Celestial / Cosmic
The world had existed for eons, and for as long as any of the dwarves, elves, and gnomes could remember. The continents used to be close together, there used to be 3 continents, in a harmonious dance they races were. There were humans, snow elves, dwarves, and gnomes on the continent that touched the ice. There were humans, wood elves, gnomes, dwarves that occupied the more temperate continents. Nomadic tribes and settlements dotted the continents. No one is entirely sure who caused the initial rebuke from the gods. But it was utter destruction. Initially it was thought that the dwarven strongholds underneath the mountains and hills would be safe. Until the Dwarven forges themselves came to life, the molten metal burning all races alike. The sailors thought the oceans would be safe, but then the creatures that no one had ever seen rose up and engulfed them, swallowing ships whole. After 5 years of terror, the face of the world was drastically different. The world had been broken. And the continents scattered.