Rebel Mages attempted to take Kingsbury and murder the king, inciting an Empire-wide rebellion of mages who thought themselves better than the common folk. Armies were raised and many villages and towns were terrorised and held captive by extremist mages. The war ended with the execution of Silva, the Mad Mage, who orchestrated the entire war.
History of Orinthia
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The Mage Wars of Orinthia
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the Creation of the Warforged
Scientific achievementDuring the Mage Rebellion, one bright woman introduced her life's work to the rebel mages, who's armies were small and recuitment proved difficult. Her solution? Humanoid automatons, capable of combat with the mundane soldiers, able to defend their forts, and, for some constructs, capable of storing magic power. These automatons were largely unaware; simple creations able to follow basic orders and perform tasks. Some were controlled more directly by their creators through remote, mental control. Fewer still were actually granted sentience, though it is unknown if this was accidental or intentional on the behalf of the makers of the machines.
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Awakening of Ceto
Metaphysical / Paranormal eventIn the Jakthan Sea, a mysterious fog appeared. Unbeknownst to the common folk, this fog marked the awakening of Ceto; an ancient Titan of the Deep. The mother of monsters began to dream, and this fog was the physical manifestation of her wishes and power rolling over the waves. It infected sailors and sea creatures, mutating them into half-land, half sea creatures. Afraid and desperate for answers, the local Temple reached out to a group of adventurers, hoping their intervention would save them from whatever this fog turned out to be...
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Experimentations of the Yuan-Ti
Scientific achievementFollowing the mutation of people and wildlife in the Jakthan Sea, the Yuan-Ti, a race of self-made monsters, began to experiment with mutagenic magic and science. Townsfolk in the coastal cities of Orinthia began to go missing, and strange creatures began to emerge from the forests.