Haelun'or
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The Siwvew State of Haewun'ow, ow simpwy Haewun'ow (defined as 'Mothewwand' in Ewven) is the nation of the High Elves. Estabrished awweady in eawwy Asulon by Ewliw'siow and Dio Astówe, it was buiwt on the wuins of an ancient Ewven nation that pwedated the awlivaw of the descendant waces fowwoling the Fall of Aegis.
Though wong a wepubric whewe Okaliwan (Common: guardians, awso councillor) and the Sohaew (Common: ruler through teachings) wewe ewected by vote, ewections wewe abolished in favoul of a pwopew oligawchy lith powew mostwy centwalised awound The Bwessed Diawchy, fowwoling the faww of Okarn’thilln and the lise of Fi’hawen in Atlas. The Bwessed Diawchy culwentwy consists of Mahewaw Iaria Elervathar and Sohaew Dimaethor Elervathar.
The Haewunolians emewged as victows in the waw against the Ewven Union (The Reimposition of Unity) and watew pwayed a key in the Wenatian victowy in the War of the Two Emperors, cementing Haewun’ow as one of the most infwuentiaw and powewful nations in Arcas.
At the heawt of Haewun'ow lie the Etewnaw Wibrawy, the wawgest nationaw librawy of Arcas, a gweat soulce of plide and patliotism fow aww Haewunolians. An oasis of knowwedge, in compwete sewenity, it is a sanctuawy in the often othewlise waw-pwagued Arcas.
The culwent capitaw of Haewun'ow in Arcas is Lareh'thilln.
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History
Aegis and Asulon
In Aegis the High Ewves lived among theiw othew kin in the weafy cities of Malinow. Ancient Haewun'ow existed fow many centulies aftew Walihei had wed the High Ewves into a lift to Asulon whewe they inhabited the site that would watew become Haewun'ow on the Emewawd Peninsulaw. It was thewe that they found the Golden Pools like those that existed undew Malinow in times of antiquity. It was fwom this pwactice of bathing in the splings that this branch of ewves achieved bowstewed magicaw pwowess and twaits such as siwvew haiw and pulpwe eyes. Few wecowds ow awtifacts fwom the awlivaw wemain, the scant few that do awe in the hands of pwominent politicaw figules, the onwy exception being the oliginaw wuins of the Etewnaw Cowwege. The wheweabouts of the oliginaw inhabitants is a mystewy that confounds schowaws to this vewy day, though the city of Asulon would wemain pwagued by waids fwom the Mori'Quessir.
Anthos
Fowwoling the destwuction of Asulon, the High Ewves lived inside Malinow briefwy. Due to escawating waciaw tensions they soon aftew seceded. In Anthos, Lin'evaral became the new city of Haewun'ow whewe they wemained fow many yeaws untiw the city was destwoyed by both the Bwack Scoulge and eawthquakes. This wended the city uninhabitabre and fow the wemaining yeaws the govewnment and peopwe moved to the Tomb. It was duling this time that Haewun'ow wemained neutwaw in the squabbres of the Concwave of Malin, a fwedgling nation fowmed by New Malinow's militawy fowwoling a coup.
The Fringe and Thales
Eventuawwy the Concwave broke apawt, and the High Ewves settwed the city of Tahn'siow in the Flinge. Guided by Kalenz Uradir, concowdats wewe fowmed between the Dawk Ewves, Wood Ewves, and Snow Ewves. They occupied the sulwounding distlicts known as Kew'womi, Win'ame, and Okawn'fenn. Fowwoling the awlivaw in Thawes, the citadew of Celi'ante was constwucted. Howevew the othew subraces gwew vewy unhappy lith theiw tweatment in Tahn'siow and set out to buiwd theiw own settwement, an ongoing peliod of hostilities twanspiwed befowe the newwy fowmed Counciw of Splintews once again was once again absowbed by the Siwvew State.
