War of Ravens

Little is known of the world before the war. Scholars say it was a golden age the gods walked among mortals. The events leading up to the war are also unknown. What has been made clear is that it was due to a difference of belief on what should happen to the souls of the dead between The Raven King and The Raven Queen.

The details of what happened during the war is also unclear due to the existing kingdoms being destroyed. It is known that Aphrodite was the first of the gods to join The Raven Queen and was rewarded at the end of the war with access to the souls of the departed.

The Raven King was defeated and destroyed and his followers killed by the combined strength of the other gods. The victory cost The Raven Queen her face and in light of the destruction the war had on the world the gods sealed themselves behind The Divine Gate, stopping themselves from taking physical form on the material plane and limiting their influence over it.

The ending of the war marks the beginning of the current era about 500 years ago.