Beginning in the year 403 AD and reaching the peak of its intensity in 405 AD, the Stavenn-Noctusari War was a series of conflicts between the leadership of Stavenn and members of the Noctusari.
In the month of Tenebrae in 405 AD, leaders of the Noctusari - including the Singularity, Sarentha, Melantha, Kabal, Lidara, Martyn, and Rauglaer - gathered in the Ravana Hills to conduct an arcane ritual to steal death magick from the guilds of Stavenn. They were ambushed by a group of Stavenn-allied adventurers, including the ex-Imperator Aakrin, Yosho, Malith, and Appolyon. Martyn was able to escape, and fled to seek help from Berodach, the Eldest Noctusari and guild tutor. Just as the Stavennites prepared to kill the Noctusari ritualists, a fiery portal opened and Berodach appeared, followed by a horde of demons. The Stavennites fought bravely, managing to slay Berodach, but he rose from the dead as a Demon Lord. He returned to the Noctusari guildhall and with his new power, summoned the captured back to safety. In the fray, however, Kabal remained a captive of the Stavenn warriors.