Eternal Night Disaster

The Eternal Night disaster, the first of five disasters, was executed by Atelier Orlan using Mel Lorelei’s power in 1447. For two weeks, the land was plagued with an everlasting darkness which killed off crops, animals, and people that were exposed to it for too long. While a good amount of the deaths was from the damage done to the land, those killed were instead rotted without knowing. Once the party put an end to the disaster, the sun rose and destroyed all who had rotted, notably Valine Lorelei.

Atelier’s technique has become a legacy for further disasters, such as his way of extracting soul’s power (used later by Seiya Orlan in the Lost Child disaster) and the mass area spread (used later by Teita Ghildar in The Moonlight Festival).

The damage done by the disaster reshaped the land, and killed off approximately 40% of Enciel’s residents.