Summaries
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Unirenta
Of the Creation fo the Universe and the Beginning
of Existence
Of the Coming of the Shadow and the Balance
Of the Ruin of Helrriard and the Destiny of Minhierr
Of the Lieutenants and the Shadow Lieutenants
Of the Conception of the Universe and Life and Death
Of the Conception of the Universe and Life and Death
Of the Beings and the Art of Creation
First Era – Unnoe Iennia
Of the First Era and the Cultures of Unir
Of Sinnaiel Namaial and the Persecution of the
Maidens
Of Bendalf Heogard and the Origin of the Beasts
Of Cirilea Ceryumena and the White Tower
Of Andamab Malid and the Temple of Sun
Of Mishina Shinye and the Lake of Tears
Of Nestelia Derova and the Glowing Caverns
Of Eldamar Norrar and the Ruin of Helrriard
Creation – Ceanes
Of the Creation of the Universe and the
Beginning of existence
“At the beginning there was who was called
Assian, the Thought. Nobody knows much about his history nor his ancient
existence, all that the cultures of Unir know about this strange vital entity
is known for them through the Nebula of Alentë, his most perfect creation.
Thus, at the beginning of times, where no space nor surface existed, Assian
existed. And so it was, an strange being, impossible to describe, since he also
was not corporeal, because even if he could be, he wouldn’t have space where to
move, because it didn’t exist. Time didn’t exist either, nor distance. Nothing
could be measured, nor felt. This being was just there, only knowing about his
own existence.”
And
so the creation of Unir began. Assian created a great fireball that exploded,
and so Unir, the universe, was expanded. What there is in the limits is
unknown, although Assian knew it, but he didn’t mind. He had enough space. The
fire of the original fireball was expanded in the universe creating the stars,
and in the place of the fireball appeared a great cosmic nebula with the
appearance of a tree. It was called Alentë. But Assian couldn’t create life
alone.
With
the passing of the millenia other being appeared. It was called Emial, the
Faith. Assian and Emial were reunited in the place called as The Chambers, and
there they created life: the called Children. There are seven children: Anmatar,
Aumilwa, Pirenhad, Eramila, Minhierr, Nialitel and Níssiriel. They were not family
talking about blood, but they were beings, children of the superior beings.
They were very united and even more, in couples, being Níssiriel the most
independent of all. Think about all the beings as spirits with no body. But the
cultures of Alentë represented them with special characteristics.
Anmatar
Norgdmar is the Lord of Land and the Lord of Animals. The representations of Anmatar
are of a man with brown clothes and beard and long hair. Eramila Caemila is the
Lady of Fertility and the Lady of Visions, and the representations depict a
lady with red clothes with rose petals in her body. They both represent Land
and Sky.
Pirenhad
Assam is the Lord of Fire and the Lord of Heat. He always said he is always
necessary, because with his hot, he creates life, but if he comes too close, he
burns, but if he go away, life will freeze. He wears orange clothes and his
eyes are yellow, having also long blond hair. Aumilwa Minishana is the Lady of
Water and the Lady of Cold, and she is colder than her mate, wearing blue clothes
and with eyes of blue color but almost white, with silvered hair. They both
represent Fire and Water.
Nialitel
Estela is the Lady of Light and the Lady of Wind, and she tried to help to his
companion all the time. Minhierr Helcar is the Lord of Emptiness and the Lord
of Death, and he is the darkest of all the Children, with grey clothes, deep
eyes and a solitary personality. But he was not evil. They both represent Light
and Void, or Light and Darkness.
Níssiriel
Aëlma is the Lady of Fecundity and the Lady of Stars, and she was the little
one, she was like a daughter even for her kinmates. She wears purple clothes
and has long dark hair.
When
all the Children were there, Assian and Emial said them to create one world
each one, and the most beautiful of them would be the place for the first culture.
Anmatar
created Norgdgian, Land of Leaves, whose symbol is a leaf. Eramila created Cil-e-Lian
or Cilirima, Land of Sky, whose symbol is a mid-moon. Pirenhad created Asgaralad,
Land of Sun, whose symbol is a sun. Aumilwa created Miyanin, Land of Tears,
whose symbol is a drop. Nialitel created Estel’inam or Estelinam, Land of Light,
whose symbol is an eight-pointed star. Minhierr created Helrriard, Land of
Energies, whose symbol is a spiral. And Níssiriel created Assiria, Land of Hope,
whose symbol is a four-pointed star. Finally, Níssiriel, the little one, was
the winner, and so the culture of the Aelmë was born, the Children of the
Stars, created with stardust. In every world was created the Replica, a fantastic
tree that emulates the Alentë Nebula, but in a real tree. It is said that the
Replica gives life to the world, and cannot be destroyed. The way the civilizations
are created is by allowing evolution, so the creation myths are related with
the animal they evolutioned from.
But
Minhierr was bored. He was always looking at the firmament, and saw some stars
dying. But he didn’t care. He decided to create a culture in his world, without
asking for permission. So the Helimard were born, the Children of Energy. They
were created from rocks. The other beings, instead to punish Minhierr, decided
that the other children also could create cultures in their worlds.
So,
Anmatar created the Nordmar, Children of Leaves, created by the falling leaves
of the trees. Eramila created the Caelfim, Children of Sky, and they were born
of the ground, due to the fertility of the being. Pirenhad created the
Asgranes, Children of Sun, created with drops of fire. Aumilwa created the
Misanye, the Children of Water, and they were created by tears. And finally, Nialitel
created the Estelima, Children of Light, by wind.
Minhierr
was happy now but there happened something that would change the destiny of
Unir for ages: the Birth of Shadow in 227.
Of the Coming of the Shadow and the Balance
Anmatar
noticed the stars were dying and called to his companions. Assian and Emial
went to The Chambers, and they couldn’t be contacted. They had done their work.
