The Great Cleansing

The Great Cleansing was an apocalyptic level event that took place over 1,500 years ago. It is the earliest known history as almost anything recorded from before this event was destroyed. It was caused when a group of Draugr made their way through a portal and escaped from their home, Hell, to the Florysaea. It’s said that when they first passed through, the entire continent shook for an entire day. However, they weren’t the only ones to pass through. Demons and monsters from Hell found the passage and began to travel through as well, wrecking havoc wherever they went.

Prior to the The Great Cleansing, the inhabitants of the world had never even heard of demons or monsters before. They fought to the best of their ability, but they were being killed at an astounding rate as they had no idea how to fight such beings.

Seeing the atrocities happening across the land, the gods created a powerful weapon to fight against the horde: Elves. This new race was gifted with a powerful connection to magic, allowing them to use Elvenstones to restore themselves during battle. With this ability, Elves were able to march onward into battle even after the others had become too injured or exhausted to fight. This finally had the tides turn in favor of the Humans and Loverns, whose kingdoms had collapsed and were on the brink of annihilation.

It took many years before the monsters had dwindled to only a fraction of what they had been, however, they never disappeared completely. They still appear in Florysaea to this day, on the hunt for anyone or thing to attack.