History

The world has suffered many ages, each one changing the whole planet entirely. These include "The War of The Gods", "The Divided World", "The Kingdom of Lost Souls" and now, which doesn't officially have a name., but is colloquially known as 4A.

The War of the Gods
A select few know of any records of this time, and even fewer believe it. It is said that during this time, the gods and all of their creations walked the earth. The balance was kept between these cataclysmic powers by their powers of good, evil, law and chaos. During these times, the gods devoted much of their power to their creations, leaving them still powerful, yet not the omnipotent forces they are today. This meant one thing: that they could be killed. After an eternity and a day, the god Tharizdun sought out greater power and banded together with other deities in order to overthrow to powers of good. His armies of evil spread across the lands, destroying bands of beauty and conclaves of creation in their wake. This imbalance only empowered the forces of evil, thrusting them further into the lands of good.

Some of the good gods saw this and rose to action in order to defend the well of souls. Many great and powerful creations were conceived that day, in a desperate arms race to throw back the darkness that had grown. One god, Ryzbium, the god of life and death, sought out to end the conflict and with the aid of other good gods, including Helios, Zalas, Io, Erathis, Corellon, Melora, Morradin and more. Tharizdun wasn't in the front line, that would be his general Orcus. Orcus lead armies of dark creatures towards the forces of good, launching great attacks against the other gods, but Orcus had one thing in focus. He sought out the crown of life and death, worn by Ryzbium.

Meanwhile, one of the armies of order was lead by The Lady of Ravens. She employed her superior strategic mind to thwart the imbalance, with her army not only attacking the dark forces, but diverting them from the forces of good. Her acquisitions lead her to the battlefield of Orcus, leading battle towards Ryzbium. She diverted Orcus' forces away from Ryzbium, but the general overpowered Ryzbium, killing him. Orcus took the crown and placed it upon his head. As he did this, his mind flooded with divine knowledge between life and death. Using his new found knowledge, he bolstered his forces which began to overcome the Lady of Ravens' army. She however, saw this as an opportunity. As Orcus was busy taming his new power, The Lady of Raves stole the crown from his head, severing him from the divine knowledge.

Once she had the crown, she flew to the the well of souls, where she could return the crown to the gods. As she approached them, she bowed low, presenting the crown to the gods without question. Helios, the god of sunlight and knowledge recognised that none of the other gods could hold the power without it eventually corrupting them, even himself. He looked to The Lady of Ravens and bestowed the crown to her, to a great surprise to all of the other gods and especially The Lady of Ravens herself. Helios saw her devotion towards balance and purity of heart. She was the only one fit to wear such crown.

The war however, was not over. The forces of evil were still in battle, destroying the good and lawful. Considering his recent epiphany with The Lady of Ravens, Helios began to open his mind to further possibilities. He understood the all the forces of good could never win against Tharizdun. He knew that there was only one thing to do. In council with the other gods, Helios managed to persuade many of them to follow his plan. Surrounding Tharizdun, each god created a mighty chain, grappling him from each side. Once each chain was affixed, Helios began to compose one more creation, the shatter. After a brief moment, reality itself shattered into infinite pieces, each god being thrusted to the very outside of each shard. This created the planes of existence known today, with the very middle being the material plane, encompassing the very energy of the well of souls.

This came with a greater price however. The gods could never enter the material plane again, keeping themselves and Tharizdun locked away forever.

The Divided World
Many years after the war of the gods, the races of humanoids colonised the material plane. The gods names were still known, but their influence had long been departed