The events mark the start of the Great Loric Age brought on by the original Nine Elders upon their discovery of the Phoenix Stones. This event brought forward the powers of the Garde and brought the Chimæra out of hiding. Lorien's ecosystems flourished and food and resources appeared in abundance. Legend has it that a Quatermoon had hung in the sky that night and so the holiday period developed around the regular appearance of the quartermoon.