Type of Event
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Historical Event
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When
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Many turns ago
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The Night of the Mothertoad was a catastrophic event which took place before the forming of the first of Nodd's arcane houses, which led directly to the creation of the Mothertoad as well as house Viviria and house Umbrasia. It was the result of an experiment by the Council, with the aim of furthering Nodd's understanding of magical theory.
The exact details of the experiment which preceded this event are not widely known, only that it involved subjecting a mere mephitoad to a concentrated amount of chaos. The mephitoad underwent acute corruption, becoming sentient and beginning to grow and assimilate anything it touched. It broke free of it's containment and began to take over the City - spawning corrupted mephitoads, absorbing citizens and changing the cityscape as it went.
The event led to widespread panic. Many citizens fought to defend themselves, though just as many were entranced by the sight of the recently assimilated, slack-jawed and blissful. Seeking to stop the rampage, the Council sought aid from the City's strongest mage, Illa Phasmere. In exchange, she was promised a position in the Council, to which she agreed.
Illa led her followers to battle, and ultimately proved victorious - albeit at the cost of a vast swathe of the City. Illa also underwent corruption due to the immense magical energies involved, changing her forever. Before the corrupt mephitoad was completely destroyed, however, the Council made it an offer to join their ranks - an offer it accepted, becoming one of the first citygods beside Illa and gaining the name of the Mothertoad. The two gained an innate understanding of the City's ways, becoming powerful cityspeakers.
The Council consulted with these two godly beings for guidance, seeking their understanding of the City to aid in controlling its chaos. Shortly after, they would found the first two of Nodd's houses. Illa founded the house of death, Umbrasia, while the Mothertoad founded the house of life, Vivira.
The formation of these houses led to an increase in the prevalence and skill of mages, as they could work and train alongside those of similar philosophies. Seeing the success of this system, the Council began to experiment on further theories, one of which led to the creation of the GodGrinder.
