Magvel

Founding: Long ago, monsters roamed the land, and humanity was nearing the brink of extinction. In desperation, mankind appealed to the heavens and it was granted through a blinding light. With the power to dispel evil, five glorious treasures as Sacred Stones were used by Morva and the five heroes to combat the hordes of monsters and the Demon King himself.   After a gruesome battle, the Demon King is defeated and his body is buried in the Black Temple within Darkling Woods, with his spirit sealed within the Sacred Stone that would eventually belong to Grado. The five Stones were then distributed to each hero, who would become the rulers of Renais, Frelia, Jehanna, Rausten, and Grado. As each country enshrined its Sacred Stone in a secure location, relative peace settled into the continent for the next 800 years.   War of the Stones: Things started to change some time around 801, when prince Lyon began his experiments with Grado's Sacred Stone, initially for the betterment of humanity. However, in the year 802 Lyon's father, Vigarde had died. Unable to cope with this, Lyon pushed his experiments further, which allowed the Demon King to possess him. And, in the year 803, used him by setting Grado to war with every other country on the continent.   During the war, every Sacred Stone on Magvel was destroyed except for Rausten's stone. Erika, Ephraim, and their companions assembled and eventually led the final assault on Darkling Woods, and sealed away the revived Demon King once again, while destroying his true body, preventing a future resurrection.   Aftermath: At the end of this conflict only a single Sacred Stone remained. And while the countries started rebuilding, a disastrous earthquake struck Grado, though Renais chooses to aid Grado in its recovery.  

The current year is 823- 20 years after this conflict- but still fresh in the minds of Magvel's, now older, inhabitants.