The Sundering

The Sundering was a great cataclysm that occurred roughly 700 years before the current age of Terragard. It rent the continent almost in two, forming a large crevice in the land from the Burning Mountain all the way to the south seas, essentially separating the continent into two parts. This crevice is known as The Span

The northwestern range of mountains above newly formed The Span were ripped from their roots and turned upside down, falling into the sky. This region eventually stabilized and the mountains remain floating in the sky to this day, known as the Skylands.