History and the God Wars

The land of Tarq was created several millennia ago by Rohrkhad. He brought forth a planet and the sun from the aether and created a beautiful planet. Yet he was not satisfied with his new creation. He was alone. His next creation was the dwarves. In the early days, he roamed the land with his creations.

Over the centuries, More and more Watchers joined Rohrkhad. Gods that took on certain aspects of the land. Some gods were spontaneous creations as well, growing out of nature to fill a gap in the pantheon.

First God War
One day, Rohrkhad realized that the new gods had overstepped their bounds. He soon found that while he wasn't watching, they had risen to great power, some almost rivaling his own. In the first God War, Rohrkhad banished the other surviving gods. In a final push, they bound together and banished him from the land as well.

He sat on the Throne of Stars, dormant for centuries, until one day, a group of adventures fell through a portal into the land. These adventures from another plane took up their weapons and tried to unite the warring Dwarven clans, but were not successful. They were able to kill off a demon who had risen to great power though, and during that war, Palelil, the god of the Taldor perished. His position in the pantheon was assumed by a famous mage named Lórien.

Second God War
The death of a god weakened the hold on the other gods and Lórien started to cause havoc across the Tarq. This led to a second God War, and the gods were banished again. 1000 Thousand years later, another group of adventurers wandered into Tark. They were after a powerful lich named Ragnar and his cohort, a demon of incredible power.

Moving across the land, the demon realized that the gods were weaker, and in their stasis, were weak. Hantaknor was the first god to fall at the hands of Ragnar and his crew. The demon wielded his god shard for a short time.

Third God War
The death of Hantaknor set off the third God War nearly 1000 years ago. The power wielded during this war was almost enough to rip the land in half. Ancient dragons returned to the land, and the God/Demon summoned the most terrifying creature to ever walk the land of Tarq. Most of the ancient gods perished or gave up their god shards.

Of the ancients, only Rohrkhad and Melmalan remain. The forces also created a new god. Henderbeard the mage assumed the position as the god of magic.