I am Chadyn Starscream, an elf born in the distant realm of Enroth. I
am the son of the great Guildmaster Chade, the founder and leader of
the Guild of The Fallen - A unity formed by the elves, banished from
the lands of the humans after the Comenius War.
A war for the
ownership of a powerful artifact called the Leaf of Antagorriel. A
magically enhanced leaf, rumored to be blessed by the Creator himself,
for it is believed that a part of the soul, heart and mind of the
Creator are bind to the artifact, making it an extremely powerful tool.
Its full power is not known to the simple minds. Some believed that it
was created to bestow the balance of the universe. To give life to the
true souls and take one from the filled ones. It is not known how, but
that Leaf was entrusted to the elves of the Crimson Forest to be kept
safe and hidden - away from unenlightened hands or greedy minds.
Unfortunately news of its existence reached King Comenius, the king of
the humans. He believed that if he obtains the Leaf, he could wield its
powers to unite all creatures under his banner, and create a world
harmony. The King's noble motives, were the beginning of the doom of
the realm of Enroth! There were those who united their forces with the
King, everyone for their different purposes, but united nevertheless.
The king managed to convince the Sazul'her kingdom - a nomad tribes
from the far north, gifted with extremely hard skin, and a lot of
stamina; he traveled to the Muthiriel Mountains and convinced the
dwarfs to join with him. Even the peaceful people of the Halflings from
Skatterpog decided to pledge their loyalty to the King. And there were
those, who sought reason and balance more than they sought to complete
their own agendas. For them, the balance of nature and universe was
with greater meaning than anything else. The matter of the balance was
so important that the forest trolls, never interfering with the outer
world's dealings ever before, came out of their kingdom, deep inside
the forests where no man has ever ventured into, and offered their
allegiance to Lord Chade, for the sake of keeping the artifact hidden
and safe.
For 21 years, the alliance of elves and trolls managed
to hold back the numerous attacks of King Comenius. After losing both
of his sons in the battle, and himself severely damaged in the process,
it became obvious to the human King that he will never be able to
achieve what he set out to do. The Leaf of Antagorriel will never be in
his possession. On his dying bed, controlled by his heart, and filled
with newly found hatred for the elves, he made law banishing all elves
from the human lands, and forbidding them to come back ever again.
On the other side of the battlefield, Lord Chade, the leader of the
elves formed a Guild for all the creatures that have fallen with the
humans. He called it The Guild Of The Fallen and assumed the title of
Guildmaster. At that point I was old and skillful enough for my father
to make me the Protector of the Leaf, and entrust it to me. And so the
existence of the Guild began!
For two thousand and five hundred
years all was quiet and everybody was living their lives in a way that
it was all balanced. The Guild has expanded, so was the Crimson Forest.
Many more trees were seeded and taken care of, many rivers were
cleansed and now the pure waters were flowing through the forest like a
blood vessel in a creature's body. The grass and the plants were
growing smoothly, undisturbed by the human axes and steps like it was
before the Comenius War. My father, Guildmaster Chade was ruling the
Forests from his magnificent castle. I was protecting the Leaf from the
Temple of the Leaf. A temple built by my archmages, and covered with
elvish magic, to put invisible barriers to all unworthy creatures. All
life was flowing quietly and peacefully. All of us unaware of the
disasters we were about to witness. Disasters which destroyed the whole
realm of Enroth.
One day I was meditating in the Temple Gardens,
next to the river that was flowing through it, when i heard a desperate
coughing and calls for help. I hurried to the bank of the river, and
there I saw her - Kayleena. The most beautiful creature one can
imagine, slowly drowning in the endless depths of the river. Her cries
almost muted by the water that was engulfing her. Without much
consideration i jumped in the waters, speaking to the river in the
Forest tongue, asking it to spare the life of the woman. I managed to
drag her out just in time...couple of more seconds and she might have
perished in the waters.
It is believed that out of all the
weapons ever forged there is one that can penetrate even the thickest
armor of the warrior. Love! For it was the main reason of my downfall
and the doom of our realm! Kayleena managed to heal under my close
supervision and the help of my temple healers. She had little memory of
the incident that found her drowning. She had separate visions of
distant memories, but nothing that could help me determine where was
she coming from or who was she. She looked like a human in body, but
she was immortal and wise like all of us, the elves. One day the
council of the Guild of The Fallen gathered. My father, myself and the
other ten members gathered and we started to discuss is Kayleena a
potential threat to us, or was she some sort of spy to try to find the
whereabouts of the Leaf. At the end of the gathering we decided that we
had way too little information on her. For now, my father decided, we
will closely watch her, and make sure that every move she makes will be
observed by a trusted person.
The days become months, the months
became years, the years became decades, and then centuries. The harmony
continued to exist in our lands. I was spending the days with Kayleena,
telling her the story of our people, teaching her the way of the
Forest. It was not many decades after that, and we became much closer
than I intended at first. Before i even realized she was dearer to me
than everything i lived for for the last four thousands years. I
decided to explain to her what is my true purpose, I explained to her
that I am the Protector of the Leaf of Antagorriel. Kayleena seemed
more and more agitated to learn more about the Leaf. With every little
information that my stupidity let away, she was becoming more and more
certain of something....something which i failed to notice until it was
way too late!
