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The Rotting Plague

2021-09-23T01:24:44Z

Snowbird829: Rewrote and edited lore! Tweaked organization

== Introduction ==
A black mark on Eden’s world history, the ‘Plague of Rot’ aka the Rotting Plague’s true origin is unknown, but its first outbreak can be traced back to the northern fiefdoms of Hadriana in the year 1506. The name “Rotting Plague” originates from its symptoms. The disease was spread through direct contact, but it could also become waterborne, therefore infecting plants, and livestock. Later in its lifespan it became airborne as infected bodies were burned. Those who were infected had their limbs and organs rot out from the inside over a period of eight days.

A decade has passed since the five year long pandemic, which decimated all race populations to where they are today. Even now, many nations are rebuilding, while others were wiped out entirely.

== Infection Cycle ==
The ‘Rot Spores’ as they are colloquially known, rapidly break down their host’s body for protein and nutrients, resulting in gruesome side effects such as necrosis, loss of limb function, and organ failure. Sometimes in the late stages of the disease, the host’s lungs degraded to a point where the host began to cough, resulting in the exhalation of Rot Spores. Necrotic tissue within the infected organism also produced spores in the late stages before its death.

The methods of infection include direct skin-to-skin contact, ingestion of contaminated food/drink, and later on airborne spores and cremated remains of infected. Both fauna and flora could be infected by the Rotting Plague, so even though the Elves were directly immune to the disease, their crops and livestock were not, which resulted in widespread famine.

Both plants and animals were affected by the plague, livestock in particular, which included chickens, pigs, sheep, cows, and even horses. The livestock would suffer symptoms very similar to their human counterparts, wasting away one day at a time. Given their close proximity to one another, and the rapid rate of the disease, entire herds were wiped out in little more than a week.

Meanwhile, a select few animals were asymptomatic carriers such as fish, insects, and rodents. However, rats reacted differently to the plague, showing minor symptoms of the plague, while also exhibiting traits and behaviors similar to rabies. Infected rats formed massive hordes to search for food; which was everything. This included the humanoid inhabitants of Eden, especially unattended children. While still unexplainable, the rats showed aversion to fire, magic, and large bodies of water.

=== Symptoms: ===
Symptoms of plague mainly firstly hidden, as the "rot" formed within the body before radiating outward. This made it difficult to diagnose early enough to quarantine, as its trademark symptoms only show up during its later stages. In its early stages the plague takes on the symptoms of the cold or the flu. The life cycle of the disease was on average eight days. Conveniently, the stages of the infection can also be measured by days.

quoted from Scholar Erinae Lazaru’s “''Ruin & Rot''” study of the Rotting Plague:

''Name: Terrence Umber''

''Race: Attian Human''

''Age: 37''

''Presumed origin: Touched exposed corpse of infected individual.''

====== Stage One, Day 1 (24 hours since infected): ======
Host retains motor function and is cognizant, but complains about congestion and aching pains.

====== Stage Two, Day 2 (48 hours since infected): ======
Subject is bedridden with a high fever, sweating with chills. Mild skin irritation around the skin folds and cuticles. Subject is somewhat delirious but was able to confirm congestion and muscle pains.

====== Stage Three, Day 3 (72 hours since infected): ======
Fever has broken and the subject has regained cognitive function. Beginning signs of paronychia around the skinfolds/cuticles, with skin irritation traveling up the limbs and appearing around the torso. Subject continues to complain about congestion and muscle aches, but less so than the intense itching/burning of the irritated areas on their body.

====== Stage Four, Day 4 (96 hours since infected): ======
Subject has lost body fat and remains cognitive but is in extreme discomfort. “Feels like I’m covered head to toe in fire ants that think I killed their mother.” Welts have appeared on irritated skin, the itchiness has been replaced entirely by a burning sensation. Pus has accumulated around fingernails. but no longer suffers from congestion or muscle aches.

====== Stage Five, Day 5 (120 hours since infected): ======
Subject has lost more weight and become an infectious carrier. Subject’s welts have developed into large collections of boils, which leak pus (which can be infectious). Signs of gangrene have appeared on fingers and toes. However the subject reports that the burning sensation has stopped with little discomfort, and that he has no appetite. Upon testing reflexes and pain response time in other areas, the subject reports little to no pain. Subject has small cough. Given the frequency of these symptoms, I propose that the nervous and digestive systems are the first to degrade.

