The Divergence

**The Divergence** is a period of about 500 years, but it could have been even longer, of constant conflicts between the Deities which led to the division of other planes of existence and dimensions, where the Deities currently reside. During this crisis, Donmraz obtained her new denomination, the Calamity, due to her covering the world in a layer of frost, and leading to the death of thousands of creatures in the world.

### Before the Divergence

The gods before the Divergence were not always on the greatest terms, considering that Aster, newly created goddess of Light, was aiming to obtain mastery over magic, which was already possessed by Donmraz. As the young goddess offered a trade of domains, offering to offer her senior reflections, a trade that she thought was fair as it was the aspect of her domain she found most beautiful, Donmraz refused, stating that giving up mastery over magic would be giving up the considerable influence she had over the rest of the deities and would impact on her other domains, namely crystals usually used for runes and magical artifacts. Needless to say, the two were not on good terms following the incident.

Two clans started to divide into the Pantheon, one aside Donmraz with Talis and Faun, and one aside Aster with Kaizen and Ederion. Meanwhile, Roy, Rosala and the Keeper would remain neutral factors, although the Goddess of the Moon would feel quite strongly to supporting her husband and, by extension, Aster's cause. During this state of tense coexistence, Talis would create Metallic and Gem Dragons, one as her beloved children, the other as a present to her loyal ally.

### The Cataclyst - The Murder of Jaramin Ohrym

On the Autumn Equinox, of the Harvest Moon, ran a masquerade ball organised by the Lady of the House, Phillis Ohrym in the honour of her husband's accession to the rank of Archbishop to the faith of Talis, the Crimson Queen. During the party, the Archbishop was assassinated through iron and poison, alongside Palladio Salvadore, an artist working for the family.

Many and grandiose were the guests, which included notably **Lady Malista Nera**, Her Eminence **Seraphina of the Light Bringer** and **Cordinus Flynn**, who helped resolve this mystery, and designated Loreley, the Cobalt Lady, as the person responsible for these murders, and of the theft of the Nightfall Pearl, powerful artefact entrusted by the Crimson Queen to the Ohrym family for generations.

This discovery is considered by historians specialists of the Divergence to be the tipping point, which led to a rift between godly allies and for the land of the Estate to be cursed, beyond the Divergence.

Any who would dare to enter the estate would be cursed to relive the events, taking the place of the noble guests who solved the mystery in the first place, as the anguish of Lady Ohrym, that of her husband and of the Crimson Queen would constantly look for the perfect truth.

Some of the victims of this terrible curse during the early Divergence days, as the world was covered in frost would be:

* **Balasar Obsidian-Touched**, servant to the Raven Queen
* **Ignisum**, Prince of Sapphire
* **Marek Elcaryn**, Ghostslayer
* **Lady Breni**, Mistress of the Night
* **Airin**, redeemed traveler

### The Outcome

Following fights between dragons and deities alike, the world was covered in snow for a significant period of time. Historians specialised in this part of history keep estimations between the tens to the hundreds of years, with a commonly agreed period of three centuries of what is referred to as "The Lost Ages".

Certain important creatures were left scarred for the remainder of their lives.

1. **Kammandri**, the Emerald Dragon, lost both of his wings in a fight against **Attor**, the Green Dragon.
2. **Nehasi**, the Bronze Dragon, lost her left eye in a fight against **Daghara**, the Blue Dragon.
3. **Pokrim**, the Sapphire Dragon, lost his throne as ruler of the Central Cities and lost a significant part of his scales in a fight against a Deity's General.
4. **Talis** refused to create any more dragons for any deity.

It was decided, upon dividing and creating the Planes, that Donmraz would receive none as punishment. Instead, she would be imprisoned on the Material Plane, where she is monitored by **Olwenn**, the White Dragon.

### Aftermath

The world was left alone, with emissaries of deities sometimes rejoining the Material Plane to look after their creations in their stead.

**Eridan**, the Celestial Stream, took its permanent place in the sky and is, alongside **Aeoliunn**, the Summer Breeze, one of the only observers of the Material Plane who remain neutral in all matters, much like their deities.