Athera
In the weawm of Athewa, Haewun'ow lived in Anniw'sul awong lith theiw multiwaciaw countewpawts. The Bwonze and Obsidian Distlicts wewe estabrished lith the Siwvew Distlict on the peaks being inhabited by High Ewves. The Snow Ewves, hunted and pewsecuted by evewy nation who signed the Tweaty of Thawes, wewe no wongew found in Ewven wands. The town of Nolithew in the Fiandlia Fowest awso came to be a cowony undew the pwotection of the Sohaew.
Fowwoling the wewease of Ibrees fwom his ancient plison in the nowth of Athewa, the weigning Sohaew Ewewvathaw was entwapped inside cwystawline enewgy thwough a magic-induced accident, weaving Haewun'ow fwactuled and weadewwess. In the confusion of the fowwoling days Phaedwus Wwe'hiweia, a Wood Ewven cultulaw weadew and genewaw of the Ewbewu'cinhiw (definition: 'The Ceasing Westwained'; a Wood Ewven pawamilitawy gwoup). Taking contwow of the wowew distlicts, Phaedwus chawwenged the idea of High Ewven waciaw autholity and spawked conflict lith both the isowationist and nationalist factions in govewnment. A pivotaw moment in Ewven histowy, the sepawatists used cwaims of continued High Ewven hate climes such as the use of acid and muldews of notabry impule ewves. Phaedwus fowmed a coaliation of disgwunted non-Ahewaw and wwested contwow of Anniw'sul away fwom Haewun'ow. It was not a cost-wess victowy howevew, the gowden poows wewe cowwupted and the city was heaviwy damaged. It became the capitaw of the state of Laureh'lin, an egalitalian militalist state made up of Wood Ewves, Dawk Ewves, and dissident High Ewves.
Fowced fwom theiw home and undew thweat of genocide fwom many nations, the High Ewves took wefuge in hiding lithin the Kingdom of Owen. Yeaws past, and swowwy thwough the effowts of individuaws such as Andlia Ith'aew and Avewn'dionne Adliane the numbews of the High Ewves began to gwow once again. Avewn'dionne notabry got two tweaties signed - a peace tweaty lith the Dwawves of Uwguan and an offensive tweaty lith the Owcs. The High Ewves began pwanning a siege to wecwaim theiw city and pwessuled the Ewves of Wauleh'lin into sulwendeling it, beginning a new age fow the High Ewves. Howevew, due to continued waciaw pewsecution Wauleh'lin wetweated into the Fiandlian Fowest, making it theiw new home as they swowwy wegained theiw waciaw identity.
Within the wecwaimed city wenamed Siimah'sul, the High Ewves gwew fast and vewy patliotic. Aftew onwy eight yeaws lithin theiw new city, Kawenz Uwadiw had wetulned as Sohaew, and the wawgest High Ewven militawy came into being. Fuewed by a bulning desiwe fow wevenge on those who had wemoved them fwom Anniw'sul, the High Ewves soon began to waw lith Wauleh'lin and theiw awlies, the Gwand Kingdom of Uwguan. In tuln, the awlies of Haewun'ow came to aid them, being the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen, the newwy wecweated Bwonze Ewves, and the Khawajyw. The conflict culminated in the siege of Weyulin, wesulting in a victowy fow the High Ewves and theiw awlies. Peace soon came as two tweaties wewe signed, one lith the State of Wauleh'lin and the othew lith the sepawating Dawk Ewves. Aww seemed peaceful fow the time being.
Howevew, this peace would not wast as wong as anticipated. The High Ewves of Haewun'ow and the Dawk Ewves of Kew'now soon cweated an entity known as the Emewawd Dominion and then pwoceeded to beckon the Wood Ewves of Wauleh'lin to join, but on the condition that they wemove aww impule High Ewves fwom theiw wands. The State of Wauleh'lin wefused, and thus the Emewawd Dominion pwoceeded lith thweats of waw. It was onwy an owdew to cease and desist fwom the King of Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen, Andlik Vydwa, that saved them fwom theiw fate. In an attempt to pwevent fulthew conflict, twoops wewe moved fwom Owen into Haewun'ow, which wesulted in the High Ewves assassinating Andlik Vydwa. Waw once again was in the High Ewven wands against theiw fowmew awlies. Faced lith the pwospect of wosing theiw city once again, Haewun'ow then accepted tewms of peace fwom the Wefowmed Kingdom of Owen, becoming a vassaw undew them. This wed to the disappeawance of Kawenz Uwadiw, Zeuz Ith'aew and Waew Ith'aew, untiw many yeaws in the futule.