====== Stage Six, Day 6 (144 hours since infected): ======
Fat in the body is nearly gone, and the subject has difficulty with his mobility. Rot has spread to his muscles, leaving blackened splotches beneath intact skin. Boils have burst to reveal severe necrotic damage below the dermis. Once more, the subject reports no physical pain, although he shows emotional distress at the sight of his body. Brain still mostly intact then.

Some reflexes also remain intact, such as to cough, which has become far more severe. What comes up in a mixture of phlegm, blood, and dislodged degenerative lung tissue. Cough is likely to contain living Rot Spores, so avoid.

====== Stage Seven, Day 7 (168 hours since infected): ======
Subject is completely emaciated, and severely cognitively impaired. Motor function is all but gone. If speech is attempted it is greatly slurred beyond understanding. Necrosis is visibly spreading across the body, revealing blackened blood vessels visible beneath the skin, which begins to flake off. Coughing has lessened in intensity, but yields even more debris and spores than before. Subject is alive, but smells like a several-day-old corpse.

====== Stage Eight, Day 8 (187 hours since infected): ======
40% of the body has rotted away due to necrotic damage, leaving bone exposed to the elements. The subject is unable to respond, and is motionless. Sensory input seems to have been severely damaged. At 187 hours post infection, the subject stopped breathing, and his heart stopped.

== Survival ==
Only in 10% of the case can an infected host be cured by magical means before reaching stage six. This magic came from the elements of Earth and Water, which held the most healing spells. Yet, using these spells on plague victims was hard, barely even curing the infected and merely staving off the symptoms. Alchemy was also used as a way of healing the bacteria. Yet, none of the alchemic recipes or results of their use survived the plague years.

If the host survived, which was most unlikely and extremely rare, dead portions of the body: arms and legs would be amputated. Some would be so damaged they would be unfit for use. Death could eventually occur due to internal organ damage thanks to the effects of the rot.

If the host survived all these things, damaged skin tissue by the rot would heal, leaving large scars. If people lost their eyesight, this would not return, and you would forever be blind.

[[Category:Plagues and Diseases]]

The Luminous Enclave of Aerial

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|'''Location'''
|Arda,"Glade of Dragons"
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|[[High Elves]]
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|The Pantheon of the Phoenix
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|Diarchy
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|Therri’cill [[Aldir’tor Zaithrall]]
Aeri’cill Erinae Lazaru
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|'''The Royal Council:'''
|[[Thalanil Larethael]]
Eldrin Faerondaerl
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== '''Introduction''' ==
The Scions of Illumination, as the Azari’cill call themselves, invoke this name because their existence reflects the pinnacle of civilization under the Mother’s wing.

These luminous beings have blood that glimmers by magical properties. The glittering spires of the Azari cities stand like beacons in the lands where skill and enlightenment saturate the very air. The Azari’cill absorbed so much of this innate potential that when at war, it is said that the phalanxes of the Azari warhosts glow with robust power. An assault by an Azari’cill army is swift and carried out with flawless precision. The enemy is met with a forest of blades and barrages of elemental wrath.

This claim of mastery also carries a deadly arrogance. The Azari come in glory, but they hail from a broken land, their elegant spires toppled and their statuary crumbled into the dust of a dead empire. The stories tell that it was the scourge of Fineall that ravaged the lands of silver; it was unavoidable. The age of the fallen spires has turned the empire of enlightenment into a spell-haunted ruin.

Ever since the Time of Reinvention, the Azari’cill have managed to make peace with the lands they call home.

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== '''Culture and Society''' ==

=== Modern Elven society ===
Modern Elven society is centered along the lines of progress and purity. All Elves are part of a bigger whole and no Elf is more important than the progress of the nation. All this is done because the Elves of Aerial know that when they reach the highest, most pure levels of existence, clean of their flaws and impure cousins, only then will the Elven Pantheon of Gods return to Eden to guide their people.

Every Elf is constantly trying to improve him/herself, always trying to be the best of the best. Elven life is split between constantly learning and improving yourself and excelling in your craft. Whether it is Archery, swordsmanship or being a scholar teaching the new generation, all lives are valued equally in Elven society as long as you are trying to reach the most enlightened state of existence.

Since the Elven race is flawed from the very core, they need to reinvent themselves. The Elves need to be reborn into a more aware being that will be able to see the magic that fills the air. Which will, in turn, help them reach opportunities once seen as impossible to grasp. They need to become the “Scions of Illumination”.

