History of Vagreon

In the beginning, the 4 gods ruled the world. Ithilaute swims through the Sky Ocean as the Moon God. The Eagle God flies along the sun. The Unicorn god rules over life, and the hyena god rules over death (gnolls!).

After that, came the the elemental deities. The mountains and deserts form. This is when Runyatura and Khelektura come in.

The war gets more and more violent. The continent is a split between the fire domain and the ice domain and younger deities struggling to

A Pilgrim convinces the gods to help them stop the war. The sun god and moon god create Tel’Vildima. Runyatura and Khelektura are imprisoned.

Over time, Runyatura keeps fighting against the walls of his prison cell, causing Tel’Lota to form.

## Koddra

Koddra Tel'Vaktelear Aran (the Merchant King)

* the Humble Shepherd,
* Conqueror of the burnt desert,
* Pioneer of Tel’Lota trade,
* Legislator of the alliance with Angatal,
* Champion of Erume'rauko,
* King of the Chasm,
* Protector of Tal En’Estela,
* Guardian of Tel’Talar’Edhel.

Anaraute and Ithilaute created Koddra to act as a Guardian to Runyatura’s prison cell. He is an immortal shapeshifting dragon.

Koddra spent some time as an elephant. The rock elves showed him kindness and he sort of fell in love with them, like a pet.

He convinced Gontura to give them the oasis. A star fell and created the chasm they live in.

He became a loxodon along with some of his elephant companions. He lead the elves to the Oasis and they built their homes there. He protected them, he found other civilizations and helped establish trade. They worshipped him.

They all used to worship Gontura, but then the rock elves started to worship Koddra, calling him “Erume'rauko” - Master of Desert.

The Loxodon were seen as holy as well - but true to their nature as elephants, they preferred the nomadic lifetyle. They wandered away, and the Rock Elves slowly forgot about them.

Koddra was humble. He rejected their worship of him at first, but did accept his role as their protector. He shapeshifted into a Rock Elf - and has been one since then - to be their leader, but not their god.

Koddra makes sure Marikoth’s people never leave Tel’Lota, so they never find the Tel’Vildima.

Koddra burned any and all literature about the prophecy, to try to make it so no one would find Tel’Vildima. Koddra convinced Yama Kijo that Rezenna was also a witch, since she was spewing prophecies. In an attempt to maintain dominance and control Yama Kijo burned everything she could find written by Rezenna.

Why does Koddra try to keep his identity secret? Why doesn’t he tell the world he’s Erume'rauko? He’s modest. He doesn’t want to be worshipped. He was sworn to secrecy by the Sun & Moon gods. They didn’t want him to become narcissistic or go mad with power.

The Fire Elves are evil. 100% evil. Koddra makes sure everyone knows. Marikoth faked Axelle’s prefnancy and murder (having her later resurface as Zelle, their “daughter”).

Ever since then, Koddra has begun to lose favor with his people. Koddra and Marikoth had a public argument, and conspiracists begun to think Koddra was bad. Koddra has stayed in his private quarters since then.

Marikoth is a trickster. He convinces people that he’s the good guy. More and more people are believing him. Koddra is terrified that the people he’s worked to protect for a millenia are going to turn against him, and help Marikoth free Runyataura.

His first mentee, Zinberos thinks Koddra is giving up. Out of desperation and fear, he’s trying to eliminate everyone in Tel’Estecaro who have been tricked by Marikoth into thinking Koddra is evil.

Sylberos has his hands in a lot of places. He has been ordering the death of Loraleth and others of Tel’Estacaro. He is doing as Zinberos’s commands. Working in secret to eliminate Tel’Estecaro cuz they’re in the wrong completely.

Koddra has no idea how to prove Marikoth is evil. He’s too good, and Koddra for the most part is too Lawful Good. Zinberos is lying to everyone. Koddra is slowly giving up, and hasn’t been in the city and really only knows what Zinberos and Sylberos tell him.

