The Vanishing

The Vanishing was a cosmic catastrophe that ocurred in year 2500 A.M. By literal means, a comet entered the world's atmosphere and wiped out Thorodon's east coast. It happens during the First Saga.

Prophecies
There were many prophecies surrounding the event, the Falling Star prophecy was the most controversial one about it, but few people cared about the nature or truth of these prophecies. Merlin was warned about it.

Merlin's Vanishing
One year before this cataclysm, Merlin set out on a trip to Nevalia but never came back. The Royal Guard did searches but came back empty-handed. Merlin would only come back more than a century later.

The Practical Effects
The East Coast of Thorodon was wiped out, as the main point of collision of the meteor was in the islands near Conclude.

Cities lost in the collision and direct effects:


 * Conclude (located on the Bullseye affected area)
 * Portown (Swallowed by the waters)
 * Atlanticus (Swallowed by the waters)
 * Lonsdale Lighthouse (destroyed)

Indirect effects including the "creation" of a Smoke Forest, a patch of woods that begin in Old Port, goes through the esmere path, enters Valland and ends at New Lonsdale. For all people living in the area, if the forest's toxic smokes didn't kill you, the crops would grow dead or nor even grow. It represented a catastrophic economic crisis in this area. On the other hand, it seemed to stop regional conflicts that were once so intense here.

Vanishing of Magic
As tough as it seems, the direct impact of the meteor was not the worst thing that happened, but its "side effects". With the meteor, magic spontaneously vanished from existence in Thorodon for at least a hundred years, before recovering in a slow yet different way. There were many effects of this in society, economics, politics, etc. All kingdoms were severely affected, except the Swamplands, that tried to initiate many battles but failed.