The fall of the
Combine Empire signaled the end of the golden age for many races. The Lost Age was the time between its fall and the
Age of Enlightenment where little was recorded as the world settled back into its ways.
Vallius Bayle
Several years after the fall of the empire,
Vallius Bayle and Sir William Taros were born, and a many great adventures were undertaken across Norrath and into the depths of
Tunaria.
Vallius Bayle would discover the fabled weapon
Soulfile in the Teir'Dal Duchy of the Dead. The
Qeynos Claymore was also located by
Vallius Bayle who presented it to the
Human clans of the Plains of Karana. Great tournaments would take place known as The Gauntlet and this weapon would be granted to the victor who would lead their people for the years ahead. Sometime following this Sir William Taros would also form the Order of Marr, an order of religious knights for which
Vallius Bayle would join.
Vallius would eventually have a son he named
Antonius Bayle I who would later win the Gauntlet and unite the clans of the plains, forming the city of
Qeynos, events that would result in him being named The Great Unifier.
Trouble on Norrath & Luclin
Across the world many events took place. The remnants of the
Combine Empire formed a subterranean city that spanned the dark corridors of the nexus far beneath the surface on
Luclin. It became known as Shadowhaven. Lcea Katta would also form Katta Castellum far away from Seru in the Tenebrous Mountains and Twilight Sea. Sanctus Seru would be formed by Seru's Forces and he would eventually place himself in stasis until the time Tsaph Katta was found. On
Kunark, the
Amulet of Venril Sathir would be located and returned to it's place in Charassis and a new
Iksar empire would be formed in Cabilis by Emperor Vekin. The
Elves also attempted to land on
Kunark and create a settlement but were eventually thwarted by an
Iksar and
Froglok army. Torsis would also fall during this period.
On
Tunaria, in
Freeport, the first shadow knight is created due to a pact with
Innoruuk. The
Freeport settlers would struggle against the Deathfist
Orcs and
Dark Elves who would campaign against the walls in a battle known as the Long Night. Led by an elf named
Aataltaal the many orders of Freeport they would overcome the Orcs but the people looked too close to
Aataltaal for aid and he abandoned
Freeport to leave them to find their own ruler.
In
Qeynos they would also experience trouble caused by the ancient
Dark Elf Valdoartus Varsoon, culminating in the
Qeynos guard burning of the Keep of Immortality. Gynok Moltor was also born who's parents were eventually killed by
Gnolls of Blackburrow.
Antonius Bayle II was also crowned and petitioned to rename the land of
Tunaria to
Antonica among all the
Human races. The first Ayr'Dal, or
Half Elf, would be born to Amber and Fendel in Highpass. HighKeep would be founded by the Sean McCabe, the father of Carson McCabe who would eventually dominate trade on most of Norrath. A human named
Erud would also be born who would later and lead the scholars of Highbourne across the ocean to found
Arcadin far to the west on the land of
Odus.
In the south of
Antonica, mysterious creatures called the
Jal'Raeth would study the ancient ruins of the
Xulous Empire. Being creatures of immortality, they became obsessed with the plagued remains of this long dead race. They flocked to Castle Envar where pestilence filled the grounds of the ancient keep and became overwhelmed by the disease. Perhaps it was at this point that the
Jal'Raeth became aware of the ancient obelisk that had once appeared in the center of the
Xulous town, for they have not been seen since save for one that would be known as
Rodcet Nife.
Rodcet was a renegade of his kind and and a pacifist, he sought to heal and enhance all manner of races throughout the realms of the universe. For his actions he was ascended to godhood to become new God of Health, replacing
Anashti Sul. With his endless battle against the pestilent
Xulous disease he descended on
Qeynos and met with the people helping heal their plagues and disease. For this the Celestial Watch would be formed in
Qeynos and the many orders that would worship
Rodcet Nife, the Prime Healer.
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