In general, the Tristine Chronicles were written to preserve the history of the world. Although no one has ever found the original text,
there are many tomes which claim to be accurate copies. There are also copies of key passages and chapters from the Tristine Chronicles found scattered round the world. A few of the famous and seemingly complete volumes are believed to be a hundred percent accurate. However, few of these authenticated and allegedly "accurate" books are identical and raise some question of just how accurate they are. Still, all are incredibly valuable, and, to some, they are considered holy books and sacred writings.
Archie made mention to
Eric Harmon part of the reason for the hatred of
Changelings was a result of the Tristine Chronicles. One of the few passages that speaks of the future also has references of the role of changelings.
When man rose from the ashes of the Elf-Dwarf War, They of Many Faces
conspired to commit the greatest deception: to take the
face of man and assume his place as the king of the world. Verily, there
was a great deception, and the creature man calls "changeling"
sought to rule the place known as. The Old Kingdom. But changelings
did not try to destroy the world. Nay. they sought only
to hold a part of it for themselves and sought to build upon the framework of civilization.
In all the lands. a great outcry rose up against They of Many Faces.
Man asked the question that made all people tremble: "Who
were safe from the changelings' powers?" So it was that the world
reacted in fear and hatred. for the resounding answer to the query
was, "none were safe." The changelings could take any face and
any body to use as their own. Fear that the changeling would quietly
conquer or change the world. consumed all who lived in the world.
Thus. the world sought to purge the danger from its soul. In this
one thing did the world agree. the changeling must die. Thus from
that day forward, the blood of the deceiver and all his kin was
spilled and their bones ground into the Earth. No mercy or quarter
given; the changeling is forever crushed under the heel of the world.
Generation after generation, the inquisition, retribution and
genocide continues. The blood of the innocent is spilled to pay for
the folly of the past. The world does not hear what I now say, but
one day they will recall these words and weep:
The world is engaged in its own folly. It continues to unjustly
punish all changelings, and shall be punished in return; for the
world cannot destroy the changeling without destroying itself. Reparation
will come to the changeling as sanctuary in a paradise set
apart from the rest of the world. Like an island of gold, remote and
precious, the place will be found at the end of the world. Here will
the changelings make a new beginning.
But take heed ye who reads my words: The changeling deceives
even himself. He hides from the world and secretly gathers knowledge
and power. While the changelings hide in the shadows, their hatred
grows as do their numbers. When the time of waiting and hiding is
over, they shall return and punish the world. The changeling deceives
himself by believing the world will be reborn with bloodshed. He
sees his day of vengeance as a new beginning, but it is just the
beginning of the End of the World. Nothing can be born from this
sad folly.
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