Generations before cataclysms rocked Qalia, the Qaliathari Empire became engaged in a full-scale civil war when the vizier Jathred Shazarethen and a sorcerer named Khelium Ak'Zel assassinated the ruler of ancient Ahgram, Shidreth Ahgramun.
Jathred assumed the throne, and many of his followers slew those who opposed the coup. The situation became even worse when Khelium turned on Jathred, while loyalists to Shidreth's heirs sought to dispose of the traitors.
Extreme destruction ensued in during the war, and many creatures from the southlands began to enter human territories unchecked.
The war ended when Fassethi Ahgramun regained control of the empire and executed Jathred & Khelium (and their followers). He renamed the empire the "Ahgramun Empire," drove back the creatures from the southlands, and established an era of peace and prosperity.