Dominion Era/Elledynnë (Culture)
This page discusses a part of the lore of the Dominion Era Elledynnë. If you are interested in seeing the Tabletop RPG stats associated with this race, visit: Elledynnë (Stats).
| Dominion Era Elledynnë | |
|---|---|
| High Elves | |
| Fair Folk, Golden Ones, Two-Faces | |
 Racial Insignia of the Elledynnë | |
| Land of Origin | |
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| Continent of Origin | Termalttë |
| Homeland | D'Satrë Naborra |
| Capital | Di'Olyrenë Selvë |
| Racial Lore | |
| Language | Elledyn'ni |
| Characteristics | Elledynnë (Characteristics) |
| Culture | Elledynnë (Culture) |
| History | Dominion Era |
| Government | Elledynnë (Government) |
| Military | Elledynnë (Military) |
| Stats | Elledynnë (Stats) |
| Racial Relations | |
| Allies | None |
| Enemies | Tretallë |
| Neutrals | None |
Known as Elledynë in the common ancestor tongue of Elledyn'ni and Tretalleri, the High Elves are the sister race of the Bone Elves. Whatever similarities between the two races may be, it is fair to say that most of them end there. A generally conceited and vainglorous people, where the Bone Elves live and toil under their prosperous Dominion, the High Elves built their empire: the Silvered Realm, on the backs of slaves from the peoples that they have conquered. Where the Tretallë believe that all children of the earth are equal before the eyes of Death, the High Elves believe themselves to not be born of the earth, made superior to all other peoples by the hand of their Triple Goddess.
The Eternal Rivalry
In the theology of Di'Ovyrë Ohyrda, the World-Faith, the Elledynnë were created by the Triple Goddess herself, shaped from her dreams to represent all that is good and noble and beautiful in the world. At the same time, this very same doctrine speaks of the Tretallë as Elledynnë captured by the Triple Goddess' jealous rival, the Raven Goddess. By this account, the Tretallë are said to be Elledynnë that were stripped of their natural beauty, twisted into shades of their past glory, and warped into embodiments of death, evil, and all that is ugly in the world of mortal men.
As far as the Elledynnë are concerned, this theological account of the schism between the two races that is the reason for the rivalry between the two peoples. Truth be told, historians in later years discover that there are many inconsistencies with the theological account and evidence that exists. However, to the vast majority of the populace and even large swathes of the aristocracy, common knowledge is that the rivalry began long before the Elfin Diaspora. What is known among the more studied of theologians and the highest houses of the land, is that the first king of the Silvered Realm after the Diaspora made sure that any records of the time would be gradually destroyed until they were forgotten.
The Tretallë tell a very different account of the Diaspora and the rivalry that sprung up between the two races. It comes as no surprise, however, that the Elledynnë—even their most learned and impartial—are the first to scream blasphemy should anyone even dare to suggest that perhaps the Tretallë know things that the High Elves do not.
