Ardhvyl dyei dor saa'ram, saa’ram dor virzaim.
Recorded in Archaic, the language of the elves, this snippet in a mostly-blank book dating from the time of the Great Rift, is a cryptic warning, one that no one heeded: Division leads to dissent, dissent to destruction.
The world of Jharani is, quite literally, split at the seams. Eons ago, when the world was yet young, elves, humans, dwarves, and many other races co-existed and lived in peace. A Council of Elders existed and worked in cooperation for the behest of each race, and individual kingdoms were ruled by independent rulers. Peace was a given in this golden age, and there was great progress. But...as it always is..something happened that changed the balance forever.
Enlightenment. The gift of the Creators.
Enlightenment was best described as ‘magic’, by the average people..and even the most intelligent accepted this belief. Whatever Enlightenment was, it led to greater progress...and a sense of dissention over the long years. Whomever was Enlightened was said to be blessed with immortality overnight, neither aging nor becoming sick after that point on. Some children were even born Enlightened, and these became the brunt of great jealousy and envy throughout their seemingly endless lives. Gifts were given to them with Enlightenment, ‘unnatural’ abilities, and these abilities varied vastly according to race, gender, and status in life..or so it seemed at first.
The scholarly began to study these individuals, trying to discern the source of their power, with little success..and increasing frustration. Dissent and rumor of violence had reached the Council of Elders, and upon learning the source of all this trouble...the Council decided to eradicate any and all Enlightened.
A bloodbath ensued. Many Enlightened fell at the hands of friends - even family, in some cases - yet all the more of those that opposed the Enlightened fell as well. For how long this continued is uncertain, as any accounts of the time are fragmental and cryptic at best...but the Great Rift was the eventual outcome.
Best described as some sort of cataclysm, the Great Rift was just as its name implies..a rifting of the world. Continent was ripped from continent, several of these being swallowed up by the seas, and in the end, after many long days of violent earthquakes and other such disasters, Jharani came to be divided completely..and by race.
What followed that time of turmoil is unknown, as there are no known surviving records of the time, but one thing is certain...a time of rebuilding occured. This much was passed down through subsequent generations by familial legend and account, and after many long, hard, years...a sense of normalcy was found. Kingdoms were reformed, the races were ‘replenished’, and the different continents began thriving again. This type of life continued for many, many generations, seemingly for time unaccountable...but...dissent is stirring again.
The races and continents, while having long assumed a state of (relatively) peaceful co-existence, as it was before the breaking, are in turmoil once again. Rumors of wars are stirring again, and a shadow is spreading across the land...whatever is occuring, it is also becoming clear that the Enlightened are once again walking among the mortals(and immortals, in the elves’ case), but at all costs, they are hiding themselves. Little is it known that they are to play part in a greater conflict that is brewing beneath the surface...a conflict that may very well rip Jharani apart once again before something can be done.
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Main plotline still in the works, but as for now..here’s the character spots I know I’ll need:
Enlightened:
Misc OC's:
Elf - Arya
Elf - Amoniel
Taken:
Female Enlightened - Raven
Female Enlightened - Artemis
Female Enlightened - Star Gazer
Male Enlightened - Elenya
Female Enlightened - Shadowcat
Male Enlightened - Turwaithiel
Female Enlightened - Meldawen
Male Enlightened - Elenya
Male Enlightened - Amoniel
Male Enlightened - Nauriel
Races available to be used:
Elves
Humans
Dwarves
(Not limited to these..if you have another race in mind, feel free to throw it in.)
And forgive me if I’m being vague..I had a hard time translating this to paper..err..computer.
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