The Swell

Five hundreds years ago, Baron Renon, the third Baron of Mal Oran, whipped his people into a religious frenzy fueled by Naj, the Essence of the Void. Renon was gradually corrupted over many years since he was a willful teenager. That corruption boiled over and manifested itself in a period of time known as The Swell.

Mal Oran formed a vast army that called itself The Righteous Force. Renon led this army of thousands across the baronies and each leg of the journey swelled the areas they passed well beyond Argem's limit. The Chain plunged into the land again and again, destroying towns, killing thousands and leaving behind devastation not seen in hundreds of years.

It took all the neighboring Baronies to combine their forces, with significant risk to themselves at the hands of Argem, in order to drive back the forces of Mal Oran. The retreat left behind an enormous mountain range caused by the Chain as it followed the amassed armies. Presently this range is known as the Spine of Sorrow. It serves as a clear border between The Vale and the Vjor Highlands, stretching from the southern coast of the continent northward for hundreds of miles.