The Sundering

## Overview

The Sundering is a pivotal event in the history of Eldoria as it was a time of great upheaval and transformation as a direct consequence of The Elemental Cataclysm and the rising tensions of from events both before and after it. The Sundering consisted of the isolation, separation, and regression of multiple nations, leaving behind a fractured landscape and a profound impact on the races that inhabit it.

## History

The Sundering was precipitated by a convergence of catastrophic events, both natural and supernatural. Its exact origins in modern day are the subject of speculation and myth, but it is known that several key factors contributed to this world-altering event:

### The Elemental Cataclysm

The Elemental Cataclysm, a previous disaster unleashed during the Draconic Civil War, had left Eldoria's elemental forces in a state of instability. These forces, which shaped the world, were no longer in harmony, leading to increasingly violent natural phenomena, as well as the physical separation within many races and kingdoms due to the changing landscape. Massive earthquakes and upheavals tore continents asunder, creating vast chasms and separating regions that had once been connected. Entire civilizations were lost in the chaos. The skies were rent with tempests of incredible power. Tornadoes, hurricanes, and lightning storms raged across the world, causing widespread destruction, and volcanoes erupted with unprecedented fury, spewing forth molten rock and ash, burying entire landscapes and cities in their wake.

The environment of Eldoria was forever altered. New biomes emerged, and previously lush lands turned desolate. Magical anomalies persisted, making the world unpredictable and much more dangerous than before. Creatures of the abyss had been unleashed into the deep corners of the land and sea, horrors unlike anything seen before.

### Mystical Artifacts

Ancient and powerful artifacts, some dating back to the creation of Eldoria, played a role in The Sundering. These mystical objects, coveted by various factions and races, were sources of immense magical energy. One such object, known as a Primordial Shard, is most notably known for causing The Elemental Cataclysm itself due to the Draconians experimentation. Other Artifacts include ancient weapons and armour forged by various nations in their technological peaks, and tools known to be either from the Gods themselves or able to communicate with them.

However, many libraries, archives, and ancient tomes of knowledge were lost in the chaos, leading to a decline in understanding of the world's history and magic as well as the mystical artifacts of old so currently their general whereabouts and abilities are largely unknown except to some...

### Rising Tensions

Political, racial, and territorial tensions had been escalating in Eldoria, exacerbated by the aftermath of the Draconic Civil War, The Great Orc Wars , and The Elemental Cataclysm. Factions vied for dominance, and conflicts loomed on the horizon as those who had lost their homeland sought to maintain as much land as they could. Though these efforts proved to be in vain as no nation could muster the manpower for conquest, and thus had to retreat into their own borders. Many races were isolated from one another, their territories severed by the cataclysmic events that led to the regression of distinct cultures and societies in different regions back to that of their first awakening.