The Great Descent, or the Great Expulsion, tells the story of the long exile of the Tieflings in the Underground. Once proud, majestic rulers on the Surface, the Tieflings became too greedy, too eager, quickly sprawling over frontiers that should not be crossed and finding resistance from those that inhabited therein. Driven by inner turmoil, the diseases that took hold of Tiefenland started to infect the Surface as a whole.
A universal front to halt the advancement of the Tieflings was formed, and thus the horned peoples were pushed back to their land, and beyond. The fear in the hearts of some, who thought Tiefenland would rise again, sooner or later, led to a series of treaties, threats and deals that eventually sent all of their great houses into the darkness of the underworld. A tacit ban on the presence of large Tiefling communities on the Surface took hold along the years, until very few prospered and kept roots on their motherland.
The Tieflings, however, did not take long to get along with their new habitat and flourish. A home is a home, even where the sky is not there to welcome you. And thus the Terratarium was founded and still prospers to this day.
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