Golden1Knight
Emperor
A lot of things about the Elves...
In the beginning there was nothing. Then came Galladan, Lord of the Universe, and everything was done by him. Galladan first created the earth, and then he shaped it so it became beautiful. He created mountains, hills, hollows and caves. But he saw that was not enough, because the land was barren, colorless and lifeless. So he created the grass, trees, shrubs and all vegetation. He also created the rivers and seas, to quench the thirst of the plants.
He also created the Light, which gave great beauty to the world. But it was not enough, so he created the animals of all kinds. Thus, he has populated the seas, rivers, prairies and forests. However, something was missing, something really beautiful, something worthy of being called a masterpiece. Then he engaged on his new project, but this took a long time to become reality.
His first attempt resulted in total disaster, and nasty creatures such as orcs, trolls and giants, emerged. On his second attempt, he originated the dwarfs, but these were by far too ugly and gross. On the fourth attempt, got a better result, creating humans, but something was still missing to achieve perfection.
Then finally, on his fifth attempt, the elves were born, his final work. They were beautiful, tall and graceful. After the birth of the elves, he knew that his work was done, and withdrew to the far reaches of the universe, leaving his creation in the hands of his two sons, Atalladan and Falladan.
Atalladan began to develop a great love for life on the surface world, especially loving the elves, the masterpiece of his father. However, most of his attention went to the Light, because it sustained the life in the world. Therefore, he came to be known as the Lord of Light.
However, Falladan was much different. He was jealous of the love that his brother received from his father, and so hated him. He also hated everything that his brother loved, starting to hate the Light and the elves. Therefore he chose to give his attention to the underworld, where he could observe the creatures of darkness that dwelt there, and also the various metals and gems hidden in the depths of the earth. He became known as the Lord of Darkness, and became feared by the elves.
Therefore, they both entered into an agreement by dividing the creation of their father among them: Atalladan would stay with the surface world, and Falladan would stay with the Underworld.
Under the protection of the Lord of Light, the elves prospered. They maintained a nomadic lifestyle, but they followed a leader, this one taking the title of king. They preferred to roam the prairies, because they come to appreciate the Light.
A young elven king always had an adventurous and ambitious flame in the heart. Before ascending to the throne, after the early death of his father, he had wandered a lot throughout the world. His name was Caladhros, and he was a proud and beautiful elf, even among his people.
On one occasion, while he was wandering in the fields, he saw what he thought to be the most beautiful lady of his people, and in fact was the most beautiful elf who had walked the earth. Nywin was her name, and the two fell in love.
However, Caladhros wanted to prove to Nywin the love he felt for her, and demanded she propose him a challenge. She refused, stating that their love did not require proofs. But he insisted so much that she ended up yielding. This was the challenge she has proposed to her beloved:
- "Climb the highest mountain of this land!"
But he objected, arguing that this challenge was too easy. Nywin reflected, and proposed a new challenge, being convinced that Caladhros would accept:
- "Bring me the head of the most terrible creature you find!"
Again he objected, saying it was not hard enough. Angry, Nywin said in a mocking tone:
- "Then, O brave king, go up to the sky and bring me a bit of the Light!"
Without thinking, Nywin uttered words that would change the world forever. Before she could go back, Caladhros quickly accepted the challenge, which he thought worthy:
- "And so will I! I will ascend up to the sky and bring you a bit of the Light! I, Caladhros, King of the Elves, swear you'll get what you asked for, or I'll die trying. "
Realizing what she had just done, she begged him to forget that idea, that she had not spoken seriously. But he said that an Elf King does not go back with an oath, to which she replied that this does not apply to oaths that are impossible to fulfill. At this, he laughed.
- "But of course it is possible! You forget that I am a king? Our people are strong and resourceful, and we will build a tower to reach the sky, and then I'll get a bit of the Light."
Nywin yet tried to dissuade him from what she considered to be a insanely bold idea, but Caladhros proved resolute in his decision, and the construction of the tower began.
