The Fey War

Fought between 5950 and 5870 BFA, the Fey War was the attempted conquest of Baelor by the elves of the Everglenn. Lead by a group of elder elves known as the Trinity, the united elven city-states of the forest sought to subjugate the other races of Baelor, believing them to be inferior. However, the armies of the other races managed to fight the elves to a stand still, and eventually peace was reached. This event marked the first prolonged contact between the elves and the Prime Material Plane outside of the Everglenn, eventually leading to the elves dissemination across Gaia. It also lead directly to the War of the Elves, a civil war between those elves who wanted peace with the other races and those who wished to continue the conquest.

The Conflict
Merely a decade after the Demonic Incursion, Baelor's civilizations were continuing to recover from their war with the demonic hordes of the Abyss. Seizing upon this opportunity, the city-states of the elves - largely untouched by the demons, who had been wary of the magic of the Everglenn - banded together in the year 5950 BFA in an attempt to conquer the rest of Baelor. Lead by a group of elder elves known as the Trinity, the elves claimed many victories across eastern Baelor.

However, the armies of Baelor soon rallied, as their soldiers had been hardened from years of war with the demonic hordes. For decades the elves would lead conquests into the mainland of Baelor, and each time the armies of humans, halflings and dwarves would repel the invaders. As the years wore on, many elves began to question the leadership of the Trinity, and their continued commitment to the war.

With no end in sight, a delegation of elves from various city-states called a convention to petition the Trinity to end the war. When the elder council refused, the delegation dispatched of the Trinity and their personal guards, taking the capital for themselves. With no strong leadership and the backing of most of the other city-states, the delegation became the de-facto rulers of the elves, and began efforts to reach peace with the other races.

In a historic gesture, the new leadership invited rulers from across Baelor to their capital city of Izlandar in the year 5870 BFA. There the Treaty of Izlandar was signed, forbidding the elven city-states from expanding beyond the Everglenn - in return, elves would be free to walk among the greater society of Baelor. The signing effectively ended the Fey War, bringing peace between the elves and the other races.

Effects of the War
With peace now achieved, elves began to spread across Baelor, slowly becoming ingrained within society. However, not all of the elves were happy with their new leadership: Only a year after the signing of the treaty, several elven city-states rebelled against the new leadership, beginning the War of the Elves. Still believing that elves were superior to the other races, and therefore deserved to rule all, the rebels were eventually quelled, forced to retreat to the Underdark to survive. After thousands of years of isolation, these elves evolved into the drow, or dark elves.