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HistoryoftheEladrins
TheTimeofFirstDreaming
TheeladrinsarebornfromthedreamsoftheGuardian,anancientnaturespiritorcelestialprotectingagardenparadiseofstoriesin
whatisnowPelion.(Source:JamesO'Rance)
TheTimeofDiaspora
TheeladrinsspreadthroughoutArborea,formingfourprimarytribesassociatedwiththefourelements.(Source:JamesO'Rance)
TheTimeofMysteries
TheeladrinsareunifiedforthefirsttimeunderCapra,theirfirstmonarchthoughshedidnotseekorreceiveanofficialtitle.Capra
teachesherpeopleaboutstories,secrets,mysteries,andtheTenetsthatdefinethepathofgoodnessandfreedom.TheTimeof
MysteriesendswhenCapradisappears.
(Source:JamesO'Rance)
TheTimeofDiplomacy
Theeladrins,inconfusionwithoutCapra,almostgotowarforthefirsttimewhentheyencounterthearchons,strangecelestialbeings
obsessedwithlawsandpunishment.Whenaneladrinisarrestedforsomethingshedidnotrealizewasacrime,onlytheintervention
oftheguardinalspreventsviolentretaliation.
(Source:DaveKing)
ItisnotsomuchlaterthattheeladrinsfirstencounterfiendsfromtheAbyss,andunitewiththeothercelestialracesinagreatcrusade
againstallfiends.ThisgoesverybadlyforthecelestialsasthefiendshalttheirBloodWartouniteagainsttheUpperPlanes,laying
wastetomuchofArboreaandotherupperplanes.Itissomecenturiesbeforetheplanerecovers.
(Source:Hellbound)
Thisperiodisalsowhenthefiendsfirstbegintappingmortalsoulstoreplenishtheirnumbers.Afactionofarchonscallingthemselves
theWatchersrespondsbygoingtotheMaterialPlanetoforciblyindoctrinatemortalstolawandgood.Theeladrins,remembering
Capra'sTenets,respondbyworkinginsecrettoprotectthemortalsandtheirfreedom.Eventuallytheeladrinsprevailandthe
WatchersarebanishedfromMountCelestiaforever.
(Sources:PlanesofLaw,DaveKing)
TheClashoftheTitans
Perhapsbuoyedbythepowerofeladrinstories,thefirstgodsappear.Awareruptsbetweenthegodsandthegiantswhoruledthe
planeuptonow.Theconflictissoheatedthattheplaneistornapart,thefierylayerofMuspelheimjoiningYsgardandthelayerof
thePrimalGardencompletelydevastated,becomingnothingbutdust.Theoriginsoftheeladrinsareforeverobscuredbeneaththe
sandsofthelayernowcalledPelion.Thosegiantsdevotedtochaoticgoodareshelteredbytheeladrins,andemergetobecomethe
titansstillnativetotheplane.OthergiantsaredriventoMuspelheimandJotunheim,imprisonedinCarceri,orcutintopiecesto
createworldsontheMaterialPlane.
Manyeladrinstakeonlesselementalforms,becomingsuperficiallysimilartotheelveswhomigratedtoArboreafromYsgardbefore
thewar.
TheReignofStarglow
ThetulaniGillianStarglowiscrownedQueenoftheEladrins,unitingthemforthefirsttimesincetheTimeofMysteries.Theauraof
perfectbeautyandlovethatsurroundshermakeheranirresistablechoice,andinspiresthecreationoftheCourtofStarsusingthe
mostpowerfulofeladrinmagics.Ultimatelythepressurebecomestoomuchforherandaftersomecenturiesshestepsdown,
disappearingasCapradidtopartsunknown.Everafter,theeladrinmonarchisknownastheQueenofStarsinherhonor.
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(Source:DaveKing)
TheTimeofShame
SometimeaftertheabdicationofGillianStarglow,thetulaniShailianaiscrownedQueenofStars.Sheruleswiselyandwellformany
turnsandseasonsuntilsheiscapturedbyagentsofLevistus,abaatezuprince.Athousandeladrinsvolunteertogivetheiressencesfor
herransom,butwhentheQueenisreturnedsheisirrevocablyinsane.Afterafewyearsofherincreasinglydisastrousdecisionsand
horrificmoodswingssheiskilledbyherrighthandghaeleknight,whothenkillshimself.