The years passed, and the elves proved proficient in the art of building. The tower became increasingly high, and would soon exceed the height of the clouds. The building was magnificent: The base of the tower, for being the widest part, constituted the main part of the elven city (as the elves started to live in the tower), and there were stores, shops and markets.
At higher levels stood the residences, entertainment houses (poetry being preferred), schools of engineering and architecture and the houses of healing. At the top of the tower were the workers, who through great elven discoveries in the field of engineering and architecture, were building the tallest tower ever.
Most of the Great Tower (as it became known) was made of marble, the favorite building material to the elves. They extracted the rock in large quarries built around the tower, and through ingenious mechanisms, such as cranes, they brought the rocks to the top.
Just like the Tower, Caladhro's family also grew. He had three children with Nywin: Jadhros, Saen and Lawen. They all grew up to be haughty princes.
The people loved their king, but not only because he has provided to them wealth and knowledge as they never had before, or vast and beautiful halls under their magnificent Tower, but they loved him because he gave his people a purpose, a greater objective to follow, and this objective was to get to the sky and the Light.
However, over time, such greatness and ambition aroused arrogance in many elves, mainly in the king. This fact will be shown in what happened next.
Many years passed, and everything was going perfectly well until one day, as he inspected the newly constructed floors on the top of the tower, Caladhros heard a deep, commanding voice, but beautiful and friendly:
- "Caladhros, King of the Elves, you've gone too far with it. Take my advice: Stop building your Tower, it is already sufficiently high and magnificent, and your people can live happily in it for all eternity. That's not enough for you? And why are you not content to just observe the beauty of the Light, instead of wanting to take it for yourself? For I warn you, I will not allow any mortal to take possession of it. Listen to the words of the Lord of Light, for I love you and your people, and I would prefer not to intervene by force. "
But Caladhros was not the only one to hear the words of the Lord of Light, for there stood Eledaen, the most skilled of all the elves in the art of building, and close friend of Nywin. Once finished the speaking, and both were alone, Eledaen spoke to his king:
- "I'm sure Your Majesty will immediately stop the construction of the Tower, is not it?"
- "Stop? Why would I do that? I did not come this far to give up now. If you really paid attention to his words, you may have noticed that he fears us. He fears that we get to sky and fears that we take his power! "
Horrified, Eledaen replied:
- "Are you crazy? He is the Lord of Light, our protector! And why would anyone want to 'steal' his power, if that is possible? "
- "You're a fool, Eledaen. We will continue to build the Tower, with or without you! "
Desolated, seeing that his king would lead his people to the disgrace, Eledaen decided to act on his own. He tried to warn the public about the Lord of the Light warning, but few listened to him. He realized that many were acting just like the king, blinded by their arrogance. He gathered his supporters and, before they left the city, he came to talk to Nywin, knowing that her spirit was still pure:
- "My friend, your husband will drag our nation to destruction. I'm leaving. If you agree with me, I ask you to come. It will be like a new beginning. "
- "I understand your reasons and I agree with you, but I shall not leave my husband and my children, my fate is tied to theirs. But I believe the Lord of Light will be merciful, and will do no harm to our people. "
So Eledaen and Nywin parted from each other, and they never met again.
Years passed, and the Great Tower surpassed the clouds. Meanwhile, the people of Eledaen prospered slowly, and began to build a small but beautiful city.
In his great throne room, Caladhros crowned himself King of the Sky, and his people cheered. The next day after the celebrations, came the destruction. Came the grief. Came the death.
The strongest earthquake the world has ever seen hit the foundations of the Tower. The more fragile, higher levels, collapsed, bombarding the lower floors with a deadly rain of marble. Most of the Tower was destroyed, and the rest severely damaged. Many were the elves who died on this day, standing between them Nywin and her children.
