Ancient History 
	The Time of Turmoil
	Part 5: The Eradication Wars (War of the One)



The world was once again at war because of dragonkind, though this time 
with their foul creations.  Reigning terror from the northlands where 
they were driven off to, the evil humanoids began a campaign stretching 
southwards across the lands under the leadership of a Wizard follower 
of the god Mendelth that they called "The One".

The One was served by 2 generals, a warrior by the name of Marlock, and 
a wizard by the name of Ecimon.  Both generals loyalty was unquestioned 
by The One, and both were known for their dark hearts.  Marlock’s 
history is well known as the second greatest dragonslayer in the known 
world, though he was not a slayer of chromatic dragons, but of Metallic 
Dragons.  Ecimon’s history is less known as Marlock’s or The One.  It 
was said that he sought an artifact that would give him immortality, and
The One for service in his armies promised him this artifact.

With his great armies The One swept across the ancient elven lands 
killing those that opposed him, and subjugating those that would follow 
him.  The 3 races united together in attempts to stop the wizard’s 
armies’ push further south, stopping his advance south of the Flaming 
Plains.  The One’s army was not as strong as normally encountered, and 
the 3 races soon found out why.  Scouts reported a second army had 
emerged from the left side of the Flaming Plains heading for a location 
to the south.

The 3 races split their army, leaving a portion of their army behind to 
deal with the decoy army as they pressed to catch up with the main army.
The army however was very surprised when they found The One’s army 
stopped and ready for battle at the remains of an old stone tomb.  
There a furious battle took place with the 3 races army overpowering 
the weakened army over the course of a 4 day conflict.  When it was 
apparent that the battle would be theirs on the 5th day a terrible 
eruption came forth from the old tomb.  The One had managed to open a 
portal into the Underworld, domain of Mendelth, and had let forth 
tremendous evil upon the world.  Where the Verdant Plains once stood 
billowed forth a great grey mist which cut a swath of withering plant 
life and dying Andarians, Elves, Dway, and humanoids in its wake, as 
their bodies decayed and rose from death to serve their new master.  
With his new army of undead, The One began the second part of his 
campaign: Destruction of the followers of Aslynn, as Ecimon pushed his 
way further south into the lands of the humans and elves, and Marlock 
guarded the entrance to the underworld.

Ecimon’s army marched southward into the lands known as Norin where he 
reigned havoc on the lands.  The Grand Wizard Telldon of elven nobility,
with the assistance of a neophyte druidess named Selwynd Stargazer, 
would ultimately defeat him atop Zubin mountain, where it is said that 
Ecimon discovered the artifact known as the Darklighter staff.  In 
magical combat, Telldon would ultimately defeat Ecimon by destroying 
the magical staff thus killing himself and Ecimon in the process.

However at that time The One had managed to convert two Red Dragons to 
his cause by the names of Scrag and Bloodmist.  Together the 3 would 
ultimately destroy all of Aslynn’s temples, followers, and the goddess 
herself in the final battle known as Aslynn’s fall (documented 
separately). Scrag however was defeated in the conflict by the goddess 
before her death.

Not all was lost for the land though.  A dragon by the name of Falcrum 
assembled an army of Paladins and imbued them with specials powers, and 
ultimately destroyed The One in the temple of Mendelth atop a solitary 
mountain, thus ending the War of the One and heralding forth The Time of
Healing.