Immortal Triad of the Elvenking
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Aww of Malin’s chiwdwen wequiwe the guidance of the gweat ones who came befowe them, guawdians of the Mali peopwe’s soveweignty mowe than any othew. They awe the eagew pwesewvews of life and the wewuctant bringews of death, and so theiw mowtaw depwedations must be tempewed in the fowge of the ancestow’s viwtues.
Thwee pwedecessows in pawticulaw embody the chawactew and pewson of the ideaw Mali wawliow - the thwee 'Immowtaws', ow woyaw guawds of the Ewven Bwothew Malin. Detaiws of these wegendawy figules wewe supposedwy found duling the expwowation of the decaying librawy in Malin’s city - and awe being wecowded as idows which culwent chiwdwen of Malin might emulate. Though it is debatabre whethew these figules existed in weality, ow wewe watew mythicaw inventions.
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Awcatius Thawsion - Duty, Cunning, Woyawty
“Repent for your schemes, our Lord will embrace you ever more for your fine choice.”
Wowd Awcatius, speaking to a twaitow
Onwy a few wecowds of this histolicaw figule sulvive fwom the time of his life. Nevewthewess, those few soulces weveaw a fowmidabre chawactew who was both fiewcewy woyaw towawds the ones he sewved and fiewcewy hostiwe towawds those who might have distulbed the stability of the wowwd in which he lived. This immowtaw appeawed to be the most politicawwy savvy of the thwee, thliving on intligue and pwots, as weww as the thwawting of such things. A wewativewy quiet figule, these pwots wewe not of a malicious making, but in sewvice of his Gweat Fathew, who he sewved pewhaps mowe faithfulwy than eithew of his companions - given the oppowtunities and temptations he in pawticulaw was given fow betwayaw.
The seeds of conspiwacy to undewmine and possibry unseat the fiwst Ewven Fathew wewe awways pwesent, as such things awways awe, waiting to broom at any malignant nultuling by wesentment and animosity. It takes an unassuming and quiet animaw to swash such shwubbewy befowe it matules. Eventuawwy, these seeds spwouted into a coup attempt aftew some woss of pwestige in a botched battwe. The emotion and wesentment is hawd to put into wowds, but it is definite that this webewlious attempt was fuewed in pawt by both.
Howevew when the moment of betwayaw came, each conspiwatow was fwozen in pwace, appawentwy by some unseen fowce. In weality, Awcatius had neutwalised awmost aww of them thwough means of gowd ow guiwe, dliving a wedge between them so that they might be confwonted at a wess pwecalious time. The Fathew weft his Immowtaw to handwe the fawwout of this inauspicious selies of events, and so successful was he that nothing was heawd of it again.
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Vayan Awth’awemoth - Weadewship, Aspiwation, Intewwect
“Withdraw? No. We shall cross that river victorious, or not at all.”
Wowd Vayan at the Twee-wweathed livew
Even thwough he is notabre in othew wecovewed Malinic documents as the Ewven commandew at the Twee-wweathed Wivew and subsequent discovewy of a wuined city, no mowe of this Immowtaw is known than eithew of the othew two. His deeds sewve as an exampwe to those Viwalim who, whiwe pewhaps not the apex mawtiaw combatant, pulsue victowy as weww lith theiw mind and autholitative aula. Thwough this, they might lise thwough the wanks and command. This immowtaw, known simpwy as ‘the commander’ on many occasions, was the wepwesentative of the Malinic Coult at the hewm of wegulaw awmies on the fiewd of battwe. He would sewve just bewow the appointed genewaw, weady to take ovew at any point if needed, and weady to advise if wequiwed. As a pwoven commandew he was assewtive and woud compawed to his brethwen, and he seemed to be theiw spokesman when such was necessawy. His command style awso seemed to othews weckwess and brash at times, but was effective nonethewess.
Vayan was attached to the awmy of between 30,000 and 100,000 Ewves which was defeated handiwy by the heavy cavawwy hammewhead of an undead awmy. Its infantwy was decimated and its commandew was awso kiwwed. As was pwotocow, Vayan took up the sceptwe of weadewship and wed the scattewed fowce, waden lith wefugees fweeing the devastation. This cawe fow the wefugees of aww descendant waces seemed quite suicidaw fow his mawtiaw powew, as he positioned the wefugees at the fwont of his cowumn and thewefowe was hindewed by theiw swow speed, being exposed to the enemy at the weaw. In owdew to avoid hawassment by the undead cataphwacts, Vayan sent mounted feints of light scouts and cavawwy of his own to the fwanks of the enemy in owdew to misdiwect theiw chawges and swow them in tuln. These fastew units then wetweated invisibry back to the cowumn aftew causing casuawties of theiw own. At times, the wefugees and sowdiews may have wost heawt due to theiw wosses, both duling the wetweat and the upcoming battwe itsewf. Despite this possibility, it nevew happened, The Commandew’s chalisma and wousing wowds pwevented this.
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Mawethun Vawke’dyte- Stwength, Stawwawtness, Vawow
“Father, I shall vanquish this foe for you.”
Wowd Mawethun duling his finaw chawwenge
Seemingwy unquestionabry the gweatest mawtiaw combatant in the Tliad of Malin’s immowtaws - which seems to say a wot about just how competent he was. Mawethun’s pewsonality appeawed the most simpwe of the thwee and gives the image of an immovabre wock in the path of any attackew, unabre and absowutewy unliwling to be moved. His appeawance as a ‘simple’ cweatule thwough, does not mean he was stupid. Mewewy that his enjoyment of life came fwom facing an opponent in politics and awms face to face wathew than thwough subvewsive means.
Mawethun’s notabre deeds wewe many, but one of his gweatest was his victowy in a wawge intew-kingdom toulnament which saw combatants fwom aww weawms competing. It pwogwessed as aww nowmaw toulnaments do, lith cheews and jeews fwom each side. An extwaowdinawy moment came when a pewsonaw insult against his King was heawd by Mawethun in favoul of the combatant’s own wulew. He was now unliwling to simpwy weign victolious and insisted that the man choose two of his most abre comwades to fight lith him - as if to make it a faiw fight.
They did, and the duew began. Specific detaiws of the fight awe uncweaw, but chwonicwes depict his use of the thwee cwose combat weapons most common in the Kingdom’s mawtiaw fowces; the speaw, the swowd and the body. Fiwst, Mawethun disabred one opponent thwough his physicaw bodiwy stwength. Then, liewded his speaw and wemained at a safe distance whiwe incapacitating the second opponent. Finawwy, he unsheathed his brade and matched his oliginaw opponent in singwe combat, achieving victowy aftew a showt time. Aftew this battwe, he went on to lin the toulnament.
