The War of the Dead
The war a dark mage's undead legions waged on Meliora, brought to an end only when Abigail turned to Umbra.
- Between the Ages
Description
The war of the dead was fought against a necromancer whose legions of undead turned every fallen enemy into a new soldier. Brute force could not win it, as Abigail argued, and for the elves the deepest fear was that their own honoured dead might rise at the enemy's call.
Historical context
The war preceded the coming of Umbra. Abigail's answer, making herself the conduit of a power that could defy death, helped end it in the Gloaming, at a price Meliora was still paying in the Dark Times. Looking back, Aurelius admitted that in the face of such a threat almost anything might seem the lesser evil. By then the ruins it left had not been rebuilt, except by the drones of Umbra.
Related entries
CharacterThe Necromancer
The dark mage whose legions of undead brought the war of the dead to Meliora: a master of death whose name the chronicle does not record.Between
FactionThe Legions of the Dead
The undead army of the necromancer, which grew with every soldier it slew during the war of the dead.Between
CharacterAbigail
An elf of Sun's Cradle who opened herself to Umbra to end the war of the dead, and became the darkness that now threatens Meliora.Between · Dark Times
HistoryThe Gloaming
The ritual by which Abigail opened herself to Umbra to end the war of the dead, and let the darkness into Meliora.Between
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