The Empress of Dusk

"When is one defeated? Is it on the battlefield, when one is poisoned or crippled by an enemy, when one is defeated in a coup? It is none of these things, one is defeated when their spirit fails to rally once more unto the breach, and strike at the heart of the darkness that surrounds us all" -The Empress, in a supposed dialogue to a court scribe in a musing.
Nadia Cul-Ternai, the Empress of Dusk.
The Empress of Dusk is a mysterious figure only mentioned in passing by surviving elves of the current generations. While her existence is documented in plenty of histories and recordings of the ancient dark elves, she is regarded as merely a myth today. Anyone who can recall when the belief in her existence, as well as her standing at the summit of all dark elves, are simply too old, too insane, or too mistrusted to be believed.
According to history tomes, she was one of a caste of elven leaders seen as Demigods, so powerful that they ruled over an empire, and so mysterious that rarely would one truly know who they were. The source of their power was said to be Aradia herself, bestowing great and righteous gifts to the dark elves and setting them on course for their eternal mission. Protect Terros from the threats of the Void, no matter the cost, and be vigilant over her beloved children, Humanity. Apparently, the demigods took this mission very seriously, and sought the best way to fulfill their purpose.
The Empress chose to levy her powers of persuasion, control over both magic and the martial arts, as well as her intellect and sense of governance. In short she was the most balanced in terms of skills, and could perform any one function to a reasonable degree, in comparison to her counterparts. She turned out to be more than effective if the stories are to be believed, turning hundreds of small kingdoms and factions into one unified society within a matter of a thousand years. She was said to be a ferocious user of the Golden Tongue, and wielded a heavy silver scepter for a weapon, an imposing sight on the battlefield to be sure when she and the other demigods, and their followers would charge to unite those that wished to remain apart. She is told to have defeated the old heroes and the false saints in these times, and her enforce peace, while uncomfortable for a time, would last for tens of thousands of years to come.
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