Librum ad Finem

The Librum ad Finem (lit. "Book of the End") is a tome said to describe the end of the world, as well as a set of events that would come to pass before this would occur.

History
The Librum ad Finem was written sometime during the Second Era, though where or by whom is unknown. Several divine authorities have indirectly confirmed the validity of the book, however, making it the source of much debate among religious scholars.

Signs of the End
The Librum ad Finem lists twenty events that must transpire before the world ends. Scholars believe that some of these have already occurred, but it is possible that most (if not all) have happened already outside of recorded history.

These are the events that shall come to pass before the world will end:


 * A mountain will spread smoke throughout the world.
 * Believed the be referring to the eruption of Mt. Pek in 3e2783.
 * The Oren River will run red with blood.
 * A lord of hell will lay down their life for an angel of heaven.
 * A blood moon will rise on the Summer Solstice.
 * A massive portal to the lower planes will open in the Sorchilne Valley.
 * Believed to be referring to the Dark World Crisis.
 * The dead will roam the earth, while the living cower in fear.
 * A beggar will be crowned king.
 * Summer will come in the winter, and snow will fall in the summer.
 * A courtesan will overthrow an emperor.
 * A plague will decimate half the population.
 * Believed to be referring to the Bloatwood Plague
 * A flying tower will fall.
 * An Elder God will return.
 * A demigod's divinity shall be stolen.
 * A new material plane shall emerge.
 * An archangel will fall.
 * A fallen angel shall achieve redemption.
 * An arcane ritual shall darken the sun.
 * A god shall be killed.
 * Paradise will be invaded.
 * The gates of the Far Realm will be opened.

The End of the World
After these events occur, the Triad of Entropy will be the catalyst for the world's destruction.


 * Caius will lead all the world in war.
 * Xyas will spread disease like the world has never seen before.
 * Nox will begin reaping the souls of the living.

These will lead to the return of Guul to Somara, followed by Vorokar. Guul will begin consuming the souls of the living that Nox had collected, and Vorokar will end the Blood War, uniting the forces of the Hells and the Abyss. He will then crush the forces of Vikyn, and his fiends will kill and enslave the celestials. With no one left to stop them, the two Elder Gods will destroy the world, consuming and destroying the very fabric of reality.