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" — What happened?" He knelt to the ground, accompanied in the dreadful cries of the earth above and beneath him. He hadn't felt the relentless damage of nature for centuries now, heartrending pleas or meddled rumblings turned to quotidian habits after a lifetime amidst the wilderness. And overhead, each branch and individual leaf told him tales of grief and eternal anguish, pleading an ultimatum of torture or eternal rest. The Lion heard them groan and sigh, mumbling their profound heartache unlike all other melodies he had witnessed until then. "What happened?" He enquired again, one-hundred times more. His form nestled between two gnarled roots, rendered minuscule in its titanic shadow. As he wandered the depths of their gruesome cries, Laedrad harboured a singular quest, centuries-late. He sighed. Laedrad hid beneath the cool shade of a bestial mangrove tree, nestled into the coarse roots of nature. He carried nostalgic demeanour as often as he carried his spear and longed for the mournful ghost to depart soon. He stared at the sun delicately disappearing behind the horizon, golden-orbs squinted towards the radiant warmth that beamed onto his path. The Lion had to return.

THE ELERVATHAR CONSTITUTION THE SILVER STATE OF HAELUN'OR As Issued from the Most Blessed, Maheral Elesia Elervathar 22nd of the Grand Harvest, Year 67 of the Second Age CONTENTS CHAPTER I THE ORGANISATION OF THE SILVER SOCIETY CHAPTER II THE SILVER COUNCIL OF HAELUN'OR CHAPTER III THE NATURE OF THE BLESSED MAHERAL CHAPTER IV CITIZENSHIP IN THE SILVER STATE OF HAELUN'OR CHAPTER V ON AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION INTRODUCTION Unity, as is purity, is disrupted when infidelity and tormenting weakness prompts derelict and unfounded peace in contrast to principle and ethic. Mali’aheral have found progress at the disposal of wrong ideals and weak-minded individuals, building a coalition of principled pursuits, rejecting the destructive voices of impure dissent which the different factions of the realm had sown. While the Maheral simply is, as Malaurir Lucion Sullas once said, the Maheral is more important than her mortal presence. It was first in the ruins of our Oasis of Silver where we found our purpose anew; in the restored Silver Enclave of Karinah'siol. As to ensure the continuance of a functioning and stable Silver State, and to correct the corruptive and degenerative nature of former structures, a new rule of law, with statutes to uphold and protect. A system developed over centuries, proven of the utmost potential and power in practical tests alone, now to be assembled in this document. Be it a testament of our blessed State, or to be an example for future generations after our time. THE ORGANISATION OF THE SILVER SOCIETY CHAPTER I ARTICLE 1. The Silver State of Haelun’or is the nation-state of the High Elves. ARTICLE 2. The Maheral and her Silver Council constitute the pure political foundation of Haelun’or. ARTICLE 3. As established millennia ago, progress and health constitute the pure cultural, social and economical foundations of The Silver State of Haelun’or. ARTICLE 4. Work is a matter of obligation, therefore all able-bodied High Elves contribute to the Silver State of Haelun’or. ARTICLE 5. To defend the Motherland is a matter of obligation, therefore all able-bodied High Elves serve in the organised and spontaneous resistance against attacks against the State. “Our humble and peaceful domain, of stone, of spruce and untrampled earth…” Malaurir Dimaethor Elervathar THE SILVER COUNCIL OF HAELUN'OR CHAPTER II ARTICLE 6. The Silver Council of Haelun'or: The Silver Council of Haelun’or, Elheial’thilln, is the highest administrative and legislative foundation within the motherland, in service of the Maheral. ARTICLE 7. The Silver Council, Elheial’thilln, consists of six Okariran, namely: Okarir'tir, Master of Law Okarir'san, Master of Diplomacy Okarir'maehr, Master of Knowledge Okarir'mali, Master of People Okarir'akaln, Master of Coin Okarir'tayna, Master of Life ARTICLE 8. The Silver Council, Elheial’thill, are burdened with general maintenance and