The First Era

After the Fall of the Dragons began a time called the First Era, This time Saw the Dalvine leave Aroura, the formation of the Holy Elvish Empire, The birth of Noble Elves, The First Dirge War, and The Rise of Empress Lolth. this Era lasted 20 Thousand years and Was the Birth of most of Aroura's Cultures.

## The Death of Dragons

The Era begins after the last Dragon, M'rtho't Was slain by E*rdahael* King of the Gardens of Palidine, using The Harmony taught to him by Maryon. Erdahael, with the backing of the Dalvine united the other Kings of the great northern Elvish Forests to Unite and form the Imperial State of The Holy Elvish Empire. Krazier Coronated the New Emperor and Helped Foster a relationship between the Dalvine and the People of Aroura. While the Lands of the Forest Came under control of the Empire, The mountains to the north and south Retained stewardship by the Dwarves, who Took this to mean that Any mountain range was now theirs to rule, so several expedition parties went out across the world in search of new Mountains to call home.

## The Great Departure

200 Years after the Death of the last Dragons, The Dalvine announced it was time for them to Leave Aroura, Their Might and presence would no longer personally shield The Dwarves and Elves from the creatures of malice outside of their borders, They encouraged them to leave the north and seek out lands farther from their ancestral homes. The first to leave was Krazier, Who brought wisdom and taught the Elves how to be great leaders in the lands of Aroura. Next Mayron, and Singular, and then Magnatar, Neblian and finally Kerath. Before she left Kerath asked the Dwarves to build her many great Doorways across the land they traveled, Promising them that when their time of need was dire that more Dalvine would come to their troubles.

Not only did their physical form depart from the realm, but also their strongest magics, now only accessible through Melody.

## The Great Migration

The Great Migration covers three main periods of Exploration and eventual conquering of Karethia and of Northern Montabi.

These Periods are known as The First Migration, The Division and the Second Migration, all of which happens in a time span of 15 thousand years.

### The First Migration

With The Dalvine's Protective barrier around the north gone, the Elves and dwarves began to leave their lands heading south of the Thrakinhold. As they migrated, they ran into several other races of being, some who resisted their presence were subjugated, enslaved, or pushed off to the fringes of society. when they reached the Thundering Mountains they met their now mutual foes, The Orcs. After many wars The Dwarves were able to drive most of the orc Clans out of the mountains into the Swamp lands east of the mountains that they called Kuskawood. After journeying through the fertile land of Belenada, The elves came in contact with a race who called them self the Shore. Also during this time, Dwarves from ArchinFjord First sailed south of the Penesela of Kelpome and found an island with small fairly like creatures who had a natural affinity for magic. When the dwarves finally figured out how to communicate they asked the beings what they were called, However not one of them had the same term, one called their race Sumperbumpers, another Paritybooks, This went on and on until the elders of the Dwarf clan decided just to call them Gnomes, which is Dwarvish for Strange folk.

### The Division

As the Elves began to take hold in regions outside of the north, a few groups of folk rebelled against this expansion, With two very different schools of thought about why this was wrong. The first group was a Sect of Worshipers of Corellon Larethian. They believed that The north was the land given to them by their creator and leaving that world was not only stretching their resources but blasphemous. They watched as the Elfkind incorporated non elvish architecture and traditions into their society and were sickened by it. Eventually they would break off from the Empire entirely believing they were a sovereign state, and found places to hide in the ancient woods of Imbenal. These Corleladian or Wood Elves Hated the Dalvine believing that they were only trying to pull the races from the Creator gods for their own vanity.

The Other Group Hated how the Qualiun treated non-elf races, Lizardfolk, Gnolls, Tabaxi and others. Believing that they had no right to take these races ancestral home as their own. They left the Empire to become apart of these cultures, breeding and even following their religions. In some instances during the battles against bestial races in the south they would encounter rebel factions of these elves who fought on the side of the enemy. Eventually these elves intermingled and bred with these races becoming the Awaquil or the Wild Elves.

### The Second Migration

Having conquered most of Kerathia, the elves were rather satisfied being the most powerful nation in the known world. During this period the elves began research in magic that made everyday life easier, mastering the harmony to elevate themselves of inconveniences in life. However after the Elves of Tevina pushed the last orcs out of the Kuskawood and into the badlands known as the Burning Wastes, the lands of What would become called Montabi opened up to the empire.

Elves headed south, though this migration would not be as easily earned at the first. While the races of Kerathia were many, they were not as advanced as the Elves, and none of them knew the ways of Harmony, However in the Deserts of Nerabias was a race of beings known as Aranea. Large shape-changing spider who were practitioners of strange forms of what was thought to be Harmony. The Aranea were able to mimic and infiltrate into the Elvish ranks, making the war for south take many years, as every time the elves made progress it would slip form their fingers thanks to espionage by the Aranea. It wasn't until the Dwarves agreed to help if they could claim reign over the mountains of the Undine Peaks, With dwarves natural resistance to the poisons and magic of the Aranea they were able to finally remove the Shape changers from their ranks. The elves claimed the northern coast of the content in the name of thier Emporer.