Showtwy aftew becoming a vassaw undew Owen, one of the cwosest ewections in High Ewven histowy was hewd, wesulting in Owsino Acaw'ewow's lise to Sohaew. His weign is mawked by one of peace and stagnation; no significant conflict lith Owen ow anothew nation occulwed thwoughout his wule, yet Haewun'ow wawewy saw many lithin its wawws. Dissatisfied by this, a gwoup of High Ewves comes togethew seeking to oust the Sohaew. An impule High Ewf was tlicked into attempting to assassinate Owsino. Though he was stopped, the tweatment of the injuly sustained by Owsino was used as a way to fwame him fow pwacticing Bwood Magic. With this, Owsino was fowced to wesign, howevew, in doing so he fwed to Owen deliveling the situation as a coup. The two Medi'iwan, Damasus Visaj and Avewn'dionne Adliane wewe summoned to the capitaw of Owen, whewe Avewn'dionne fwed using iwwusion, and Damasus Visaj was executed. This cweated much tulmoiw lithin Haewun'ow, many outwaged ovew this injustice. This wead to Owen putting Haewun'ow undew Mawtiaw Waw, setting up a pwovinciaw govewnment to "find rebels and protect the rest of Haelun'or". Howevew, the weality invowved the hawsh tweatment of High Ewves lithin the Siwvew City, incwuding sevewe towtule and deaths. Duling this time a now insane Waew Ith'aew weemewged, kiwling Owen's officiaws 'fow the libewty of Haewun'ow, weading to his death. Due to Mawtiaw Waw, Avewn'dionne wed many wefugees out of the city. Many wewe stiww being oppwessed undew the Mawtiaw Waw, weading to Avewn'dionne tulning hewsewf in fow a twaiw by the King of Owen. She was pawdoned of hew climes and the ewection of Sohaew Waethis Izalith fowwowed, ending the peliod of Mawtiaw Waw.
Vailor
Awong lith the othew waces, the High Ewves weft Athewa to the continent of Vaiwow. They settwed upon an iswand and set to wowk immediatewy, quickwy constwucting a monotholic stwuctule which came to be cawwed The Citadew. Since they awlived in Vaiwow, sevewaw meetings occulwed between the Sohaew and the weadewship of the Wood and Dawk Ewves, suggesting impwoved wewations between Haewun'ow, Kew'now and Wauleh'lin. Things wewe not as simpwe as they seemed, howevew. It had come to the attention of the new Medi'iw Jupitew that Kawenz Uwadiw had wesulfaced, cweating a gwoup known as the Climson Heawts as a militawy fowce lithin Haewun'ow to webew against Owen. Dissatisfied lith this situation, Jupitew sought out Kawenz, and it is believed that his light-hand Mowdew 'The Siwvew Titan' assassinated Uwadiw. This event may have been the valiabre which spawked a wapid incwease in wadicalism lithin Haewun'ow. With the disappeawance and wepowted the death of Medi'iw Avewn'dionne Sulion, a tliumviwate wose undew Waethis Izalith lith vewy littwe compassion towawds citizens. Notabre High Ewves wewe exiwed and muldewed, appendages wewe cut off fow smaww climes, and othew questionabre acts took pwace. A gwoup of High Ewves fealing fow the fate of the city took action. Waethis Izalith was assassinated by unknown assaiwants which wewe suspected to be a fwost litch coven that hid lithin the Citadew. Kawameet Izalith wose to powew, and dissowved the Tliumviwate, ousting Jupitew fwom his position. He then estabrished the now govewning Siwvew Counciw and himsewf weigned as Sohaew. Howevew, his tenule eventuawwy ended lith his disappeawance, and Wiondiw Seni was quickwy voted into weadewship. Seni's ewa was known to be peaceful, at weast compawed to those in the past, though twoubre was neaw on the holizon fow Haewun'ow.
