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The Ancient Elves
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Once upon a time, long before the beginning of written history, the lands of the wilderness were inhabited by a single race: The Ancient Elves. This race was the first to live in the lands of Aegis. They built incredible structures in the lands of The Niben bay, and it's sorroundings. :: :: The Niben bay was a large body of water lying in The Niben Basin, largely east of the city of Hawkhaven. It lies across the Niben River, splitting it into two parts, and so is technically a lake rather than a bay. :: :: :: The Niben was once ocuppied by their capital: Garlas Malathar, also known as Nirn Weye vas Cyrod: The White Gold City. :: :: ::This city was, according to the ancient books, the biggest capital in Aegis. The city was filled with complex tunnels and districts, each district with different ambience. They say you could feel one with the city, it was filled with statues of nature, exotic birds and wonderful animals... Including...Dragons. :: :: ::The Ancient Elves learned how to befriend a Dragon, instead of taming them like most races did. They knew that friendship was stronger than any force in the world. This Dragons shared their knowledge with them, they showed them the basics of energy manipulation that are still used now-a-days. :: :: ::They soon found how to store energy in crystals and use them for many things. They used them to power their entire civilization, giving power and light to their cities. :: :: :: One day, a new Dragonlord took power of the empire. His name was Akron. He was foolish and always wished to have more power. He hated other races and considered them inferior. He soon tried to power stronger crystals for war. The Dragons refused and prevented him from doing so. :: :: :: Akron then called upon the forces of Iblees to drain the dragons' power. The dragons, foreseeing their end, created the varla stone and powered it with The Dragonfires, sealing the gates to The Nether, and killing themselves... :: :: ::Some dragons remained as statues, petrified, and waiting to be awakened. They will wake up when the right time comes. :: :: ::After the beginning of the First Era, Akron began to damage nature and attempted to enslave other races. This marked the beginning of the Great War wich lasted decades. :: :: :: Akron was finally defeated. To the fall of their Empire, humans took the power of the crystals. Their power turned them blind and foolish. They began to kill all survivors of The Ancient Elves and burned their cities to the ground. Some of them managed to escape and survived. :: :: ::Many kings tried to restore their old glory but failed. Without the power of The Dragonfires, they weren't able to do such thing. :: :: ::They say that if you look closely to the sunrise, you can still see the ruins of Garlas Malathar, waiting to be discovered, and raised once again... :: :: ::-Aedan, Dragonlord of The Last Ancient Elves. :: :: Irba, 12th of the Second Seed, 1314.