Item ID: I-BL028
This chronicon contains a scholar's analysis on some of the magic-induced disasters that have occurred throughout the world's history. It contains little details on the individual events themselves, instead being an analysis on what after-effects the author could perceive at each event's location.
The oldest event discussed in the book pertains to the so-called Worldwound, a country sized chasm located at the heart of the Gwyndali Desert. The scholar notes that the after-effects of whatever made said chasm still appears to be tampering with the magical fabric in its surrounding area, and theorizes that this tampering is the primary reason behind the Gwyndali Desert being able to support so little vegetation. It is not noted when this event took place, with the scholar only noting that it's one of the oldest magical scars known.
-However, the by far most noteworthy and impactful event described in the chronicon is what is commonly referred to as The Great Disaster – marking year 0 on most nations' calendars. While The Great Disaster is often referred to as an event, the scholar argues that it should instead be thought of as an extended period, with a defining final event that is used to mark “year 0”. Much of what happened during this time is still unknown, with the scholar noting that there seem to have been a conscientious effort to erase many of the details related to The Great Disaster.
+However, the by far most noteworthy and impactful event described in the chronicon is what is commonly referred to as The Great Disaster, in some cultures referred to as the Desolation of the East or the Divergence of the Planes, marking year 0 on most nations' calendars. While The Great Disaster is often referred to as an event, the scholar argues that it should instead be thought of as an extended period, with a defining final event that is used to mark “Year 0”. Much of what happened during this time is still unknown, with the scholar noting that there seem to have been a conscientious effort to erase as many details regarding what transpired as possible.
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The availability of magic was greatly diminished in its aftermath. Though magic has since been slowly recovering, it's still far from what ancient texts seems to have indicated existed before this event.