Outside the times of war, the Azari are at peace with the mind and soul. These are times of celebration and joy. Every Elven year, the disciples of the Pantheon organize the Wine Festival. The gates of the silver spired city swing open for all of Eden to arrive and celebrate a new year of harvest. The newest wines are sold during the celebration while old bottles which have laid around for dozens of years, are finally opened for this special occasion.

=== City Life ===
High Elves enjoy the luxurious pleasures of life such as wine, wealth, and free-time. The nation consists of high polite society, with a darker underbelly of sabotage and envy. In their efforts to be the best they can be, High Elves have interpreted this noble goal as to be the best. Competition between peers is fierce, and sabotage is not unheard of. Success is met with overwhelming praise, and failure with severe judgement.

=== Political Beliefs ===
Determined by Tetheris I Elladris, High Elves live under a diarchy, two rulers who share the power of the throne. When a new king takes the throne, a selection ceremony will be made for him to choose a woman of the Temple as his new bride. Whoever is selected, her task is to bring forth the most pure child in existence, worthy of leading the next generation of the Elven people to a higher level of enlightenment.

Beneath the Diarchy are a council dedicated to the nobles. These seats are up for sale, with the seat going to the highest bidder. A few seats are reserved for high mages, and the Silver Phoenix of the Temple. While the council may vote and contribute to the passing of laws, the diarchs always have the final say.

=== Festivals and Celebrations ===

* Mother’s day - Occurs during the Emerald Spring. A day of celebration for all the Elven mothers as embodiments of the Mother, Aerielle. Elven mothers are decorated with flowers picked and arranged by their children. They are treated like Queens for a day, encouraged to relax, and allow the family to take care of the home.
* Daughter’s day - Occurs during Eden’s Shine. A day of celebration for all Elven daughters, celebrating fertility, youth, and beauty. A feast is hosted to honor the extinct Azari’Soll. Then the Elves dance the night away to jovial music.
* Arch Arcane Championship - Every eight years the Azari’cill host the Arch Arcane. It's a tournament for mages from all over Eden to show their magical prowess in the arena.
* Father’s day- Occurs during the Amber Dawn. It is celebrated with a harvest festival that features artisan foods and elven wine. It is open to the greater public, acting as a farmer’s market. Azari’cerr are typically invited to partake in the festivities.
* Son’s day- Occurs during Lilith’s Veil. It is a more solemn event, acting as a day of remembrance for the Son’s rebellion, and the attack of their Azari’lunn kin. It is a day of silence and fasting, conversations always short and spoken in whispers. After the sun sets however, the children dress up as demons to avoid being snatched away by the ghosts of winter, and knock on doors to ask for sweets and pastries from inside.

=== Commerce and work ===
Given the High Elves’ dedication to discovery and preservation, Aerial is a treasure trove of wonders and arcana. The High Elves are one of the most advanced when it comes to medicine and knowledge of the natural world. Their largest export is their wine. However, anything that is sold by a High Elf, is revered as the most high quality, as its maker always strives for perfection.

== '''Religious Beliefs''' ==
One of the most pure tasks in High Elven society is being part of the Temple of the Silver Phoenix. Many families will donate their children to the Temple where they will be raised, taught, and trained in the way of the Mother. While not explicitly stated, it is more common for people to donate their daughters.

These children are divided by their age, ranging from little ones (Bessi’inn), adolescents (Scin), and teens (Scini). These students are raised under the roof of the mother, learning of their history, their religion, their Goddess. They are taught discipline, purity, and chastity. Once of age, these children will attempt to connect with the divine Mother in a trial. If successful, the Scini become Scinari, ordained priests and missionaries of the Mother. These priests are able to directly connect with the Mother and translate Her Will upon the Elves of Aerial. The highest of these positions is the “Silver Phoenix.”

Should a Scini fail the trial, they are redirected to becoming custodians and scribes of the church. While not strictly forbidden, it is taboo to leave the church given the implications of impurity and lack of chastity. It is not uncommon that a Purity Trial follows soon after.

== '''Military and Law''' ==
The Azari that choose not to pursue a academic or clergic path to climb the ladder of enlightenment often choose for a martial career within the Luminous Host. Physical conflict has always been viewed as brutish and unrefined in the high society of the 'cill. But with the omnipresent threat of Fineall, and the rapid advancement of surrounding nations, the Azari'cill had no choice besides preparing the newly established Luminous Enclave for the wars to come.

