The Cataclysm

The Cataclysm refers to a devastating event that destroyed the Kingdom of Orr which was the greatest of the human kingdoms prior to the Charr invasion.

Faced with the Charr invasion, and faced with a shocking and quick defeat, it is said that the advisor of the king, Vizier Khilbron, cast a forbidden spell in desperation to save the great city of Arah from falling to the Charr. This spell was the doom of the kingdom as a devastating explosion englufed the city and surrounding lands. The Vizier succeeded in denying the Charr the city, but he destroyed nearly the entire population of Orr. Much of the land is now charred and barren or drowned in the Sea of Sorrows. It is said that the land is now haunted by the undead.