The Scouring of Amsar (concept)
The Scouring of Amsar was the name given to the civil war that erupted during the Century of Crisis, a conflict that shattered what little peace Amsar had known during the period. It began in 939 when Zoen and Rexil attempted to seize the throne in what became the most violent succession struggle to date.
In the dead of night, the two brothers and their conspirators attempted to assassinate their father, Qanamsar Yazarith. Zayal, the eldest son, rallied the surviving loyalists, and fighting broke out throughout the palace. By dawn, the streets of Tchouran were engulfed in bloodshed as rebel forces clashed with loyalists. Unable to hold the city, Zoen and Rexil retreated deeper into Western Amsar.
The rebellion quickly descended into madness as the brothers sought to annihilate their enemies by any means. Entire towns were sacrificed in rituals unseen since the days of old, their inhabitants vanishing in plumes of violet fire or sinking into pits of unraveling matter. The land would bear the scars for centuries to come.