The Silent Death was a devastating and suspicious plague that afflicted the cities of Lower Imaskar in the −4370 DR.[1][2]
Effects[]
The disease had a high mortality rate, and could not be cured by divine magic.[1]
History[]
The outbreak of the plague ravaged Lower Imaskar, and coincided with a mysterious blight that destroyed crops and caused famine. Even in relatively lightly hit areas, as much as 15–20% of the population died. Imaskari citizens had flocked to temples for aid, but as their priests were unable to provide relief from the magic-resistant illness, this led to bitterness and ultimately violence as the people turned against their gods and killed their priests. Lower Imaskar was said to have only survived the decade following the Silent Death's appearance thanks to misfortune and mismanagement among their enemies.[1]
While the plague did spread north, it did not make it all the way to Upper Imaskar, instead stopping in the lands that would later become the Endless Wastes.[1]
The outbreak of the Silent Death marked the start of Shartra ("darkness"), a period from –4370 DR to −3920 DR, during which Lower Imaskar—desperate for labor to rebuild and rekindle their realm—kidnapped and enslaved tens of thousands of people from another world, whose descendants would come to be known as the Mulan.[1]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 18. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.
- ↑ Brian R. James, Ed Greenwood (September 2007). The Grand History of the Realms. Edited by Kim Mohan, Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 26. ISBN 978-0-7869-4731-7.