The Birth of Dark Elves

Celestial / Cosmic

The creation myth dictates that Baresis discovered a subset of Elves worshipping a god not in the Trogur pantheon. In his rage at this, he cursed them against Siarus' wishes, and banished them to the Underground along with the Orcs and Goblins. None of the gods could reverse the curse, and even Siarus himself failed. But Moruba, the newly contacted dark Elf goddess, could not only reverse part of it, but strengthen their minds as well. However, she could not change their new appearances: knowing that their banishment to the Underground was imminent, she instead chose to bless them with several traits that made the newly formed Dark Elves more adapted to more shadowy surroundings.

When the Dark Elves arrived in the Underground, they quickly saw that their eyes adjusted to the darkness within the tunnels faster. The first settlers eventually found themselves praying to Moruba for respite, and she answered: soon after, they reached an unclaimed borough, and founded the capital city of Aralnon there. In her honor, they built the Grand Temple to the Scorpion Queen.