Battle of Cragleaf Basin
Year: 239PU
The Battle of Cragleaf Basin stands as the bloodiest and most devastating conflict in the known history of Pendayria. Sparked by a failed trade deal between the Dwarves of Throlor and the Wood Elves of Athelthorne, the battle escalated into a full-scale war. The Dwarves, with their gnomish allies, unleashed powerful explosive devices that wreaked havoc on the elven forces, resulting in massive casualties. In a desperate act, the elven sorcerers called upon ancient gods, casting a petrification spell that turned the entire battlefield, including the combatants and the land itself, to stone. This grim tableau still stands as a haunting reminder of the futility of war, and the truce that followed has remained a tenuous peace ever since.