Great Melting

About
The Great Melting is a historical event, which resulted in major destruction around the world. In the north, many low-lying areas of the coast were lost to the rising waters, reducing the size of Oakshire by a quarter and wiping out several of Aglendale's coastal towns. A lot of the smaller islands belonging to Natabi and Nakata were lost, and Marali's marshland in the south disappeared under the sea. In the south, a chain of small islands that had been settled by the Astator tribe were flooded, and the Ka'nar's wetlands were halved almost overnight, driving their race closer to the Li Buqu lands and by extension, into their current slavery. The continent of Veibi in the east was lost entirely, thanks to a combination of rising sea levels and extensive mining that weakened the bedrock enough to crumble at the fierce battering it took.

Possible causes
The more religious in Slokos believe it was the work of their Creator god, who wished to punish an outpouring of disbelievers and heretics at the time. Less devout claim it may have been a natural occurrence, perhaps a volcanic eruption causing huge amounts of ice at the poles to suddenly melt. This was at least partly borne out by elven researchers, who discovered that a large portion of the Great Northern Mountains had defrosted after internal struggles between several red dragons had culminated in battle.

Another theory suggests a massive storm (or perhaps several storms combined) in the western ocean, known for its extreme and unpredictable weather, may have produced a gigantic wave that washed over the planet. It is commonly thought that a combination of factors contributed to the catastrophic event, and hoped that the world will never suffer another like it.