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The Faery Realm timeline.

This is a magical realm populated with the alfar, dweorga, sidhe, titan, dragon and fomor races. The alfar gave rise to the elves, the dweorga to the dwarves, nains, nisse, vassily, hauflin and others. The sidhe never gave rise to any races but they interbred with man in the mortal realm. The fomor who gave rise to the goblin-kin, trolls. ogres and other evil humanoids. The titans gave rise to the giants and the dragons gave rise to more dragons and other monsters.

There was a war in the faery realm and this divided the alfar, sidhe and dweorga from the fomor. The war sent the fomor races to the underworld along with evil titans and dragons. This divided the faery races into the Seelie and Unseelie, with the Seelie being beautiful and the fomor being ugly.

The second war began when the Seelies divided between good and evil. The evil Seelies sided with the Unseelie fomor races but were defeated by the Seelies. This sent the Nightshade, Blight, Huldra and other evil elves to the under world or remote places in the faery realm. It also sent the Dvergar as well to the faery underground.

During the height of the Sakyss, they used great magic to call forth the ancient gods which eventually caused a great war with the things from beyond. This ripped open the faery realm and caused the elves, dwarves, goblin-kin, dragon, monsters and giants to come in great numbers to the mortal realm. Those faeries brought to the mortal realm from the Sakyss's magic became mortal. Soon the mortal faeries built cities of their own n the mortal realm. The elves in forests and other natural places, the nains and nisse built small settlements, the dwarves and gnomes built cities in the mountains. The goblin-kin, huldras, dvergars ogres dug tunnels and lived in caves. the giants went to where they were acclimated. The dragons and other monsters hid in deep caves.

After the great war, the Sakyss were still around but greatly weakened. They still enslaved all they found but soon resistance formed and they were driven underground and none has seen them since. The disappearance of the Sakyss allowed mankind to prosper and soon he became the domnant race in the mortal realm.

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Another legend could be that as the faery realm is a magical reflection of the mortal realm, dragons are the magical reflection of the Sakyss just as elves, dwarves, halflings and gnomes are magical reflections of humans.

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Fressa

This is the goddess of the moon and magic. She appears as a beautiful and mysterious woman often wearing white flowing silken robes. She is thought to have created the faery realm as the alfar, dweorga and sidhe follow her command. The titans and and dragons are thought to have been created by other gods but they have been placed in the faery realm and they do not seem to respond to her. The alfar, dweorga and sidhe serve the gods and prepare weapons and magical items for them.

The faery realm was corrupted by the ancient gods and this turned some of the original inhabitants into the hideous fomor who spawned all of the trolls, orcs, goblins, kobolds, ogres and other evil humanids. All of these beings were cast into the faery underworld.

Later the ancient gods corrupted the descendants of the alfar, dweorga, sidhe, titans and dragons turning them evil and cruel. The elves who were wicked were cast underground making the huldras, other evil elves who hid in the swamps of the faery realm were turned into nightshade elves, and those who hid in desolate and lifeless areas became the blight elves. The dwarves who were cast underground became the dvergar, while those who hid in the faery mountains became the rubezahl dwarves.

Eventually the faery realm was ripped open and the elves, dwarves and goblins went to the mortal realm and became mortal. They built new societies in the mortal realm but they still honor their faery ancestry. Almost all of the good elves, dwarves, gnomes, halflings and faeries that have come to earth have celebrations and festivals on the full moon in honor of Fressa. Even the dwerrow keep accurate calenders so they can tell when it is time for the full moon. The evil ones have no such concerns as they often worship demons and other dark entities.

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Huldra elf society in the mortal realm

When the huldras came to the mortal realm they basically ran for their lives from the Sakyss. They found caves and dug deep tunnels to escape. They had been living in the faery undergound so they were perfectly adapted to life in caves in the mortal realm. They always wear black as it is the color they love, it represents darkness and all things hidden. They have built kingdoms underground with castles of adamantine and forests of fungi and mushrooms in which to run their wild hunts. They associate freely with the dvergar as they often trade with them for weapons and crafts. They also associate with orcs, trolls, ogres and goblinoids usually using them as slaves. They still have faery blood so the like things that are darkly beautiful. Most other races are quite wary of huldras because they know the cruel pranks they can pull.