As Minhierr had been observing the stars dying, Anmatar said him to go to
investigate. Minhierr found beings called as Nameless, or Shadows, that
convinced him that the worlds were prisons for torturing the cultures. The
worlds were of the creators, not of the civilizations. They also said him about
the Balance, that stablished order between good and evil in the universe. Minhierr
began to trust in the Nameless. He tried to tell his companion Nialitel about
it, without talking about the Nameless, but she said him these were dark
thoughts. Then Minhierr ignored the situation, sad, and went to his world to
conquer it.
Of the Ruin of Helrriard and the Destiny of Minhierr
Minhierr
warned his culture that the world was yours, but they ignored him. And because
of this, he brought the Ruin to his own world. Helrriard was devastated. The
conflict was known as the Battle of the Three Days, in year 232. In that time, the
golden age of Helrriard finished, and the Helimard were nearly extingished. The
Land of Energy was now known as the Land of the Devastated, and the Helimard
were known as the Children of the Devastated. When Minhierr finished he was
called by his kinmates. He tried once more to convince Nialitel to go with him,
but she didn’t. Minhierr then became even darker. He left to his world, in the
lands of Arramard, in the north of Helrriard. There were a relative peace until
year 234, when Minhierr decided to conquer the other worlds.
Of the Aancë and the Shadow Lieutenants
Minhierr
went to the other worlds disguised. He influenced the people telling lies
related with the Nameless. This ended with the birth of the Corrupts, and among
them, six were chosen to be the Shadow Lieutenants, also known as the Aancë, a
word given by Minhierr to oppose to the Children of the Stars, the first
civilization that was born by desire of the Primordial Beings. Minhierr
revealed himself to the now called Corrupts, and their power was even greater.
The Six Lieutenants would lead the conquer of the worlds of the Alentë Nebula,
while Minhierr, in corporeal form, would rule over Helrriard. The name of the Aancë
was long forgotten, but they are known by other name.
Morgatald
of the Blood Hands was in Norgdgian, and he killed people with his own hands.
His symbol is the Red Hand, drawed with real blood of his victims. Samanar the
Bearer of Darkness was in Cilirima, and he was the most serious of all. He had
a great patience, and he planned very carefully all his plans to obtain
victory. His symbol is a Dark Eye, or the Dark Triangle, because it is a
triangle with the point down with an inner circle.
Durcarad the War Minion was in
Asgaralad, and he killed the Asgranes explorers without being seen. His symbol
is the Impaled Sun, a sun crossed by two swords. Maetou the Hunger Caller was in
Miyanin, and he created great famines over the Misanye. His symbol is a fire
flame.
Mossiras the Deadly was in Assiria,
and his personality was also of great patience, but he also acted to brutally
kill his enemies. His symbol is a Crossed Heart. Finally, trying to be cruel
with his beloved companion, Niniran the Pestilent wa in Estelinam, and mortal diseases appeared in
the world, being his symbol a Skull.
Minhierr was hated by all, even by
his kinmates, but they couldn’t do anything to stop him since they didn’t know
how to stop the Nameless.
“You created your civilizations to torture them. Is there something
worse than that? Death, maybe? Tell me, my companions, if life is a gift for
you, why does death exist? What is the point of living when in the end
everything will end? You give them their existence and then you suddenly take
it away without remedy. When the meaning of life is death, all hope disappears.
Leave me, for not even you deserve that I speak to you, for you didn’t want to
listen to me, and you have prejudged me too many times. You shall not be able
to do anything. I want to liberate this Universe, and nothing and nobody is
going to stop me.”
Of the Conception of Universe and Life and
Death
Life
and death is united in some sense. If you are influenced by the Shadows, when
you die you would be part of the Nameless. If you are not, then you will be a
minor being with conscience that will wander in the universe.
About
solar systems, there are also planet system, with little stars similar to
satellites. The only unknown for now is what there is in the limits of Unir.
Of the Children and the Art of Creation
This
chapter talks about the beings, the planets and the cultures. There is an art
called the Art of the Replica. There are some manifestations near the Replicas,
hidden, that the Children would create to comunicate with their creations.
Assiria has one season: spring. It
has one star named Anilé, and two moons named Cassié and Cassia. We can say its
climate is oceanic. The Aelmë are known a the Children of Stars and they are of
great wisdom and beauty.
Norgdgian
has two seasons: autumn and spring. It has a ring, one star named Astarna and
one moon named Monlitar. We can say its climate is oceanic. The Nordmar are
known as the Guardians of Nature. They love animals and plants.
Cilirima has two seasons: winter and
spring. It has two rings, two stars named as Nasilim, and one moon named Lunila.
We can say its climate is taiga. The Caelfim are known as the Guardians of the
Celestial Beings, sages in astronomy.
Asgaralad
has two seasons: autumn and summer. It has one star named Asgar, and one moon
named Alsina. We can say its climate is semiarid, with a great desert in the
center. The Asgranes are known as the Powerful, the Dominators of Elements, and
they are great explorers with survival skills.
Miyanin has three seasons: winter,
spring and autumn. It has one star named Xiangi, and two moons named Yuelin and
Yuelan. We can say its climate is alpine mountain. The Misanye are known as the
Spirituals, the Adorators of Natural Energies, and they are sages of medicine.
Estelima
has two seasons: winter and autumn. It has one star named Estel, and three
moons named Nikala, Nikela and Nikila. We can say its climate is a mix between
taiga and tundra. The Estelima are known as the Adorators of the Divine and
Light and Knowers of the Enlightened Power. For them, light is the key that
moves the world and life.
Helrriard has one season: autumn. It
has one star named Ternar, and one moon named Maner. We can say its climate is
like argentine patagonia. The Helimard are known as the Lieutenants of Energy
and the Legendaries, but their name changed to Lieutenants of the Devastated
after the Ruin. They are powerful and strong.
First Era – Unnoe Iennia
Of the First Era and the Cultures of Unir
This chapter is basically a detailed
description of the worlds talking about the maps and some more information
about the races.
