Elves, Gnomes, Fey

Elves, gnomes and fey are all thought to have come into this world from another realm long ago. The legends claim that when the god Balnor, the Unspoken, first brought Death into the world, Ifen, the offspring of the goddess Minthyra, sacrificed his life force to create a new realm free from Death. Those brought into these Eternal Wilds were forever changed. While those who remained within the Mortal Realm learned of death, those within the Eternal Wilds knew no such suffering.

 

In an age long past, the two realms collided and the fey creatures of the Eternal Wilds once again made their way back into the Mortal Realm. The elves quickly formed into two different factions: the keepers of Athum Idauiin which was the gateway that brought the fey creatures into the world, and the Druids or Keepers of Minthyra who viewed it as their duty to protect this realm as it was their goddess’ original world, forming various clans under the leadership of the grand elder, Ferinar.

 

Much later, in a time of great despair, the leaders of the Druid clans and the king of the high elves got together to debate the future of the elves within this world which appeared to be in an apocalyptic state. At the end of this council, the high elf Keepers of Athum Idauiin abandoned their legendary city of Ithirun and used the gateway to retreat back into the Eternal Wilds of Ifen. A few of the Druid clans joined their kin, but many chose to stay at the behest of Ferinar who saw it as their responsibility to aid the mortals in defense of this world -- for it was also the creation of Minthyra and worthy of their protection.

Over time, the would-be apocalypse was thwarted and a new age dawned. The Druid clans that remained found their own places and purposes within the world.