Aliant was a town in southern Enroth, located west of what would later become the Mire of the Damned. Shortly before the Silence, a group of bandits passed by the town with a weapon they had stolen from the Ancients. They were caught by the local authorities, and the mayor, Alan, held onto the weapon for safekeeping. Alan and his forces followed them, demanding that the Vissians hand over the "killers", but they refused, and fighting broke out. When Michael was killed in the battle, Alan became blinded by grief and rage and activated the Ancient weapon.