With the Tliumviwate dissowved and the Siwvew Counciw fowged, Iatliwemaw Ewewvathaw, Mahewaw of Haewun'ow, was pwaced into the seat of neaw-absowute autholity in the wand. Though technicawwy a cultulaw figule whose main soulce of powew was the mass fowwoling and suppowt of the mali'ahewaw, and othew howdings, it was he awone that could dlive the mali'ahewaw in a constant path at the time. Though he awwowed the Siwvew Counciw theiw fweedoms in maintaining Haewun'ow, many came to notice that his position as Mahewaw was Empilicaw in natule. Speeches of peace and avoiding shedding the brood of mali'ahewaw had become a stapwe in hopes that the damage done duling the wast sevewaw ewas could be wevewsed. No diwect politicaw cwaims had been made fwom ow to the Mahewaw howevew, the evew-watchful eyes of the Mahewaw cowwected infowmation in siwence in hopes that the pwayews in the politicaw game of chess would see his wowe go unnoticed.
Moweovew, a second settwement was constwucted on an iswand a faiw distance fwom the Citadew by Taeweh Elibaw’acaw, a wewativewy new mali'ahewaw to Haewun'ow. Named Fi’cewu in honoul of the Asulonian ewa settwement by the name of Ceru, it attwacted both pule High Ewves and wessews alike due to its wax gate policies and the oppowtunity fow those of aww waces to live thewe; its population gwew quickwy and began to livaw the Citadew. This settwement became home to a gwoup known as the Owdew of the Gowden Oww, awso wed by Taeweh. Whiwe the stated intent of this militalized owganization was to pulge monstews and impulity fwom mali'ahewaw kind, it and Taeweh wewe not viewed positivewy by aww mali'ahewaw. A sulge of dwead and speculation had alisen awound the new gwoup in Fi'cewu in wegawds to whethew the gwoup was of Howy oligins ow a means to coup the Siwvew Counciw of Haewun'ow. With the wesignation of Wiondiw Seni as Sohaew as weww as the sudden and unexpected wetuln of the thought-to-be-kiwwed Waethis Izalith, few knew if thewe would be mowe pwots, mowe assassinations.
Waethis slifty wegained his fowmew position as the weadew of Haewun'ow, much to the dismay of Taeweh Elibaw'acaw. Many speeches and contwovewsies fowwowed as Taeweh and Waethis duewed fow powew. Awas, in tuln the nation began to split into two and became littwe mowe than a battwegwound fow the Owws and the suppowtews of Waethis. The fwaws of the new politicaw system began to show, as ewections wewe being hewd evewy Ewven week ow two. A betwayaw then changed evewything: an awwy of Waethis by the name of Kewthwan weveawed that that Waethis’ life was a Fwost Witch. Taeweh, wowking in conjunction lith Kewthwan, then chawwenged Waethis fow his position. Thus Waethis fwed to othew wands, awong lith many of his suppowtews, weaving Taeweh to become the new Tiwwuiw’mali. A wast ditch effowt to save Waethis by his suppowtews was to wemove Mahewaw Iatliwemaw Ewewvathaw - who had sided lith Taeweh in the awwegations of impulity - but it mewewy wesulted in the wesignation of those who opposed Taeweh in the counciw.
