The Undoing

The most influential event in all of Zol’s history.

The Undoing is the name for the event which destroyed all of Old Zol and created The Grand Nothing. No one knows what caused it. Some believe it was the wrath of the Zolaen Gods who sought to punish all of Zol for the actions of the Humans, others believe it was the The Wandering Gods who came to take Zol from their own. There are those who think it to be the actions of Void Gods or even some other force not understood by modern Zol.

Regardless of the cause, The Undoing destroyed tracts of land so vast that it is not known the extent of its destruction. All living beings who resided within were teleported away from the destroyed landscape, and were deposited in The Three Corners of Civilization.

All memories of the old world were taken. Luckily, basic skills, names, relationships, and languages were retained giving a better chance at survival. Oddly, a shared language was spoken by all people, the language of Common. It is not known if this was something from The Before, or an artifact of The Undoing.

Much of Zol blames Humans for these consequences. Many believe that Humans were once one of 3 great races called The Triumvirate. They were punished most of all during The Undoing. Theories say they had their Great Magic fragmented, and longevity taken. From these pieces, the Off-Human races were formed. These races do not bear the longevity of Dwarves and Elves. The modern societies of Elves and Dwarves are also far better off than the rest of Zol’s people. Their long lives giving the ability to gather much knowledge and achieve great things.

Even in modern day, the people of Zol still beg the Gods to explain The Undoing. All Gods refuse to do so. Some believe that they are actually unable to under magical oath.