Under the guidance of Therri'cill Calydrian I Elladris, the Luminous Enclave introduced a levy system. One can join the ranks of the Luminous host on a vuluntary basis or be drafted into it in times of conflict. Those who choose to join the ranks voluntarily receive many years of training. It is expected of each career soldier to be a master with the sword, spear and bow. These career soldiers act as unit commanders of the citizen militia or elite units on the battlefield. The career soldiers also receive a priority position when the choosing ceremony for the Silver Cloaks takes place.

=== Structure of the luminous host ===

==== '''The citizen militia''' ====
Every 'Cill is expected to train themselves to become either a militia archer or spearman. Therri'cill Calydrian I Elladris introduced a levy system in response to the brutal events of the Age of Fallen Spires. These citizen warriors form the bulk of the enclaves armies. They are only active during wars. Every Elf, though he may be a craftsman, merchant or artist in peacetime, must become a resolute fighter in time of war.

==== '''The Knights of Aerial''' ====
Azari'cill are horsemasters without peer, and their knightly hosts can be accounted amongst the most glorious in the known world. Such is the duty and right of Aerial's nobility - to ride to war and fight at the forefront of battle to repeat the glories first won by the knights of Tetheris' court. Yet all the courage would be nothing without their swift steeds. Whose intelligence and faitfullness far outstrips the horses of other lands.

==== '''Battle mages''' ====
In Aerial, those who devote their lives to magic are treated with the highest respect and honour. They are the supporting backbone of the Azari'cill in and outside of times of war. Mages mostly act as advisors and sometimes commanders of the Azari army, and provide support through the usage of spells.

==== '''The Silver Cloaks''' ====
The Silver Cloaks are the guardians of the Diarchs of the Luminous Enclave. These are the finest warriors of the Azari people and are hand picked by the Therri'cill. As the sworn warriors of the Diarchy These guardians are honorbound to protect the ruler of the Luminous enclave at all cost. Their position lies beyond the rule of nobles and princes. Only the Diarchs of the Luminous Enclave can command them. They act as bodyguards on the battlefield and often act as the Diarchs personal emissaries in day-to-day life.

==== Martial Traditions ====
Before battle, High Elves will paint their shields, often images of the Silver Phoenix, or even a family crest. Whenever it's time for a new battle, they will paint a new image over the old one to represent strength and consistency in the face of change.

=== The Cillari Law ===

===== Chapter 1: The Fundamentals =====
Article 1. The citizens of the mothers blessed city will not tolerate any acts of barbarism to one another.

This extends to any and all acts of physical aggression and threatening to use violence or cause physical harm to another citizen. Violence is the way of the uncivilized and all disputes should be solved through civil discussion. The only exception to this is when violence is used in an act of self-defenses.

Article 2. The citizens of the mothers blessed city will not tolerate acts of uncontrolled greed.

Theft is not to be tolerated and there is no exception to this. A society that feels the need to scrape around for petty coin is no better than the fallen kingdoms of the Azari’Lunn.

Article 3. The citizens of the mothers blessed city will not tolerate destruction of property.

Damaging the property of the blessed city or her citizens is unacceptable. The uncaring and malevolent individuals that engage in such acts can only be denoted as being impure and rotten to the core.

Article 4. The citizens of the mothers blessed city will not tolerate any individual who mutilates themselves on purpose for aesthetic reasons.

Any jewelry that pierces the skin is strictly forbidden. Artificially adjusting the colour of hair or patterns in the skin through the use of tattoos are also frowned upon and any offenders of such acts will be punished accordingly. How could a cill follower of the mother, Aerielle ever mutilate the gift of the body?

Article 5. The citizens of the mothers blessed city will not tolerate any attempts at the conversion of the Azari’cill to heretical or otherwise impure beliefs.

To attempt to let a Azari’cill stray from the path of the mother is to assault the mental purity of the Azari’cill themselves. No preachers or missionaries will be permitted to spread their false ideals or beliefs within the Mother’s city.

Article 6. The citizens of the mothers blessed city will not tolerate any individual who denies the teachings of the mother within the borders of the blessed city.

Article 7. The citizens of the mothers blessed city will not tolerate individuals who feel the need to obscure their identity.

Article 8. The citizens of the mothers blessed city will not tolerate intrusion upon their private properties.

=== Punishment: ===

===== Basic Tribunal =====
A basic court hearing for the accused criminal, heard by only one to two judges.

===== Purity Trial =====
An extremely severe religious tribunal, the ruling of which will decide life or death for the accused. The judges are a selection of important people from society for different viewpoints and the Diarchs give the final verdict.

