The Crusade of Light became a turning point for the politics of the southern lands. It's roots were fairly humble. History had mostly ignored Tempest Point, a piece of land jutting out into Westron Ocean and known for it's wild storms and arid climate. The Empire of Nerath made claims to it, but never really occupied the land. The Eladrin of Tel Avandi avoided it, as there were no trees for shipbuilding nor any major resource that they searched for.