The Mountain Wars erupt again this day, pitting dwarf against dwarf in their endless civil war over the splintered dwarven kingdom. No longer caring about any other politics within the Basin, the dwarves of Rockholm declare themselves free and no longer under the sphere of influence of the Righteous Principality of New Celest, and the dwarves of Southgard declare themselves free and no longer under the sphere of influence of the Great Alliance of Glomdoring.

Meanwhile, the undead masters of Angkrag have forsaken the Righteous Principality of Magnagora in order to focus their attention upon taking advantage of the dwarves during this time of upheaval and chaos.