Judges: High Priest from the temple, Some important dude from the military and someone with a civil position.

If a judge is not able to attend, the Diarchs will appoint someone else to be the judge in their place. But in the end there is always a group of 5.

When one of the Diarchs is not available, the verdict is just done by one, and if both aren't there at the time of the trial, the highest nobles take the place of the Diarchs.

== History ==

=== The Age of Enlightenment ===
he origins of the Azari are mostly unknown. It is commonly believed that the race of Elves was gifted with life by the gods of the Elven Pantheon. The elven race has its roots in the Valley of Dragons, also known as Arda. This time is known as the '''Age of Enlightenment'''.

It was in this age that the Gods of the Pantheon walked among their children, giving the Azari a piece of themselves to help shape them.

'''The Father, Kharash''', gifted the Azari strength, courage, and Fatherhood.

'''The Mother, Aerièlle''', gifted her children the wisdom of Enlightenment and the ability to wield the sacred blessings of Eden in the form of arcane magic.

'''The Daughter, Aestaena,''' gifted her children fertility, love and the need to procreate.

And at last there '''the Son, Fineall''', gave his children challenges in life, as he despised his parents because they favoured his sister. He wanted to take a slice of the souls for himself to create a race shaped in his image. A race that would one day take down the pantheon.

=== The Age of Fallen Spires ===
The Elves of Fineall knew only anger, jealousy, perversion, and lust. His children were tainted and foul, as they despised their more gifted and enlightened kin who looked down upon them as abominations. The other Gods of the Pantheon also looked upon the Dark kin of Fineall with disgust and tried to destroy them in body and soul.

Despite their best efforts, the Gods could not destroy the Azari’lunn or Dark Elves as they became known as in the common tongue. The conflict sparked a massive civil war between the Azari children of the Gods. Many cities were destroyed by magical barrages from the Arch-Mages of both sides. The children of the Daughter, the Azari’soll, were completely wiped out by a surprise Dark Elven assault on their homeland nearing the end of the war. Towards that end, as the Azari’lunn saw that they could not overcome the endless legions of the Azari’cill, The Son blessed one of his most enlightened servants, Noctis. He became the leader of his children and ordered him to disappear from the face of Eden with the remaining Dark Elves until their time would come. Fineall took it upon himself to battle the rest of the Pantheon in the heavens for the rest of eternity to make sure that the other Gods would never be able to return to Eden and destroy his children.

As a direct result of Fineall’s war in the heavens, the Gods of the Pantheon left their children in Eden. Without their Gods to teach them the ways of enlightenment, the Azari were truly lost and their kingdoms descended into anarchy. The old order of the Elven Empire was completely toppled in the years of the Fallen Spires. The remaining races started to accuse each other for the war and were preparing for another wave of uncontrolled violence toward one another. The children of Kharash were horrified by these events of pure barbarism and isolated themselves in Myln Arbor. They did not completely cut ties with the Azari’cill but they would not actively seek any contact with the other Azari for the foreseeable future. The children of Fineall had exiled themselves from the Valley of Dragons.

The remaining Azari tried to find a sign of their Gods, a reason to live and to continue on the path of enlightenment. It was at this moment that the Silver Phoenix flew over the Glade of Dragons. In other realms, the Silver Phoenix is simply known as the Priscus of the Skies, but to the Azari it was the avatar of the Mother. It was a majestic beast that gave the Azari a reason to reinvent themselves. They built temples to the Phoenix and tried to find ways to communicate with the elemental spirit of the skies. The Scinari Caste was tasked to collect and translate the ancient texts of the gods and lay out a path for the Azari’cill to follow. This is the path that would eventually lead to reunification with the Mother.

=== The Reinvention ===
Years passed as the Azari’cill rebuilt their broken realm. No longer were their attempts at founding the perfect order haunted by cursed anatomies or hollow souls. The Azari’cill created a culture of betterment that founded the new city of Silver, dedicated to the Mother of all Elves, Aerièlle.

The Azari’cill spread their influence across the great nations of Eden with sublime efficacy. It was child’s play for the Elves to learn new languages, sciences, and forms of art. Some sought to conquer the vistas of the mind, their bodies seated cross-legged as their spirits roamed far and wide. Others travelled the lands, making beautiful tomes of the knowledge they found in the fields of cartography, biology, botany, history, and more.

