The Emerald Hills were inhabited for hundreds of years by a fox-clan, who eventually built a temple-city in the Hills. This was where the Chief or Chieftainess would live and rule their subjects and lands. Over time, a disaster struck the valley, known as the Destruction of Emerald Hill, and the civilization was destroyed. On its ruins, the survivors built a small community which they named "Emerald Town". A small group of people was in charge of ruling the community, but their power soon diminished, and it became a free town, though the Council continued to exist.