Of Sinnaiel Namaial and the Persecution of the
Maidens
“Old legends are told
with the passing of time but none is so old as the tale of the beautiful Sinnaiel
of Assiria. She was born before the war, and she saw with her own eyes the ruin
of the world, and how all that she once loved was falling into darkness. The
war do not let victorious, only defeated, because even with the victories
obtained in the field of the spears, it is not useful when you are converted
into dust. Sinnaiel showed to the world that the women of Assiria had the
maximum wisdom and strenght never seen before.”
Sinnaiel
was born in year 210 of the First Era in Sinania. The poblation in this place
was growing, in the northwest of Assiria. She had a little sister called
Ancaiel, that was born in year 217. They usually went to the well of the town
for water. With time, Sinania became a city of white marble, with artworks,
like sculptures of warriors or the sculpture of Níssiriel Aëlma. One day, the
two sisters were taking flowers in the forest of Dolírien.
In
year 227 happened the Birth of the Nameless, and in year 232 happened the Ruin
of Helrriard, that could be seen from Assiria. In that time Ancaiel worked as
painter in the Sanctuary of Nature, decorating the walls with naturalist
paintings. There was peace till year 234. In that year, Minhierr, hidden in an
Aëlmir form, influenced the Aelmë and many of them allied with him. It was the
Birth of the Shadow Lieutenants, and also the birth of the Corrupts.
The
war began, and it came to the house of Sinnaiel soon, when some men brought the
corpse of her mother, dead, and killed her father. The sisters could run away.
In that time, the Lieutenant Mossiras the Deadly appeared, and killed one of
the corrupts because they failed in their mission: to kill the entire family.
“Who will dare to
oppose to Mossiras the Deadly? Those brave enough, or foolish enough, have
ended in a tragic and horrible death. The Lord of the Emptiness and Lords of
the End have a purpose that must be fulfilled. My Aancë companions should be
setting their fortresses in their respective worlds already. Before going to my
place and prepare my great army, I must show the Aelmë a prologue of what will
happen if they do not follow my word, here in Sinania. The Shadow Lieutenants
will purge of scum these places. You know we are six, do you know, fools? –he
turned to the men who looked him paralyzed with terror–. Yes. We the Aancë are
his most powerful allies, and we will fulfill the entrusted task. Do not forget
this: none of you can kill me. A rebellion will only cause the most heinous and
horrible death that you have ever imagined. I would kill you with my own hands,
or would use my weapons to disembolwe you alive. Betrayal is only paid with
blood. Woe of you if you try to betray me, because you only will find the most
ever imagined slow and painful death! When the Emptiness Bane revealed himself
to us, we became even more powerful. We will rule Unir soon. These girls may
flee. They can run and hide. But their fate is inevitable, it is written. Mossiras
the Deadly never lets out his prey. Follow me, or perish!”
The
sisters ran to the Sanctuary of Nature, but it was devastated. All the people
were dead and there was blood everywhere. They saw from the window how some
riders led by a captain. When Mossiras appeared, the brave captain fought against
him, but he died horribly, and then all the riders and the horses. But Mossiras
couldn’t find the sisters. It was year 236, and the sisters were hidden in the
caverns of the Sanctuary of Nature, among other wise girls. The Wises studied
the good path and the power of the Replica, although they couldn’t visit it,
and also had exercises of war. Minhierr talked with Mossiras and he said him
that he must go to his place and build the fortress Mossania, and forget Sinania
for now, but Mossiras wanted to hunt the sisters.
The
sisters had some exploration missions, and the leader was Ancaiel. She was
killed in an ambush. Amierel, the next-leader after Ancaiel, said to Sinnaiel
that they only were looking for Ancaiel. Mossiras was still trying to hunt
them, and they wouldn’t stop till Sinnaiel was dead. Time passed, and finally, Mossiras
had to leave Sinania. When the new was recieved, Sinnaiel went out to the well,
to remember her sister. While she was there, the Corrupts appeared in an ambush.
Sinnaiel ran back to the hidden place and the Wises were prepared to fight. The
Wises died that day in year 238, but the legend of Sinnaiel, who led the Wises,
won’t be forgotten. The Kinship of the Maidens was created in honor the the
Wise Maidens. She was buried in Sinania with her sister, and a statue was risen
in her honor.
“Sinnaiel made
history, and she will never be forgotten. She resisted bravely against the
enemy, and she rose, as the fire that rises to the sky, to the stars. The
strenght and wisdom of this great Aëlmé will be remembered, for all centuries,
till the world ends and Unir finishes. Sinnaiel of Sinania, so she will be
remembered for future times. The one who liberated her people and the one that
if her researches are developed, could save Assiria. ¡Oh Sinnaiel! ¡That
Níssiriel Aëlma protects you! Your legend won’t be forgotten, and you will have
a well deserved peace, and a worthy honor. Here in Sinania, you will always be
remembered. Sinnaiel of Assiria will be remembered for all eternity.”
Of Bendalf Heogard and the Origin of the Beasts
“Of the great tales
that happened in Norgdgian, the oldest one always is remembered with great
honor and power, because it talks a lot about the character of the Nordmar.
They are proud living beings, in the good sense, but at the end, very proud.
The Nordmar didn’t remember in songs to anyone not very important, they do to
great heroes that won fierce battles and faced the danger even if it means the
death. The brave Nordmar. So they were known. And among these brave Nordmar, it
was the legendary Bendalf, hero of Cargian, legendary master of Norgdgian,
inspirer of songs and legends, tales and myths, and creator of so much pride
that lit the hearts of the Nordmar, that reached so much strenght that they did
all they proposed. And the bards sang the ballads of Bendalf for a long time.
Oh Bendalf the Nordmar, in Cargian he was born. Proud hunter, to who nobody
defeats. Nor beasts nor beings against his strenght they could. Because Bendalf
the Nordmar a hero was.”
Bendalf
was born in year 223 in
Cargian, in north of Norgdgian. Bendalf was a strong leader since he was a kid.