The people of the Valley of Dragons wished to reach true enlightenment and sought to spread it to the lesser nations. Missionaries moved far and wide to educate lesser races in the ways taught by Aerièlle, hoping to one day bring the lesser races to the same standard as the Azari. These pioneers did not slaughter those monsters and savage creatures they encountered, for they considered such tactics barbaric. Instead, they tamed the beasts of the land where possible, and left them to their own devices if that was not viable. If the creatures were particularly predatory, they instead maneuvered them through the Phoenix gate to other, less enlightened lands.

The Reinvention brought forth an age of prosperity for sure, yet the Elves of Arda still have a long road to travel on. The recent so-called “Rotting plague” devastated most of the missionary work and significantly thinned the mostly imported food supplies of the Silver City. Nevertheless, the Azari race endured and are now eager to continue their effort to educate the lesser races and to uncover new knowledge.

=== Chronicles of the Therri'cill ===
Tetheris I Elladris - The Judge (''1 - 125'')

As first official ruler of the Azari’cill, he led the Azari'cill through the horror that was the Age of Fallen Spires, and was dedicated to creating a new way of life for the High Elves. It was thanks to his teachings that the High Elves were able to enter the age of reinvention.

Calydrian I Elladris - The Warrior (''125 - 223'')

Calydrian sought to protect the High Elven ways set forth by his Father. He created the civilian militia and basic combat curriculum.

Tetheris II Elladris - The Scholar (''223 - 412'')

Tetheris II sought to reclaim lost knowledge from the ruins of the Age of Fallen Spires. He opened Aeriel’s first library, and organized for the government to always have scribes on hand to record and preserve their history.

Acaris I Elladris - The Sage (''412 - 710'')

Built upon Tetheris II’s work by rediscovering and developing the High Elves’ connection to the arcane and the elements. While not a mage himself, he created the infrastructure for the Temple of the Silver Phoenix, and put High Elves back on the road to enlightenment.

Dimaethor I Elladris - The Poet (''710 - 1067'')

Legendary writer who wrote a great many novels, stories, and history books. Died in a tragic accident while touring Eden for his book.

Aestaena I Elladris-Zaithrall - The Widow ''(1067 - 1255'')

Following her husband’s death, Aestaena made the decision to rule solo until her own untimely death.

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Aethis I Zaithrall - The Builder (''1255 - 1521'')

Rebuilt High Elven society after its rapid collapse following the great famine caused by the Rotting Plague.

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Aldir’tor I Zaithrall - xxxxx, (''1521 - present'')

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|Average Height (Meters & Feet)
|1,87M - 2,20M (6’1ft - 7’2ft)
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|Average Weight (kg & lbs)
|75 KG to 90 KG (165lbs -198lbs)
|}

=== Appearance ===
● Elves are known as the tallest race on Eden. There are some recorded cases in which an Elf had grown to about three meters. This is of course an extremely rare case, as most Elves grow to about 1,95 – 2,00 Meters. Women are generally a bit shorter than males.

● The skin of a High elf is, generally speaking, very pale.

● This is usually paired with White, silver or blonde hair. There is a very small minority of Azari’cill with black hair. These Elves are generally looked down upon because of black hair is usually a sign of inbreeding with the Azari’lunn, which is unacceptable in Azari’cill culture.

● The Eyes of High Elves are almost always blue or green. In some rare cases, silver eyes have been reported. This is seen as the most pure colour and it is very rare. The Silver eyed elves are seen as personally blessed by the mother. Elves do not have facial hair.

● The ears of Elves are the longest of all the living creatures in Eden. The ears generally form a point-like shape at the end. Elven ears can grow up to 15 – 25 centimetres in length. The Elves of Aerial believe that the length of the ears reflects the wisdom of the elf

●The Azari age significantly slower than the other races on Eden. One Elven year roughly translates to around 5 human years. Elves can live up to around 100-120 Elven years, or 500-600 human years and reach adulthood at 18, or 90 human years. The children of the mother keep their young appearance for most of their lives. Only starting to show visible aging around their 90’s.

=== Language ===
Elves generally speak the common tongue. This language, through its extreme popularity, has been adopted and normalized in Elven culture. A dialect has sprung up in Aerial of a combination of Ancient Elvish and the common tongue.

