Peoples of Mishfrem
Men
Of men much is told in the songs and books of Mishfrem that shall here, be summarized. Men, it is said, came out of the hills of Dilmarth as servants of the dark. They were fell and evil to look upon. Little was their knowledge but they desired more which the darkness could not give. For in men there dwelled a great desire of light and knowledge. But the lords of evil could turn this against them as greed. And so they unleashed them upon the realms of Mishfrem as a new weapon in the seemingly endless war. But events turned ill against them and men fled from the dark. For they saw now the light of the sun again and they came to the sea where the light shimmered and danced upon the waters. Thus it came that the kindred of men was divided into four kingdoms. Two of the remained loyal to the darkness and they were called the Julktu and the Olyinjulk. The Julktu took up a dwelling in the south of the hills from whence they came while the Olyinjulk abode at the foot of the great mountains. The speeches and ways of these two peoples grew sundered from that of the other two kingdoms. And they were bitter foes. As for the other two kindreds, the Lithmini, and the Kalrak, they became enamored of the sea and built great ships and thus came upon the peaceful lands of Lithielmis. The great Lords that ever dwelled there and kept watch on Mishfrem , seeing that the ships of men dared to draw nigh them, sent a great storm and wind out of the west and destroyed a great fleet. Thus were men ever angered at the Lords of the West. And they named them Mishtoltu, which is Great Red Anger in their speech. But still after that the good men, who were known as the Wosimart, short lived, by the others of the earth befriended the peoples of Mishfrem and became great foes of the Darkness. The members of the houses of Kalrak and Lithmini often grew to be nigh on 400 years old while among the evil men few lived to be even three score. But there came to be yet another house. They were of a noble breed never before corrupted by the evil malice of the Lords of Darkness. They were tall and strong. But still they remained proud and were noble in heart. They lived still longer than their kin. Though it came to pass that they never took up a home or dwelling place and wandered. Thus they became the Cilmrin, sundered people in the tongues of the elves. Their king was Marfinos. And he was mighty in arms.
Elves
Elves where, of old the only people of Mishfrem until the rise of the darkness. They lived in great bliss among the trees of Mishfrem and by the rivers and seas. Among them there was but one king. He lived to the age of 1798. For elves were not immortal, though they lived to a great span of days. But he had two sons. Helbrethim and Edmiel. These two sons grew both to be great. Helbrethim was the elder of the two and was the mightiest of stature and might. He became the Lord Tielfrem in the south. To him came the Peninsula of Tielfrem and all lands west of the nearby mountains of the sea. But Edmiel was considered less than his brother. And he became bitter. For he was great in wisdom and had great council. Though he still was considered lesser in the council he gave to the Elven king for he was the younger and weaker. But in secret he sowed seeds of dissent among the people of Tielfrem. Thus when the Darkness arose in the east the kingdom of Tielfrem seemed weak and divided to the Lords of Darkness. And then Edmiel wept for he knew that it would stand against all but for his treachery. And then though he was less of stature and weaker in arms he led a great host from the north to the defense of his brother and he delayed the enemy long enough for the defense of Tielfrem to be prepared. But in this great battle he perished under the blow of a great Flame Troll who smote him down with his great axe and then the forces of Edmiel fell back in dismay. They fled into the north with Edmiel�s son Frethdin. Thus it came to be the Frethdin was come to the throne of the Northern elves who named themselves Delecon, which is Anguish in elven.
Dwarves
In the depths of the earth and in the darkness of the caves there came to be yet a third race deemed mighty in the eyes of the Mishtoltu. They were the Dwarves, Great joy they took in digging deeper into the earth but as they dug deeper the longed more and more for light. But light they could not have but for the light of flame and it was not pleasing. Thus it came to be that they began to dig upwards. And at great length the broke through the surface near a great river in the north. They were named by the lords of the west Grimvar, short people. But for them the Realm of Delecon would have fallen for they were come in the heat of war. A great host of foul things was marching westward but a few miles south of them and they grew angry. For wherever this host went they brought fire and slaughter and the destruction of light which the Dwarves loved. Thus it came to be that the entire Dwarven people came forth from their caves and slew one of the greatest hosts of evil ever to walk north of the mountains. In return the elves of Delecon gave to them all of the lands north of the Ruins of Tielhimor and south of the tall downs. Also they gave to them the forest region of Mishtyolim and all things therein. And the dwarves became great allies of the elves of the north and great were their forges and caves. They resisted the hordes of darkness for long ere the elves had recovered enough to give sufficient aid. Thus it was that the dwarves came to Mishfrem.