It is said that on this day Caladhros climbed to the highest point that remained of the tower (which, despite having been ruined, it was still incredibly high) and yelled:
- "Curse you, Lord of the Light! You denied me the fulfillment of my promise, killed my beloved children and the most beautiful elf who ever walked this earth, and destroyed my people! I will have my revenge! "
Then the king unsheathed his famous sword, Skyscraper, and in his bitterness he challenged the Lord of Light to a duel. However, his voice, like a thunder, said:
- "How dare you to challenge me? My patience is over. But know, it was you who brought destruction to your people! Because of your actions, that your people made arrogant, I curse you all! From now on, until the world ceases to exist, I will remove from the sky your coveted Light, so no one else will covet it. I'll replace it with a mere fireball, which rises upwards to the sky once every 24 hours, not staying there longer than 12 hours. However, I will not forsake you all in complete darkness. During the absence of the Sun, will rise up to the sky the Moon and the Stars, which are nothing but tiny fragments of the Light of yore. They will remember the golden days of the past, and the consequences of arrogance and ambition. Thus, also the Lord of Darkness will never take control of the surface world, which is my territory. And, in order not repeat all this tragedy, no one will covet the Sun as it will blind anyone who tries to look at it. "
Part of the survivors had realized their mistakes and the madness that had overtaken their king, and joined the people of Eledaen. But another part shared with the king the hatred to the Lord of Light, because some have also lost loved ones that they desire to avenge, others for having lost their vast wealth and some by having their pride wounded.
These joined the king and departed, going to dwell underground because somehow they loved the Light yore and hated its poor substitute. However, they liked of the Moon and the Stars, as they were a comforting reminder of bygone days, days when they were living at their sumptuous halls, when all lesser beings had to look up if they wanted to admire the grandeur of their former Kingdom of the Great Tower. Their habits earned them the name of Night Elves.
So, according to legend, ended up the Golden Years of the elves.
So ended up the Light as we knew, and were born the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
So, this was the beginning and the fall of the Kingdom of the Great Tower and the Kingdom of the Sky.
The earthquake that destroyed the Great Tower has mysterious origins. While the Night Elves say with certainty that it was the Lord of Light who caused it, many elves suspect that was caused by the Lord of Darkness, because he who hated his brother as much as the Elves, knew he loved them. So he destroyed the tower aiming to turn them against his brother, simply for the pleasure of seeing his brother having to punish those who loved and see the elves turning against one who always loved them.
As said, the people of the elves split in two:
The People of Eledaen: They worship the Lord of Light, and fear the Lord of Darkness. Because of this they are called 'Elves of the Light'. They accepted the curse with great sadness, but learned to love the Sun, the Moon and the Stars, and created aversion to darkness.
The Night Elves: They hate the Lord of Light and all those who serve him, so they began to worship the Lord of Darkness. They also hate the sun, because for them no light, but the Light of yore (before the Curse) deserves to be loved. Consequently, they love the moon and the stars, because these are fragments of the original light, and they love to go out to roam at night. Due to the habit of avoiding the sun, they began to live underground, and their skin became paler.
After the fall, he led the Night Elves to one of the old quarries, and there they settled. Then he gave the leadership of his people to another elf, and went alone to the depths of the earth. Legend has it, that there he met the Lord of the Darkness, and he granted to Caladhros magical powers, including the ability to live more than the other members of his people. After becoming a Mage of the Darkness, he withdraws into isolation, but always helping the Night Elves when they needed.
Being a strong reminder of sadness and heartbreak for all elves, the place was abandoned, and they avoid approaching the ruined but still magnificent tower. Since the Fall it is surrounded by hills of marble that collapsed from above, so access is difficult. There are areas that remained relatively intact, but these are few and often access to them is blocked. Looters have plundered many treasures of the tower, but it is not uncommon to find bowls of gold adorned with gems or jewels in the wreckage.
The base of the tower, which was the main part of the city, is buried amidst the marble, but you can access it through the upper levels. Once inside the large halls, it is not hard to get lost. Statues of haughty elves are find everywhere, including the then King Caladhros and his deceased wife, Nywin. However, the only inhabitants of the place are the wildlife and the buried bodies, since no one wants to live in the midst of such gloom.
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Well, I know there may be translation errors, but as I do not have a good English it is already expected. Please tell me any errors so I can fix them.
