Much of the early history of Agon has been lost. The last of the early civilizations were eradicated in a conflict so brutal that life itself nearly vanished from the world. Whatever the first cultures wrote down or built, no structures or primary sources remain.

What little we know has been passed down by the Chaldeans, a civilization which dominated Agon for centuries, before themselves falling to stagnation and outside aggression. While at their cultural peak, the Chaldeans used a combination of archaeology and magic to compile a history of the world. The resulting book was called The Ashur Agade by the Chaldeans, but it is known today as The Book of Chaldea.

Unfortunately, a complete copy of this book has yet to be found. Only small fragments survive, leaving large gaps in the material available to modern historians.

Recently, however, hitherto unseen fragments have begun appearing in Chaldean tombs and dungeons. The powers of Agon desperately seek these scrolls, which in addition to ancient lore and knowledge, contain clues to the whereabouts of long-lost divine artifacts.