(Source:DaveKing)
ThenextqueenisNaizewen,whoiseverythingthatShailianawasnot.determinedandforthright,sternandsincere.Itseems
impossiblethatsuchaboldandwillfuleladrincouldbreakevenbeneaththetortureofthebaatezu.
(Source:DaveKing)
TheHarrowingoftheAbyss
NaizewenprovesherdeterminationbydeclaringwarontherulersoftheAbyss,horrificshapersofchaoscalledqlippoth,invengence
againsttherazingofArboreaaftertheillfatedcelestialcrusade.Althoughtheguardinalsandsomeoftheoldereladrinscaution
againstthis,theyoungerghaelerallyeagerlytoNaizewen'scause.MillionsofeladrinwarriorsmarchonthePlainofInfinitePortals,
whiletheQueenusesthewartojustifyincreasingrestrictionsontheactivitiesofeladrinsathome.
Thewarlastsalongtime,withstaggeringlossesonbothsides,butthistimethebaatezuandyugolothsdonotintervene.Theturning
pointofthewaristhesiegeofthefactorycityofAmalrehtanwhenitswallsarebroken,thetanar'rislavesoftheqlippothfleeto
deeperlayers,inspiringtanar'riacrossthePlainofInfinitePortalstoriseupagainsttheirmasters.Withouttheirminions,theqlippoth
areeasypreyfortheeladrinarmies,andultimatelytheeladrinsarevictorious.Theshatteredremainsoftheoncemightyraceregroups
inanobscurelayer,undertheleadershipoftheirLadyShiggarreb.
(Source:ArmiesoftheAbyss)
Thegenocidalhatredcreatedbytheeladrinconquestandthesubsequenttanar'riwarsofannihilationagainstrivaldemonbreeds
causefiendishcreaturescalledbebelithstoformintheAstralPlane.Asmanifestationsofthishatred,bebelithsspendmostoftheir
existenceshuntingtanar'ri.
(Source:AGuidetotheAstralPlane)
Intheaftermathofthewar,QueenNaizewen'srestrictionsoneladrinactivitygroweventighter.Shebeginsexecutingdissidents.A
tulaninamedMorwelsuspectssomethingisamiss,andherresearchesrevealthatNaizewenhasbeenalteredbyminionsofPrince
Levistus.Shekillsthequeenherself,andafterrevealingthecerebralparasites,alteredorgans,andbloodysacrificesmadebytheir
leadertoherpeople,sheisnominatedtobethenextQueenofStarsherself.
(Source:DaveKing)
TheeladrinsagreethatTheTimeofShameandtheHarrowingoftheAbyssarebestforgotten,andtheydotheirbesttohiderecordsof
theevents.Withinafewcenturies,onlytheoldesteladrinsandqlippothrememberwhathappened.Asfarasmostknow,Morwelhas
alwaysbeenQueenofStars.
ThebaatezuexpectthefracturedAbysstobeaneasyconquest,butthetanar'riproveanunexpectedlystrongforceevenwithouttheir
formermasters.Theyugolothsalsointervenetopreventthebaatezufrommakingthebestuseofthisopportunity.
AfterbeingcaughtattemptingtodotoBensozia,theDarkLadyofNessus,whathedidtoNaizewen,Levistusisimprisonedwithinthe
iceofhislayer,histhronegiventoarivalnoblenamedGeryon.
(Source:GuidetoHell)
TheTimeofWooing
ThenewQueenofStars,Morwel,givesfullpardonstoallthosepersecutedduringNaizewen'sreign,andtheeladrinsfindthemselves
atpeaceagainatlonglast.Morwelannouncesanewfocusonromance,andeverywhereeladrinsarejoiningoneanotherinromantic
twosomes,threesomes,andmoresomes.ItisnotlongbeforeMorwelherselfiscourted.Foratime,sheindulgesthefanciesofthefirre
Jiosef,butalthoughsheischarmedbyhispoemssheultimatelyshedecidesthattheirrelationshiphasnofuture.
(Source:DaveKing)
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JiosefissoonforgottenwhenMorwelisoverwhelmedbythebythecourageandwisdomoftheghaeleVaeros.Althoughapowerful
warriorandaveteranoftheHarrowingoftheAbyss,Vaerosisalsoatirelessadvocateforpeace,havingnowswornagainsttheuseof
hisswordexceptinthedefenseofinnocents.