He was a great friend, but a treason could be the last you would do to him. He
always protected his friends. The Ruin of Helrriard happened in year 232, and
Morgatald of the Blood Hands came to Norgdgian in year 234. At the beginning
the Nordmar had so much pride that they laught at him. The great hero Aldard of
Cargian laughted at him and said he was going to hunt him. They even called him
Morgatald the Fool. Aldard died and with his own blood, the Lieutenant put his
hand in his face. So he began to be called Morgatald of the Blood Hands.
In
year 236 the war became very intense. The Corrupts rose in the city of Norgian,
near the fortress of Morgagian, where he brought prisoners that never again
were seen. In year 237 happened the First Battle of Norgmagian, because it was
very big and covered all the territory. The victory was for the Nordmar
Alliance. In Norgian there was sculpted a Great Lion with the sentence Long
life to the powerful Nordmar, that in the Battle of Norgmagian defeated
Morgatald.
In
that year, the Kinship of Beast Hunters said Bendalf to join, and in year 244
he was the best of all the soldiers. He even beated the once best of all: the
Nordmar Marlida. In that year the Corrupts attacked Cargian. What a fool thing,
since that thanks to the powerful Bendalf, that attack was very ridicoulus. At
year 245 Bendalf decided to have some rest alone in the forest of Norgdir, and
he promised his friends that if they need help, he would come. In his absence,
many years later, in year 254 the Corrupts attacked Norgian, and they won.
There were no survivors. The full Kinship of Beast Hunters perished, except
one: Marlida. She went to ask Bendalf for help, although it was late. But they
couldn’t ask him for help before, since the attack was a surprise. She talked
with him and said him it was not his fault, because it was a surprised attack,
but he was furious.
“The terror of the Red
Hand is over. I will search Morgatald and will give him death. There won’t be
piety for him. No more Nordmar blood will be spilled while I am alive. I swear
that Morgatald will die, or I will, but I will not rest until I have his head
in my hands.”
Then,
Bendalf the Victorious came back to Cargian and planned the reconquest of
Norgian. The Corrupts tried to attack Cargian, but it was a failed attack
again, since the great Bendalf was there. The army of Bendalf went to Norgian
to look for survivors, since the city was deserted. The Corrupts marched to
Norgian, but the army was prepared. But Morgatald was with them, and Bendalf
faced him. Morgatald recognized Bendalf and he said the Lieutenant to fight
against him. The psychopathic laughter of Morgatald sounded after each time Bendalf
talked.
“It is true about the
Nordmar having a great pride. You, mortal, that believe that you can kill me,
but let me say you something. Many tried it and many fell by my hands. The
entrails of the fools are scattered among the soon infertile ground, because
the planet will die, and all of you with it. My mission has just began, and
nobody can stop me. But you has demonstrated to be very powerful, Bendalf the
Victorious. Join me, and you will live. They have chosen the correct path. You
call them Corrupts but, what means that name? Join me, and you will be the
leader of the Corrupts. Join me, and when Norgdgian falls and my mission has
ended, you will be one more of the Lieutenant of Norgdgian. You will be
immortal, and no man will be able to kill you. What do you choose, an eternity
as a ruler, or a short life as slave?”
Bendalf
denied the petition of Morgatald, and he laughed again. He said him that the
Corrupts joined him because they wanted to have the power that the powerful
ones deny them. Bendalf shouted him to face him, to fight til death. Finally,
Morgatald saw him and said his sentence.
“Oh Bendalf, proud
Bendalf. Seriously you think you can defeat me? There is much power that still
hasn’t been put to trial. You won’t face me today. A new beast will rise among
the spears of the worlds that will terrorize the world. I know that you will
search for it... and then you will say me... oh Bendalf, proud Bendalf... who
will be the hunter and who the prey?”
The
army of Morgatald came back to Morgagian and Bendalf began to shout him and to
call him coward. They began to prepare to siege Morgagian. In year 257 there
appeared a rumour saying that a beast rose in the forest of Norgdir. It was not
the first beast. It was said that Aldard of Cargian also killed one, the Great
Bear, in the forest of Morgdir. This time it was a Great Boar. Bendalf went
alone to kill it, ignoring the warns of Marlida about it being a trap. He was
too confident. But some days later, seeing that Bendalf didn’t come back, they
went to look for him. He was dead, empaled in his own spear in a tree, and the
Great Boar was dead also near him. They knew it was Morgatald who killed him
because he had the Blood Hand in his face. The beast was just a decoy. Now, the
siege to Morgagian would have to wait.
“Bendalf the
Victorious was incinerated in the same place where he died, and his ashes went
sparsed by the wind in the forest of Norgdir. A great hero, Bendalf, he will
never be forgotten, because he showed great bravery. He has been the first
living being of Alentë to face a Lieutenant, and if he fought against him, even
being dead, he was also the first. His tale won’t only be known in all
Norgdgian, but with time, Bendalf the Nordmar will be known also in the other
worlds of the Perennsil. A great statue of wood from the arboreal period was
erected in Cargian to remember to so heroic Nordmar. Bendalf appeared pointing
to the horizon with threatening attitude, with his sword sheathed. The
inscription in the base said Bendalf the Nordmar, hero of Cargian. The sucesive
heroes in Norgdgian will have as master to the great Bendalf, the Challenger of
the Sanguinary, the Bane of the Great Boar of Norgdir, the Threat of Morgagian.
Bendalf... his name will live in the stars till the end of times.”
Of Cirilea Ceryumena and the White Tower
“The beautiful world
of Cil-e-Lian had wonderful legends among the firmament, legends that passed
from star to star and had their echo in the depths of Unir. Beautiful tales
happened, some tragic, but that still allow the memory. And it is that the
Caelfim, Guardians of the Celestial Beings, are wises of the cosmos, and
admired the beauty of the stellar above everything. Among all them, it is known
the tale of Cirilea. Her tale lived in time, a certainly terrible and sad tale,
because the young Caelfim saw much horror for many years.”
Cirilea was born in year 214 of the
First Era in the city of Minara, at the west of Cil-e-Lian, near the river Lin.
