The History of the Elves

Long ago, the Elves were once allied with the humans and the two peoples rode into battle against the Demons and the snake folk, the Naga. Together they used powerful artefacts to build a magical barrier to prevent the malevolent Naga from ever leaving the area around the Aotulia Volcano. One of these artefacts was the Elven sword ‘Arclight’. After the fall of the Ancient Kingdoms, the Elves retreated deep into the forests and to far-flung islands in order to escape annihilation by the man-made Guardians. Yet there was another threat to the once-powerful race; a long-foretold prophecy dictated that the birth of royal twins would bring great suffering to the Elves.

In the end, it was indeed ‘The Curse of the Elven Twins’ that shrank the Elves’ numbers. As predicted in ancient tales, the royal twins divided and weakened the Elven people during a time of war with the Demons. The curse, however, did not seem to have been wholly fulfilled. While the Guardians rampaged in Taborea, another pair of twins was born to the royal couple in the old Elven homeland. The Elven king Palun'aik decided to banish Kentalion, the younger of his two sons, in order to save his people from any future harm. The royal family was shattered as the queen accompanied her son into exile. While the older brother Yabis'an was destined to eventually succeed his father, Kentalion was forced to begin a long and adventurous journey through the lands of Candara.

Fate guided Kentalion and his mother to the Elven descendants of those who had followed one of the first twins into battle against the Demons. They stayed with the descendants for many years until Kentalion decided to carry on his journey alone under the name of ‘Sig'aylas’. During his travels he found himself in the lands adjacent to the Naga-repelling magical barrier built centuries earlier. There he fell in love with a young human girl, but their happiness was short-lived. Cyclops invaded the country and the humans proved too weak to withstand their attacks. In his distress, Sig'aylas removed Arclight, the magical sword of his ancestors, from the barrier and drove the Cyclops away. However, this destroyed the wall and the Naga escaped their prison. Once again, ‘The Curse of the Elven Twins’ had come to pass.

Upon returning to Candara, the humans have continually encroached on the former lands of the Elves and while the Naga pursue plans of their own, the threat of war simmers on the northern borders of Candara. In these uncertain times, the Elven king Yabis'an has decided to contact the humans in Varanas to see whether they may become reliable allies in the coming conflicts.