The Age of Ashes was marked by the Day of Ashen Skies which saw the fall of the Precursor Empire and massive disasters across the world because of it, such as tsunamis, flooding and volcanoes erupting. Major effects of this was the formation of the Isle of Damesear, which used to be connected to the East Dameshead mainland, and the flooding of the Mother's Sorrow. Ash from Aelantir also filled the skies, reducing crop yields for a hundred years. The start of the age also caused massive unrest throughout the world, marking the start of decline for many empires across Halann.
This age also marked the beginning of The Great Wander, which saw the surviving elves take to sea for 1000 years. Those that stayed in their homeland were horribly mutated, turning into Ruinborn Elves.
Around 400 AA the Dragonwake occured, bringing down the Gnomish Hierarchy at its peak, with the gnomes losing their homeland, now known as the Dragon Coast, to hordes of kobold invaders. Throughout Cannor and Bulwar, the dragons' awakening lead to widespread devastation, including the razing of Damenath and many other major cities. The Dragonwake also triggered a series of mass migrations of Alenic peoples from the Reach to the southerly human realms, (most notably the Wexonards to Anbennar and Marrodics to South Castanor) creating further pressure on the empires of antiquity and causing new kingdoms like the Korbarid Kingdom in modern-day Corvuria to splinter off from the old order. In Gerudia, the dragon Elkaesal the White brought forth the Era of Frost turning the land to eternal winter until, according to legend, she was lulled to sleep by the One-Armed Skald, which inspired the emergence of the Skaldhyrric Faith along the northern coast of the Giant's Grave Sea.
The rest of the age was characterized by more events that lowered stability in Cannor. The War of the Blade occurred, continuing to low Castanorian stability. The Third Xhaz rose, and met her end at the hand of Daravan the Malignant but saw much of lower Dostanor flooded into Daravan's Folly. For the people in Gerudia, the combination of long devastation from the Era of Frost and internal unrest led to the northern peoples to look to the south for new lands and riches, ushering forth the Era of Black Ice - which saw these gerudian reavers raiding, trading and settling in Cannor. In one case a reaver managed to take control of the ancient empire of Castanor, naming himself Castan Ebonfrost. The rise of the Ebonfrost Dynasty led to a resurgence in Castanorian hegemony over their old lands, but also led to corruption and nepotism, especially in the Trials of Castan, where they skewed and outright prevented claimants not of their dynasty from attempting.
This eventually led to the rise of the Corvurian minister Nichmer, who using magic enthralled the last Ebonfrost Emperor of Castanor and started the War of the Sorcerer King.
Just as the age began with the elven exodus, the age ended when the elves arrived in Cannor during The Landing.