War of the Flames

Taking place several thousand years before the beginning of the game, the Three Races waged war on the Lightbringers in order to claim the power of Embers for themselves. All Lightbringers are wiped out during this war.

Important Events:
 * The City of Light, the former home of the Lightbringers, is taken over by the humans.
 * The dwarves are given exclusive mining rights in the Ember Mines.
 * The Bog of Souls is formed during the final climactic battle between the Three Races, Lightbringers, and Darkbringers.