Historical

The Red Death Plague was an extraordinarily virulent plague that was believed to have been eliminated centuries ago. Unleashed by a cult seeking a prophecy, the crimson mist killed tens of thousands before it was finally stopped.

The glowing blot that had hovered over the island known as the Devil's Elbow (off the coast of Riddleport) disappeared. That evening, a star fell from the sky and burned over Riddleport before it crashed into the Devil's Elbow. The impact sent a huge mushroom cloud billowing into the sky. The shockwave from the impact shook Riddleport, with tremors felt as far away as Magnimar. A fifteen-foot tsunami that followed roared into Riddleport harbor. Luckily, because of the shape of the harbor and the presence of the Cypergate, the wave was taken down to only seven or eight feet high. It was still enough to beach ships and slam into the buildings near the harbor.

After deflecting an undead attack on Crying Leaf, the Guardians of Golarion accepted the invitation of the now-vampiric Kaerishiel to meet him within the Armageddon Echo. Knowing Nolveniss was also waiting for them within the shadow dimension as well, the Guardians prepared themselves before entering the Echo and facing their foes once and for all.

The people of Varisia had terrible nightmares, all at the same time. Those who were not sleeping at the time suffered a blackout episode followed by the nightmare. At first it seemed like a localized event, but over time it became clear that the event was very widespread.

Deep within the Darklands, in the Temple of Tharzduun, the Master Glyph was destroyed by the Guardians of Golarion. This prevented a second Age of Darkness by stopping a giant asteroid from striking Golarion. While the main destruction was narrowly averted, some debris still rained down. Most of it struck uninhabited areas, but several tons of rock rained down on the ancient dormant volcano located on the surface directly above the Master Glyph. The city of Cauldron, located inside the dormant volcano, suffered catastrophic damage.

Within the Eye of Avarice, the Saviors of Sandpoint went face-to-face with Karzoug the Runelord of Greed. Karzoug had been focusing souls filled with greed into his runewell, allowing him to manifest a physical body so that he could leave the Eye and return to his throne in Xin-Shalast. From there, he planned to resume his war against what is now known as Varisia, turning it into New Thassalon and claiming it for himself. But the Saviors of Sandpoint foiled those plans by killing Karzoug. Karzoug's dismembered corpse, to be consumed by the planes on either side of the dimensional demiplane - the Plane of Fire and the nightmare plane of Leng.