A catastrophic event that occurred during the latter part of the ancient age, which the elves described in Years of Discord. The specific cause and effect are as follows.
Since Mnemosyne bestowed her blessing upon the elves, and since Oraculum broke through the earth, the sorcerers of Clan Elizabeth have for generations irrigated the Tree with their Innate Magic.
It doesn't feel good to release Mnemonia to irrigate the Tree. As rare geniuses, sorcerers must even devote their entire lives to it. Obviously, not everyone is that noble.
Generally, multiple sorcerers who guard the sacred tree will exist simultaneously, so that if one of them suffers an accident, it won't lead to irreversible consequences. However, the talent for sorcerers is extremely rare, and there are periods when an entire clan has no magic users at all; ordinary elven mages must then take turns consuming their own memories to maintain the Tree.
Since its inception, the system has displayed its irrationality, with public discontent building steadily, until one night during the latter part of the ancient age when it reached its peak.
At that time, the only TreeKeeper Lefkôs Elizabeth was free-spirited; memory was once a blessing, but now it chains his future like shackles.
During an argument with the regulator, the magic that Lefkôs Elizabeth accidentally released scorched the trunk of the Oraculum. Within a few hours, the great tree withered rapidly, pallor spreading across its branches and leaves, continuously expanding. By midnight, Golhertarna had transformed into the Pale City, with unnamable beings overrunning within it — hence the origin of the name “the Pale Night”.
For the survival of their race and the continuation of their civilization, the Elves had no choice but to undertake a northward migration. In the far northern reaches of Eltarnern, they harnessed magic, transforming the bodies of the martyred into Twilight Forest, thereby stemming the further spread of pallor.
The Pale Night is the first catastrophic event seen in the Final Prophecy. After this ordeal, people began to take seriously the warnings given by the ArchMage Phatherence. However, all efforts failed to prevent the prophesied disaster from occurring. The elves who master Astreia remain silent — yet what do they see…