Oath Wars

The Laws of Mortality.

The Oath Wars were a large conflict between the clergies of Nethys, Norgorber, and Sarenrae in order to decide which among them would become the dominant religion in northwestern Garund. The battles began in 2498 AR, when the newly embraced religion of Sarenrae spread into the region, coming into conflict with the already established religions of Nethys and Norgorber. Once it began, it became an all-out war between the zealots of the three religions.

This large conflict devastated the entire region and likely would have continued, had not the city of Azir exiled all clergy from its territory. Led by the philosopher Kalim Onaku, the city enforced the Laws of Mortality in 2555 AR that barred the worship of any deity. The Laws spread throughout the region, causing the total eviction of all religiously-minded people on pain of death. Thus emptied of its original instigators, the Oath Wars ended in 2560 AR and the secular nation of Rahadoum was founded.

One side effect of the Oath Wars was that the Red Mantis, assassins who worshiped the god Achaekek, fled religious persection in Rahadoum in 2559 AR and settled on Mediogalti Island.