ThelovebetweenVaerosandMorwelbecomesthestuffofpoetryandsong,aninspirationforthetiredeladrinsaftertheirlongperiod
ofsuffering.Eladrinstattooimagesanddescriptionsofthecoupleontheirfleshandcreateweavingsandsculpturesofthetwoin
everyeroticpositiontheycanthinkof.TheCourtofStarshadnotbeenbrightersincethereignofGillianStarglow,andithadnever
beenhappier.
ThistimeofjoyendswhenVaeroshearsofagroupofeladrinprisonersofwarstillheldcaptiveintheAbyss,inthefoundrycityof
Vorath,nowheldbythetanar'rilordCabiri.Heunsheatheshisswordandgoesafterthemwithasmall,handpickedsquad.The
prisonersarefreed,butatthecostofVaeros'life.
(Source:TheBookofExaltedDeeds)
TheTimeofMourning
ThedeathofVaerosstrikesattheheartoftheeladrinpeople.TheeternaltwilightoftheCourtofStarsdarkenstonight,andthe
eladrinsretreatintotheirhiddencavesandglens.Littleisheardofthemforcenturies,althoughitiscertaintheystillacttoservethe
causeoffreedomandbeautyindisguise.
Morwel,unabletodealwithhergrief,castshermemoriesofVaerosintoPelion,theretobeswallowedupbythesands.Shestill
sorrows,butcannotrememberwhy.
ItisduringthistimethatthelandsofDelavarandDarklovebreakoffrelationswiththeCourtofStars.Delavar,underthecareofthe
tulaniSalafin,slidesallthewaytotheAbyss,Morweltoowrappedupinhergrieftonoticeuntilitwastoolate.OnlySalafin's
daughter,RhiinaSurkai,isrescuedduetotheeffortsofthegirl'sfather.
(Source:thelongdefunctPlanescape.com)
TheLordofDarklove,meanwhile,becomesenrapturedbyhisownobsessions,creatinganArboreanrealmthatcelebratesthepassions
inherentinthemacabre.Whilehehasneverlostsightofthegood,hislandsarenolongerrecognizableasaneladrinholding.His
fiendandcolleagueMyharialBlazingstarbecomes,duringthistime,sodesperateforjoythathefoundsasectdedicatedtothe
spreadingofjoythroughouttheplanes.TheseJoybloods,astheycometobecalled,helpinspiresomeoftherenewaltocome.
(Source:HeinerdeWendt)
TheTimeofNewSpring
Muchlater,atulaniweavernamedFaerinaalhearsthetragicstoryofVaerosandMorwel.Hebecomesdeterminedtocreateaworkthat
willrestorejoytoMorwel'sheart.Hepracticesuntilhecanweavethreadsfromsunlightandlaughter,andcreatetapestriesthatmake
stonesweepwithhappinessandmountainsshiverinecstasy.HejourneystoMorwel'ssilentcourtandgainsanaudiencewiththe
QueenofStarsherself.Carefully,heweavesfromhereternaltearsathreadsofineandlightthatnonecouldlookatitbutbedelighted.
Morwelwasunmoved.Next,Faerinaalturnsthesinglethreadintoatapestry,showingapictureofQueeninallherbeauty.Morwel
looksatthepictureandsobs.NowFaerinaalweavesintothepicturethreadsofsympathyandunderstanding,ofhealingandhope.
Morwelclapspolitelyandaskshimtoleave.
Frustratedbutstillcommittedtohisquest,Faerinaalwanderstheplanes,studyingunderthegreatestweaversintheGreatRing.He
studiesunderthespidersofGrandfatherTreewhoservedLolthbeforeherbanishment,hestudiesundertheMorae,Shekinester,and
theNorns.HelearnstoweavethethreadsofDestinyitself.
FaerinaalreturnstotheCourtofStarsandshowstheQueenhisnewskills.HeshowsherhowthethreadsofFatemayturndarkand
gloomy,butalwaystherearenewconnections,newpossibilities.Heshowsherhowthoughtwospiritsmayjoininperfectunion,new
unionsmayalsoappear,asstrongasthefirst.
