"Well it was a war between the gods, so..." She gestured helplessly. She hadn't seen it for herself, of course, as it had happened in ancient times, but she'd been there to witness the rise of one god, so. She could imagine pretty well.

"The Air and Earth Ashari live on the same continent--Tal'Dorei. The Fire Ashari live on a different continent, and the Water Ashari live on the Ozmit sea. We weren't very good at keeping in communication, but I've been working on changing that since, well, some bad things happened." Another sort of helpless gesture; she really didn't want to talk only of doom and gloom, and she felt like she was rambling. "Where are you from? I feel like I'm just talking nonstop about myself!"