Board Thread:Lore Discussion/@comment-89.243.7.241-20130820154309/@comment-69.127.53.204-20131112104208

The game heavily hints that the College was responsible for it. Malyn Valen specifically, as we know from his grimoir that he caused the same kind of effect at Lake Ilinata later on. HIm and Nelecar were both expelled well before the game starts, and I think the dates might just match up to put that at about the same time this event happened.