The Fall

The birth of The Forsaken, was heralded by beings called, The Fractured. Dark, mindless entities of necrotic energy, whose only intent seemed to be the destruction of all other beings, including The Favored and all other deities. A Trans-Pantheon alliance was formed, consisting of Volos, The Traveler, Morrigan, Takeshi, Artemis, Quetzalcoatl, and Nyx, who were tasked with descending to the mortal realm, investigating and destroying the new threat. Unfortunately, the group was unsuccessful in their mission, and with their defeat, ushered in the transformation of the once forsaken, into those of immortal gods.
The failure of the divine to destroy that which threatened the world they knew, is referred to as The Fall: The falling of the gods in power, and in status in the minds of their followers, the fall of lawful and ethical society, and, most notably, the fall of darkness, as a blanket of grey haze and cloud, covered the entire world, dampening the sun and its life giving energy. Thus began a time of despots, usurpers, warring factions, and unrest. Every man for themselves.