Spoiler :
About the Creation, according to the belief of the Elves
In the beginning there was nothing. Then came Galladan, Lord of the Universe, and everything was done by him. Galladan first created the earth, and then he shaped it so it became beautiful. He created mountains, hills, hollows and caves. But he saw that was not enough, because the land was barren, colorless and lifeless. So he created the grass, trees, shrubs and all vegetation. He also created the rivers and seas, to quench the thirst of the plants.
He also created the Light, which gave great beauty to the world. But it was not enough, so he created the animals of all kinds. Thus, he has populated the seas, rivers, prairies and forests. However, something was missing, something really beautiful, something worthy of being called a masterpiece. Then he engaged on his new project, but this took a long time to become reality.
His first attempt resulted in total disaster, and nasty creatures such as orcs, trolls and giants, emerged. On his second attempt, he originated the dwarfs, but these were by far too ugly and gross. On the fourth attempt, got a better result, creating humans, but something was still missing to achieve perfection.
Then finally, on his fifth attempt, the elves were born, his final work. They were beautiful, tall and graceful. After the birth of the elves, he knew that his work was done, and withdrew to the far reaches of the universe, leaving his creation in the hands of his two sons, Atalladan and Falladan.
Atalladan began to develop a great love for life on the surface world, especially loving the elves, the masterpiece of his father. However, most of his attention went to the Light, because it sustained the life in the world. Therefore, he came to be known as the Lord of Light.
However, Falladan was much different. He was jealous of the love that his brother received from his father, and so hated him. He also hated everything that his brother loved, starting to hate the Light and the elves. Therefore he chose to give his attention to the underworld, where he could observe the creatures of darkness that dwelt there, and also the various metals and gems hidden in the depths of the earth. He became known as the Lord of Darkness, and became feared by the elves.
Therefore, they both entered into an agreement by dividing the creation of their father among them: Atalladan would stay with the surface world, and Falladan would stay with the Underworld.
Under the protection of the Lord of Light, the elves prospered. They maintained a nomadic lifestyle, but they followed a leader, this one taking the title of king. They preferred to roam the prairies, because they come to appreciate the Light.
About the Fall and the Curse, or the Tale of Caladhros and Nywin.
A young elven king always had an adventurous and ambitious flame in the heart. Before ascending to the throne, after the early death of his father, he had wandered a lot throughout the world. His name was Caladhros, and he was a proud and beautiful elf, even among his people.
On one occasion, while he was wandering in the fields, he saw what he thought to be the most beautiful lady of his people, and in fact was the most beautiful elf who had walked the earth. Nywin was her name, and the two fell in love.
However, Caladhros wanted to prove to Nywin the love he felt for her, and demanded she propose him a challenge. She refused, stating that their love did not require proofs. But he insisted so much that she ended up yielding. This was the challenge she has proposed to her beloved:
- "Climb the highest mountain of this land!"
But he objected, arguing that this challenge was too easy. Nywin reflected, and proposed a new challenge, being convinced that Caladhros would accept:
- "Bring me the head of the most terrible creature you find!"
Again he objected, saying it was not hard enough. Angry, Nywin said in a mocking tone:
- "Then, O brave king, go up to the sky and bring me a bit of the Light!"
Without thinking, Nywin uttered words that would change the world forever. Before she could go back, Caladhros quickly accepted the challenge, which he thought worthy:
- "And so will I! I will ascend up to the sky and bring you a bit of the Light! I, Caladhros, King of the Elves, swear you'll get what you asked for, or I'll die trying. "
Realizing what she had just done, she begged him to forget that idea, that she had not spoken seriously. But he said that an Elf King does not go back with an oath, to which she replied that this does not apply to oaths that are impossible to fulfill. At this, he laughed.
- "But of course it is possible! You forget that I am a king? Our people are strong and resourceful, and we will build a tower to reach the sky, and then I'll get a bit of the Light."
Nywin yet tried to dissuade him from what she considered to be a insanely bold idea, but Caladhros proved resolute in his decision, and the construction of the tower began.
