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The Sage and the Fall of the Divine

This myth tells about an ancient Eladrin prophecy that foresaw the deaths of the The Seven Divines by an evil from beyond the world.    The myth tells of the great sage of the Eladrin people and how she fell into a raging fit and spoke allowed of a horror that defied reality that would be brought forth by seven enemies and would usher in the fall of the Gods and the great calamity that would follow. The sage was driven mad by her vision   In the ruins of Ussallya there is a hidden chamber that contains the full details of the myth in the Eladrin fashion of an elaborate frieze on the walls of the chamber.    Fandantulus found this chamber on his travels through the lands, where he first learned of the legend of the fall and then dedicated his life to putting a stop to this, forming The Lightshield Council to counter the efforts of The Seven Lords

Summary

The unnamed sage was a well known and famed figure at the time in Eladrin society, greatly respected for their prophetic powers.    One night, the first full moon of the year, with Lunn shining down on the scared pools, the sage was gripped by a violent fit. In their shaking and convulsions, they spoke out rapidly and through blood-flecked pools of foaming spit. Detailing that seven lords of evil would arise and plot and plan to bring forth a great evil from beyond our realm. The evil that could blot out the power of the gods and unravel the very essence of life on [Allatar leaving it a shredded husk.    The beings from beyond space and time would come and with them first the divine would fall and then the very world that they made.

Historical Basis

Given the strong records held in the long-hidden chambers and the writings of the Elves based on the myths of their forebears, it seems likely that this is an actual story that happened. Many references to the great sage are made in other stories, confirming that she was a real figure and her prognostications seemingly always ran true.

Spread

Known widely amongst the elves, who do not believe it is more than an analogous warning about being weary of strangers from beyond their own kingdoms, the tale is known only to those organisations that followed in the footsteps of The Lightshield Council in guarding against the actions of the Seven Lords.
Date of Setting
-7800
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