The Atrean World War

Sixty year ago when Atrea was still whole, the planet was drawn into a full world war. The old country Galifar declared war against the nation Cyre, which unfortunately pulled all other provinces into the conflict as very complicated alliances meant that no country escaped the conflict. When the war was declared, several other nations who had lesser grudges or were jealous of other countries' wealth or resources used the excused to engage in war against their neighboring nations. Some countries didn't help their allies at all and merely joined the fray in an attempt to gain more power. The Old Nations each engaged in darker and more dangerous techniques and means to try and win the war, relying on the DragonMarked Houses to supply when with supplies and weapons. The war raged on for 45 years and only ended when The Cataclysm occurred.