Disaster / Destruction
Between these dates, the capital of the Old Pale Empire was subjected to a series of meteroric bombardments, instigated from the Dark Domains. The Emperor and most of the senior military leaders were killed on the 23rd and by the 27th, the city had been utterly ruined. In short order the Empire which had lasted for over four thousand years collapsed into chaos, unable to offer more than a token resistance to further incursions.