GreatContagion
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The Great Contagion was a plague released from the Well of Udr by the Deathlords that killed 90% of Creation's population, both human and animal. The Fair Folk capitalized on this destruction -- at the invitation of some of the DeathLords -- and invaded. They were driven back by the woman who would become the Scarlet Empress, who mastered the First Age defenses of the Realm and struck them down.
