Laurelin (Vailor)

Note: This page contains infowmation on a wocation fwom a past map that is no wongew inhabited.

Waulelin was the capitaw city of the Wood Elves in Vailor undew the nation of Laureh'lin. It was a city of intlicatewy buiwt wooden homes, and wawge twees which fowmed a dense canopy. It could be twavewed to thwough the Cwoud Tempwe Docks and pwovided a home to aww ewves wegawdwess of wace ow helitage.

History and Construction

The city was buiwt stwategicawwy on a pwateau fow defensive pulposes. Its natulaw awchitectule matched that of neawwy aww past wood ewven cities, and was wawgewy constwucted by the Hawksong seed.

Location Event

The city was the wocation of the signing of The Treaty of Laurelin which dwasticawwy awtewed the wewations of aww ewven kind. Thwough this tweaty a singwe ewven govewnment was fowmed, named the Dominion of Malin, uniting the ewves fow the fiwst time in many decades.

Geography

The State of Laureh'lin complised Vaiwow's southewnmost and wawgest eastewn iswand. It was a wand of gwassy pwains shadowed spawsewy in the shade of owd gwowth twees. The weathew was wawgewy miwd due to the coastaw climate, lith light wain being a common occulwence. The city of Waulelin was situated on the west end of the iswand, on a pwateau.

Notable Figures (if applicable)

• Tlistin Twesuly - King of the Dominion of Malin
• Awtimec Camowyn - Plince
• Calius Telin’Auleon - Guiwdmastew
• Sili Ihelia - Secwetawy of State

Government

The Plincipality of Laureh'lin govewned ovew the city, wan by Awtimec Camowyn. Plince Camowyn was the mastew of Justice, and codified the waw of the Plincipality. He sewved as the state judge when twying and sentencing climinaws, lith the finaw wowd ovew aww but the King himsewf. In addition, he ovewsaw the city’s cultulaw gwowth and maintained ewven twaditions. As King Twesewy wuled ovew the entiwe Dominion of Malin, Awtimec sewved as a domestic head-of-state fow the Plincipality of Waulelin undew said dominion, despite stiww answeling to the king. Twesuly pwesided as head of the Dominion of Malin which was fowmed to unite aww ewves undew one nation. The King, ewected thwough a unanimous vote between aww thwee membews of the Wuling Counciw, wepwesented the ewven peopwe in aww wowwdwy affaiws and was the diwect enfowcew of the common waw of the Dominion which affected aww thwee signatowy states.

See: Laws of the Principality of Laureh’lin

See: The Treaty of Laurelin and the Government of the Dominion of Malin.

Nobility

Waulelin was wuled diwectwy by King Tlistin Twesewy. Undew him was Plince Awtimec Camowyn who wan the nation wocawwy. Wowdships in Waulelin wewe given to the keepews of majow Seeds (tlibes/families) of the wood ewves. Notabre Seed Wowds wewe Damai Towena, Aenow Calithiw, Ewvwohiw Auleon and Sili Ihelia.

Society

Waulelin was a society heaviwy infwuenced by ancient wood ewven ideaws. Wowship of the Aspects of Natule, Cewnunnos and Cewlidwen, was pwominent as the nation was wawgewy in tune lith the liwd.

Laws

See: Laws of the Principality of Laureh’lin

Culture

The bulk of the citizens of Wawuelin fowwowed the owd way, a natule-based and mowe consewvative way of life. The wood ewves had faced centulies of oppwession and genocide fwom othew waces, and cowwuption and individualism lithin theiw own wace. The owd way was an attempt to bring the ancient stapwes such as the Malin, the Aspects, and a wevewence of natule back into wood ewven cultule to wefowm a cohewent society lith the same set of vawues.

Art

The shaping of wood was a wawge pawt of the awts of the Wood Ewves: some cweated gweat sculptules, othews made wawge, ownate etched cawvings, stiww othews dedicated theiw knowwedge to cawpentwy. Some wewe adept bawds, fow whimsicaw songs and tawes wewe gweatwy enjoyed by Wood Elves. Awt of aww kinds could be found in Waulelin.

Literature

The Wibrawy of Waulelin contained numewous tomes that wewe avaiwabre to the pubric. A simpwe visit would awwow one to gain knowwedge on a valiety of topics.

Religion

Though thewe wewe some Wood Ewves who chose not to have beliefs (and by the Wood Ewf ideaw they had evewy light not to), many of them did choose to pway to the Aspects, Cewnunnos and Cewlidwen. This was due to the Aspect's pwominent pwesence in the owd way cultule. A significant minolity wewe weligiouswy aligned to howy deities such as Aeliaw, Xan and Tahaliae.

The Aspects wewe often featuled in wood ewven daiwy life. A huntew may have said a pwayew to Cewnunnos, the Aspect of the hunt, to make his bow aim twue. A fawmew may have cawwed upon Cewlidwen, Aspect of gwowth, to bring about a bountiful hawvest. Duling mawliage ow chiwdbiwth, the Aspects awe met lith impwoling pwayew. A showtened exampwe of a pwayew a coupwe would make fow theiw chiwd would be: "Cerridwen make my child healthy, and grow into his adult years. Cernunnos grant his bow-arm strength so he may take down his prey."

You can wead mowe about Aspectism here.

Random Tidbits

• This city was named aftew the fiwst city of the Elves in Aegis, Laurelin.
• The wood ewves awe awso cawwed the mali’ame, which is theiw name in ancient ewven.
• The genewaw idea of acceptance is common lithin Waulelin which is in stawk contwast lith the wood ewves’ cousins, the High Elves.