The Sharrven Empire
The Shararven empire existed for about 3,600 years between -7,600 DR (-9,100 AOE) and -2,770 DR (-4270 AOE)
Around -7600 DR, a large group of Moon and Sun Elves rebelled against the elitism of the Siluvanede Elves and joined with Green elves to found the Sharrven Empire in Southern High Forest.
In -4700 DR the Nobles of Sharrven who sought to restrict the power of Siluvanede found the Kingdom of Eaerlann.
In -2770 the elven realm of Sharrven fragmented and fell due to an inexplicable explosion of the monstrous populations within the southern High Forest. Survivors fled to Eaerlann and Evereska, and the realm lied vacant but for a few settlements and outposts(though the southern forest retained the name Sharrven until the modern era). While proof was sorely lacking, the paranoid elves of Siluvanede quickly blamed the power-hungry Netherese wizards, and vowed to slay any Netherese wizard that strayed into their western High Forest realm.
Today, little remains of Sharrven because the creatures that slaughtered the elves also demolished most of their settled areas. Most of the surviving structures are topped with tremendous stone perches—reminders of the time when elf warriors rode silver and gold dragons into battle. The only fortress still standing is a tower known as Farsilver that is highly reminiscent of the buildings in Silverymoon. This structure is protected by magical wards of the sort that the moon elves commonly placed on their buildings.
To this day, travelers in the southern region of the High Forest are likely to encounter a bizarre variety of terrain and unusual creatures. Many of these beasts can trace their lineage to the fall of Sharrven.
Around -7600 DR, a large group of Moon and Sun Elves rebelled against the elitism of the Siluvanede Elves and joined with Green elves to found the Sharrven Empire in Southern High Forest.
In -4700 DR the Nobles of Sharrven who sought to restrict the power of Siluvanede found the Kingdom of Eaerlann.
In -2770 the elven realm of Sharrven fragmented and fell due to an inexplicable explosion of the monstrous populations within the southern High Forest. Survivors fled to Eaerlann and Evereska, and the realm lied vacant but for a few settlements and outposts(though the southern forest retained the name Sharrven until the modern era). While proof was sorely lacking, the paranoid elves of Siluvanede quickly blamed the power-hungry Netherese wizards, and vowed to slay any Netherese wizard that strayed into their western High Forest realm.
Today, little remains of Sharrven because the creatures that slaughtered the elves also demolished most of their settled areas. Most of the surviving structures are topped with tremendous stone perches—reminders of the time when elf warriors rode silver and gold dragons into battle. The only fortress still standing is a tower known as Farsilver that is highly reminiscent of the buildings in Silverymoon. This structure is protected by magical wards of the sort that the moon elves commonly placed on their buildings.
To this day, travelers in the southern region of the High Forest are likely to encounter a bizarre variety of terrain and unusual creatures. Many of these beasts can trace their lineage to the fall of Sharrven.
Type
Geopolitical, Kingdom
