War of the New Faith

The War of the New Faith is one of the most important and violent events in the history of the world, it marks the triumph of the peoples of Eradon against the might of the Old Gods.

History
It all started at the Awakening of Omnium, as Omnium awoke from his deep thousand-year slumber, he sensed it was time to see his creations and feel proud of what he had accomplished, instead, he saw only disappointment, his beautiful creations turned sinners, tainted by lust, gluttony, greed, sloth, wrath, envy and pride.

Distraught he wept, his tears were filled with the chaos of the creator itself, they hit Eradon like meteors, and inside them, a new creature was born, a creature with one purpose, to pillage and destroy.

With a roar of thunder as a warning, the Dragons, as they were named, were unleashed upon the world, ravaging the countryside, killing thousands upon thousands with flame and frost, lightning and venom, acidic bile and sharp teeth.

After the initial assault of dragons, the remaining armies of Eradon began to mobilize against this new vile threat, pushing the dragons back to the mountains and fortresses, where after which, they rarely left. When the threat of Omnium was mostly gone, the dragons were hunted one by one and killed in their hiding holes, they are thought to be eradicated from Eradon.

But that was only one of the effects this had on the world, as the people felt betrayed by the gods and their actions, many paladins, clerics, and servants of faith, began to slowly turn their backs on their faith, and those who didn't were either killed or exiled by the masses, as they took anyone who dared to mouth the name of the Old Gods as enemies.

Soon the Old Gods felt their power weakening as their followers dwindled, still, they made efforts to fight a war against the mortals, alongside some orders that stood their ground with unwavering faith for their deities. After some time the Old Gods became too weak to hold their place in immortality and turned into mortals themselves.

Shortly after their descent, they were all killed by heroes all across the globe, and the name of these heroes became legend and spread all throughout Eradon, so the people followed them as the new gods, and sure enough, they became the New Ascension, thus marking the end of the War of the New Faith. It is not clear if Omnium actually died or if he simply disappeared into hiding, as there was no clear sign that he was killed.