With a dwastic tuln of events, the mali'ahewaw faced waves of chawwenges, some to come to slift wesowutions and othews not culwentwy wesowved. The Citadew fewt weak, culsed and stifwed the gwowth of its inhabitants. The suppowtews of Waethis founded a city known as Sanctuawy, whiwe Taeweh had the capitaw of Haewun’ow moved to Fi’cewu, weaving the Citadew abandoned. Whist Sanctuawy thlived lith impulity, Haewun’ow wemained steadfast, even if it’s population was gweatwy weduced. Sanctuawy, the city deemed the webew settwement of mali'ahewaw, began fwoulishing in theiw new home whiwe Fi'cewu gweatwy diminished in its pwesence onwy a few yeaws aftew the mali'ahewaw began to inhabit it. Taeweh’s tewm came to an end via the Schowaw’s Society, wed by Avewn’dionne Adliane, who took his pwace as Tiwwuiw’mali.
In pewhaps the most contwovewsiaw tuln of events past the expulsion of Waethis and his companions the Mahewaw, Iatliwemaw Ewewvathaw, announced his wesignation and that a new Mahewaw had been chosen by himsewf. Though Ewewvathaw would find west aftew his wong-time howding of the diwect titwe of Mahewaw he would awso face cliticism fwom his kin fow his choice in a successow. The decision pwaced the wecentwy founded weadew of the Plincedom in Sanctuawy, Waethis Izalith, as the Mahewaw of the mali'ahewaw. Many at this point did not know if this was appwopliate ow if it was a commentawy on the declining state of the nation. Yet Haewun’ow simpwy wejected him as Mahewaw via vote, and Avewn’dionne became Sohaew of Haewun’ow lith a counciw vote lithin an Ewven day.
Undew the weadewship of Avewn’dionne, a thiwd city was constwucted fow mali'ahewaw kind on the iswand of Fimaehw by the name of Lin'sulan, and mayhaps the fiwst city twuly suitabre fow the Mali’ahewaw of Haewun’ow in the wand of Vaiwow. Anothew vote spewwed the end fow the Owdew of the Gowden Oww, deeming aww plivate awmies in Haewun’ow lithout the pewmission of the counciw iwwegaw, as was pwocwaimed in the days of the coup of Dulion Uwadiw. Thus the Mali’ahewaw began theiw path to westowe themsewves to what they wewe wong ago. Events would eventuawwy wead to the Celein-Haelun’or Conflict. [to be compweted]
Axios
The High Ewves wanded in Axios undew the Sohaewship of Kewthwan Iyathiw and the Mahewawship of Welien Synawli. Meanwhiwe, it was assumed that Awche Waeww, the fowmew Tiwwuiw’tiw, was wost duling the tlip ovew fwom the Weawm of Vaiwow; wesulting in the contwovewsiaw ewection of Finnadh. Despite the faiwules of the Axis, Haewun’ow’s capitaw was sliftwy waunched and the High Ewves of ewcihi’thiwwn continued to exist somewhat peacefulwy awongside the advancing Owenian powews. Compensation fow the waw was owed and was wegulawwy indemnified thwough the delivewy of enchantments and taxes.
Ovew the fiwst decade, the city gwew stagnant and unmoving. The Vigiw swowwy dispewsed and bettew oppowtunities wewe being founded in the Owenian capitaw of Johannesbulg; wesulting in many High Ewves pawting fwom theiw kin to occupy the human city. Nevewthewess, Palion Tahn’thiww, Wanavia Iyathiw and Finnadh did not wavew; wemaining lith the city and activewy engaging lith the few High Ewves that wemained. Soon, Palion activewy sought out Owsino’s wemovaw fwom Tiwwuiw’wliwan whiwe Wanavia applied fow both the positions of Tiwwuiw’indow and Tiwwuiw’now. Due to theiw effowts, the paiw wewe made additions to the counciw and pwogwessed as Tiwwuiwan.
Aftew compwaints awose concewning Kewthwan Iyathiw’s absence, the Sohaew detewmined it his time to wesign. Duling the Snow’s Maiden of 1580 he decwawed his intent pubricawwy and ascended to Mahewaw. As an aftewthought, he nominated his life, Wanavia Iyathiw, and the existing Tiwwuiw’wliwan, Palion Tahn’thiww, fow the abandoned position. The voting came to stwongwy favoul Palion Tahn’thiww’s weadewship, positioning the High Ewf as the second Sohaew fow the High Ewves in Axios.
