[quote=@dragonmancer]
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At one point in the golden age of the world, hell slowly started to descend on earth. First came the smoke that concealed the realm from the sun, darkness and cold spreading throughout the land as a result. Madness sprung from many mortals, violence occurring from cities to nations. Most of the plants and animals started to die off at this point.

It is uncertain who was responsible, but many point to the malevolent Gods who took full advantage of the chaos to destroy, pillage, and corrupt what was left of civilization. They too, however, were not safe from the chaos. Tears in the earth, unnatural disasters such as floods and massive tornadoes, and rebellion caused casualties on all sides. When the smoke faded, almost all was gone. The earth was a desolate wasteland aside from a few locations that miraculously survived the disaster. 
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And figuring out how this happened is up to us? Nice.