This all began in the distant darkness of the Underground.
It started when Moradin, the god of the Dwarves, issued an oracle to all his people, urging them to migrate to the Surface.
Many Dwarf Clans heeded the oracle and began their migration to the Surface.
Others, however, were unwilling to abandon their well-established homes and mines. They either dragged their feet or stubbornly remained in the Underground.
Not long after, in the years that followed, the world was rocked by a series of massive earthquakes.
Countless Underground Cities suffered devastating damage. Tunnels that had been in use for centuries were blocked by cave-ins, and even Magic and Inscriptions could no longer guarantee the safety and stability of the subterranean settlements.
Most of the Dwarves who had escaped to the Surface were spared.
Those who remained in the Underground, however, were not so lucky.
