While there is an extensive body of scholarly work on the matter of the creation of Aeloryn, they are, in many cases, contradictory in their details. As this is a subject which the gods rarely address when they speak to their followers – owing, it is said, to the painful nature of reminiscing on a time at which they still had their names – some among the academic communities have, no doubt, taken it upon themselves to extrapolate details without evidence. For this reason, this report will contain only those accounts which have been documented as being given by the members of the Conclave themselves.
Some twenty-six hundred years past, the Divine Conclave sought a place to build themselves a home, a place away from the chaos of the outer realms. They traversed the borders between planes, arriving in the reality we know, where they set their minds to constructing that home. They called forth the shape of Aeloryn, forming it from the disparate materials of the heavens, and shaping it with the Marshal’s blade and the Caller’s magic. For a time, they lived in peaceful solitude, but with the world devoid of life, they grew restless.
They first attempted to simply create beings to share Aeloryn with them – but the world had been formed for gods, and mortal beings quickly perished, unable to survive the conditions. And so, the conclave wove the power of their divine names into the depths of Aeloryn, infusing the land itself with their essence to allow it to support mortal life. In doing this, they bound themselves to their new home and titles, for if they left, or reclaimed their original names, that power would leave with them.
The next beings the Conclave created were the Dragons – great winged beasts with magic of their own, servants to assist the gods in tending to the world. After this were the elves, who they granted long lives, and taught to summon lesser beings from across the planes to assist in the building of the mortal world. With these servants, the Conclave populated Aeloryn with the remainder of the races and creatures we now find commonplace. For some seven hundred years, they acted directly to shape mortal society, teaching us to create cities, and the many arcane arts and sciences we have enjoyed since. Their direct involvement ended, of course, shortly after the Dragon Rebellion – but that will be the subject of a report to follow.
On a further personal note, it has come to my attention that the conclusion of my previous report has been interpreted by some as maligning the Regent’s interest in these accounts. This could not be further from the truth, the Regent possesses a keen mind, honed by his Othandi education, and I would not dream of suggesting any interest of his were a base pursuit. I merely meant to observe that, unlike those members of the court who have time enough to spread such rumors, my time is perpetually kept occupied with the tasks of maintaining the archives.
Faithfully Submitted,
Ledris Jand, High Curator of the Archives of Khedia