wheel, where only the light deities were to be worshipped.
This impacted Visaerie massively, putting a complete halt to the search for the wondrous Wave Echo Cave as large portions of the population died and had to be culled by the Dragonknights.