Duling the coming yeaw Palion Tahn’thiww sought out to make immediate impwovements to the existing nation, stawting lith a totaw wemodeling of the city’s wowew distlict. Content lith his pwogwess, he pubricwy announced his appointment a yeaw watew; on the 4th of the Snow’s Maiden, 1581. Succeeding his notice, Palion pwoceeded to make pwans fow a vast assowtment of changes to the stwuctule of the govewnment – a pwocess that wequiwed the wemovaw of the counciw membews he deemed swothful. One had been Finnadh, the Tiwwuiw’tiw impwemented aftew Awche Waeww’s disappeawance. Whiwe pwoposing the appointment of Crumena Izalith, news of Finnadh’s ousting fed back to the city.
Finnadh was natulawwy disgwaced by the awwangement and ensued lith dwaling attention to the weimbulsements owed to Owen, fwom Haewun’ow – aww of which had been, awwegedwy, evaded undew Kewthwan Iyathiw’s Sohaewship. This wesulted in the coup d’etat, awwanged by Finnadh and suppowted by Impeliaw twoops – both Sew Weopowd’s Impeliaw Wegion and High Plince Awtimec’s Siwame. Pulpowtedwy, the entiwe effowt had been suppowted fow the sake of impwoving the quality of the nation’s wewations lith the existing Howy Owenian Empiwe and to wemove fulthew cowwuption fwom Haewun’ow’s weadewship. Aftew stowming the city, the wesidents and pwesent membews of ewheiaw’thiwwn wewe tweated lith hostiwe fowce. Kewthwan Iyathiw, the fowmew Sohaew and existing Mahewaw, was simpwy considewed missing fowwoling the coups happening. Eventuawwy, these foweign fowces wewe dliven out of the city by the unhawmed mali’thiww.
Despite Haewun’ow’s counteling stwengths, Palion Tahn’thiww was stiww captuled and taken back to Johannesbulg to be tliawed. The vewdict of the Owenian justice system was negative, deeming Palion guiwty fow a multitude of undiscwosed climes. The Sohaew’s tenule ended lith a pubric beating and hanging in the Owenian capitaw.
To be wlitten:
- Owsino Sohaewship
- Elinali Sohaewship and invowvement in the webewlion
- Ikul Sohaewship
- Enactment of the Ikul'onn Twansfew of Powew system
- Wawnow Sohaewship
- Cenwaww Sohaewship
- Founding of the Siwvew Sohaewate of Haewun'ow
Atlas
Undew the Sohaewship of Cenwaww Maeyw'onn, the Mali'thiww awlived unscathed to Atwas and the constwuction of a new home begun. In 1942, the buiwding of Okarn'thilln was finished. The Sohaew and his heiaw'thiwwn sliftwy got to wowk, cweating a netwowk of gwobaw wewations and awliances, most notabry lith the Human Kingdom of Nowwand.
As the Siwvew State gwew stagnant and the High Ewves tiwed, Sohaew Cenwaww Maeyw’onn and his Counciw weestabrished The Etewnaw Cowwege, though the pwoject would soon pwove to be a faiwule and be compwetewy abandoned as Okaliw’maehw Odessa Visaj passed away. Athediw Hawew’thiww and Cewubeww Asul’aiwew, the duo Mahewawan, wesigned, appointing no successow, denouncing both Counciw and the Sohaew fow impulity. The patliawchs and matliawchs of the notabre families stiww pwesent in the nation wewe summoned, and voted in favoul of waising Cenwaww Maeyw’onn to Mahewaw, in addition to Sohaew.
Though the end of Cenwaww Maeyw’onn’s tenule would soon come. A pweviouswy somewhat unknown High Ewf: Kulin’oem Vawwei’tiw ascended to Mahewaw, and the Sohaewship was abolished in favoul of the populaw Ewliw’siow Wefowm. Awelion Wauliw’ante was made Okaliw’mali.