The years passed, and the elves proved proficient in the art of building. The tower became increasingly high, and would soon exceed the height of the clouds. The building was magnificent: The base of the tower, for being the widest part, constituted the main part of the elven city (as the elves started to live in the tower), and there were stores, shops and markets.
At higher levels stood the residences, entertainment houses (poetry being preferred), schools of engineering and architecture and the houses of healing. At the top of the tower were the workers, who through great elven discoveries in the field of engineering and architecture, were building the tallest tower ever.
Most of the Great Tower (as it became known) was made of marble, the favorite building material to the elves. They extracted the rock in large quarries built around the tower, and through ingenious mechanisms, such as cranes, they brought the rocks to the top.
Just like the Tower, Caladhro's family also grew. He had three children with Nywin: Jadhros, Saen and Lawen. They all grew up to be haughty princes.
The people loved their king, but not only because he has provided to them wealth and knowledge as they never had before, or vast and beautiful halls under their magnificent Tower, but they loved him because he gave his people a purpose, a greater objective to follow, and this objective was to get to the sky and the Light.
However, over time, such greatness and ambition aroused arrogance in many elves, mainly in the king. This fact will be shown in what happened next.
Many years passed, and everything was going perfectly well until one day, as he inspected the newly constructed floors on the top of the tower, Caladhros heard a deep, commanding voice, but beautiful and friendly:
- "Caladhros, King of the Elves, you've gone too far with it. Take my advice: Stop building your Tower, it is already sufficiently high and magnificent, and your people can live happily in it for all eternity. That's not enough for you? And why are you not content to just observe the beauty of the Light, instead of wanting to take it for yourself? For I warn you, I will not allow any mortal to take possession of it. Listen to the words of the Lord of Light, for I love you and your people, and I would prefer not to intervene by force. "
But Caladhros was not the only one to hear the words of the Lord of Light, for there stood Eledaen, the most skilled of all the elves in the art of building, and close friend of Nywin. Once finished the speaking, and both were alone, Eledaen spoke to his king:
- "I'm sure Your Majesty will immediately stop the construction of the Tower, is not it?"
- "Stop? Why would I do that? I did not come this far to give up now. If you really paid attention to his words, you may have noticed that he fears us. He fears that we get to sky and fears that we take his power! "
Horrified, Eledaen replied:
- "Are you crazy? He is the Lord of Light, our protector! And why would anyone want to 'steal' his power, if that is possible? "
- "You're a fool, Eledaen. We will continue to build the Tower, with or without you! "
Desolated, seeing that his king would lead his people to the disgrace, Eledaen decided to act on his own. He tried to warn the public about the Lord of the Light warning, but few listened to him. He realized that many were acting just like the king, blinded by their arrogance. He gathered his supporters and, before they left the city, he came to talk to Nywin, knowing that her spirit was still pure:
- "My friend, your husband will drag our nation to destruction. I'm leaving. If you agree with me, I ask you to come. It will be like a new beginning. "
- "I understand your reasons and I agree with you, but I shall not leave my husband and my children, my fate is tied to theirs. But I believe the Lord of Light will be merciful, and will do no harm to our people. "
So Eledaen and Nywin parted from each other, and they never met again.
Years passed, and the Great Tower surpassed the clouds. Meanwhile, the people of Eledaen prospered slowly, and began to build a small but beautiful city.
In his great throne room, Caladhros crowned himself King of the Sky, and his people cheered. The next day after the celebrations, came the destruction. Came the grief. Came the death.
The strongest earthquake the world has ever seen hit the foundations of the Tower. The more fragile, higher levels, collapsed, bombarding the lower floors with a deadly rain of marble. Most of the Tower was destroyed, and the rest severely damaged. Many were the elves who died on this day, standing between them Nywin and her children.
