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> At the time of the dawn of Morashan there dwelt a fair and goodly people
> called
> the Misterials. The Misterials believed in a Great Being. In the tongue of
> the
> Misterials he is called Darune, but in the language of the other peoples
> of
> Morashan, the Great Father. However, in the tongue of the men across the
> Wide
> Ocean, God. Now at first these Misterials were a primitive folk, living in
> clay
> huts with straw for roofing. Their weapons were at first rocks and clubs
> fashioned from the trunk of a tree. These Misterials from the Caves of
> Darkness, were as primitive as the Misterials that lived in Fenlon were
> civilized. The Misterials of Fenlon were tall and their skin glowed,
> whereas
> the primitive Misterials, who lived in the Caves of Darkness, were short
> in
> stature and a nut-brown in color. The Misterials of Fenlon were called the
> High
> Folk, or the Folk of Command. The Folk of Command made their place in
> Fenlon,
> the place of the waterfalls. The leader of the High Folk was named
> Hedonus,
> which means, "Great Leader" and his wife's name was Silvervine which
> means,
> "princess of light." The Misterial Cradoa helped the High Folk with the
> gems of
> Morashan. His name means, "Island of Lava." Cradoa was, at the start, a
> wise
> and cunning jeweler and the many gems of Morashan were fashioned and cut
> by
> him. One day they came upon a Misterial hard at work and brought him to
> their
> dwellings and put him to work in the armory. They called him Hecrone which
> means,"Finder of Gems" and in later times he was great in the counsel of
> the
> High Folk. One time when Morashan was yet young and Fenlon a new city, the
> Lords of Fenlon went out hunting a great beast. They were surprised, when
> at
> noon they found their quarry with an arrow in its side and a Misterial
> with an
> ash bow in his hand and a quiver of arrows slung over his back. They
> called him
> Belephronus which means, "Great Warrior" for he was a Misterial of many
> sinews
> and his shoulders were broad. The Lords of Fenlon brought Belephronus back
> to
> Fenlon and put him to work in the armory along with Hecrone who was, as
> they
> later found out, his brother. In time these two brothers were accounted as
> Lords of Fenlon. Five weeks after the findings of Hecrone and Belephronus,
> the
> Lords of Fenlon espied two Misterials staggering towards them. These, as
> they
> later found out, were great strategists that had just returned from a
> battle
> with the Misterials of Darkness. Their names were: Arose, which means,
> "Thorn
> of Battle" and Daeron, which means, "Conqueror." These two were accepted
> at
> once into the counsel of the Lords of Fenlon. The last of the Lords of
> Fenlon
> was called, Glittinrome which means, "Mighty Archer." He is the best of
> archers
> and the prince of Fenlon, for he is the son of Hedonus and Silvervine.
>
> Part Two: Fenlon
>
> As it was mentioned, the High Folk lived in Fenlon, the place of the
> waterfalls. Fenlon, was infact, located on a flat plain, behind a circle
> of
> sheer mountains, in the front of which was cut a large doorway. Stepping
> inside
> the doorway one would see a pathway cut into the rock. In the pathway, a
> hole
> was cut leading down to and underground lake. If you let yourself down
> from a
> rope, which was hidden up in a shelf in the ceiling, you would see yet
> another
> doorway cut into the smooth face of the rock. If you made your way to that
> doorway, ( and had the luck that the door was open), you would see a large
> and
> beautiful city surrounded by waterfalls. This would be the ancient realm
> of
> Fenlon. Not Fenlon as you may see it nowadays, all torn down and haunted
> by
> bloody beasts and skeletons, but Fenlon as it was of old. Fenlon with its
> towers of gold and sapphire, its streets of pearl and marble, its palace
> of
> diamond with the eight thrones of obsidian. The sides of the street were
> flooded with houses of marble and emerald. The people themselves were
> arrayed
> with various sorts of gems, ranging from diamonds to pearls. Outside the
> palace
> was the Court of the Fireflies. Here the Lady Silvervine kept lantern
> shaped
> glasses filled with fireflies. The prince, Glittinrome extracted a clear,
> lucid
> fluid that resembled light from these tiny insects. Taking the fluid, he
> would
> cut a small hole into a gem and pour the fluid into it. Then he placed it
> on
> one of the gateposts. At dusk the gems shot forth a clear, red ligh, that
> for
> many years, guarded the plains.

An excerpt from:
The Battle of Morashan, Book One: The Horn of Morashan

By Marion Allison

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