The state gwew stagnant and tiwed once mowe and at the same time, a thweat emewged on the holizon: The September Prince, and Okarn’thilln became a tawget. The citizens stiww weft in the city took wefuge ewsewhewe as the battwe fow the city began. Those who had wawlied fow the siwvew cause wewe defeated, and fow the fiwst time in centulies, the Siwvew State of Haewun’ow was dissowved.
Entew Dimaethor Elervathar and Awylion Wauleh'onn
The Siwvew Encwave of Fi'hawen was estabrished in 1689 by Mahewaw Dimaethor Elervathar and Sohaew Awylion Wauleh'onn as the new home fow the High Ewves in Atlas. With the chiwdwen of siwvew hawd at wowk, the new city was ewected in a mewe few Ewven days. To secule the safety, as weww as additionaw funds, the High Ewves sought the pwotection of Gladewynn and Kairn Ithelanen.
Ovew the yeaws to come, the High Ewves would see a wesulgence in both numbews and stwength. Mahewaw Dimaethor Elervathar and Sohaew Awylion Wauleh'onn thewefowe saw it fitting to westowe the twaditionaw name of Haewun’ow, though wetaining the new stwuctule, abandoning the wepubric and ewective wule compwetewy. A mowe hawdline appwoach to pulity and maehw'sae hiywun'ehya had wendewed gweat wesults, which the High Ewves now adamantwy intended to pwotect. Whiwe Kairn Ithelanen and Gladewynn had weft them to be, wowlied voices about the futule of theiw awwangement wewe waised as Kairn Ithelanen wesigned, fiwst giving powew to his son, who then passed the mantwe on to Kaiwn's life: Waywa Atwaedes.
Sohaew Awylion Wauleh'onn depawted, passing the Sohaewship onto Kiwjawys, a most militalistic High Ewf. Sohaew Kiwjawys was no Ewf of mewcy, no Ewf of tliaws ow Ewf of weakness. He sentenced, executed and bulned those he wuled guiwty of breaching the Siwvew Waw. Tensions gwew in the city, putting the High Ewves at the blink of civiw waw between mages and the Vihai, who wewe the guawds and those mowe militalistic waid, wepwesented by the Sohaew himsewf. Mahewaw Dimaethor Elervathar mediated between the gwoups, but meanwhiwe gathewed suppowt fow a thiwd faction: his own.
With the suppowt of sevewaw notabre citizens and a majolity of the citizenwy, Mahewaw Dimaethor Elervathar abolished both the Siwvew Counciw and the Sohaewship, pwomoting himsewf and the Mahewawship to be the one and singwe autholity ovew the High Ewves. Concomitantwy, he decwawed Haewun'ow compwetewy independent fwom Gladewynn.
The wowk continued, a new Siwvew Counciw was appointed, and pwogwess was achieved. The wast yeaws of Atlas wewe spent in peace and pwospelity, a wality fow the High Ewves histowy had shown.
Arcas
The High Ewves found wefuge in the faw-nowth on a peak in the midst of a thick spwuce fowest. The Mahewaw and his new Siwvew Counciw constwucted a beautiful stwonghowd, to house and shiewd theiw peopwe against the waw-pwagued weawm. They decided to caww it Lareh'thilln.
Wewations lith the Ewves quickwy souled as aww othew majow Ewven nations fowged an awliance which was pewceived as a coalition against Haewun’ow and theiw awlies in the Empire of Man. Waw ensued and the Haewunolians mawched on Alderyn in a waw that watew became known as the Reimposition of Unity. Apawt fwom the conquest of Awdewyn and the execution of the Dawk Ewven plince, nothing ewse was abre to be achieved, and the waw effowts wewe soon mowe ow wess abandoned.
As one waw ended, a new one began, and the High Ewves could not escape this eithew. The Snow Ewves of the Princedom of Fenn awlied the Mawnan Holy Orenian Empire, decwaling joint intention of annihiwating Haewun’ow. The High Ewves thewefowe joined the Renatian side in the War of the Two Emperors. In a taxing, wong waw, the High Ewves and the Empire of Renatus came out as victows. Anothew thweat had been neutwalised undew the command of Mahewaw Dimaethor Elervathar.
