ereth Coribrar Hlaeghymn

It was a dark time when the Prophetics packed their belongings and left the Elven lands in search of a new home. It required all of Baelrath's energy, and charisma as a leader, to hold the traveling Elves together and keep their spirits. Weary and exhausted each night from the demands of the day, Baelrath found comfort and strength in the arms of a beautiful Elven Enchantress named Amatae Veriten (Peacespinner). Due to his position of power and her focus of arcane study they both felt that it was wise for their relationship to remain a secret to help stave off any accusations of questionable motives that might threaten Baelrath's position as leader.

For forty days and nights the Elves traveled and each night, when all were asleep, Amatae would visit Baelrath. They would share food and laughter, music and magic, companionship and love. During the day they would often exchange a loving glance or light touch in passing always cognizant of the watching eyes around them. They knew that once they found their resting place the times between them would have to come to an end and so they relished each moment with each other.

Arrival in the mountains signaled the end to their romance but not their love. Neither Baelrath nor Amatae ever took another lover or companion. However, it quickly became apparent to all the Dwin'ghymn that Amatae was with child. She passed her pregnancy off as the result of a brief encounter with a former lover before leaving their homeland for the mountains. To this day none but Amatae and the late Baelrath ever knew the truth.

Nareth's birth was a grand occasion for the Dwin'ghymn as he was the first Elf born in their new mountain home. As a tradition to be carried forth from that moment on, Baelrath proclaimed that every child born would immediately be given a mentor, an older Elf, practiced in the ways of magic, to tutor and watch over the young children of Dwin'ghymn as they were educated in the arcane arts. Of course, it would only be fitting for the initiator of such a proclamation to be the first to accept the duties of mentor, and so Baelrath proudly took Nareth as his pupil from that day forward.

Baelrath doted on his son and pupil. However, not wanting his favoritism known he was very strict and required much of Nareth. Even under the unending pressure Nareth flourished under Baelrath's tutelage, following in his father's footsteps as a Diviner. Like his father, Nareth enjoyed studying history, prophecy, and arcane magic. He also had an affinity for crafting items and spent hours studying the legends and stories of artifacts and relics of old. He believed that an artificer could create the incredible arcane power recounted in the stories of the Great War while also limiting the unforeseeable variables that increased the danger of casting these same spells during battle by taking great care in the creation of such items before a battle ensued.

Studying the writings of his mentor, Nareth's knowledge of history and the prophecies of his people grew. His long hours of study increased his knowledge but limited his social interactions. Even his mother's attempts to teach him charm had little affect. His peers found him to be dull, a bit abrasive and haughty, and an occasional know-it-all. The social ostracism only drove Nareth deeper into his studies, often forgoing the fun and games of his peers for the company of his elders. He would sit for hours within the studies and libraries of the different members of the high council and listen intently as they would discuss, and argue at times, legend, lore, and the arcane arts.

When Baelrath fell into his final trance Nareth sat by him every day in quite meditation and prayer, asking for Corellon's guidance through the undulating ribbons of prescience and to Ehlonna to shepherd his mentor home. No one was more elated, save Nareth's mother, when Baelrath returned from his journey and no one was more devastated, save Nareth's mother, when Baelrath's body was found dead in his study. That day Nareth swore to Corellon that he would one day avenge his mentor's death and return The Stolen Book to the Dwin'ghymn.

It was only ten years after Baelrath's entombment within the mountain that the prophecies of the seven sons of Dwin'ghymn were revealed, when the river of fire sprang forth throughout the mountains and forests destroying everything in its path. The high council immediately convened and wrote the third of the prophetic proclamations to determine the seven sons of Dwin'ghymn as described in the Second Book of the Crescent Moon.

The high council carved a great arcane circle into a wide expanse of granite perched in the middle of the valley field. There they imbued the engraving with a powerful spell of divination to separate the chosen from those not so fortunate. Every male Dwin'ghymn made the journey into the circles center. For those who were the chosen the circle would alight; throwing beams of prismatic color toward the night sky. Every male Dwin'ghymn entered the circle and seven were chosen.

The seven sons of Dwin'ghymn sent out according to the prophecy were:

Aline Bravescribe the Abjurer
Danevar Ragewand the Evoker
Sidomin Nightquester the Conjurer
Iroin Hoperider the Illusionist
Nareth Forgottenseer the Diviner
Alamir Dreamcinder the Enchanter
Ravar Earthwanderer the Transmuter

On a dreary winter morning in the 149th year of the Dwin'ghymn the seven sons set forth on their prophetic adventure to seek out the mysteries of the arcane in the four corners of the land and return with those secrets to help prevent the onslaught of the coming night.

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