The Truth

The Truth, narrated by Nakorel Onxenshtaalluth , Keeper of Truth .

In order to understand the history of the world, you must first understand the Cosmos Wheel. The Material Plane is the center of the wheel, shadowfell and The Feywild are reflections of this plane, one pale and one bright. Then there are the elemental planes that surround this plane. The Elemental Chaos surrounds those, a combination of all 4. Then there are the 16 outer planes, each wildly different from the others, believed to be the home of gods. The Astral Plane acts as a conduit between the outer planes, it is mostly a empty domain, with pieces of long lost worlds floating about.
All of these planes of existence surround the world where we live: the Material Plane, otherwise known as Sorus. A space inhabitable by creatures not bound to a single facet of the universe. In one way, the Material Plane is a place of neutral perfection. Any living creature in the entire cosmos could thrive here. It is abundant in life and resources. That's what makes Sorus such a special place. That, and the power that it holds; The Spark.

There exists a power in this world, great enough to make a man into a God. It is what fuels Sorus, and without it, the continent would surely wither and die. And what if a god were to acquire it? It would elevate them to become....more than a god. They would be uncontested, a supreme ruler of every plane. Many gods wish to acquire this kind of power, and many gods wish to keep it away from evil hands. As such, a cosmic war has plagued the outer planes and Sorus since the discovery of the Spark. Gods have sent titans, dragons, elves, angels, dwarves, humans, devils, goblins, orcs and more to wage war on their behalf. An endless war, with endless casualties, all to obtain the Spark. In fact, we are all here, as descendants of people who were sent to find the Spark.

But there's more. The word Sorus refers not to our continent, it refers to the material plane itself. And on this plane, there are not one, but two continents. West Sorus and East Sorus. We are currently on East Sorus. West Sorus is completely destroyed. As far we know, Bhaal destroyed it, and then tried to conquer East Sorus as well. His attempt to conquer this continent, is what we call the Age of Chaos. For over a thousand years, Bhaal led an assault on East Sorus with an army of deformed monstrosities. As the people of East Sorus struggled to survive against this endless swarm of monsters, they established a truce, stopped searching for the spark, and attempted to fight back. Over a thousand years passed, as the armies of Bhaal slowly tore away at the collective armies of the East.

Once there was no more resistance, Bhaal relinquished control of his monstrous army and enlisted the Tieflings and Half-Orcs to quell rebellions and act as his eyes and ears. They excelled in their role, and proved to be especially cruel, hence why they are still banished to this day.

Bhaal never managed to find the Spark. After a long millennia filled with bitterness and disappointment, he let his guard down just long enough for The Order of the Keepers to attack. The Keepers; a secret organization composed of 8 powerful mages from each Realm of Sorus, created by Tyrdelius Chronolos Asquit the Second . His Keepers travelled the outer planes for years, searching for powerful artifacts that could aid them in a fight with Bhaal. Seizing the right moment to strike, the Order of the Keepers aided by the mad mage Mordenkainen, launched a coordinated attack against the God of Murder, and managed to weaken him significantly. They succeeded in banishing him, but they sustained heavy losses, with the Human, elvish, Halfling and Dragonborn members being the only survivors. Using the Nh’oa’Thi’all, or Allcaster, the remaining members used a plane shift spell to teleport the entire continent of East Sorus to The Elemental Plane of Water, away from the prying eyes of the gods. The Order of the Keepers then used the Allcaster again, to cast a modify memory spell on all of Sorus with the goal of erasing any knowledge of the Spark, the Cosmic War or of the Order. This was done to keep our dark past hidden, to create an era of peace and prosperity. And that, is the truth.