In that time, the tallest tower was in Minara, and it was known as the White
Tower. In that tower lived Aradila, a soothsayer. She was not very old but she
appeared to be very old. She predicted prophecies.
"The tempest will
extinguish the flame that moves the roots of the grey world... the helmets and
spears of the earth will be dragged and burned... the deep will reach the
earthly, and another flame will emerge, a black flame coming from the broken
hole...".
That was the prophecy for the Ruin of Helrriard
in year 232. In
year 233 Cirilea tried to talk with her to be her pupil, and she finally
accepted, although she was a lonely woman.
“The Shadow will cover
the skies of the world of two rings... dark enemy bearer of the black...
Lieutenant of the Hole, that comes from us... the ruin will come to the world
of the sky...”
That
was the prophecy of the arrival of the Shadow Lieutenant, Samanar the Bearer of
Darkness. Samanar is a very patient being. He prefers to wait for years and
then to make the final siege instead of multiples sieges. Dark clouds appeared
in the place that later will have the fortress Samara. The Caelfim didn’t want
war, so they send some riders with a captain to talk with the Lieutenant. What
a fool idea. The gates of Samara were opened and the captain tried to enter but
it was like if time passed over him. He gets too old and died, and in the end
only remained two skeletons: the one of the captain and the one of the horse.
Then Samanar came out.
"In that moment,
the Enemy came, and while we saw him so terrified that we couldn't even move,
he began to tear the bones and to throw them to the ground. He took the skull
of the captain, he crushed it with his hand, and he threw it to us. In that
moment, he talked to us... I will never forget what he said..."
"So will end your
world... a hollow shell in a inmensity ruled by the Emptiness and
Shadow..."
The
riders fled while Samanar laughted. But the terror of Samanar didn’t finish
there.
“Allies of the Shadow
will rise from sky and ground... our own brothers will be killed by innocent
hands... corrupts, traitors, so we call them... and who are them who came from
Unir?”
The
Nameless came to Cil-e-Lian and the Corrupts rose. There were many attacks til
year 236. The Corrupts dissappeared completely and there was peace. Then the
Caelfim worked to rebuild all. But that was not the end of war, because Aradila
predicted the fatal battle.
"Ten years of
flowers before the peaks cross the white spear of the world..."
In
year 246, Cirilea went to walk over Minara and then to the river Lin. In the
waters of Lin she saw Aradila, and she seemed dead. Cirilea ran to the White
Tower and certainly Aradila was dying.
“No... there is no
time... not now. You have been fools, all of you... Now it is too late. I won’t
live to see it, but you yes... and you will suffer... It is inevitable... ten
years ago I warned it... ten years of flowers... before the peaks cross the
white spear of the world... the world illuminated by the stars will fall in
perpetual shadow... The Bearer of Darkness will rule and the stars will become
dark... there will never be sky again... there will never be firmament, there
will never be nothing... only darkness, clouds and shadow –Aradila, that looked
to the guardians, changed and looked to Cirilea before to pronounce her last
words–. They are here...”
An
inmense army of Corrupts, with Samanar as the leader, was going to siege
Minara. The guardians went out the White Tower but Cirilea stayed there. The
door was closed and she couldn’t scape. She saw how the great city of Minara
was sieged, and all the population was killed. She even tried to see Samanar,
and she suffered the most horrible visions from nightmares. Nobody survived
from the anger of Samanar. However, Cirilea survived. Samanar entered the White
Tower and said her she would live, but she will never get out the White Tower.
After that, he left and closed the door. Cirilea didn’t look at him again. She
didn’t want to experience the horrible nightmares again.
“After this sentence,
the door was closed, and the one who entered, left before the strong hit closed
the doors and they were sealed. Cirilea hadn’t to look at him to know who he
was. She didn’t want to look at him again. She didn’t want to have again that
terrific vision. Cirilea was the only survivor of Minara. Now prisoner of the
Shadow Lieutenant, it is not known what will happen to her. It didn’t matter to
her anyway. She had lost all. She didn’t have any hope. The only that awaited
her was torture and terror. Cirilea remained there, sit, crying, with the eyes
closed, while terrible fires rose to the dark clouds that covered the sky, with
drops of water, without thunders. Nobody knew that she was still alive, and
nobody would never know it, because nobody else survived to the Battle of
Minara, and nobody knew her outside the city. Her destiny was sealed. Or that
is what she thought. But that is another tale...”
Of Andamab Malid and the Temple of Sun
“Not all heroes are
remembered as reason of battle, there are some whose deeds are not in that way,
but yes in others that are very important too. The wises are always important
in the history of Unir, and there were many, and there will be many more! The
importance of these ones is about their knowledges of the cosmos and the
knowledge that nature says to them in their short lifes. In the lands of Asgaralad,
where the sun shines the three hundred sixty days of the year, there is a wise
that was bigger than any others because he was the first that did a great
discovery.”
Andamab was born in year 229 of the First Era,
in Musladad, in the east of Satascar, in the south of Asgaralad. His parents
were traders. The Asgranes were great explorers. In year 232 happened the Ruin
of Helrriard, and in year 234, Durcarad the War Minion appeared in Asgaralad.
His fortress Durgad was built in the west of the desert of Darasad. The great
Alimad of Damasad tried to kill him, but all his Kinship of Explorers was
defeated. In north of Disamad there was a place known as the Bane of the
Explorers, because there they were killed and they had the symbol of the
Impaled Sun in blood. Only survived one member of the kinship: the messenger,
Alimad II, son of Alimad of Damasad. The attacks stopped but then came back in
year 238. The soldiers of Sarasad needed more people, and Dancadad, the father
of Andamab, was recluted. He died that year.
Time
passed and in year 250, Andamab built the Temple of Sun, a place of wisdom,
called Soladem in Asgra language. There he met Nascara, and they fell in love.