Darosians
Little is known of the Darosians. Long did they remain secret and hidden in their realm of Yelivinar, for so it is called in their tongue. It means Hidden Paradise. They are entirely different from all other of the races of good. They are immortal and wise. Yet they are the strongest of war as well. But for all of this they have refused the call to war for they deem their lands stronger still than the Darkness. And so they have earned the bitter hatred of men and elves. The Darosians are a winged people. They have wingspans often reaching nigh on 30 feet. They do not need to flap their wings to fly and their bodies have a tail attached at the back that is long and powerful. Upon it they stand when on the ground. They have long and powerful arms and tusks upon their heads. They in fact greatly resemble the evil servants of the Darkness. But they hate it. All the same they stay aloof from the wars of Mishfrem and look upon them with no pity. But there is one among them who carries upon his shoulders a great doom and from him great deeds shall come of war, peace, and skill.
Account of Years
Of the Creation of the Earth
1 EC (earth created)- The Earth is created.
10 EC- The Mishtoltu are created.
Circa 350 EC- Elves are created in the forests of Mishfrem. They are befriended my the Mishtoltu.
Of the Early Years of Mishfrem
1546 EC- Birth of Lorcos
1873 EC- Lorcos becomes high king of the elves. One of the unnamed Mishtoltu comes among the elves and teaches them the arts of metal working.
2563 EC- Birth of Helbrethim
2691 EC- Birth of Edmiel
3671 EC- Death of Lorcos and division of the elven lands
3983 EC- Edmiel first begins to become jealous
4023 EC- Rumor comes from the east of a great darkness. Tielfrem becomes more divided.
4139 EC- Council of the South
4178 EC- The Darkness encroaches upon Mishfrem. A great host moves forth to strike at Tielfrem. Tielfrem is on the brink of Civil War.
4179 EC- Edmiel repents of his evils and leads forth his host in battle. First battle in the Wars of Mishfrem. Fall of Edmiel. Frethdin becomes king of the Delecon.
Of the Arrival of Dwarves
4185 EC- Helbrethim leads forth a host out of Tielfrem and drives the darkness back to the hills of Dilmarth.
4291 EC- Helbrethim dies of age. Heldronar is his son and successor.
4341 EC- A great host from the north moves westward to assault Delecon. Dwarves first appear and slay the host. Second battle of Mishfrem.
4343 EC- Frethdin gives the dwarves a great kingdom.
Of the Coming of Men
4410 EC- Men are unleashed from the hills of Dilmarth onto the elves. Many of the men join the elves.
4437 EC- Two kingdoms of men are established.
4509 EC- The Cilmrin first appear in the south.
Of the Voyages of Men
4572 EC- A great fleet of men sails to the hither lands and is struck down.
Of the Third Battle of the Wars of Mishfrem
4629 EC- Out of the mountains to the north and south and the hills of Dilmarth came a vast host of foul things. Third battle of the Wars of Mishfrem
4756 EC- Dwarves and the southern elves become estranged because the elves are jealous of the dwarves.
4807 EC- Dijnari and Karmi (lords of Lithmini and Kalrak) die side by side in a battle in the south. Dijnari�s heir is Nagthor and Karmi�s heir is Fethlar.
4875 EC- A small group of southern elves seek to conquer the Dwarves. They travel north by sea and are crushed my the dwarves. The south is weakened.
5002 EC- A host of evil comes out of the mountains to the north and secretly passes through the gauntlet of the dwarves to Delecon. They kill many of its people and destroy much of Delecon. They are then driven out. Fourth battle of Mishfrem.
5121 EC- Marfinos, king of the Cilmrin, dies in battle. His heir is Myaeros.
5231 EC- Fethlar dies of age. Fethmak is his heir.
5249 EC- Nagthor dies in battle and Hadoris is his heir.
5253 EC- The largest assault yet is launched against the good kingdoms of Mishfrem in the north and south. Many fall. In the darkest hour of need the Darosians send forth a great host and the darkness is driven back. Fifth Battle of the Wars of Mishfrem
5257 EC- Hadoris believes that he has been given divine inspiration for a grand assault on the Darkness. He creates a vast host of men, elves, dwarves, and even a few Darosians.
