The Elder Wars began shortly, in relative terms, after the Great Silence that followed the disappearance of Dynara and Magnora. Though it was sensed first by Dracnoris, a Primal God who was spared the indignity of becoming one of the Soulless, He opted to remain silent about the disturbances in the Void. He knew, better than the others, that the Heralds of Magnora could not be stopped no matter how prepared the Elder Gods wanted to believe They were.
Xyl, a Thinker in the Fifth Circle was the first to bring together His siblings and colleagues to discuss the movement of the Soulless across the Void.