Known History
History is divided into Eras of the Sun, each lasting until a major cataclysm or pivotal change occurs.
First Sun: Age of Scorvians and Lizardfolk
Second Sun: Orcish Dominion
Third Sun: Arrival of Dwarves and Elves
Fourth Sun: The Human Exodus
Fifth sun: The Great War Against the Orcs
Sixth sun: The calm before the storm. Present day
First sun, the Firstborn of the Sands – Scorvians and Lizardfolk
Just after turning into a desert, the land is unstable: sandstorms rage endlessly, water vanishes, and wildlife mutates into monstrous desert beasts. From the shifting creatures of the newborn desert emerged the Scorvians, the first sentient race to claim the arid expanse. Masters of survival, they thrived in the dunes and oases. Soon after, the Lizardfolk appeared on the southern margins, carving out their dominion across half the desert with their spiritual ways and martial discipline.
Second sun, the Orcish Supremacy
Some centuries after, from beyond the eastern mountains, orcish hordes stormed into the desert. Fierce and unyielding, they crushed both Scorvians and Lizardfolk, driving them into isolated pockets. For generations, the orcs held dominance, ruling the desert with raw strength and imposing their supremacy across its breadth.
Third sun, arrival of Dwarves and Elves
From the deepest of desert’s northern mountains came dwarves, digging into cliffs and mountains. And from the northern forests elves also descended to the sparse forests and shaded valleys. Both races resisted orcish dominance, clashing with them in countless skirmishes. Yet, despite their resilience, neither dwarves nor elves were able to overthrow orcish control.
Fourth sun, the Human Exodus
From the fertile Green Plains, under the yoke of tyrannical rulers, vast numbers of humans fled southward into the desert’s northern fringes. Hardened by exile, they adapted quickly to desert survival, forming a formidable and rapidly growing presence. Unlike the scattered Scorvians or spiritual Lizardfolk, humans multiplied and organized rapidly.
Fifth sun, the Great War Against the Orcs
Humans, bolstered by alliances with elves and dwarves, forming the Desert Tribes Alliance and waged a long and grueling war against the orcs. Over decades, their combined forces shattered orcish supremacy. The conflict culminated in the exile of the orcs to the desert’s southernmost, most brutal reaches — a land of fire, salt, and endless storms. There, the orcs splintered, diminished, and hardened into scattered clans.
Sixth sun, the calm before the storm. Present day
The present era is one of precarious balance, a fragile calm stretched thin across the desert. The tribes wander, trade, and clash in cycles as they always have, yet beneath the shifting sands lies an unease no storm can match. Scholars whisper of signs—the Great Dune’s march northward, beasts stirring in the Sand Ocean, and omens traced in starlight—while common folk dismiss them as tales. Still, the air feels heavy, as though the desert itself holds its breath, waiting for a storm far greater than any of wind or sand.