Táriporti

At the height of their power, the Valaraith uncovered a magic unlike any other—Táriporti, the art of opening passages to realms beyond the known world. It began not with ambition, but with accident.  

The First Breach

A young mage, experimenting with harmonic resonance between several charged Ciryathanor crystals, unwittingly shaped a pattern of vibration and verse that cut a seam in the fabric of reality. For a single heartbeat, the world shimmered—and she vanished. When she returned moments later, her eyes were wide with wonder.

“I stood upon a field of stars that whispered in colors. I breathed sound. I heard silence.”

— Aluvarë, first witness of the breach

Her tale was met with skepticism. But repeated incidents—accidental displacements, sudden shifts in surroundings, or moments of being elsewhere without walking—soon convinced the Valaraith that something fundamental had changed.  

Trials and Errors

The elven scholars and arcanists—who came to call themselves the Helcarandor, or Plane Walkers—devoted themselves to understanding this dangerous gift. Yet, the early experiments with Táriporti were not without their trials and tribulations. There were instances where explorers ventured through, only to find themselves lost in alien worlds, unable to find their way back. It was a time of trepidation, where the boundaries of the known world were expanded but also fraught with the perils of the unknown.   Among the stories that emerged from this period, one tale spoke of an intrepid mage who ventured through a portal only to find himself ensnared in a realm of shifting illusions. The mage spent years navigating the ever-changing landscape before escaping back to Lirionostarë. Upon returning he found that what he had experienced as years, only passed as a few minutes for the other elves and he was not yet presumed missing, a testament to the dangers that lurked beyond Táriporti. Such stories, while filled with cautionary elements, did not dissuade the Valaraith from their pursuit of knowledge and exploration.  

Shaping the Art

Over time, the Valaraith honed their mastery of Táriporti, developing techniques to stabilize the portals and establish a means of secure passage. The process required precision and mastery over magical energies, with elven spellcasters dedicating themselves to this intricate art. With each successful creation of a stable portal, the Valaraith's understanding of the greater cosmos expanded, offering glimpses into realms of wonder and peril.   The legacy of Táriporti remains etched into the annals of elven history, a testament to the Valaraith's insatiable desire to push the boundaries of magic. While the early days of exploration were marked by uncertainty and challenges, the eventual mastery of the Doors to the Planes opened up a new chapter of discovery, where the Valaraith's gaze extended far beyond their own world, into the realms unknown, radiant and ruinous alike.  

“We did not seek to conquer the beyond. We merely wished to knock—once—and listen for what knocked back.”

— Vaeril Sarnë, Helcarandor Seer