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Race· The Elddar — children of Tunare

High Elf

Koada'Dal

Tunare's elves of Felwithe.

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Overview

Drawn from On the Town of: Felwithe - 2/08/08 official article.EQ1Primary · official

Overview of Felwithe Northern Felwithe

Felwithe is the home to Norrath's Koada'Dal and has bred many an esteemed hero. Paladins and clerics are the pride of this city. Boasting elaborate guildhalls of unrivaled beauty and majesty, together their guilds form the Clerics of Tunare.

Travelers who frequent this city, have maple opportunity to purchase Koada'Dal wares and crafts, and imbibe the finest wines in all of Norrath in the hamlet's many taverns.

This royal lakeside hamlet was founded after the destruction of the ancient forest Elddar on the continent f Antonica. It was named after the Koada'Dal hero Alissa Felwithe who led her people to Faydwer in those dark years and helped to secure the Greater Faydark as the new homeland of Tunare's Children.

The city was built by the Koada'Dal with the assistance of dwarves; its construction is a combination of beautiful and delicate magical elf work and earth dwarven labor. Buildings mix unpainted heavy wooden support beams with plain white-washed walls. There is a "fantastic" quality fostered by multicolored paints, the liberal use of gems and precious metals, and mysterious magical carvings.

Many shops, taverns and inns accommodate the constant influx of visitors. These establishments also outfit and supply the steady flow of adventurers that emerge from the guild halls of Felwithe.

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Overview

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A Recent History of the Tunarians

The past 500 years have been that of turmoil. Our people, the Koada'Dal, have had to endure atrocities that we would not even wish upon our enemies.

Beginning with the fall of Felwithe and the murder of King Thex, the inhabitants of the city were forced to flee into the mountains to survive. The casualties from the war were great, and the number of paladins were low. A plan was to be formed, the home that Tunare gave to her people was to be retaken.

In the mountains above the city the remaining paladins, priests and mages gathered. They were to all at once draw upon the divine power of Tunare and expel the forces of Innoruuk that had seized control of the city.

The siege of the city caused great destruction, even the mountain canyon that the city had been built in had taken damage. Besides the remaining Koada'Dal there were no living things left in the canyon. During the final battle the agents of Innoruuk had burned the trees, the grass and all of the other vegetation. Even the great tree was on the verge of death.

From the mountains came a wary ally. The Myntr, a tribe of satyr from the plane of Growth came to tend to the tree. It was sacred to them, and to their Mother Tunare. They were unwilling at first to assist the Koada'Dal in rebuilding the city, and for a while left to the mountains above. They left with the tree the tenders. Beings of nature that would take care of the great tree.

During the excavation and rebuilding of the city, historians found books that read of a time ages past. Where the elves lived in the Eldar Forest, and closer to Tunare. The whole of what was Antonica and now the shattered lands used to be under the control and influence of the elves.

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Drawn from The Code of the Koada’Dal (Introduction) compiled history.RPGCommunity article · best available source

When the Lord of Fire scorched Takish-Hiz and the very soul of the elven people, it is said that Tunare wept so that the winds blew and the mountains shuddered. Upon those winds, her tears were carried over the sands and across the waters to the east. The elves followed the divine winds, and they did feel their Mistress’s pangs within their own hearts. The lives lost to the great scorching and to the long journey that followed are never to be forgotten.

It is said that each elf who perished, whether from hurts of the body or grief of the soul, was taken into Tunare’s arms and given the balm of her blessed tears, so that she or he might at least be made into a shining, unburdened spirit. These spirits we can still see today, each a star in the

night sky, shining to remind us of our proper place here upon the earth. Each precious star will forever be mourned.

— Introduction to The Code of the Koada’Dal

Official Lore

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A Recent History of the Tunarians

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The past 500 years have been that of turmoil. Our people, the Koada’Dal, have had to endure atrocities that we would not even wish upon our enemies. Beginning with the fall of Felwithe and the murder of King Thex, the inhabitants of the city were forced to flee into the mountains to survive.

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DoNCultBook1HighElf

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High Elves are often seen as snooty and aloof by other races. They are also perceived as beautiful and strong-willed. These volumes explore the truth of these perceptions, which appear to have remained constant throughout the ages. The cities, art, weapons, armor and even the animals they domesticate share this same aloof beauty.

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DoNCultBook2HighElf

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High Elves are often seen as snooty and aloof by other races. They are also perceived as beautiful and strong-willed. These volumes explore the truth of these perceptions, which appear to have remained constant throughout the ages. The cities, art, weapons, armor and even the animals they domesticate share this same aloof beauty.

