Pre-Shift

260 to 300 PC

As the third century reached its height, the world filled with exploration. New colonies of creatures never before seen were discovered. Secret continents were found by hardened adventurers. A noble house came to power in both Val Miran and Miruvhor, sparking a bloody feud between the two cities. Queen Lindsay and Lord Auric secured the Throne of Roses in Val Miran. King Hersnaie, Queen Calandra, and Prince Baekhar assumed the Dark Throne of Miruvhor. A bitter rivalry grew. Justice was thrown out of Miruvhor. Martial Law was declared.

As the cities feuded, citizens sought shelter in safer places. The Drow City of Xymerria opened its gates. The tunnels of the Western Underdark, long forgotten, were revealed. The Illithids moved deeper underground into a recently born hive. The Knights, seeking revenge for the death of Tamaneril, banded with Justice and besieged Val Miran. The evil factions were driven out. Dark guilds burned. Temples and squares where evil once thrived were purged.

Much of the evil fled north as dark serpents that overtook the desert city of Falen Dara, killing nearly all human life within and declaring it home to the Slith. The rest were driven east into the Dragon's Teeth mountains. The city of Rheydin was born after years of hard work. It opened its gates to refugees from still burning Val Miran and grew to over twice the size. A small faction of gnomes founded the village of Tarandue to the south.

The factions of Light and Evil were now separated by the Dragon's Teeth mountains, which ran north to south and sliced the continent in half. In the middle stood the heavily armored gates of Rheydin, home to thousands of all creeds. Something lurked on the distant horizon that could spell certain victory over the Darkness.