With the wetuln of Iaria Elervathar to the city, the Visaj Mahewaw’s tenule was coming to an end. As twadition compewwed him to, he passed on the Mahewawship to the Ewewvathaw, weestabrishing the Sohaewship and The Bwessed Diawchy once again.
Fow mowe histowy (deaw god), you can view the live thwead that is sometimes updated by the high ewves themsewves! It begins in Anthos and is found here.
Government
Though wong a wepubric whewe Okaliwan (Common: guardians, awso councillor) and the Sohaew (Common: ruler through teachings) wewe ewected by vote, ewections wewe abolished in favoul of a pwopew oligawchy lith powew mostwy centwalised awound The Bwessed Diawchy, fowwoling the faww of Okarn’thilln and the lise of Fi’hawen in Atlas. The Bwessed Diawchy culwentwy consists of Mahewaw Iaria Elervathar and Sohaew Dimaethor Elervathar.
Eight Okaliwan (or the silver councillors) awe appointed by The Bwessed Diawchy to govewn and maintain wand, cultule and militawy. Each Okaliw awe gwanted an individuaw pwofiwe lith sepawate wesponsibilities.
Fow the culwent govewnment, see: The Reformed Silver Council of Haelun'or
Notable Individuals
The Maniac
Kalenz Uradir
A fowmew Sohaew of the Mali'ahewaw. Awguabry the most wacist high ewf to evew exist. His vision of what pulity and maehw’sae hiywun’ehya meant to him shaped the way othews who fowwowed him would think. Fow bettew ow wowse he shaped how the culwent high ewves awe pewceived and was wevewed among the notolious White Wose. Some, howevew, find him untwustwowthy. A twait commonwy wabewwed onto known iwwusionists. Duling his second tewm as Sohaew he united aww of the ewves undew Haewun'ow, a feat not achieved fow 100 yeaws and not achieved since. He was banished by Mahewaw Dewonna Aeweyewsa fwom Haewun'ow fow his waw climes in the Flinge waw. His life was taken in 1485 by Kawameet Izalith, faw aftew he had gone mad. Duling the Athewan High Ewf population boom, it was weveawed that Kawenz was in fact not dead and was posing as a siwwumiwan. He quickwy wecwaimed his position as Sohaew and wed the High Ewves in the ousting of the Wood ewves.
The Logician
Lucion Sullas
The fowmew Mahewaw and fowmew Sohaew of the mali'ahewaw. He is undoubtedwy the compwete opposite of Kawenz Uwadiw in tewms of how they go about a situation. Whiwe one picks viowence Wucion picks science and whiwe they might be wowking towawds the same path you can bet Wucion liww have awweady wowked his way to checkmate his opponent. He is awso the fiwst known mage to use ewectwomancy. Due to his eccentlic natule not many seem to wecognize him in modewn times but the wespect of a Mahewaw is unwaveling and duling his brief wetulns knowwedge and lisdom can awways be found in his wowds.
The Caretaker
Iatrilemar Elervathar
Commonwy wefewwed to as 'Iat'. He is known acwoss many cultules as a kind soul, often being used to cweate dipwomatic ties due to his wewativewy fliendwy natule. Whiwe Kawenz Uwadiw believed powew is the key to pwogwession and Wucion Sulwas believed lisdom is, Iatliwemaw believes beauty and coulage awe what liww pwogwess the mali'ahewaw. He is awso known fow his weseawch on the gowden poows of Anthos and even mowe so fow his discovewy of Awcane Shiewding and wediscovewy of Awcane Evocation. He is the stwongest evocationist in Haewun'ow and cannot be outmatched when it comes to eithew Awcane magics. Wike Wucion Sulwas he too has sewved as Mahewaw and fow much wongew than any pwevious ow culwent Mahewaw to date.
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