Calamity of Elyria

The Calamity of Elyria, also known as the Year One Event, was a destructive geological event which took place in the Western Elyrian Sea from the early hours of Highfrost 10. The Peak of Winds, a supposedly dormant stratovolcano on the Elyrian peninsula, and just 3 km west of Elyria itself, erupted in one of the deadliest volcanic eruptions in world history, spewing forth a deadly cloud of super-heated tephra and gases to an estimated height of 40 km, ejecting molten rock, pumice and volcanic ash at 2 million tons per second. Simultaneously, a massive earthquake ripped through the Elyrian and Thracian hinterlands, followed by a tsunami that leveled or severely damaged several coastal communities in the Elyrian and Valentian Seas.

The event totally destroyed Elyria and adjoining areas. Estimates place the earthquake's magnitude in the range of 9.0–10.0 and the volcanic eruption with a VEI of 7.

Elyria, as well as several adjoining areas, were obliterated and buried underneath massive pyroclastic surges and ashfall deposits.