The huldras were quite impressed with the Sakyss and after they left the world many huldra scholars tried to uncover their magical items and books. From them they learned of the ancient gods. The huldras also learned of demons as well. It is thought that the fomor who were slain and sent to Hell contacted the huldras telling them of the demons. Ciocal may have been the main fomor they communicated with. They used this knowledge during the demon wars to help the demons enslave mankind and the other faeries. During these times many of the elves, dwarves, gnomes and halflings all hid to keep away from the demons. Mankind wasn't as lucky, most of mankind had to pay tribute to the demons or die. Many other men followed evil paths and cared nothing for others or morals. Eventually this evil was thwarted by the Knights of Palana so it forced the huldras into lives of crime.

The huldras often run crime rings and use other races to do the dirty work. But when it calls for assassinations, this is entirely the work of the huldras. They also have influence in human kingdoms through threats to nobility or even having the nobility be part of the criminal gang. Some also follow dark deities and demons and then start wars with the surface world. Mostly, they try to remain secret and unknown only occasionally exposing themselves to watch some attrocious joke they have played upon a hapless victim.

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Yeah, that is sort of what I was trying to achieve. Sort of Sodom and Gomorrah type situation.



How about this?

Coleopterans and other insectmen arise and live hidden lives as they see little conflict with other races.

Crawderans and Vausun arise remain hidden during the time of the Sakyss.

Sauwan arise, ancient fish people who build great cities and worship the ancient gods. They are defeated by the Sakyss and then their island cities sink into the ocean


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Also dwarves and gnomes build great cities, nains and nisse build settlements. Halflings build towns in hidden glades. Goblin-kin become numerous but easily defeated. Huldras and dvergar begin to build their cities in deep caverns.
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Nains and nisse go to human cities to work and live.

Mankind abandons the gods and instead worships demons. Huldras, Nightshade and blight elves help the demons as do the dvergar and goblin-kin
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Dragons

Some dragons are thought to have been born directly from the chaos just as the gods did. When the universe was being created most of the dragons settled in the faery realm. There were many different types of dragons and when the ancient gods came many dragons fought against them and many died. Many were also corrupted as well. When the ancient gods were imprisoned, the corrupted dragons had to hide deep in the faery underworld or deep in the faery seas or face the wrath of the gods. Many of the dragons and faeries were able to enter the mortal realm but they were not acclimated to it as the magical energy was much lower there. For that reason the dragons stayed in the faery realm until the faery realm was ripped apart. Then many dragons, many good and many corrupted entered the mortal realm. They began to acclimate to their environment but they had to sleep much longer than normal as a result of living in a less magical environment. It is thought that the reason dragons created the dragon-blooded was to guard their lairs as they slept. Others say that the dragon blooded were created as an army to attack cities to aquire more treasure.

During the demon wars evil dragons used the dragon-blooded a lot so they recieved a bad reputation. Most dragons used the dragon-blooded to protect their lairs from the armies of demons and other evil beings. After the demon wars few of the dragon-blooded remained due to the endless battles. Now dragons often employ already existing races to serve them as they much easier to replace.

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Lotan

This vile dragon was formed directly from the chaos and is rumored to have been born evil from the start rather than corrupted. He is a seven headed sea dragon that is capable of summoning huge storms and floods. He fought against the gods when they fought the ancient deities and after wards he hid deep in a cave at the bottom of a faery ocean. Completely detestable, he corrupts all in his company. He was released into the mortal realm when the faery realm was ripped open and he now sleeps at the bottom of the ocean. When he has rested enough he will promptly go a destroy a coastal city. Fortunately, he is extrememly magical and must sleep for very long periods of time before he has enough energy to attack again. Some beings in the mortal realm now worship him as he has the power to enter the minds of the dreaming and offer them false rewards.

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This is just a question about what you think. The idea I have in mind was the original world was semi realistic, life progressed just as in our world starting with microbes then plants, animals, simple to complex. Some of the first races were insect beings, then fish beings then dinosaur beings which are the Sakyss. The Sakyss were very powerful and the had a war with things from beyond so they Sakyss drew the magical energy from the faery realm and in the process ripped it open sending in the dwarves, elves, trolls, orcs ect. and also all of the fantastic creatures of legend including the dragons. As a result of the war, competion with the faery races and the cooling of the world the Sakyss declined and finally disappeared leaving only ruins. This allowed man to rise. Man learned from the elves and other faery races how to build societies and also he learned about the gods. After this man became prosperous and then no longer felt he needed the gods and this resulted in the demon wars. After this man rebuilt his society and from there we will need to come up with more ideas. What do you think?