The Mage Wars

While there were many wars that had magic used, there were two wars where magic that was used was so powerful that it rivaled the near destruction of the Demon Wars.

The First Mage War, or more famously known as the the Black Death, and the Second Mage War (which actually was the prelude to another war).

The First Mage War (The Black Death)
With the lands recovering from the Second Demon War and with the effects still fresh one everyone's mind, the people slowly recovered. Centuries past and the land changed, the people of Thalmir thrived creating the Eranor Empire and the bitter memories of the destructive past all but history. However, despite the prosperity and unity, the lands were filled with bitter wars. For over a thousand years, the small nations destroyed one another with the stronger absorbing the weaker. Many believed that the age they lived in was a barbaric time until the First Mage War. Around 500 BHE, an archmage tired of the constant struggle and believed that in such a cruel world where people murdered each other even over simple needs, it would be better to just lay waste to the land as he believed that the current tenants of the land were not worthy of keeping it. Against the Order's wishes, he gather many followers and brought forth much destruction to the people. For every being slain, he resurrected into his ranks, even summoning demons to augment his forces. By the end, more than two-thirds of the lands lay in waste. With this destruction, many of the remaining nations rallied and brought an ultimatum to various magical schools and orders. The practice of magic was to be forbidden and those who were found practicing would face charges which may include death to the caster and to any affiliates.

While this was mainly targeting those using archane magic, this forced many magic users to go into hiding and have even brought trouble to those who use divine or even elemental magic. Eventually as time passed, unless supported by a strong political and/or religious power, possessing magic was taboo in most regions.

The Second Mage War
After nearly 1,400 years of persecution, magic was one more welcomed back though a bit cautiously. With the majority of the people still caution of magic, the people began to see nearly 300 years of peace and even finding magic to make life a bit more of a luxury for some. however, all that changed when an upstart magician sought to overthrow the elders of the White Order and to place himself as the next Grand Archmage. To gain the financial backing he needed, he sought a private audience with the King of the Rothurien Kingdom and coerced him into giving him riches. There he edged the dwarves to wage war against the orcs to the east bringing Stormpeak and Vorn (the other dwarven kingdoms) to war once more. Caught between the two races war, the Order tried their best to settle the situation to no avail. Quickly traveling throught out the lands he sought out the remanents of the group that opposed the order. With their support, the mage opened up various portals summoning demons once more. Unfortunately for him, one of the demons he summoned slew him and most of his group. With demons rampaging once more, the various schools allied with the humans and elves to try and settle the matter. This led to the Third Demon War.

The Elven Empire (The Silver Empire)
After the fall of the Heldrath Empire in 930 HE, the Kingdom of Draelia and the Kingdom of Lorelia decided to unify their lands to firmly establish a home for their race, by doing so, they were able to reclaim parts of the westernlands back from the humans and even expanded their borders to the east. However, 300 years later, around 1250 HE, the Elven Empire was imbroiled in a devastating war, the Second Mage War. This war brought about the destruction of the empire,