Abandoned long ago by their First Queen, Svarfina, who now lies dead, none came to the aid of the Vourenkinn when the Corruption began to warp them. In a single moment entire Kingdoms were toppled, and hundreds of thousands if not millions of Mountain Children were reduced to little more than primal beasts, some becoming the first Prowlers whilst others became Siphoners, and others yet merely developed beastly appendages or traits and lost their minds.