Seasons of Chaos

The Seasons of Chaos is a name given to the period of years directly preceding the Pact, during which time the world was ravaged by wars fought with terrible and overwhelming magic. Due to the nature of the day, many stories about events during the Seasons of Chaos are difficult to authenticate and many seem contradictory and otherwise unbelievable. It is known it was a time of extraordinary feats, and plentiful heroes (it seems being extraordinary was the only way to survive at all). According to some popular stories, the Horseman of Death ruled as Caesar of Rome for a time, the Queen of the old Azure Court wielded godlike magical power (some say she ruled benevolently, others that she slaughtered on a whim. It is difficult to say), a man did slay a god and take her place, and dragons fought side by side with man in human form. What is known is that of the many kingdoms, heroes, and rulers of the era, the Gilded Court survived, the Knights of the Round Table came into their own, Rome endured numerous drastic changes in power structure having survived the rules of up to four Caesars in less than a decade, the kingdom of Chad engaged the Britannian Paladins in what was said to be a spectacular magical showdown, the Lurid Dynasty rose and fell (and was allegedly ruled by demons for a time), and the Silver Inquisition embarked on a mission to slay magicians in positions of power (and allegedly had a demigod in a position of command within their ranks).