A Brief History of Alatera

Much of the history of Alatera involves the Kirant, a race of beings created by Aeus, the Everdawn and tasked with watching over and protecting the peoples of the world. Along with the birth of the dragonborn, the elves, and, later, the other races, Alatera saw a tremendous growth in population, fueled by the use of magic. The world was truly wonderous.  However, the god known as Exadon, now known to many as The Defiler, betrayed Alatera and the other Primogen gods.  In secret, he filled the Abyss with demons and selected from amongst the mortals of Alatera, a few that rose to godhood.  They are known as the Execrated.  Now, after the subsequent Emptying of the Abyss, the wonders of the Age of Extinction have been lost to us. The next 1200 years involved almost constant warfare where the Kingdoms of Alatera became splintered and, one by one, fell into ruin. The Primogen Gods, along with new gods known as the Ascended, used the demons' lust for destruction against them and turned them towards the devils of the Nine Hells and Exadon's seat of power. The fighting between the two, known as the Blood War, proved to be a distraction great enough to prepare for a defense. The fighting in the material plane had slowed. But there were few now to stand against these demons and Alatera's destruction was near at hand. It was only a last alliance between the races of Alatera and the direct involvement of the Gods that sealed away the Execrated and purged the demons from the land.
The fourth age of Alatera, known commonly as the Age of Reclamation, has been one of rebuilding. In the power vacuum that followed the Great Immurement and the sealing of the planes, the races have turned to squabbling among themselves. The land became even further divided and people were mistrustful of one another. Civilization stands of the edge of extinction. It is only now, over 1300 years after the closure of the Age of Desecration, that trade has finally begun again in earnest. Conflicts and even wars are still commonplace but much of the world has banded together in an effort to fight against the dangers of the wild in order to survive. The decision is simple: work together or face annihilation.

Adventurer’s Guides

A Brief History of Alatera

The Adventurer's Guide to the Feldwind Peninsula

Alataran Calendar