| Category | Events |
| Location | Bal-Kriav |
| Period | 1080 - present |
| Map | Narbuzad |
In 921, miners out of Phaluth and others from villages and towns across Mîn-Mazan began digging the lonely peak of Zigil. A holy place, dedicated to those Earthen that served under Storralk in the Abyssal Release (7777 DE - 8777 DE), the miners were met with resistance by Galeb-Duhr, stone giants and earth elementals. As the resistance increased, Phlehorn (92 - 1080) sent in her army.
In 1080, Phlehorn's army breached the Earth Shrine. Nearing defeat, at the heart of the temple the defenders opened its great doors, unsealing a rift to Chaos. The rift's opening came with a storm of rocks and debris, annihilating hundreds of attackers. Carrying the banners of Storralk, hundreds of earth archons came through the rift, mercilessly slaughtering the wounded and driving Phlehorn's army away. Those wounded in the Earth Shrine carried a curse. Returning to their holds, the survivors spread the Earth Skin Rot, within a year bringing down the Kingdom of Phlehorn.
Some theologians say the defenders of Zigil made a deal with the plague god Rioch Tetrax. In return for their future prayers, Rioch Tetrax gave them the means to spread a virulent disease. This disease, mistakenly called Earth Skin Rot by many, was named by Rioch Tetrax as Vector 32A-D7. Still active in the environs of Phaluth, it is spread when one is struck by cursed ghosts called the Pawns of Rioch Tetrax.