One day I was awoken by a terrible scream that
came from the Leaf's Chamber. I gathered my two most powerful archmages
and we hurried to the chamber to find the Ever Closed Door wide open
and the Leaf's pedestal - empty. A surge of fear and failure obsessed
me. Kayleena was nowhere to be found. A panic feeling slowly started to
creep at the back of my mind! I found my father, and I have explained
to him what happened. I was really surprised when instead of the fury I
expected from the Guildmaster, all I heard him saying was that it was
meant to be this way, and he has for seen our doom.
The days
started to grow shorter and shorter. Many trees and plants started to
die within the Crimson Forest. Many of my fellow elves became mortals
and died. Word reached us that the human lands to the north were
destroyed
and everybody that was dwelling in those lands died. There was a dark
army marching towards the Crimson Forest and the Guild. An army so evil
that the more it killed, the stronger it became. It was guided by a
powerful
empress which they said was more beautiful than the Moon itself. I
didn't need anyone to tell me who this empress was. I already knew! It
was Kayleena!
The war lasted only three days. Kayleena's army
was filled with blackness and shadow. There were undead creatures
everywhere. I even managed to recognize the once powerful King
Comenius, now a Dread Lord in Kayleena's army. The Crimson Forest was
burnt, the Temple destroyed and the only thing that was remaining was
the castle of my father, where Kayleena managed to infiltrate and kill
everyone. It was me chained to the wall in the throne room, when i saw
how brutally and without any remorse, Kayleena killed my father, the
Great Guildmaster Chade, and using the Leaf, transformed him into
something terrible. She looked at me then. I didn't feel rage just yet,
i didn't even feel sorrow. My mind was filled with only one question by
looking at her...Why?! Why she did this? Who was she actually? I could
not answer those questions, because what i saw next amazed me more than
anything else i have ever witnessed. She held the leaf close to her
chest and spoke several words in a tongue i did not understand. The air
around her started to slowly form a pattern and to get thicker and
thicker until it shaped as a big elipse. The middle of that elipse then
started to pull away in the opposite direction to reveal another land -
a land covered in darkness with a lot of undead creatures and shades
were roaming free. I then realized that this was one of the forbidden
portals - Gates to another realms, which were forbidden to use by my
father. Kayleena had a grin on her face, and turned around to face her
newly created Dread Lord - the deceased Guildmaster Chade. The creature
understood what she said to him, and turned to face me. The Empress
then stepped into the portal and disappeared. The portal started slowly
to disappear, leaving me chained to the wall, to be killed and
transformed to an undead creature by my own father. With my last powers
i called the ancestor spirits to help me free myself. The chains fell
to the ground and i jumped on a side just before the Guildmaster landed
his sword in the place where i was sitting a moment ago. I looked at
the creature, hoping that i will still catch the flame of my father's
soul. I saw nothing but emptiness. I turned my attention towards the
closing portal, which was moments away to fully close itself and
disappear. I reacted impulsively, and jumped into it. The last thoughts
that came to my mind before i disappeared into the nothingness was that
i will make the one responsible for the destruction of Enroth pay
dearly.
I opened my eyes, and there was light...an immense
light. It took me a while before i realize that i am lying in the grass
and the sun was very bright. I slowly rised and I have looked around.
Everywhere i could see there was endless field, and in the distance i
have noticed a cabin made of paper. I made my way there, hoping that i
will find someone to ask where i was, or what sort of place this
"where" was. Making my way towards the cabin I also realized that my
magical powers have left me, and the only elvish i had left was the
immortality and the memories! Memories filled with sorrow and pain!
Memories of her - Kayleena....the one that I loved more than anything
and the one i am looking for. By thinking about her, rage filled my
existence and i remembered my promise - she will pay for all!
I
reached the cabin, and entered! There were people inside. Some were
humans, some were different creatures I have never encountered. They
all looked at me, and carried on with their doings without giving me
much consideration. I thought that this could play to my advantage. If
they do not find me strange, that means that they have seen others like
me. And in order for me to carry on with my plan, i had to remain out
of any suspicion. I looked around and made my way to what i thought was
the owner. After a little chat I found out that I am currently in a
land called No Man's land, within the realm of MD. The human was good
enough to me to provide me with a map of the realm, and a little
information about it. I understood that here, you cannot fight other
creatures or humans by your weapons or powers. Here I had to find and
tame creatures to fight for me. But how can i do something which I have
no knowledge of? And then it became clear to me that I have to forget
who i was, and start my life from scratch, learn everything from the
beginning. This was a comforting thought. After all i was still
immortal and i could wait an eternity, but at the end, I would find
Kayleena...
With these thoughts in my head, i started to gather
supplies for my long journey to Marind Bell, for some of the answers I
seek could be found in a land called MDA, stretching beyond Marind
Bell. A land where all the archives of this realm could be found. If i
get access to those archives, i could find the information i seek.