The Aifons: how did they get destroyed?

[smjjames]

I'm just wondering out of curiosity.

The FFH history says that the Aifons were wiped out, but it doesn't say why, or how. While it does say that there were wars in the sentence right before the part about Trenton, I'm not convinced a war could kill all of them.

Even if a war destroyed thier civilization, a few could escape into the depths. Again, if there were a civil war among them, there would be pockets of those who did not want to fight.

If I remember right, there was an aquatic based race in the first FFH, but I guess they were cut out. So, do any of the FFH lore/D&D lore buffs around here know the answers to this?

I'm looking at ya Magister you seem to know alot of the lore that is not in the pedia.

 

[thomas.berubeg]

I'm not sure exactly what happened, all i know about that whole thing is that Trenton, a student of kylorin, discovered the ritual that would have brought a god (danalin) into the world to save them. he refused to do so, to avoid starting another Godswar, and the Aifons were wiped out (maybe too many were dead to maintain a viable population)

the ritual was later used to bring Mulcarn into the world...

 

[smjjames]

yea but what killed all of them, or at least most of them. That's what I'm wondering about.

As far as the first FFH, I can't seem to find much information on the races and stuff back then. I did find what seems to be an old FFH thread on the mod section, but what I'm looking for is probably buried in archives or somewhere.

 

[jimi12]

those civs from the first FFH were not canon and had nothing to do with the actual storyline of FFH. they were made by somebody who offered them to Kael and it was better than playing with abe lincoln so he put them in.

 

[Kael]

those civs from the first FFH were not canon and had nothing to do with the actual storyline of FFH. they were made by somebody who offered them to Kael and it was better than playing with abe lincoln so he put them in.

I know what your talking about, Harabal's (sp?) civs for FfH1. But thats not where the Aifons came from, they are canon and played a big role in the D&D games. Though of course they aren't around anymore int he Age of Rebirth.

*convienantly neglects to answer the question about their destruction*

 

[smjjames]

*sneaks up on Kael and whacks him with a mutate spell, turning him into a six legged antelope* lol

*then uses an anti-mutate spell to turn him back to normal before he notices* hehe

If you're not going to say, then is it going to play an importaint part in a scenario later?

 

[xienwolf]

My personal preference for the story, to fit into the flavor and tone of Fall from Heaven thus far:


Trenton discovered the Ritual to return Dannalin to the World, but did not fully comprehend what was involved in the spell. Such a massive undertaking has its costs, and he thought that he comprehended what was at stake.

Sadly, his translation of the mechanics used to power the spell were completely wrong. What he misunderstood was the part saying that it was "Powered by the Lifeblood of the Divinity." To Trenton, this was obviously stating that it was powered from the Infinite Planes of Creation, and would require a Magician of such power and skill as to be capable of tapping such forces.

What it really meant, was that it was powered by the lives of those who follow the God.

By the time that Trenton realized he was sacrificing every last one of his people, who were as devoted to Dannalin as he was to them, it was too far into the Ritual. All of the Aifon had been sapped of their Spiritual Energies and doomed to slowly wither away into pure mystical energy. As he gave in to his own fate and focused on finishing the task, he broke through the planes far enough to see Dannalin on the other side... Weeping.

It is then that Trenton understood that his God was not going to be able to undo what he had wrought, for by the time Dannalin could come through to counter his actions it would be far too late for even his power to save the Aifon. And in his vision of Dannalin he also spied the other Gods looking eagerly toward the Portal and making plans for how to put the massive mystical energies left over from the sacrafice of the Aifons, those of Life and Creation -- two aspects which were not available through any Infinite Planes -- to use.

It is then that Trenton realizes he is setting the Stage to start the God's War anew, and he broke off the Ritual, falling to the spell himself and being broken down into nothing more than magical energy himself.

The Illians later come across the same information about the Ritual, but find that the energy required is readily almost all available, only a touch more was needed. But what is the life of a few thousand Illian to Mulcarn? He was more than happy to come through when the opportunity presented itself.

 

[thomas.berubeg]

I always thought that they were loosing a war (maybe against the one of Kylorin's students, or Kylorin's patria himself?) and Trenton's spell would have saved the Aifons (at least in the short term), but Trenton didn't want to start the Godswar anew (which would be detrimental to creation for an eternity.)

If it was one of Kylorin's students at war with Trenton and the Aifons, then the fact that they were all dying could be explained as a spell targeting the Aifons...

 

[smjjames]

I guess that could work xienwolf, or the idea about a spell targeting the Aifons since at that time, mages were far more powerful and there are magics that became lost and forgotten during the age of ice.

I thought there would be some real lore behind this, but I'm willing to accept xienwolfs, unless Kael decides to object.

 

[evanb]

I think Kael has something up his sleeve... Let's just wait for Ice...

 

[smjjames]

I think Kael has something up his sleeve... Let's just wait for Ice...

I agree with ya, lol

Otherwise I'll turn him into a six legged antelope again, j/k of course Kael

 

[Mewtarthio]

*convienantly neglects to answer the question about their destruction*

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My god! It was Kael! That's why Danalin refused to intervene! He wasn't worried about restarting the Godswar: He knew that not even a god could stand up to the power of the DM!

 

[A_Hamster]

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My god! It was Kael! That's why Danalin refused to intervene! He wasn't worried about restarting the Godswar: He knew that not even a god could stand up to the power of the DM!

That's brilliant, sir! And it explains so much! Danalin weeps not just for his lost children, but for why they were sacrificed: an entire race of sentient beings had to die for a DM's plot hook!

 

[smjjames]

Yea well, he probably still has something planned that has to do with the destruction of the Aifon.

 

[xienwolf]

The worst thing is that the players proceeded to not understand it at all, and instead went to a Bar to start a figh with random Dwarves, like they do every week.

 

[smjjames]

The worst thing is that the players proceeded to not understand it at all, and instead went to a Bar to start a figh with random Dwarves, like they do every week.

LOL, nice one