The ancient elven language is a mostly forgotten one. Scholars in Aerial are trying to rediscover their ancient language and bring it back to the vocabulary of the Elves. Often used ancient elven words that found their way into common speech:

Greetings:

Vale Hello/Greetings

Vale’tar Farewell

Fílo(s) Friend(s)

Races:

Azari Elf

Azari’cill High elf/pure elf

Azari’cerr Wood elf/wild elf

Azari’lunn Dark elf/Moon elf

Azari’soll Fire Elf/Sun Elf

Dur’arum(s) Denur

Vari(s) Human(s)

Ghesiri(s) Faulskins(s)

Titles

Bessi’inn Blessed one

Scin (Young) Student

Scini (Older) Student

Scinar Priest

Scinari Priestess

Scinar(i)’cilus High Priest(ess)

Ar’mágoi Mage/Magic user/Spellcaster

Ar’mágoi’cilus Arch-Mage/Magic user/Spellcaster

Visera Minister

Nobicilus Noble

Pricecilus Prince

Therri’cill Guardian of Purity/King

Aeri’cill Mother of Purity/Queen

Khari’cerr The Wild Father/Chief

“Cilus” is a word without a specified meaning. When someone bears a title with the word “Cilus” in it, it is generally seen as a high ranking person.

=== Culture & Society ===

==== Structure of Elven society ====
Modern Elven society is centered along the lines of progress and purity. All Elves are part of a bigger whole and no Elf is more important than the progress of the nation. Since the Elven race is flawed from the very core, they need to reinvent themselves. The Elves need to be reborn into a more aware being that will be able to see the magic that fills the air. Which will, in turn, help them reach opportunities once seen as impossible to grasp. They need to become the “Scions of Illumination”. All this is done because the Elves of Aerial know that when they reach the highest, most pure levels of existence, clean of their flaws and impure cousins, only then will the Elven Pantheon of Gods return to Eden to guide their people.

Every Elf is constantly trying to improve him/herself, always trying to be the best of the best. Elven life is split between constantly learning and improving yourself and excelling in your craft. Whether it is Archery, swordsmanship or being a scholar teaching the new generation, all lives are valued equally in Elven society as long as you are trying to reach the most enlightened state of existence.

Outside the times of war, the Azari are at peace with the mind and soul. These are times of celebration and joy. Every Elven year, the disciples of the Pantheon organize the Wine Festival. The gates of the silver spired city swing open for all of Eden to arrive and celebrate a new year of harvest. The newest wines are sold during the celebration while old bottles which have laid around for dozens of years, are finally opened for this special occasion.

==== Romance and marriage: ====
Azari are massively focused on procreation. The gifts of Mothers and Daughters sprawl through elven society and its populace. It is very common to see Elves pair with each other when they reach adulthood. Elves are creatures that are easily captured by the sin of lust, which can be seen in their lives, where elves tend to switch partners a few times in their younger years before finally settling down. When Elves finally decide to get married, the entirety of the Silver City rejoices at the dawn of a new generation. An Elven wedding is quite the affair, which can last for even a week when it is a person of importance.

Marriage in Elven society is final, as it is a promise before the face of the Pantheon that you will serve them and will safeguard a new generation of Elves. Divorce is therefore unheard of; it is seen as the ultimate betrayal in the face of the Pantheon. The families of the divorced couple will be looked down upon for the foreseeable future and the pair will most likely be executed. The only way to ask for forgiveness of the Pantheon, after committing this crime, is to give them your most valuable possession: your life.

==== Life & Reproduction: ====
After a wedding, the first task for a newly founded elven family is to put a child on Eden to further their family name. Elves, however, have an extremely complex reproductive system. Female Elves are only fertile one week per elven year and only become fertile around their 25th. Most elves are eager to see if the mother will bless them with a young life each year. Reproduction is so important in elven culture that once per year, a giant festival will be held to celebrate a new year of elven fertility.

==== Death & Funerals: ====
Elves, despite their extremely long lives, can die due to natural causes. When they die, a huge burial ceremony will be held by the family of the deceased elf. Elven bodies are burned after death. This is done to return the body and spirit to Aerièlle so that it may live on forever in the pantheon. Elves believe that the spirit is trapped inside the body as long as it is still on Eden.

=== History ===

==== The Age of Enlightenment (Origins) ====
The origins of the Azari are mostly unknown. It is commonly believed that the race of Elves was gifted with life by the gods of the Elven Pantheon. The elven race has its roots in the Valley of Dragons, also known as Arda. This time is known as the '''Age of Enlightenment'''.

It was in this age that the Gods of the Pantheon walked among their children, giving the Azari a piece of themselves to help shape them.

