Great Battle of Um'taran

The Great Battle of Um'taran was the final battle of the First Cataclysm and easily the largest single battle since the end of the First Wars. It resulted in the first 'death' of the Dark God after he was struck down by the Flamesword.

Battle
Mardar Valamentar and his host, which numbered at around 10,000 men, marched northwards until they came to the very gates of Um'taran itself. Then, the Dark God unleashed his terrible fury, drawing out all of his massed creatures, which included all remaining Dragons. This force was so large that it blackened Drangesh itself and immediately swarmed the Host, which was outnumbered 200 to one. The men fought valiantly for days, but they grew tired quickly and succumbed to their injuries. Then, as his victory was almost complete, the Dark God walked for the second time ever, a black figure within a swirling whirlwind. But as he did, Mardar Valamentar, leader of the Host, cast the Flamesword once and struck him down, injuring him to such an extent that his spirit fled into the north. His creatures, no longer held by his will, fled and dispersed. The few remaining Dragons fled to deep places at the roots of the Earth. The Host, victorious, marched south. And the world forgot for two thousand years.