The Sword of Hope
Created, of the purest mithril, in a joint venture by a talented Dwarven smithy who forged the blade and then Elven and Human Mages blessed it. The sword appears as any plain, if plain can be used to describe it, mithril weapon and it bears no mark to identify who had forged it which in itself is unusual given the craftsmanship of the sword.
The sword was forged to honor Meloen Elna, the Elven Queen. When the dwarf finished forging the weapon powerful mages cast their magic into the blade imbuing it with strength, might, light and speech. As they finished and prepared to travel to the Queen’s domain a final mage appeared and asked if he could add his blessing to the sword. Permission was granted and the mage bent to the sword and uttered a single unheard word. The mage rose from the blade and announced now it is complete. When asked, the mage indicated that he imbued the sword with hope and named it Meloen. The sword is now complete it is now life.
The Elven King, Rhys Elna, was heartbroken at the loss of his wife and the Sword of Hope. The sword disappeared on the Sivil Plain that day as well. To this day his sits upon his throne in the Kybian Forest in mourning and has not set food outside his domain even once since the loss of his queen.
Summary
Created in a joint venture by a most talented Dwarven smithy who forged the blade and then Elves and Human Mages blessed it. The sword was forged to honor Meloen Elna, the Elven Queen. The sword appears as any typical mithril does. It is imbued with strength, might, light and speech. A fifth mage indicated that he wanted to grant one more blessing upon the sword. When he finished, he announced the sword wan now complete having been imbued with hope and named the sword Meloen. The sword and the Queen Meloen disappeared on the Sivil Plain while doing battle.
Historical Basis
Mention of the sword can be found in Dwarven and Elven histories. There are also mentions of it in human histories located in Smetium.
Spread
Some believe that the final mage cursed the sword before it was given to Queen Meloen resulting in her death in the last battle of the last Great Conjunction.
Cultural Reception
Stories are told, as bedtime tales to human children and at Autumn feasting times within the Dwarven and Elven communities. The story tells of the battle on the Plains of the Sivil during which Meloen Elna, Queen of the Elves who wielded the Sword of Hope. Parted this world as the battle ended tragically for it could be seen that at the last second Meloen lowered her weapon and as the Sword of the Sightless Eyes struck her body a bright radiant light flashed and Manahath’s sword was sundered into 1,000 pieces. At the spot where Meloen fell it is said a White Elder tree grows. It is said that no evil entity can look upon that tree without being banished back where it belongs.
In Literature
The histories were written about 100 years after the last Great Conjunction.
In Art
The elves commissioned artists from Tocia to create a rendering of the battle of the between Meloen and Zanatha upon the Sivil Plain showing Meloen. It now hangs in the throne room of the Elven King Elna.
The histories were written about 100 years after the last Great Conjunction
Circa year -1 before the current era.
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