The Fall of Arad Doman

Arad Doman was a great empire that existed from roughly the year 4000 BF to 0 AF. It was founded by the Dragon Knight Mirrah Doman and her trusted Steel Dragon partner Seraphon after the conclusion of the 3rd Draconic War. Together they united much of what would become the modern day Queendom of Thale, Duskmoor, The Lands of Chaos and The Free Townships of The Glen.

For near 2 score centuries the Domani empire endured, a force for good in the world of Aldarun. This changed about halfway through the 1st century BF, after a long succession of wars against the reptilian peoples of the Sllithàna Swamplands, the Elves of the Fyrnalis Forest and the various races that inhabit the Underdark beneath the Harrogath Mountains. Their methods became increasingly cruel in the face of so many enemies.

Things came to a head when catastrophe struck the capital Aradhol, its population annihilated overnight by the eldritch evil power of Mashadar. With the capital, the royal family and almost the entire upper command gone, local lords started fighting among themselves for the throne. This civil war lasted almost a decade, leading the final collapse of the empire.

When the dust settled, the western parts united under the banner of Lady Ciri Trakandus, forming the Queendom of Thale. The jarls of the northeastern lands formed a loose alliance, which would eventually become the Free Township of The Glen. The Duskmoor region to the northwest, which was always culturally distinct form the rest of the empire, became independent. The southeastern and southern regions never gained any unity, earning it the name Lands of Chaos.

The Fall of Arad Doman also started a new calendar era denoted by the label AF i.e. After Fall.