Is there somewhere that there is more info on this struggle? Was it a Law vs. Chaos war, wher good and evil were sometimes alligned along the law/chaos lines, or was it a fight between Chaotic evil and lawful good/neutral?
I know that the background lies in the Rod of Seven Parts background. Is that product a decent cannon source document?
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It was a damn fine 2 ed adventure, that's for sure. As for canonical.. I guess so.. don't think you will find a more complete source.
I bought the Rod of Seven Parts boxed set PDF from RPG Now so I could find out more, as well.
The adventure does have a couple (or a few) pages on the course of the battle, and several more pages on how to put the rod together, and everything that happens when it is put together.
Basically, the war between Law and Chaos started out just so, with Good, Neutral, and Evil fighting side by side. After the many years of stalemate, the Queen of Chaos brought in an exceptionally evil general, Mishka, who started to run through the forces of Law.
From what I understand, Mishka's evil-ness caused the Chaotic Good forces to stop fighting for Chaos, and also seemed to have the Lawful Evil side drop out as well. It was during this time that the seven Wind Dukes created the Rod.
I think the PDF is interesting, and it is the canonized version of the history of the Rod of Seven Parts. If you plan on using the Rod in your campaign, definately get it, just for some ideas of what you can throw at your party. Or you can just get it for some reading on the History of the Wind Dukes like I did... though there isn't a lot.
But for just five bucks, it's not so bad.