Great War

After the Chromatic Insurgency was put down, the Karixti Empire founded a colony on the western Spiteferns called Amidan Bay. This action drew the ire of the elves in Asanora, as they saw it as encroachment. The headstrong Scalelord of the Karixti ignored the elves and began searching the jungle for the rebel dragonborn hiding there. As his forces reached the eastern edge of the Spiteferns, a large army of elves stood in their way, warning them to not continue forward.

The Scalelord started to believe that the elves were hiding the rebels to try and weaken his empire, so he ordered his men to attack. That was the first battle in what would become a global conflict. Every major faction and group would be drawn into it before it was over. Basically all the inhabitants of Ventaris went to war with those from Asanora. The only two neutral parties were the thri-kreen of Vashrund and the genasi of the Elemental Court.

In the first years of the war, the Karixti gained massive amounts of ground, taking over the subcontinent of Masidwa. They were eventually stalled and the elves began striking back, along with all the mercenary forces at their disposal (mostly hobgoblins). It seemed that the elves would be overpowered, but they managed to sway the goliaths of Longsail to begin raiding the coasts of Ventaris. With their supply lines threatened, the Karixti dug in for a long battle.

With a sedentary enemy, the elves utilized their stealth and agility to bleed the dragonborn armies, not to mention their powerful magics, of which the Karixti had little. The tide seemed to be turning, until Cheolbom took flight from his roost. The last of the ancient dragons, the massive red dragon flew toward Asanora and began burning down what would become known as the Hollow Forest. With the fires spreading rapidly, Cheolbom flew toward Dothraynma, the ancestral home forests of the elves.

As the dragon flew toward their homelands, the elves hurriedly arranged talks of peace.