In the years after the Era of Chaos, many of the Empire's enemies took advantage. The most daring was the combined assault of Dragonborn out of the Axplo Jungle and Eladrin from their island stronghold of Tel Avandi against the weakened Riverlands. Eladrin corsairs hit the port of Ghale at dawn on the same day the Dragonborn attacked several outposts along the Seel River. This cut the the Nerathi in the Riverlands off from the capital and the more populated lands to the southeast. The Eladrin moved in from the coast and Dragonborn up from the rivers and laid siege to Harrendel.