She was an explorer. The inevitable finally happened: Durcarad continued
conquesting Asgaralad, and the next place that fell was Siridad, the home of
Nascara. She left Musladad, and that was painful for Andamab, because they even
didn’t say goodbye. In year 251 some explorers found some items that Nascara
had, and they thought she was dead, but they never found her body.
“Oh, Durcarad, War
Minion, Bane of the Explorers! Why have you brought so much pain to Asgaralad?
What damage have we done you for you bring us misfortune? That Pirenhad helps
us against this enemy. Alem Pirenhad Assam.”
Andamab
planned a travel to the east. The ships were not developed so much for long
travels, but a short travel could be possible. Andamab and two more travelled
in year 253, and they saw an island. It was a very important discovery, because
there it was the Replica. Much time passed and his fellows wanted to come back
home, but Andamab didn’t want, because he felt he had lost all, so finally they
went in the ship, and Andamab remained in the island, called Darmidad.
Some weeks passed and Andamab
changed his mind. He wanted to look for Nascara. Maybe she was still alive. So
he built a little ship and went to Sarasad again. When he reached Musladad, it
was being sieged. The city was on fire. Andamab was paralyzed of terror. While
he was there, a group of Corrupts saw him and killed him, cutting his throat.
Andamab fell and the last thing he saw was not the Corrupts: it was the face of
Nascara, in his mind. The siege of Musladad finished but the knowledge of the
Temple of Sun was not lost. It was saved in Damasad, home of Alimad II, the
last free city of Sarasad.
“The history of
Andamab is one of the saddest ones of all Asgaralad. Even with all that
happened to this great Asgran, he won his name in history, because his
discovery of the Replica would be very important with the passing of time.
Something curious about this end is that the survivors of Sarasad thought that
Andamab was still living in Darmidad, and he was alive. Maybe this act of
Andamab, done by his love to Nascara, probably also dead, has been a foolish
act that only made him to die. Maybe the death of Andamab could have been
avoided. We will never know it, but what we will know is that his knowledge
will remain forever, and his memory will live through all the ages. Andamab the
Wise. So he will be remembered.”
Of Mishina Shinye and the Lake of Tears
“Great personalities
were born in Miyanin and had their echo in the vastness of Unir. In this silver
land of crystal waters and cold winters, the Misanye were certainly one of the
most spiritual and intelligent races of all Unir. The war would bring evil to Miyanin,
but the people would not let it to expand to the crystal waters of the world.
It is well known the history of Mishina. Long time her legend traveled to the
edges of the World of Tears, and her existence would soon become a myth, tried
to be denied by those who shared part of their life with her. Deep down,
everyone knew that without Mishina, their beloved world would have been very
different after the arrival of the Lieutenant.”
Mishina
was born in year 220 of the First Era in Yaishin, northeast of Miyanin. The
Ruin of Helrriard happened in year 232 and Maetou the Hunger Caller came to Miyanin
in year 234. The armies of Miyanin began to reunite in the northern limits of Vinin
and Yinin, because the fortress Maeshin was built in the north, between two of
the four rivers. In the west was the General Dasha-Fu, a serious and careful
man, and in the east was the General Huanhong, a more impulsive man. Their plan
was to attack Maeshin but suddenly came news about a strange disease in the
southern cities, something that killed people and poisoned food. That was the
first time they saw the dark clouds that destroyed food and vegetals so people
couldn’t eat. That first time the famine was only for two days. With time, the
periods of famine were something more usual. The duration was not long, less
than a week, but they were so frequent that many people died.
In year 244 Mishina recieved a
letter. She had to join the army. She would be trained in the army of General
Huanhong. The troops shout the sentence Aumilwa
Yanishana to spread protection, given by Aumilwa Medica. There she met a
man called Kamisan, and they became great friends. General Huanhong had
travelled to Vaishin to plan with General Dasha-Fu the next attack, and he came
back a few days later to say the news. But something terrible happened: General
Huanhong was murdered the next day. The Corrupts rose from the own encampment. Mishina
was wounded but she lived. But Kamisan had died, and she felt much pain for it.
She will never be able to say him that she began to love him. The beacon of Yaishin
never was lit and the army of General Dasha-Fu suffered a famine, so that
attack couldn’t happen. The next day Huanhong was buried and a messenger was sent
to Vaishin to inform General Dasha-Fu. Mishina was very tired of war and wanted
to rest, so she asked Ina, the lover of Huanhong, for permission to leave the
army temporaly, and she accepted. Ina had called to the Doctors of Ashin to
heal the wound ones, and so they could survive.
Mishina came back to Yaishin, and in
year 248 she began to investigate the great Lake Ais. She discovered that the
water of Ais could heal scars, but not instantly, but with time, just like
other medical plant, for example. She thought she should go to Ashin to show
this to the Doctors, but it was a dangerous travel, so she decided to ask
General Dasha-Fu for help, in Vaishin. She went there and talked with Dasha-Fu,
but he wasn’t so sure about it, so he denied her petition. Then, she hurt him
with a dagger and she used the water to show him she was speaking the truth.
After this, she got help. Some messengers brought the bottles with water of Ais
to Ashin.
A few days later there was an attack
in Vaishin, and General Dasha-Fu asked Mishina to join the army for that time,
and she accepted. The leader of the Corrupts was General Heihan. He was the
rival of Dasha-Fu, and he wanted revenge. General Dasha-Fu said him to abandon
the battle and go back.
“And for what should I
do it? The Lieutenant named me General of Generals. I am only one rank under
him. I am much more powerful than you, Dasha-Fu. You do not know the power so
enormous you face. The Lieutenant has allies... there out –Heihan looked at the
sky–. The Bane of Helrriard created them. There are more, Dasha-Fu. The Nebula
will fall. Maetou cannot fall, but if he does... exist five Lieutenants more,
all as powerful as him. Will you face all of them, oh general my general?”
