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Creation of a Lost World


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Long ago, there were none in the world but the gods. The gods created Julos, and within it they placed the elves, perfect creatures created in the gods’ own image. At first there were just three elves. One was Lital, another was Ishtil, and the last was Jirisin. Over time, Lital and Jirisin fell in love. Ishtil, jealous of the two, went to the gods and demanded they create one that he could love. The gods refused and turned away from him. Furious, Ishtil began to plot his revenge. Unable to touch the gods, he turned his anger upon the two lovers. He went to them in disguise, under the name Gornuk. Glad for the company, Lital and Jirisin prepared a meal, discussing how the third elf, Ishtil, was pathetic and useless. Hearing this, the anger that he felt turned to rage, and he leapt upon Lital, killing him. With blood on his hands, he fled to the outlands, banished by the gods. Weeping, Jirisin went to the gods. Hearing her pleas, the gods took pity on her and took the body of the slain Lital and turned his flesh into children for Jirisin to care for. Years later, many of the children grew tired of their homes and decided to leave. The most curious of them travelled to the south and encountered creatures called the asura, with whom they shared their knowledge. The most noble of the elves travelled to the west where they met a much weaker and savage race known as humans, with whom they shared their skills of leadership. The craftiest of the elves continued to delve into the mountains and discovered the dwarves, with whom they shared their skills of creation. The most foolhardy of the elves, however, went to the north to seek greater power, not heeding the words of their mother. There, they encountered a dark power that they could not contain and became the älfar. The most powerful of the elves remained in the east, where they learned to master magic, raising their kingdoms from the land of Julos and its problems. The elves that left their kingdoms, branded as traitors by their brothers and sisters, were cast out and banished to the world of mortals. Without the power of magic flowing through the lands of the elves, they slowly faded away, until finally, they ceased to exist. Julos went on and forgot the elves. Their history turned to story, from story to myth, and myth to legend, until finally, that too, faded like the elves of old.

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