Dracolia was not touched by most of the events of Pallan history. As such it has served as a Bastion for the native faith of Pallo, Dracolian, and has only been affected by world events on two occasions: the Invasion of the Planes and the Great Migration.
Syp Greenthumb succeeded where few could. The Prodigious Appraisal had not been undertaken in nearly 200,000 years, and a gnome came to task. Those who knew it, though, understood that Syp was an incredible gnome that embodied the will and spirit of Idrio.
The Order of Ashes had worked in secret for 1000 years, developing the magic to rip open portals and doorways across Pallo. They had learned the lost magics of visiting other planes, making alliances with fae creatures and foreign empires. They also used these magics to visit parallel worlds of the material plane, gaining new technologies and magics in the process. As the Phoenix King forged a new rebellion, the Order of Ashes saw it as a time to act.
Unrest in The Kingdom of Sidonia lead to people trying to emigrate. Word came back from explorers of a land to the west that had plenty of space, friendly peoples, and ample resources. With aid from Samaritan trade fleets, they set out to make their new home. Upon arrival, in the late Slumber, they founded the city of Vestgate .
Fed up with the encroachment of Espirian colonists, the tribes of Dracolia, along with allies made with the few colonists they found agreeable, fought to push the colonists off of Dracolia.
Rising in power, and poised in an advantageous position, Arkus became emboldened. What once were delusions of grandeur were now crystalizing into acute power. His success was mostly due to swift conquest of major cities on Dracolia, which was still a widely unknown continent. The rapid attack against nations of the world was unexpected and still not fully understood to this day.
Alliance, the city Arkus helped found in order to unite the efforts of the Dracolian tribes, was now besieged by him.
Arkus marched his legion to Opal, knowing that there would be little resistance along the way.
A massive Arkesian force of two warforged legions, his loyal Legion of Arkus, and a detachment of Mages. The siege would test Bastion's defenses until Yrmudoi ate the attackers during the Celestial Intervention.
Tessa Luthor crafted an attack that would use the brilliant engineering of the warforged with the opalite delegation as a distraction. It was the one and only time that invaders entered Bastion, but they were not able to hold it.
Dread Emperor Arkus had grown in power to an almost Godlike state and showed no signs of slowing. The Dracolian Gods and a host of Celestials saw that, unchecked, Arkus would conquer all and cause immense damage across the planes. To stop it before he could cause too much more damage, the Celestial host attacked his Citadel while Yrmudoi attacked the Arkesian forces besieging Bastion. The battle was vicious, lasting 2 hours, and left few survivors. The handful of Celestials that remained banished his corpse to the far realm and scattered his armor and weapon to various protective custodies.