management of The Silver State of Haelun’or. Each of the Okariran are bound to different projects, laws and institutions subject to the area appointed to that particular seat. ARTICLE 9. The Silver Council, Elheial’thill, are bound to adopt measures aligned with the ambitions and aspirations of the Elervathar Council and her constitution. ARTICLE 10. The Silver Council, Elheial’thilln, are served by assistants known as Tilruiran, who can participate in the work of government as contributors without implicit legislative rights. ARTICLE 11. Each of the Okariran can select Tilruiran for the better fulfilment of their duties. ARTICLE 12. The Sohaer: The Sohaer is an active servant to the State, in direct aid to the most blessed Maheral, assigned to act on her behalf on administrative regulations of the Silver Council of Haelun’or. ARTICLE 13. The Sohaer is granted total administrative privileges to all offices of the Silver Council of Haelun’or and can represent the vote of an absent Okarir, in their absence. ARTICLE 14. The Sohaer is bound to serve as a direct channel between the Okariran and the most blessed Maheral, to ensure each office is sustained enough to fulfil their cultural and administrative duties to the State. ARTICLE 15. The Sohaer is bound to coordinate and direct diplomatic undertakings of The Silver State of Haelun’or, alongside the Okarir’san. ARTICLE 16. The Sohaer is granted ultimate decision to form committees and urgent councils, for matters concerning war and diplomatic developments of the State. ARTICLE 17. The Sohaer is bound to sit at the helm of the Silver Council, in the absence of the Maheral. ARTICLE 18. The Appointment of Government: The appointment and removal of government officials within the Silver State of Haelun’or is recorded in the Archives of the Eternal Library for the Blessed Citizenry to access. ARTICLE 19. The Maheral cannot be removed. ARTICLE 20. The Maheral appoints their own successor by missive, public announcement or signed and sealed testamente posthumously. ARTICLE 21. A Council of Malauriran convenes to elect a new Maheral, should the Maheral be rendered unable, or without signed and sealed testamente posthumously. ARTICLE 22. The Sohaer is appointed by the Maheral, in accordance with the requirements of the Elervathar Council and her constitution. ARTICLE 23. The Maheral appoints a new Sohaer should the current be rendered unable or deemed unfit without a doubt on grounds confirmed through a prompt and fair trial. ARTICLE 24. The Silver Council, Elheial’thilln, is not left incomplete for longer than two years. ARTICLE 25. The Silver Council, Elheial’thilln, are appointed in accordance with the Maheral and the population of the Silver State of Haelun’or. ARTICLE 26. The Okariran can be removed when deemed unfit, in accordance with the requirements of the Elervathar Council and her constitution, in public declaration from the Sohaer or Maheral. ARTICLE 27. The Tilruiran are appointed and dismissed in accordance with the Okariran whose position each Tilrurir is bound to. “You hallowed harbingers of harmony, offer me your sword as Larihei offered us her guidance…” Malaurir Elesia Elervathar THE NATURE OF THE BLESSED MAHERAL CHAPTER III ARTICLE 28. The Maheral: The Maheral is the highest cultural, administrative and authoritative figurehead of Haelun’or, bound to serve as the enlightened protector, guiding the mali’aheral along the ancient principle of progress and health. ARTICLE 29. The Maheral ensures the Sohaer and the Silver Council execute their orders in accordance to the true spirit of progress and health, maehr’sae hiylun’ehya. ARTICLE 30. The Maheral serves as the highest authoritative figure of all High Elves, always, for they are the most pure. ARTICLE 31. The Maheral serves as the Supreme Commander of the Sillumiran. ARTICLE 32. The Maheral coordinates and directs the efforts of The Council of Patriarchs and Matriarchs, Elheial’laurir. ARTICLE 33. The Maheral promotes and demotes High Elven bloodlines in pursuance of The Talonnii Act of Year 59, of the Second Age. ARTICLE 34. The Maheral acts as Head of State for all Provinces under the protection of