Day of Mourning

The Day of Mourning refers to the 20th of Storm Moon and both the historical event which signalled the end of the Last War and of a nation, as well as the holiday in honour of it.

Historical Signifigance
On the Day of Mourning, marking more than the beginning of the end of the Last War, it was the end of a nation. On that day the nation of Cyre was destroyed in a holocaust of fire and magic.

In what is now known as the Field of Ruins in southwestern Cyre, the combined forces of the Brelish military, led by Princess Borann, and Thrane armies, led by Bishop-Militant Grodan, a close friend and advisor of High Cardinal Krozen, joined by pact, were attacking a much smaller Cyran force. The Cyrans had just been reinforced, after having cleverly used tireless warforged units for days to convince their opponents that they possessed greater numbers, but were still outnumbered 3-1.

Karrn attackers were moving through Cyre to the north, in a retaliatory strike for the recent Cyran attack on Atur, Karrnath, near the Ashen Spires.

However bad things might have looked for the Cyrans, no one could have imagined the devastation in store. And the invading armies were not spared. The skies are said to have burned so brightly that soldiers at Angwar Keep in Thrane were blinded. In the end, virtually everyone within the borders of what is now the Mournland perished.

Holiday
A day of remembrance for the cataclysm that ended the Last War and destroyed Cyre. It takes place on the 20th of Storm Moon and is usually a day of the displaced people of Cyre and war veterans talking about the need for remembering this event so it never happens again.