Eleandel

## Timeline

### before the departure of the children of Diuran

Eleandel was the oldest daughter of the high king Diuran of Karandrir, leader of the Niormyr Clan. She was born 2 years later than the twin brothers Nior & Frundel, on morning of the first day of spring, underneath the first blossoming tree in Karandrir. The climate in Karadrir was way hotter back than, due to the Mountains of Broken Stone providing shelter against the icy winds of the north, and the crack underneath the Lake of Five warming up the plains around. It was common to see blossom at the start of spring already as the temperature allowed it, but the birth of Eleandel was underneath on of the tall trees that grew within the city who's blossom were of a snow white color. It was remarkable that this tree did not have some blossoming twigs, but it all twigs blossomed that day, some people even claimed that the first green leaves appeared on the tree later that day.

Eleandel was loved by many in the city as she lived mostly among the common folk in the light outside the mountain. There she aided the people and tended the nature what grew within the city. '*Eleandel lightfoot*' the people named her as the did not leave footprints behind by wearing boots, instead she walked barefoot over the grassy streets of the city. She would wander often outside the city into the beautiful nature around the Lake of Five, until a day when a troll appeared and ran after her with the thirst for blood. Eleandel was no fighter, she cured the forests from the wounds that were inflicted upon it, she did not harm life herself. So in the moment that all hope was lost and the troll had caught up to her and picked her up of the ground. A great flash of light cut of the hand of the troll with his sword in which Eleandel was caught. A Soldier named Dimlar, one of the men who wandered with Frundel outside the city to clear it from daemons had heard her cries and had come to her rescue. Dimlar brought her back to the city of Karandrir in which he was thanked by the king Diuran an named him her personal guard.

The following years both Eleandel and Dimlar would go to further realms with different nature as Eleandel dared to go there now with the help of Dimlar. It is believed that in these years that they fell in love.

### After the departure of the children of Diuran

#### The journey to the forest

After her father Diuran had demanded all the children to search for a new realm to settle and found a new kingdom, Eleandel was appointed one of the southern arms of the lake. Therefor when she set out, she followed the Smoldring river on foot at its eastern shore. Her company existed out of a small unit, mostly friends and followers of Dimlar, but also out of a great group of men and women that had loved Eleandel or nature itself. As one they set out south together with Kul, the youngest son of the king who rode with his followers at the western side of the river. Their journey went good and no ill things happened to them until they reached a large forest that lay of the slopes and in the valley before a great mountain range, these mountains would later be known as the Dim Range. This is the point where Kul and Eleandel parted ways, Eleandel decided that this newly found realm would become their home, while Kul Believed that there would be an end to the river where the lands would be as fair as land around the Lake of Five, therefore he kept following the river south.

#### The founding of Meandel, and the battle over the woods

Quickly after reaching the woods north of the Dim Range, Eleandel ordered her people to inhabit the trees building around or upon its branches in stead of chopping it down. However her command wan't easy to obey as the trees had been standing her undisturbed for hundred of years, growing thick with twisted branches, making it hard for the people of Eleandel to found a city in it. But there was more danger, as also here in the world creatures of the shadows hid, often feasting upon those that tried to settle here. After the a solar eclipse a great horde of creatures attacked Eleandel and her people devouring many who could not defend themselves. The creatures that lived her were smaller than the daemons near the Lake of Five, but deadly as well. Dimlar, now husband of Eleandel made it his task to clear the woods from all treats. So he gathered his soldiers and begun his hunt for daemon blood.

The first year the hunt went well, and the surroundings of what was now called Meandel, 'The House of Eleandel' had become safe for people to live in. Attacks of creatures became rare, but settling in the forest remained tough, but everything changed in the second year of settling in the woods. Dimlar the husband of Eleandel set out on a mission near the slopes of the Dim Range to slay one of the last remaining great daemons of the woods. A great forest drake dwelt there, and Dimlar fought it head on with its followers. But it would seem a task to muck, as Dimlar fell in that battle, hit by the creatures tale wich had spikes impaling his body. The drake would also meets it doom as the soldiers of Dimlar found new strength in the grief for their fallen leader, slaying the beast.

The soldiers of Dimlar brought home the body of their fallen leader on their shoulders high, crowned by with a green crown made with the grassy scales of the drake itself. Eleandel was devistated and resigned from the forest, living at its borders in grief of her fallen husband, watering the trees with her tears. A month passed and slowly the forest opened up, the trees became fluent and easy to build upon as if the forest recognized the pain of Eleandel and her people. The opening up of the forest filled Eleandel again with strength to set foot in the forest, who she named the Dimlar Forest, in honor of her fallen husband. She also took the crown made for Dimlar as the crown the next kings or queens of Meandel would wear. However she would refuse to wear the crown herself, as it would bring back the grief too much for her.

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The crown is known as '**The Crown of Dimmoss**', (the name Dimmoss coms from 'Dimm moss' calling upon the moss that grows on the crown and Dim to the mountain range where Dimlar fell. The word slightly changed over time eventually flowing into one word 'Dimmos' that would be pronounced as one word)it is made of an unknown wood, one that grew on the drakes scales as a camouflage. Over these branches in the form of a crown moss grew with flowers standing high, like the spikes on a metal crown. This crown is not round but half open, with the open gap at the front.

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## The people of Eleandel

Also known as the people who live in the light, and walk true the forests of the world. The followers and later descendants of Eleandel are known as the 'Eleaf Clan', a shorter version is often used by the men of the world, this world is 'Elf' or 'Elves'. Not during the first age but in the later years of the first age and the next ages of the world the Eleaf Clan, grew taller than the Dwarves (descendants of Niormir), their ears grew large growing to similar sizes and shapes like those of foxes. Their eyes grew strong like those of an eagle and their posture light but strong. They were tall compared to dwarves, similar in height to that of humans of the second age.