The Silver State of Haelun’or. ARTICLE 35. The Maheral presides over The Path to Purity trials and sentences. ARTICLE 36. The Maheral can call upon a member of The Council of Patriarchs and Matriarchs, Elheial’laurir, to act on their behalf for the overseeing of a Path to Purity trial or sentence. ARTICLE 37. The Maheral can declare the State of Haelun’or lost, in accordance with the vision of Larihei, in matters most urgent and henceforth in control of all institutions within the State. “Blessed be our Silver Sect, who work for the betterment of our race, our home and the venerated maehr’sae hiylun’ehya…” Malaurir Iaria Elervathar CITIZENSHIP IN THE SILVER STATE OF HAELUN'OR CHAPTER IV ARTICLE 38. Citizenship in The Silver State of Haelun’or is not restricted to High Elves. ARTICLE 39. All Blessed Citizens have the right to a prompt and lawful trial. ARTICLE 40. All Blessed Citizens have the right to medical service and protection. ARTICLE 41. All Blessed Citizens have the right to residence within the State. ARTICLE 42. All Blessed Citizens have the right to operate a business in the marketplace. ARTICLE 43. All Blessed Citizens have the right to bring grievances to the Silver Council, Elheial’thilln. ARTICLE 44. The Silver Council, Elheial’thilln, can offer refuge to foreign citizens regardless of race. ARTICLE 45. Citizenship can be revoked in accordance with the Elervathar Council and the Maheral, if the Blessed Citizen is deemed impure without salvation, confirmed through a prompt and fair trial. “Rise - rise - rise… Maehr’sae hiylun’ehya will unleash our full potential.” Malaurir Dimaethor Elervathar ON AMENDMENTS OF THE CONSTITUTION CHAPTER V ARTICLE 46. The Maheral can amend the Elervathar Constitution, in unanimous agreement with the Silver Council of the Silver State of Haelun’or. MAEHR'SAE HIYLUN'EHYA

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Our Haelun'or Beckons An Announcement to the Silver State of Haelun’or As Issued from the Most Blessed, Maheral Elesia Elervathar 22nd of Snow's Maiden, Year 66 of the Second Age At the beginning of Haelun’or, our Citadel arose from dirt and debris — guided in the footsteps of our ancestors and most blessed bloodlines — to create our home, our refuge from the monsters of the realm, our blessed bastion of knowledge, progress and health. Our efforts in the Silver State of Haelun’or have been to unite and reconstruct a sense of allegiance to the motherland, an unwavering understanding of our culture and ancient traditions. Now, our diligent quest is to rebuild a harmonious state for the mali’aheral, an ambition to overcome the inherent issues of the past. Mali’thill continue to return home, to find peace, progress and health. Unity, as is purity, is disrupted when infidelity and tormenting weakness prompts derelict and unfounded peace in contrast to principle and ethic. And so, our Haelun’or beckons thee, blessed children. Our architects, diplomats and medics. Our tavernkeep, butcher and artist. Our guardians of knowledge and people, our soldiers silver-clad until the bitter end. The Elervathar Council is rebirthed and headed towards undiscovered realms of progress. Will you travel alongside us? A decade of conflict has plagued our motherland, our marbled Citadel and evergreen forests. We gather now, for the betterment of our Blessed State and her vision. Come together, Mali'thill. The Blessed Child, Maheral Elesia Elervathar MAEHR’SAE HIYLUN’EHYA

{ Art by Pengzhen Zhang } The Maheral Simply Is An announcement to the Silver State of Haelun'or As Issued from the Most Blessed, Maheral Elesia Elervathar 6th of Snow's Maiden, Year 64 of the Second Age "Oh, blessed children of Larihei. I offer thee, my eyes. Oh, blessed silver white. Let light sweep over me..." Malaurir Iaria Elervathar BLESSED CITIZENRY OF THE SILVER STATE OF HAELUN’OR, Unity, as is purity, is disrupted when infidelity and tormenting weakness prompts derelict and unfounded peace in contrast to principle and ethic. Mali’aheral have founded progress at the disposal of wrong ideals and weak minded individuals, building a coalition of principled pursuits, rejecting the destructive voices