Wizard Civil War

The mighty Houses of Stridehide, Philandrian, and Jahtrostus were chosen by the Gods to assist the other Houses when the Age of Magic began to wane on the Material Plane of Earth. Like the others, they were each given a school of magic to grow and cultivate. Stridehide was given the art of Enchantment, Philandrian mastered the art and science of Abjuration, and the smallest House, Jahtrostus, was blessed and cursed with the school of Divination.

After the extra dimensional space of Cydonia was created to become the final bastion of the magical world, the Stridehide and Philandrian decided together that they should be the masters of it. In an act of betrayal that is still talked about today, the Houses killed the first queen of the Gryznak. This was the spark that began the Wizard Civil War.

At the end of the war, the five remaining Houses united under the leadership of Osrick Kord, better known as the Wizard King, and the second queen of the Gryznak, Gryzelda, defeated the usurpers. Left with little options and meager numbers, the remaining Stridehide and Philandrian forces surrendered.

For their crimes, the insurgents were banished to the Gloom, an astral plane-like prison, by the Wizard King. The Gloom is just outside the perception of known reality. Inmates dwell in an apparition-like state of existence. They can observe, but never interact with, the plane that contains Cydonia. And here they stay to this very day.

The Jahtrostus House simply vanished. It is believed that they were killed by the Stridehide or the Philandrian because of their divining gifts and ability to see the future.