The god Corellon, wandering the primordial forest, encounters the eladrin, ancestors of the elves. He eventually chooses a number of eladrin and brings them to the material plane. Corellon and his new elves take control of the continent of Rakvalinor, rebuilding it into an elven empire and paradise that will last for millenia.
History of Rakvalinor
Era of Decadence ⌼
Before the Shatter
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-15000 ⌼
Corellon chooses the elves
Era beginning/end -
-368 ⌼
Tephysea Gilcan's prophecy
Religious eventThe elven prophet Tephysea Gilcan receives a vision from Corellon.
Afterwards, she publicly denounces the elven civilizations of Rakvalinor, warning that their decadance and spiritual weakness are leading them down a dark path. -
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-115 ⌼
Invasion by Zulgha the Beautiful
Military actionGruumsh, angry at the treatment of his orcs on Rakvalinor, chooses Zulgha the Beautiful as his champion to gather a horde and take vengeance on the elves. Her armies loot their way across the continent for four years before being repelled.
The Shattering ⌽
The Wrath of Corellon
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⌽1
the Chant of Corellon
Celestial / CosmicAt dawn on the first day of the Shattering, a powerful storm rose over the entire continent of Rakvalinor. The sun was blocked by black clouds and the land was covered in darkness. Winds tore apart buildings and massive hurricanes blew across the land. The storms did not abate for thirty days.
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⌽2
The Hammer of Corellon
Celestial / CosmicAt dawn on the second day of the Shattering, the continent of Rakvalinor was rocked by massive earthquakes, which grew in power each day.
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⌽3
The Plague of Corellon
Celestial / CosmicAs the elves awaited the third dawn's new wrath, they began to shiver and cough. Painful pustules and boils broke out on their skin, and they eventually became too weak to eat, move, or resist the storms and earthquakes. Only a small fraction survived, and they suffered for thirty days.
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⌽4-30
The Wraths of Corellon
Celestial / CosmicEach day for thirty days, Corellon sent terrors and plagues upon Rakvalinor.
Shattered Era ◍
The past six months
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The Silence of Corellon
Era beginning/endOn the dawn of the thirty-first day of the Shattering, all the terrors and wraths of Corellon suddenly ceased. The elf god had abandoned his people; from that date on he answered no prayers and offered no blessings.
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1 ◍
Diamondice1 ◍
Snowflowers
Refugees Arrive On Foreign Shores
Population Migration / TravelElvish ships sail from the West, seeking refuge from the wrath of Corellon.
