The Long Drought was a decade long drought that almost caused the collapse the Jade Empire. While the player lies in Two Rivers School, Master Gujin, comments that, in the land he lived, they could have presenced the start of the corruption of the Jade Empire, speaking of how ghosts came down of the hills and started to attack everyone. Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow. The drought became so bad that Emperor Sun Hai decided to invade Dirge and assault the Water Dragon by cutting her open and allowing the water to flow and "save" the Empire.