Vadrel had perished on that terrible blood-soaked day, but his death was only one of many tragedies. Magic was outlawed and wars rose up against the sorcerers. They blamed us for their own misfortune as the world was thrown into chaos. Kings were dethroned and a plague of hatred ran rampant over the lands.
There had been another side effect to the Dragon's Fire as well. The magic that had been pent-up was released and the enormity of it killed many people who couldn't handle it. The magic itself killed the amateurs and threw some of the more experienced into madness and fear of their own power. The few who dared to use their power slowly began to go insane as well. The magic had come back tainted; cursed.
Remember us, they had seemed to plead. And I did. Oh, how I did.