In an age when gods still walked among mortals, the celestial titan Aeloria cast her dying breath into the heavens, forging a star to illuminate the realm of Ethyria. But ambition shattered divinity. The sorcerer-king Malachar, first of the mortal mages, pierced the star with forbidden magic, seeking its power. It exploded, scattering seven shards across the world—and unleashing the **Veil**, a creeping darkness that devours life. Malachar was imprisoned in the star's molten core, his final curse echoing: *"When the shards reunite, I will rise."*