'''The Father, Kharash''', gifted the Azari strength, courage, and Fatherhood.

'''The Mother, Aerièlle''', gifted her children the wisdom of Enlightenment and the ability to wield the sacred blessings of Eden in the form of arcane magic.

'''The Daughter, Aestaena,''' gifted her children fertility, love and the need to procreate.

And at last there '''the Son, Fineall''', gave his children challenges in life, as he despised his parents because they favoured his sister. He wanted to take a slice of the souls for himself to create a race shaped in his image. A race that would one day take down the pantheon.

==== The Age of Fallen Spires ====
The Elves of Fineall knew only anger, jealousy, perversion, and lust. His children were tainted and foul, as they despised their more gifted and enlightened kin who looked down upon them as abominations. The other Gods of the Pantheon also looked upon the Dark kin of Fineall with disgust and tried to destroy them in body and soul.

Despite their best efforts, the Gods could not destroy the Azari’lunn or Dark Elves as they became known as in the common tongue. The conflict sparked a massive civil war between the Azari children of the Gods. Many cities were destroyed by magical barrages from the Arch-Mages of both sides. The children of the Daughter, the Azari’soll, were completely wiped out by a surprise Dark Elven assault on their homeland nearing the end of the war. Towards that end, as the Azari’lunn saw that they could not overcome the endless legions of the Azari’cill, The Son blessed one of his most enlightened servants, Noctis. He became the leader of his children and ordered him to disappear from the face of Eden with the remaining Dark Elves until their time would come. Fineall took it upon himself to battle the rest of the Pantheon in the heavens for the rest of eternity to make sure that the other Gods would never be able to return to Eden and destroy his children.

As a direct result of Fineall’s war in the heavens, the Gods of the Pantheon left their children in Eden. Without their Gods to teach them the ways of enlightenment, the Azari were truly lost and their kingdoms descended into anarchy. The old order of the Elven Empire was completely toppled in the years of the Fallen Spires. The remaining races started to accuse each other for the war and were preparing for another wave of uncontrolled violence toward one another. The children of Kharash were horrified by these events of pure barbarism and isolated themselves in Myln Arbor. They did not completely cut ties with the Azari’cill but they would not actively seek any contact with the other Azari for the foreseeable future. The children of Fineall had exiled themselves from the Valley of Dragons.

The remaining Azari tried to find a sign of their Gods, a reason to live and to continue on the path of enlightenment. It was at this moment that the Silver Phoenix flew over the Glade of Dragons. In other realms, the Silver Phoenix is simply known as the Priscus of the Skies, but to the Azari it was the avatar of the Mother. It was a majestic beast that gave the Azari a reason to reinvent themselves. They built temples to the Phoenix and tried to find ways to communicate with the elemental spirit of the skies. The Scinari Caste was tasked to collect and translate the ancient texts of the gods and lay out a path for the Azari’cill to follow. This is the path that would eventually lead to reunification with the Mother.

==== The Reinvention: ====
Years passed as the Azari’cill rebuilt their broken realm. No longer were their attempts at founding the perfect order haunted by cursed anatomies or hollow souls. The Azari’cill created a culture of betterment that founded the new city of Silver, dedicated to the Mother of all Elves, Aerièlle.

The Azari’cill spread their influence across the great nations of Eden with sublime efficacy. It was child’s play for the Elves to learn new languages, sciences, and forms of art. Some sought to conquer the vistas of the mind, their bodies seated cross-legged as their spirits roamed far and wide. Others travelled the lands, making beautiful tomes of the knowledge they found in the fields of cartography, biology, botany, history, and more.

The people of the Valley of Dragons wished to reach true enlightenment and sought to spread it to the lesser nations. Missionaries moved far and wide to educate lesser races in the ways taught by Aerièlle, hoping to one day bring the lesser races to the same standard as the Azari. These pioneers did not slaughter those monsters and savage creatures they encountered, for they considered such tactics barbaric. Instead, they tamed the beasts of the land where possible, and left them to their own devices if that was not viable. If the creatures were particularly predatory, they instead maneuvered them through the Phoenix gate to other, less enlightened lands.

The Reinvention brought forth an age of prosperity for sure, yet the Elves of Arda still have a long road to travel on. The recent so-called “Rotting plague” devastated most of the missionary work and significantly thinned the mostly imported food supplies of the Silver City. Nevertheless, the Azari race endured and are now eager to continue their effort to educate the lesser races and to uncover new knowledge.

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