Heihan
ignored the warns of Dasha-Fu and attacked Vaishin. The army of Dasha-Fu won
and Heihan died in battle. But that was the plan of Maetou. He knew they
wouldn’t win, but they could weaken them. So, after it, he sent a famine, the
most horrible of all them til date: the Great Famine. It lasted 9 years. From
year 248 to year 255 the famine was strong, but from year 255 to year 257 there
was a recuperation. The Doctors tried desesperately to find a curation for that
disease already known as the Putrefaction. When someone eat putrefacted food,
after an hour he would feed headache and chills. After that come the fever. At
next day the ills can’t get up from bed. At two days they begin to have
difficulties to breath and problems in digestive system. The organs begin to
not work and to rot. The end happen when the lungs are so many holes due to the
putrefaction that blood flood them, and then the person dies.
Mishina
re-did her life after the Great Famine. She had a son with a Misan called
Hogashan, and his name was Kamisan, in honor to her dead friend. There was a
peace period, and Mishina travelled to the Replica, in the forest of Seinlin,
in the west, and she discovered that the Replica was immune to the
Putrefaction. She decided to take some leaves to show the Doctors of Ashin its
power. They also discovered that the water of Ais could stop a bit the
Putrefaction, but still it was not the cure. But Mishina couldn’t do it,
because in year 269 Maetou attacked very hard. Yaishin fell in a few days, and
the enemy was a the gates of Vaishin. The siege of Deshin caused the death of
many Misanye, included General Dasha-Fu and Hogashan. Mishina also thought her
son Kamisan was dead, so she, tired of all suffering, decided to forget all and
left to the forest of Seilin, or that is what people says. But what she didn’t
know was that her son Kamisan fled to the south, to the city of Carshin.
“Soon the tale of Mishina
will become a legend, and this in myth, because many were the ones who didn’t
believe that Mishina once existed. When the new of the water of Ais was spread
by all Miyanin, the name of Mishina travelled with it, and many believed she
was a Misani. Now that she was totally dissappeared, everyone thought it was a
myth, and that nothing was true. A tale invented by some bored Doctors that
wanted to have something to talk, they said. But being it legend or myth, Mishina
won’t be forgotten. And there where she is, his son still believes she is
alive, in some place of the World of Tears. Mishina the Wise will remain in
time, and her teaching about Ais and Pinshin will never fall in oblivion.”
Of Nestelia Derova and the Glowing Caverns
“Among all the wises
and old discoverers, in Estel’inam there is a tale that shines among all
others, and with great reason. The world of Estel’inam, although it was in a
dark place in the Perennsil, it had a lot of light, a glowing energy impossible
to understand. The Estelima were the Adorators of the Luminic Power, and among
them, a young girl did great discoveries for this knowledge. Nestelia is
remembered as the most illustrious discoverer of the ancient times. Thanks to
her birth place she had many advantages, that she used to go further than any
Estelima would have go in that time.”
Nestelia
was born in year 240 of the First Era, in Sadoram, in the continent of Dos’inam,
far from where the Shadow Lieutenant was. The Ruin of Helrriard had already
happened, and also the arrival of the Lieutenant, Niniran the Pestilent, that
was in Niniram, in the far northwest of Estel’inam, the biggest continent.
“Nialitel, you betray
me... so will be Estel’inam the world that most will suffer...”
"Minhierr made to
rise to Niniran the Pestilent in the beautiful land of Estel’inam, created by Nialitel,
to who is said that he thought she would accompany him on his corrupt trip to
conquer Unir. The Estelima say that Nialitel the Luminous let go Minhierr the
Obscure and thus he condemned their world with the disease. Messengers carried
news of a terrible epidemic known as the Red Death. If you were infected, at
first you would feel fever, chills and nausea. The next day, you would feel a
very strong headache, effect of the disease attacking your nervous system. The
next thing that comes, between convulsions and spasms, is vomiting blood. The
vomited blood is potentially infectious, anyone who comes in contact with such
a fluid by simple contact has high chances of being infected. After vomiting
liters of blood, the infected are so weak and their nervous system is so
affected that either or they drown in their own blood or the forces fail them
to even breathe. Some even say that the lack of forces is such that even the
involuntary organs stop functioning, producing cardiac arrest of a heart that
can not even pump blood, since much has been expelled from the body."
Nestelia
lived much time without even knowing about this, because her parents lied her.
But some day in year 248, her father recieved an order to join the army because
the Corrupts were rising in Dosh’inam, and they had to tell her the truth,
although they didn’t say her about the consequences of the Red Death. In year
254 happened the Battle in River Pena, where her father died. Time passed and
Nestelia was interested in going to the east. She finally travelled there in
year 262, and she found an island, that would be called Sil’inam, due that there
it was the Replica. She also found a fantastic cavern: the called Saminelam,
the Glowing Caverns, with shinning minerals and stones, with a subterranean
river. She took a shinning stone to show it to the people of Sadoram. When she
came back and tried to tell it to the people, when she showed the stone, it was
normal, without shinning. Anyway, many people believed her and went with her to
explore Saminelam.
But
in year 264 she tried to help a man who was infected by the Red Death, and so
she was infected too. He was lied by Niniran, who promised him the curation if
he did that. Some days later Nestelia experienced the symtoms of the Red Death,
and she finally died.
“The new that Nestelia
died by the Red Death crossed frontiers, because always that people talked
about Sil’inam, they also talked about Nestelia and how she died. Nestelia
didn’t deserve to die. She tried to help someone who was a traitor, and she
died for that. The corpse of the Corrupt was burnt, because to clean yourself
was secure, but a corpse was too much contamination, and if only one wouldn’t
poison the sea, many would do it, so the infected corpses were burnt. The
corpse of Nestelia, however, was buried, and not in Dosh’inam. They take her to
Sil’inam, and there she was buried, so she would be remembered by her great
discover by the future explorers of the Wonder of Estel’inam. And it is that
Nestelia was never forgotten, and her history will remain forever in Unir till
te end of times.”