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DoNRaceBookHighElf

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This book contains some amazing armor patterns. These patterns were derived from an in-depth study of the history of the High Elves, going back to the days when the Koada'Dal lived in the Eldarr Forest. Some of the tales told here were thought lost, others are only now being lived, but each of them focuses on the individual and his or her struggles.

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The History of Koada'Dal (House Item)

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Through my own experiences, I have gained knowledge and insight into the Koada'Dal. Each part of this history tome can only be completed in its own time. Story 1 We are the First Children of Tunare, the mother of the elves and all that is beautiful in the world.

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A Recent History of the Tunarians

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A Recent History of the Tunarians The past 500 years have been that of turmoil. Our people, the Koada'Dal, have had to endure atrocities that we would not even wish upon our enemies. Beginning with the fall of Felwithe and the murder of King Thex, the inhabitants of the city were forced to flee into the mountains to survive.

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The Crimson Teir

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The Crimson Teir Innoruuk, God of Hate, created the dark elves by kidnapping the king and queen of the elves, who were created by Tunare, and twisting them to his own image. The result was a cruel subterranean dark-skinned race.

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Profiles

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Name: Zatozia The Torturess Race: Dark Elf Class: Cleric - The Birth - When Innoruuk, the Prince of Hate, abducted the High Elf King and Queen from city of Takish Hiz, he imprisoned them on the Plane of Hate where he tortured and broke them recreating them according to his own design.

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Report from the Wilds

Official articleSOE/Daybreak · 2005

The following is found on a note of tanned vellum written in black ink in small economic handwriting * High Priest Yeolarn Bronzeleaf of Tunare, War is upon us. Six months ago we lost the port of Firiona Vie to the forces of Lanys T'Vyl. Two weeks ago, our own city of Felwithe came under attack by Tier'Dal terror troops.

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Into the Depths of: Elddar Forest

Official articleSOE/Daybreak · 2010

Into the Depths of: Eldaar Forest Overview Today, the once great city of Takish Hiz lies in crumbled ruins. The once majestic forest city succumbed to the fury of Solusek Ro's wrathful sun, leaving sand and ruins behind. In ancient days, the city of Takish Hiz nestled in the heart of the Elddar Forest.

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No Aid from Faydark

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Neriak Signal:: }-------------------------} Vol. 9 No. 5 - Special Edition ~ No Aid from Faydark ~ It seems as though the rest of the world has grown frightened of our growing show of strength. They all live in fear. As we all know, fear leads to death or Hatred. With every passing day the power of Hate grows in the world.

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The Chosen of Tunare: Firiona Meets the King

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The Chosen of Tunare (#1) Factions of good and evil throughout Norrath grew restless, in their endless stagnation. Balance prevented either side from growing stronger. Felwithe royalty succumbed to the love of creature comforts as well as to the satisfaction of ownership and began to move away from Tunare's concepts of balance.

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The Founding of Ak'Anon

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Of the gnomes and the empire of Felwithe Ever the since the first days of the elven rebellion, it had been decided by the emperor of Felwithe that the gnomes would be a free race allied with the elven empire and able to live on elven lands, much unlike the almost slave-like persecution the little tinkerers suffered under the rule of the dark elves.

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War of Fay: Death

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This is the last in a series of journals written by a young Teir’Dal soldier during the War of Fay. The Teir’Dal are often considered deceitful and conceited. The perspective of this young diarist provides a different insight into the thoughts of at least one of them during the War of Fay. Days pass and still the illusions hold. I venture into Felwithe alone,…

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Secrets of Faydwer – Unfolding the Lore: Part 7 - 10/04/07

Official articleSOE/Daybreak · 2007

Secrets of Faydwer – Unfolding the Lore: Part 7 Hills of Shade The Elddar elves fled Tunaria, the land now known as Antonica, to escape the destruction that Solusek Ro wrought upon their land. They found their way east, to Faydwer. Over time on the new continent, the Elddar branched off into two distinct tribes: the Koada'dal and the Fier'dal.

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TSSArtifactBook12B

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First Sisters of the Blackfeather Harpies Vol. II In the distance, the four spoiled and hungry Elddar sisters traveling in Goru'kar Mesa smelled roasting meat. The unmistakable savory smell. They all cast their spells of invisibility and left their shelter, following their noses.

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knocouncil2

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Perhaps you are not alone as you think my friends," said a voice from the crowd. Two high elves step forward, resplendent in their ornate armor. One, an older male with lines of battle etched into his face, the other is a younger female with the beauty of a goddess herself. Both appeared to be a bit travel worn but fully armed.

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TSSArtifactBook12

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First Sisters of the Blackfeather Harpies Vol. I Eletyl, Ashrana, Mestle and Gayatri, sisters and noble Elddar elves of the House of Isaralune, were often spoiled and became bored with the city life offered them in Takish-Hiz.

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Further sources

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