First Dragon Wars¶
"In these wars, most of the Primal Dragons and their broods were slain. The wars lasted just over a thousand years." — History of Terrun (S386)
The First Dragon Wars were the thousand-year war among the dragon broods that destroyed the Elven Imperium of the Age of Dragons and gave the Worldstone to the Draconians. The 2014 compendium calls the same war the First War of the Dragons and gives it a different ending.
The war¶
The war came out of the gods' rivalry. After the Demon Wars the Einar had "formed a group among the gods whose goal was to restore the Throne of Law and undo the changes brought about by Kalar", the Izhtarus, who "recruited many Primal Dragons and a few arch-wizards to their cause, granting them Ascendancy and other power in return for their loyalty". Until then "the Primal Dragons had been united in cause" (S386).
"Fighting broke out among the dragon broods and global war was brought to Terrun (The First Dragon Wars). In these wars, most of the Primal Dragons and their broods were slain. The wars lasted just over a thousand years. Draconians crushed most of the Elven Imperium and gained control of the Worldstone and establish their own worldwide empire which lasted over 600 years before it's fall" (S386). That empire, the Draconian Ascension, ended at the Shattering.
Earlier accounts¶
The compendium (S372, S384) places the Shattering inside this war rather than six centuries after it. "The Rakkari were successful in bending a large group of primal dragons to their cause. During the First War of the Dragons, the Worldstone was shattered, releasing Ethereal magic into the world. Before this the only sources of Magic were Elemental (faerie magic) and Astral (Ventari/Rakkari)." The destruction "was particularly devastating to the primal dragons still loyal to the Ventari, as well as their servants, the Elves. Luckily, the Worldstone only shattered, spreading billions of shards across the globe", and its magic "keeping the demons in the abyss … was mostly intact". The compendium then counts a Second and a Third War of the Dragons in the same age, recorded on the Age of Dragons page. The 2020 history is followed here: the Worldstone survived the First Dragon Wars in Draconian hands, and its destruction closed the age.
Gap
No source dates the war, names any dragon that fought in it, or describes how the Draconians took the Worldstone from the elves.