# The Great Calamity: Evacuation of The Floating Lands On a simple summer morning, a single Dwarven inventor who didn't dabble in magic saw the massive island floating in the sky. With a curious mind completely unaware of the horror taking place, he prepped his latest invention, the hot air balloon. He almost lost his life as well as his invention. He had landed on the edge not wanting to get caught in the trees. A desperate family of elves begged him to get them to safety, but there wasn't enough room for everyone. The few he was able to take saw the rest of their family cut down. This began the evacuation efforts. The inventor, now a savior, rallied the people in the city he landed in and with the help of the local regeant began constructing a fleet of balloons. There are no records that show how many lives were saved. There are no records that show how many lives were lost. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://diamondhandlegends.gitbook.io/about/lore/recent-history/the-great-calamity-evacuation-of-the-floating-lands.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.