The Umbral Flood
History[edit | edit source]
Slow Breaches[edit | edit source]
At least one breach was found inthe Northern Snowy Mountains at least 3 months before the flood, detected by a large presence of Gloomwings in the area by scouts sent by The Order of the Watchful Eye. These early breaches would show three dimensional space being warped around it, as if the material plane and shadow planes were intermingling, pushing and pulling into each other. This expedition found Carrion Crows and Shadow Mastiffs in the presence of the breach, which were disposed of, and eventually the team fell back, fearing that more breaches would be opening soon.
Another breach was found that same month at a Fey Crossing in Isonhound, where the shadows had actually seeped from Isonhound into the crossing, where fairy creatures were attempting to hold it back. This particular breach was closed when the fey crossing energies were swallowed, nullifying the dark with the light.
Yet another breach was found in a mineshaft owned by the Pradassis Mining Conglomerate, shortly followed by one in a Fellstone mine in the northern snowy mountains. This discovery made the affected parties realize that the number of breaches is much higher than anticpating, but most of them were underground, waiting to emerge, only being discovered by chance thanks to the mineshafts.
The Wold Order believed that the cause of the breaches was actually BECAUSE of the mining being done by the dwarven companies and other groups in the north, and believed that they weren't "stumbling" upon the breaches but accidentally somehow causing them. This led to a brief period of tension between the Elves and Dwarves.
