The Calamity

The calamity was a large and mysterious event between the year 0 and approximately 270 that cut off large portions of the galaxy off from one another. Included were mass ecological disasters, interstellar radiation storms, rapid transmutations of terrains, spontaneous re-forestations and other mysterious and disastrous events. It ended the Ascal Empire and resulted in the formation of the League. Numerous species and political zones are thought to have originated from it, namely The Navine, and Dogia as little to no evidence attests to their existence beforehand.

Known Pre-Calamity Civilizations
Latheria, Estra, and the Ascal Empire are all known concretely to have existed prior to the calamity. Nikerea, Lati, and Rur are believed to have existed prior to it as well, but these claims are often debated, especially when concerning the theoretical borders of the Ascal empire.

Postulated Pre-Calamity History
Latheria is believed to have been twice its current size and many postulate that it sparred frequently with the Ascal Empire. The old borders of the two are not exactly known, and as a result many debates concerning their extents continue on.

Theories
Most scholars postulate that the calamity was a result of a war or spat between the deities, although no concrete evidence for this exists. A large number of contradictory findings indicate either a high presence of arcane technology and understanding or that it was even more scarce than it is today.

Some postulate that it was a freak slipspace event, perhaps due to a lost technology or magical system.