The Elven Empire

Era of Elves / ~900 thousand years ago
The society of the Elves, known then as the Eldarian, flourished under their great empire. The dynasty established by the first Emperor was maintained for hundreds of thousands of years. During this time, their civilization spread across all reaches of Valdemar and even to the northern reaches of the continent to the south, named by the elves as Nethgulmar. Elven explorers sailed across the planet mapping and naming the places they discovered. Magical learning was also at its peak during this time, with the elves making incredible leaps in both Arcane study and divine interactions that eventually were lost and many still seek to rediscover. Elven historians to this day claim that this period was the true golden age of the elves.

Around this time was when primitive Humans were first seen in small family groups in the wilderness. Although some of the other lesser races could be found in the elven communities during this age, chief among them the dragonborn. However, after the Exodus and the persecution by the elven Dragonlords, the dragonborn tended to stick together and create smaller tight-knit communities isolated away from the elves. Eventually internal strife among the noble houses led to the first elven dynasty collapsing, but the Empire did not fall. The strong civilization of the elves endured, new Emperors and their dynasties arose and fell, sometime multiple times, as the great houses contested for control over around half a million years.

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