Morwelnodsincomprehension,buthertearscontinuetoflow.
Atlast,Faerinaalthrowsdownhistoolsandsimplyembraceshisqueen.
Forthefirsttimeinmanycycles,Morwelsmiles.Andshehugshimback.
ThusbeginstheromanceofMorwelandFaerinaal,andanewtimeofhappinessbloomsamongtheeladrins.Faerinaalprovesaskilled
andwisediplomataswellasanexcellentwarriorandcraftsman,andtheeladrinsexperienceatimeofplenty.
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Meanwhile,inPelion,thememoriescastawaybyMorwelbegintochangeandcoalesce.Fromthelostthoughtsofperfectloveanew
beingforms,abralanieladrinwhocallsherselfGwynharwyf.
Gwynharwyfwandersthewasteslikeotherbralani,findingsimplepleasureinthewindandsand.Soon,though,shefeelspulledby
urgesshecanneitherexplainnorunderstand,andsheleavesArboreatofightevilintheAbyss,destroyingmanytanarricitiesand
razingtheruinsoftheancient,andnearforgotten,qlippoth.Foratimesheisassuccessfulasanyloneeladrinhaseverbeeninthe
planeofultimateevilchaos.
Thatis,untilsheiscapturedbyalordnamedCabiri,nowrulerofalayeroftheAbyssknownastheElementalForge.AndCabiri
makesthemistakeofgloatingoverhisprize.
WordoftheimprisonedeladrinheroreachestheCourtofStars,anddespiteMorwelsimploring,Faerinaalunsheatheshisswordand,
withasmall,handpickedbandofwarriors,hegoesafterher.
ThesmallbandofeladrinwarriorsshattersthewallsofCabirisgloomystronghold,surprisingandslayingthedemonsand
demonicallyinfusedelementalswhoguardit.TheeladrinsmaketheirwaythroughCabirishorde,killingeveryfiendishcreaturewho
opposesthem.AfteratensefightwithCabirihimself,theydissipatehisbody(butnottheamuletthatcontainshisessence).And
Gwynharwyfisfreed.
Gwynharwyf,whohasneverfeltanyinterestinanythingbutslaughteringfiends,feelsastrangestirringwithinherwhenshesees
Faerinaal,asifheisakindredspiritinsomedeepsense.Andsheisalsostirredbyhiskindness,somethingtheroughbralanihave
littletimefor.Faerinaal,forhispart,feelsgreatadmirationforthewarrior,thoughshehaschosenalifeverydifferentfromhisown.
TheeladrinsmaketheirescapefromtheAbyssandreturntotheCourtofStars.FaerinaalintroducestheliberatedcaptivetotheQueen
ofStars,andthisiswhenMorwellooksherinhereyesandrecognizesherlostloveVaeros,oratleastVaerosstoryreincarnateina
newform.
AndGwynharwyfrecognizesMorwelasbothhercreatorandherdestinedlove.
Ofcourse,thereisnothingforitbutthatGwynharwyfjoinFaerinaalasMorwelssecondconsort.Andthoughshecanneverrestrain
herselffromleavingtheCourtoftentofightandmoreandmoreoftenleadothersintocombatagainstevil,againsttheAbyssand
Baatoralike,stillshealwaysreturnstothearmsofherloves.
(Source:BookofExaltedDeeds)
Andthisbringsustothepresent.
CourtofStars:
http://www.oocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/2894/ps/court.html
GillianStarglow:
http://www.nondeterministic.org/dreams/upper/arborea/gillian.html
Jiosef:
http://www.nondeterministic.org/dreams/upper/arcadia/jiosef.html
Darklove:
http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0006D&L=planescapel&P=R13813
Joybloods:
http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0005A&L=planescapel&P=R26932
Archetypes:
http://www.oocities.com/Athens/7117/planes/arborea.html
TheGuardian:
http://www.oocities.com/TimesSquare/Arcade/2894/ps/garden.html
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Capra:
http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0005A&L=planescapel&P=R15848
Delavar:
http://web.archive.org/web/20010504055449/www.planescape.com/adnd/planes/abyss/0l.htm
Generalhistory:
http://oracle.wizards.com/scripts/wa.exe?A2=ind0002D&L=planescapel&P=R3327
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