of impure dissent which the different factions of the realm had sown. Maheral Elesia Elervathar, the Eternal Dove, is the cornerstone in a castle that had fallen to ruin, vehement on the reconstruction of our home, a reunification of our people, which might take centuries. Opportunism held progress and health hostage, and not enough attention had been put into the eternal battle against those malignant forces. It was in this chaos that the Silver Council stagnated and annihilated itself from within. It was in this chaos that former Sohaer Braxus Ni’leya could be concluded guilty of conspiracy against the Maheral and slavery without evidence. It was in this chaos that we, the Mali’thill, lost our unity and our Blessed Silver State. And so, on this dreadful evening, we must weep to the death of our allies and the united Haelun’or which forfeited with her downfall. After centuries of chaos and war, all factions of the Blessed Bastion of Silver must find an equal objective, to return their attention yet again towards progress and health, to reign superior as the motherland has done for millennia. I ascended to the position of Maheral in a different time to our predecessors, a time when Haelun’or had fallen to corruption, stagnation and quotidian threats. Our efforts in the Silver State of Haelun’or have been to unite and reconstruct allegiance to the motherland. It isn’t enough. Mali’thill continue to return home, to find peace, progress and health. Let us unite. Our blacksmiths, butchers and fishermen. Our witches and warlocks. Our architects, librarians and guards. Our artists, scholars and alchemists. The Silver State cries out to thee, warriors of the motherland. Our home has been presented a dangerous obstacle, one it cannot defeat on its own. And overhead, the ancient walls of our Blessed State weep with me, as our Citadel finds itself lost. Has our home been tainted? Has it been for centuries? As our forefathers did in the unknown that came before, we now stand sentinel over Almaris. Our defeat is inevitable, from whatever source it bleeds. Not now, not soon but eventually, it might come. Haelun’or cannot wield — not as long as I am breathing. The Silver State of Haelun'or has been declared lost, in the vision of Larihei, henceforth recognising the Maheral as the most authoritative figure in the Blessed State. All offices of the Silver Council of the Silver State of Haelun'or are summoned, to defeat those conspiring against the Blessed State. The Blessed Child, Maheral Elesia Elervathar MAEHR'SAE HIYLUN'EHYA

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{ Art by Biegeltoren for Haelun'or} On Elheial'lauriran of Haelun'or An announcement to the Silver State of Haelun'or As Issued from the Most Blessed, Maheral Elesia Elervathar 10th of The First Seed, Year 60 of the Second Age An epoch to lay the foundations of permanent progress. Rejoice! Rejoice! Rejoice! You are the chosen one, child. Blessed by Larihei’s realisation of the nature of the State and our inherited Nature, I will guide you into the future. A completed century will only be the start. Malaurir Dimaethor Elervathar Our humble and peaceful domain, of stone, of spruce and untrampled earth. Let all doubt in the unadulterated Silver State perish. Our eternal quest as Mali’aheral of Haelun’or remains to adhere to the maehr’sae hiylun’ehya. Over a millennia, the modern age has introduced new troubles to our Citadel and our most recent battle is to regulate the system. Maheral Elesia Elervathar reintroduces elheial’lauriran — a council consisting of the most esteemed members of our society, capable of aiding the Maheral on all matters regarding cultural affairs. In addition to Lauriran, all Malauriran of the Motherland are invited to partake in discussions, considering the nature of these issues. ELHEIAL'LAURIRAN OF HAELUN'OR Subject to alterations, per the requirements of the Silver State of Haelun'or Maheral Elesia Elervathar Usamea An'asul Aiera Sullas Alfér Elibar'acal Anethra Uradir Seth Calith "Rise, rise, rise... ...maehr'sae hiylun'ehya will unleash our full potential." The Blessed Child, Maheral Elesia Elervathar MAEHR'SAE HIYLUN'EHYA