Long ago the oases dried out, the goats perished, and men battled for every scrap of filth. The time of devastation buried many mighty Kingdoms in sand and time.
The descendents had abandoned the Teacher’s ways. They embraced their lesser natures. Ignored their inner voices, lived immorally, failed to honour travellers, and disregarded their Teachers.
Abandoning the Kusinne Paths allowed demons to enter the sacred valley. They brought storms, disease, drought, and war. For uncounted years the Demons walked among the Oases; suffering and death their gifts. Driving all life from even the most verdant places.
The time of devastation and suffering lasted until a great Teacher, Didgiaya, who brought with her unadulterated copies of the Cycles, served to guide a return to the way of Kusinne, and eventually authoring the Eighth Cycle. Returning to the Paths drove the Demons, now contented and lazy, into the Relinquished Desert, where they may yet dwell.
It is known that following the Precepts of Kusinne, walking the Fourfold Path, and continually striving to achieve the divine balance between body and mind are the only way to prevent the return of the Demons, who are drawn to the weakness of spirit all are prone to.