The Fall of the Elders

By 2,000 BI the Elders still had not recovered from the events of the preceding centuries. Much of their civilization was reliant upon slave labour, with the elders themselves carrying out little work themselves. A favourite pasttime in the cities was gladiator sports between slaves, with humans, dwarves and orcs all common fighters.

The Silvans had by this point abolished slavery altogether and had become largely isolationist, viewing the Thossolians as repeating the mistakes of the past. Some members of the elder society warned that the younger races were growing in power and strength. In the north, the men and dwarves of Jordgardr had grown more and more resistant to the predations of prides and enslaving raids, even conducting raids of their own on northern communities and even towns. To these people, the midlands of Vedar were known as Alfheim - the land of the elves. They had limited contact with the Silvans, who they called the Wood Elves, but a long history of battles and war with those they called the High Elves - the Thossolians.