### **Sylberos**

Sylberos and Zinberos are actually Koddra’s children

Sylberos i'Mainkar Er Vaktelear Taren (A Merchant Prince)

* The Kind
* The Miracle Child
* Prince of Parties
* Hero of Fools
* Loyal Hound of the Throne,
* Protector of Tal En’Estela,
* Guardian of Tel’Talar’Edhel.
* The Thoughtless Betrayer and Lawful Martyr.

 == **Marikoth** ==
Runyatura (The god of firE) created the chieftans of all the Tel’Lota tribes as manifestations of his nature - Deception, Obstinacy, Segregation, Obsession, Vainglory, and Savagery. Marikoth is the embodiment of Deception - trickery. His sole mission is to free Runyatura.

So naturally, Koddra and Marikoth were rivals since Koddra was made to guard Runyatura’s cell.

Marikoth can turn Rock Elves into Fire Elves. All of the Chieftains have the ability to “turn” others into fire versions. The more peoples worship Runyatura, the stronger he gets.

The Fire Elves call Marikoth, “Karpal” - Master of Deception. They worship him as a deity.

Marikoth and the other Chieftains call their council Tel’Lota. They don't really get along. They quarrel and fight and each try to do their own thing to free Runyatura. There are rumors that whoever does so first will be extensively rewarded.

They know they can’t leave Tel’Lota, so Marikoth came up with an idea - find some not-fire people to go find Tel’Vildima and promise them rewards and then kill them (to make sure Runyatura can’t be imprisoned by said Pilgrim).

Being highly competitive, they each raced to find an adventuring party, or multiple, to be their champions and seek Tel’Vildima.

The author Kehlvan wrote a book about his adventures with Marikoth.

## The Prophecy of Rezenna

So maybe an ancient Gith came and visited the sun and moon elves a millennia ago. He was around when Runyatura and Khelektura were imprisoned by Ithilaute and Anaraute. They locked the cell using the sun/moon gem. Broke the key in half and buried it in sand and snow and built cities over their hiding place. He came to the future to see how to mountains are forming - he knows that Runyatura is going to break out, and inadvertently release Khelektura too, and keep warring.

He told them that a desert flower would grow - and eventually bloom four times. Each 16 years apart. Each larger and more deadly than the previous. The 4th blooming will release Runyatuare. He saw them use Tel’Vildima (The Key) to kick them away, and he knows that it’ll be necessary to use them to lock him back in. There’s nothing special. He saw the future - he saw that it was people who traveled who saved them. So he created the legend that lead them to him and to the quest.

The party can travel to the Gith and the astral realm to find this Gith guy and he can tell them the prophecy. Gildamore will be tempted to leave the quest and go find his home dimension.

The Gith was there, 19,744 years ago when Runyatuara and Khelektuara battled and were entombed.

O*n the eve of the 16th year*

*After the flower’s poison spread to the sands and seas,*

*The flower shall burst again.*

*When the flaming flower blooms,*

*It’s igneous roots will reveal ancient secrets.*

*The blazing truth will pour*

*From every crack and crevice.*

*The ice shackles will melt,*

*Freeing the malevolence.*

*Freed, but still locked in eternal enmity,*

*Their animosity will spread,*

*Infecting every corner of existence,*

*Leaving nothing but destruction and death*

*In the wake of their infinite hostility.*

*On the eve of the 16th year*

*After the flower’s poison spread to the sands and seas,*

*From the moor shall arise the pilgrim.*

*The Pilgrim who navigated through sand,*

*The Pilgrim who navigated through snow,*

*The Pilgrim who climbed mountains,*

*The Pilgrim who crossed seas.*

*The Pilgrim who will face Fire,*

*The Pilgrim who will face Ice.*

*The Pilgrim whose mind bears the map.*

*The Pilgrim whose soul bears the key.*

*Destined to reunite the Sun with the Moon,*

*While the Spirits dance among the stars,*

*Above the burning petals.*

*Destined to end the thousand year war,*

*By stopping the flower’s bloom,*

*And bring life back to haven.*

*The Pilgrim shall be a god amongst men.*