5259 EC- The host of the west attacks the enemy. At first they sweep them away. They drive all the way to the strongholds of Darkness when the Lords of the Darkness come forth. Hadoris, Fethmak, Frethdin, Binmar, Myaeros, and Heldronar all perish at their hands. Their heirs are (in order) Hadon, Femaris, Fremosi, Gurson, Kaliron, and Heldimnos. Sixth battle of the Wars of Mishfrem
5333 EC- The lords of Darkness send forth two great hosts to the north and south.
5342 EC- All good kingdoms shrink but do not die. Seventh Battle of the Wars of Mishfrem.
5361 EC- The Quest of Drethmel begins.
5471 EC- Erosin, Hadon�s nephew, sets sail for the hither lands with four other ships.
5498 EC- Drethmel falls within sight of his goal and the quest is abandoned.
Fremosi dies in battle and leaves no heir. Delecon falls into ruin.
5675 EC- Femaris departs from Mishfrem on a boat and leaves Kalrak to Drindelis, his son.
5781 EC- Hadon dies of age. Lithmini is virtually already destroyed. All that is left of its people live in hidden refuges. With him are only about 2 dozen people. He leaves all that he has to his son Hadremil.
5891 EC- Erosin returns with an army that fills the lands of Mishfrem and drives back the darkness. Eighth battle of the Wars of Mishfrem
5892 EC- End of story.
Houses of Men
Kalrak:
1. Karmi
2. Fethlar
3. Fethmak
4. Femaris
5. Drindelis
Lithmini:
1. Dijnari
2. Nagthor
3. Hadoris
4. Hadon
5. Hadremil
Cilmrin:
1. Marfinos
2. Myaeros
3. Kaliron
Houses of Elves
Tielfrem:
1. Lorcos
2. Helbrethim
3. Heldronar
4. Heldimnos
Delecon:
1. Lorcos
2. Edmiel
3. Frethdin
4. Fremosi
Houses of Dwarves
Dwarves:
1. Binmar
2. Gurson
Appendix of Weapons and Armor
Weapons and Armor of the Elves
The elves wear a light-weight armor made of the hide of an animal called the Mishcarfus, Great Skin in Elven, and it is bright white. It glistens brightly in the sun but becomes pitch black in darkness. Their shoulders are covered by cuffs from the animal�s shoulder. It sweeps gracefully downward to halfway down their arms. Then there is a flexible plate of the animal�s armor like skin over their elbows and wrists. Their hands are covered by leather gloves. The breast plate of their armor is a thin sheet of metal supporting the hide and it bends over their chest very closely. All armor is hand made and custom to its bearer. They wear a chain mail skirt covered by a cross-work of thin pieces of the animal hide. They then wear white steel greaves and a steel helm or helmet. Their armor is light and strong. The elves bear light swords of white steel that are slightly flared at the bottom. They are wide at the base for an inch then become 1 1/2 inches wide for the length of the blade and tapers to a point at the tip. They blades average about 3 to 4 feet long. The bows of the elves are of magnificent craftsmanship and made of a white wood from the great trees in the uncorrupted heart of the forests of Mishfrem. They are usually nearly 6 feet tall.
Weapons and Armor of Men
There is much variation in the Wargear of men. The Cilmrin often go unarmored while the Lithmini where armor much akin to the elves. Though it is black. The Lords of the Lithmini wear elven armor that is black and a white cape. The Kalrak wear thick and blockish plate armor made of steel. Their armor is heavy and unwieldy but great of strength. Few things can pierce it. The Lithmini are poor archers but skilled in the art of swordsmanship. They also are skilled horsemen. The Kalrak bear great spears and also are skilled with horses. The Cilmrin bear short bows of a dark wood and short swords, though the kings among them are rumored to share in the tradition of the Lithmini and bear long black swords fringed in a brilliant white steel that radiates of its own light. The Dark Men, who stayed loyal to evil, bear crude armor that varies from steel plate picked up on the battlefield to crude chain mail and leather armor of their own craftsmanship. Their weapons vary in the same way.
Weapons and Armor of the Dwarves
The Dwarves forge the strongest armor of all. They go into battle wearing black face masks showing terrifying faces and great battle helms. Their armor is made of a strange red steel that is immensely strong. It can only rarely be pierced by any weapon in the arsenal of the darkness. None can match it for strength though it is very heavy and can become cumbersome. They also carry rounded shields bearing the crests of their family and skills upon them. Dwarven armies are truly a fearsome sight.