Military action
a demon lord manifests in the mortal world.
The demon was controlled by a mage residing in the shadowlands with the demon's help, the mage began organizing an army for conquest of the Hawk Bane River kingdoms while sending agents to disrupt those kingdoms he was stopped by Hac'tur re-appearing with an army of Bales he had turned into real vampires. The resulting destruction destoyed the Crystal Spire and both armies