It is said that on this day Caladhros climbed to the highest point that remained of the tower (which, despite having been ruined, it was still incredibly high) and yelled:
- "Curse you, Lord of the Light! You denied me the fulfillment of my promise, killed my beloved children and the most beautiful elf who ever walked this earth, and destroyed my people! I will have my revenge! "
Then the king unsheathed his famous sword, Skyscraper, and in his bitterness he challenged the Lord of Light to a duel. However, his voice, like a thunder, said:
- "How dare you to challenge me? My patience is over. But know, it was you who brought destruction to your people! Because of your actions, that your people made arrogant, I curse you all! From now on, until the world ceases to exist, I will remove from the sky your coveted Light, so no one else will covet it. I'll replace it with a mere fireball, which rises upwards to the sky once every 24 hours, not staying there longer than 12 hours. However, I will not forsake you all in complete darkness. During the absence of the Sun, will rise up to the sky the Moon and the Stars, which are nothing but tiny fragments of the Light of yore. They will remember the golden days of the past, and the consequences of arrogance and ambition. Thus, also the Lord of Darkness will never take control of the surface world, which is my territory. And, in order not repeat all this tragedy, no one will covet the Sun as it will blind anyone who tries to look at it. "
Part of the survivors had realized their mistakes and the madness that had overtaken their king, and joined the people of Eledaen. But another part shared with the king the hatred to the Lord of Light, because some have also lost loved ones that they desire to avenge, others for having lost their vast wealth and some by having their pride wounded.
These joined the king and departed, going to dwell underground because somehow they loved the Light yore and hated its poor substitute. However, they liked of the Moon and the Stars, as they were a comforting reminder of bygone days, days when they were living at their sumptuous halls, when all lesser beings had to look up if they wanted to admire the grandeur of their former Kingdom of the Great Tower. Their habits earned them the name of Night Elves.
So, according to legend, ended up the Golden Years of the elves.
So ended up the Light as we knew, and were born the Sun, the Moon and the Stars.
So, this was the beginning and the fall of the Kingdom of the Great Tower and the Kingdom of the Sky.
About the Great Earthquake
The earthquake that destroyed the Great Tower has mysterious origins. While the Night Elves say with certainty that it was the Lord of Light who caused it, many elves suspect that was caused by the Lord of Darkness, because he who hated his brother as much as the Elves, knew he loved them. So he destroyed the tower aiming to turn them against his brother, simply for the pleasure of seeing his brother having to punish those who loved and see the elves turning against one who always loved them.
After the Fall
As said, the people of the elves split in two:
The People of Eledaen: They worship the Lord of Light, and fear the Lord of Darkness. Because of this they are called 'Elves of the Light'. They accepted the curse with great sadness, but learned to love the Sun, the Moon and the Stars, and created aversion to darkness.
The Night Elves: They hate the Lord of Light and all those who serve him, so they began to worship the Lord of Darkness. They also hate the sun, because for them no light, but the Light of yore (before the Curse) deserves to be loved. Consequently, they love the moon and the stars, because these are fragments of the original light, and they love to go out to roam at night. Due to the habit of avoiding the sun, they began to live underground, and their skin became paler.
About Caladhros
After the fall, he led the Night Elves to one of the old quarries, and there they settled. Then he gave the leadership of his people to another elf, and went alone to the depths of the earth. Legend has it, that there he met the Lord of the Darkness, and he granted to Caladhros magical powers, including the ability to live more than the other members of his people. After becoming a Mage of the Darkness, he withdraws into isolation, but always helping the Night Elves when they needed.
About the Ruins of the Great Tower
Being a strong reminder of sadness and heartbreak for all elves, the place was abandoned, and they avoid approaching the ruined but still magnificent tower. Since the Fall it is surrounded by hills of marble that collapsed from above, so access is difficult. There are areas that remained relatively intact, but these are few and often access to them is blocked. Looters have plundered many treasures of the tower, but it is not uncommon to find bowls of gold adorned with gems or jewels in the wreckage.
The base of the tower, which was the main part of the city, is buried amidst the marble, but you can access it through the upper levels. Once inside the large halls, it is not hard to get lost. Statues of haughty elves are find everywhere, including the then King Caladhros and his deceased wife, Nywin. However, the only inhabitants of the place are the wildlife and the buried bodies, since no one wants to live in the midst of such gloom.
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Well, I know there may be translation errors, but as I do not have a good English it is already expected. Please tell me any errors so I can fix them.
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