Gelidran
Ice-elemental beings native to the world of Kuua in the Omens of War expansion, rivals to the pyrilen.
Overview
Drawn from OOWRiftLorekeeper — in-game book.EQ1Primary · official · best available source
The pyrilen and gelidran were once a unified creature -- a pure riftseeker, neither male nor female, with magical powers that were nearly incomprehensible.
The god of the riftseekers, Bealu, was envious of their power, believing it rivaled his own and so he chose to ruin his own creation.
The magic and essences of the true riftseekers were split into the powers of fire and ice.
Bealu found if he kept the two creatures created out of the true riftseeker -- the pyrilen and the gelidran -- separate, he could control their power.
But when the two creatures were brought together to conjure magic, they could create the same intense power that caused the true riftseekers to be destroyed in the beginning.
Official Lore
13Collected official lore pieces, from in-game and out.
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Page 3 As Tarn was found to be attempting to overthrow the king and queen, it was decided that he would be imprisoned until he was needed later -- though releasing him will require a most-profound need, for his magic and will is terrifying. Through the Crystalcell Keep ritual, we have dispersed Tarn into several crystals, keeping his essence from reforming in…
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From the Queen~~~ Should any pyrilen seen among the gelidran, and vice versa, the punishment will be severe. As much as we enjoy seeing strife among the lowly beasts outside our walls, do not bring it into our sanctum. I refuse to deal with such childish and mindless behavior. The volatility of any pairing of our opposing kinds will do us all more harm than g…
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Page 2 In order to keep Tarn contained, we had to invoke a magic that we oft do not toy with and would certainly not use anywhere near the sanctum. We used the Crystalcell Keep ritual to put this traitor into safekeeping. It takes much time and energy for both the gelidran and pyrilen rift elders to perform this powerful ritual.
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Page 1 Tarn Icewind is a foul traitor, but a most powerful gelidran that we will need to make use of. While the Queen Pyrilonis and King Gelaqua both condone havoc in the most fundamental way to save us from boredom, that dark will should not be turned upon our own kind. Therefore, it was decided that Tarn would be imprisoned beyond the borders of the sanctum…
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Dearest Queen, We have received your request, Queen Pyrilonis, and do acknowledge it. That written, we also choose to ignore it. You will receive no more assistance from us. It appears that your kind were near to betraying our kind. Keep your meddling daughters and kin away from mine outside or required rituals and we may continue without incident.
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My sweet temptress of fire. Should the royals discover our love, we shall be no more. I do agree that the ritual we shared to open the minds of those faraway creatures to bring delightful chaos into Mata Muram's filthy legions brought a closeness I've had with no other. But we must be strong until we are away from this place, finally.
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OOWPrinceNote
Princess Yelnia has been seen having secret meetings with Prince Cynin. Any alliance or love between gelidran and pyrilen royalty is expressly forbidden. Deal with these two with haste lest something untoward occur. Should you not act, I will have to take this to the King. Prince Britalic
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I can hardly stand to spend the days without you since we shared our minds and magic. What a terrible fate it is to be without what I wish so oft for. We can leave this place and find our own realm. I have my own crystals. We could be together, I know we could. We must find a way, my ice-blessed gelidran.
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Since the time of the separation of the true riftseekers, the more unruly gelidran and pyrilen have often been used by many entities to create tears in time and space. This is our gift and our way. To be selected to show the greatness of the riftseekers to mortal and immortal creations in countless worlds is a gift.
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Keep your foul pyrilen out of our chambers. I know it is not protocol for me to address you directly, but the father is not answering my complaints. I continue to see your princesses wandering down to our rooms -- for what, I don't know. You may want to inquire about your own future here with your daughters.
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You dare to thin the blood of the pyrilen?! I know your thirst for the throne is insatiable, but now you go to far. I will have to speak to the mother about this, on two counts. One, that stupid Yelnia and you, treacherous Lana. As the eldest sister, I command you to stand down, lest your own essence be delivered into the ether. Princess Puja
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Prince, I have been admonished and commanded to deal with you no further, but I am not willing to heed the decree of my mother. She does not understand that true power that lies within our fondness of each other. We could be the greatest king and queen, my love. Princess Yelnia
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How do you feel about thinning the bloodline? Yelnia is planning something foul, I can feel it. She is cavorting and flirting with one of those lowly gelidran princes. I think it's about time we did something about that, don't you? Princess Lana
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