Major Historical Events

The Rending
In the 715th Cycle, eight rifts were torn in the veil that separates the verses. Each rift opened a gateway from the Comonverse to each of the other known verses. There are also recorded testimonies, though nothing officially documented, that a wave of magical force blasted from the rifts as they were torn changing the landscape of the Commonverse around each portal to reflect the Verse on the other side. This theory is accepted by some as the explanation for the environmental similarities between the areas on the Commnverse and the other Verses. Though some believe the changes were caused by the same force that created the rifts, others believe that it was a magical backlash from the damage that was done. Either way, the areas surrounding each rift are certainly the most ideal for the peoples of that respective Verse.

The Great War
Shortly after the Rending, the peoples of the newly discovered Verses began to make contact with the races of the Commonverse. At first there were diplomatic meetings exchanging history, lore and information about the different features of the realms. Then in most cases trade and travel opened between the different peoples but eventually, in every case violence broke out between the verses. The violence escalated as each race was accused of trying to invade. Peace lasted the longest between the Seraphs and the Humans in the area of the Lightverse rift but even that only lasted ten cycles. The fiercest forces were the fiends who seemed to be involved in the conflicts around every rift in some way and Scorsha the leader of their army wielded devastating magics that had never been encountered before.

The Sealing
Roughly 195 cycles after the Rending peace talks began among some of the warring races but it was clear that as long as the rifts were open, the threat of invasion and takeover would prove too paranoing for any lasting truce. Champions from each race, except the Fiends, were chosen to seek out a way to heal the damaged Veil. The band was eventually successful. Exactly 200 cycles after the Rending, the champions performed a highly complicated ritual the details of which were never disclosed to any but the thirteen. After the Sealing, the champions could not be found and many believe they were consumed by the ritual. However, most believe the champions experienced some kind of ascension granting them immortality and a magic equivalent to the power Scorsha possess. Their legends have grown and they are now known to most races as the Archons.