Of Eldamar Norrar and the Ruin of Helrriard
“The history of
Helrriard is tragic, but among so much darkness, there is always some of light
in the most unexpected places. The tale of Eldamar is very old, and all the
Helimard that followed the good path remembered and recognized their great
leader, their saviour, he who gave the firsts steps for the survival and
reconquest. Long was his path, long his legend, but Eldamar the Strong will
always be remembered in the annals of Helrriard. The bards sang his deeds for a
long time, and masters teach them to pupils, because without Eldamar, the
history of Helrriard would have been different, and probably, the Helimard
would have been extinguished. But the heart of the Helimard is strong and
powerful, and when they feel threatened, they fight, til death if necessary.
And it was necessary many times. But the Helimard were not extinguished.”
Eldamar
was born in year 200 of the First Era in Carnimar, in north Helrriard. Eldamar
and his friends usually went to the forest of Tarharr to spend time there.
Narmor was the adult that protected the kids, and he was the father of Darmor,
one of the Eldamar’s friends. In that time the golden period of the Helimard
was prosperous. The Golden Castle of King Marenar II of Angmard was well known,
and it was said that you could see all Helrriard from its highest tower, the
Tower of Energy.
In
one of the travels to the forest of Tarharr, Eldamar went alone into the forest
and was attacked by a savage wolf. They fought and Eldamar had to kill him. It
was a terrible experience, and in that moment, he learnt that to kill is a
horrible experience. He was injured, but Narmor came in time, and he was fine.
Some weeks later he talked with his friend Darmor and they decided to create a
kinship. It ends being the Kinship of the Strongs, and they wanted to protect
the animals and all nature. But it was not easy, since there were many kinships
of hunters in all Helrriard. In north Helrriard there was the Kinship of
Hunters, and its leader was Martonar. She tried to hunt a falcon but Eldamar protected
it and the falcon became his friend. There were rumours about a fantastic tree
in the lands of Herramard, but as that place is dangerous, nobody tried to see
if it was true.
In
year 232 the Ruin happened. “That the
rest of the Universe tremble and know about the destiny that awaits to who dare
to defy me. ¡Perpetual devastation! This will be what you, Helimard, Children
of the Devastated, will ever know.” The Golden Castle was conquered and
Minhierr ruled now over all Helrriard. The Battle of the Three Days almost
extinguishes the Helimard culture, but not all was lost.
“Eldamar, at thirty
two years old, tried to salvage the Helimard of Carnimar. The Kinship of the
Strongs fought valiantly against the Corrupts, and managed to salvage many of
those who fled in terror. But the situation was uncontrollable, because the
Shadows were powerful, and nothing could fight against them. Eldamar and his
Kinship fought valiantly in the Battle of the Three Days, but in vain. Helrriard
was conquered by Minhierr and the Lords of the End. The only thing the Helimard
survivors could do was hide or die. The Battle of the Three Days left a trail
of shadow in all the world, black clouds covered the sky, and the sun rays did
not penetrate the land again. Only the day had enough light for some crops to
be able to grow, but the land became infertile, and the world became dreary and
dark. The golden age of Helrriard was over.”
Eldamar
led the survivors of the Ruin. The plan was to reach the Replica, in the lands
of Herramard, to see if that could help them. The followers of Martonar died in
the Ruin, and now she was alone, but she followed Eldamar with the other
survivors. Narmor died in the forest of Tarharr. He wouldn’t tell any more
tales. They finally made the way to Kurgotal, the dark lands of Herramard. It
was a desolated place full of Nameless. But they didn’t attack the survivors.
“During the path in Kurgotal
there weren't enemy attacks, because the Corrupts were Helimard, mortals, who
dared not to come to this dark place. However, the Shadows yes. The presence of
Shadows was powerful in Kurgotal, but they didn't attack them. Eldamar was not
sure if it was a dark mirage, some sad lie of the eyes, or if they were truly
there to cause the most horrible nightmares. The nights were very quiet, due
that even the wind was not heard. Long months passed and the survivors didn't
hear the singing of a bird.”
The
way the Nameless killed was causing horrible nightmares and allucinations to
the people. Many died in dreams, and other asked to be killed in despair. A
relation between Eldamar and Martonar was growing stronger. They finally
reached the Replica, but it was a sad tree without leaves, corrupted. That only
meant that Helrriard was doomed. But the Helimard would create a great end that
will be remembered in memories of time. They reached the lands of Morramard, in
south Helrriard, and there was an ambush were many survivors died. The
survivors reached the forest in Marharr and they planned to reconquest south
Helrriard.
In
year 234 the Shadow Lieutenants were born, and Minhierr had corporeal form,
there in the lands of Arramard. Time passed and the survivors built a refuge.
The basic construction was finished in year 235. It was a subterranean refuge
that was called Erdenmar. They planned the attacks for the reconquest. In the
attack to Rodemar, Darmor died. The ofensives finished in year 239 and in that
time, all south Helrriard was reconquested except Durramard, the swamp land.
Eldamar and Martonar were in love and he promised her that they would be in
peace after the reconquest of Durramard. In year 242 the armies of Eldamar went
to Durramard, and the Battle of Durramard happened in year 243. In that battle,
Eldamar perished due to three arrows. The first in one eye, and two more in the
breast. Eldamar tried to continue fighting in his horse after the first and
second arrow, but with the third, he couldn’t continue, and finally, he fell.
The Battle of Durramard finally was
won, but Eldamar’s death was painful. But thanks to him the Helimard survived
and south Helrriard was reconquested. There were statues of Eldamar with his
falcon. In Erdenmar there was a bronze sculpture, and other in Durramard.
“Eldamar was buried in
Erdenmar, and there everybody remembered him. He was a great hero. At forty
three years he had done what he could to save the Helimard race. And he did
more than any other. His deeds won’t be forgotten. Eldamar is gone, but his
memory will never be gone. As the Helimard say, if has to be an end, it has to
be an end that remains in memories. Eldamar the Strong. Founder of the Kinship
of the Strongs. Liberator of Helrriard. Saviour of the Helimard. Survivor of
the Ruin. The end of Eldamar will remain in the memories of the generations of
the Helimard that live in Unir with the passing of time, til the end of the
days.
