Wood Elves: Part 1 - History

to the west of the empire lies the fair land of Pretoria yet this is not the only nation to be found beyond the grave ount ins there also lies the mysterious realm of Ethel Lauren an ancient forest that resonates with power and life to walk beneath its boughs is to enter a different world a beautiful and dangerous realm we begin our journey through the land of the as rye or the wood elves as they're called by outsiders with their history thus we begin the tale of a fell Loren long ago the enigmatic old ones created many things during their time in the world after creating their servants known now as the Lizard Men the great ones turned their attention to various experiments in hopes of crafting something capable of accomplishing an unknown goal they came to a place in what is now known as Prytania and here they planted the seeds and saplings of a new forest yet this was no ordinary wood like those that came before or after nor was it the magically altered creation of the Slon that resulted in the jungles of lust reah this was a unique form of life for these trees possessed thought and voice they could defend themselves from the predations of those who sought their bows for shelter or fuel as time went on however the mighty forests began to change as the spirits that dwelled within somehow started to think in ways never intended for trees this included the development of emotions such as hatred and joy before long the great forest became self-aware and observant of the blooded life that thrived around and within it the trees came to know many of these creatures tolerating some and even befriending others that roam beneath their ancient branches however those who sought the forest out of greed for fuel instead were met with wrath and legends of the tree demons fury began to echo throughout that part of the world within the grape forest there was one tree that was powerful above all others this immense being came to be known as the oak of Ages it began to spread its roots across the entire world linking it to all of the forests and many lands scattered throughout it was in this fashion that the ancient forests discovered a valoran and the elves of otha wand who dwelled there the young race of elves for struck with Wonder at the tree spirits the innocent children of otha Wan often whispering to them in hopes of learning their secrets one of the most powerful was named d'Or thew or Oakheart as the elves named him and he grew quite fond of the elves of a bur Lorne of them he was closest to the ever Queen astareal before long he agreed to show them the secrets of the tree spirits teaching them to shape living wood without harming it with axe or flame over the following years a verloren became a paradise thanks to the combined efforts of the tree spirits and elves most of all the wands great woods and meadows were bursting with life and many of the spirits from the ancient forests left their great home and came to reside on otha one instead basking in their great work and attempting to awaken the mighty trees of avalor n-- however no matter how beautiful and wondrous the woods became the trees of all the wan remained ever silent but as with all things of that golden age death was on the horizon the great polar gates crafted by the old ones at each end of the planet shattered giving birth to the endless legions of the demons of chaos as madness consumed the world and civilizations were crushed beneath the tide of chaos although on felt the hammer blow harder than any other land for the elves did not have the jungles of death with legions trained for war to defend them and no mighty mountains great holds of stone to hide within not to mention the perverse hunger of sluggish the Dark Prince who desired the souls of elves to feast upon and torment above any other during this time alone was protected from annihilation by the rise of great heroes among their number the most legendary of which was an Aryan the defender the mighty hero chosen by assuring himself to cast back the forces of the Dark Gods during the few times of peace afforded by the High Elves efforts an area took the ever queen to be his wife and she bore him to children a girl and a boy a stereo' retreated deep within the woods of avalor in order to raise her children in relative safety for the nature of the tree spirits was similar to that of the demons and the servants of chaos avoided battle with them in favor of easier prey however this hesitation would not last very long the mightiest demon hosts struck while anarion was engaged elsewhere descending upon avalor like a hurricane of madness and death door thew and the many tree spirits chose to fight alongside the elves in defense of the forest rather than fleeing back to their birthplace many of the mighty tree folk fell in this terrible battle whether to a blow from the enemy or pure madness overwhelming their sanity despite this sacrifice and the many heroics of the defenders of avalor there was no stopping the tide of destruction hour by hour the demons cut their way closer to the heart of the forest fluttering all in their path eventually the elves and tree spirits were surrounded and battled on all sides against the demonic horde on the final day as starry all came to door thew with a plea for his aid she begged of him to take her children to safety to flee with them through the world routes this gave the mighty tree man pause as it would be seen as a great betrayal by his kind to bring blooded creatures through the sacred roots of the oak of Ages he did not wish to tempt the wrath of his kin yet during his time in Avalon Dorothy had seen that the elves and tree spirits were far more powerful together than apart surely this strength would serve the great forests well should either race survive this age of darkness finally door 2 agreed to the ever Queen's request to carry her children from doomed Avalon however the elder told her there would be a price to pay for this act should he save her children one day the great forest would claim any elves as its own so that they might tend to the wood as they had a velour long ago although she hesitated as stary all knew she had no choice and thus agreed to the oven s bargain even as the deal was struck the monstrous general of the demonic horde finally revealed himself as he smashed through the eternal guard protecting the glade this was no mere greater demon buttnik re mightiest of the keepers of Secrets even as he butchered his way towards the ever Queen she kissed her children goodbye and gave them to Dorothy thus the mighty spirit led young Marillion in her vain away into the world routes leaving queenís tauriel to meet her fate against the dark princes favored son contrary to his hopes when Dorothy returned to the Great forest he found it faring little better than otha one with his charges and an enchanted slumber the elder strode among the trees and saw how much had been destroyed by flame and claw however things were not as dire as they had first appeared for the great forest had adapted over the years as it fought against the demons of chaos while the forest had been reduced from spanning the world to a small wood by the mountains the section remaining had held steady for over a decade against the endless tide the stripe Ling's had evolved to become better suited for war having become wilder and more aggressive they were cruel beings with live and slender forms now capable of matching the demons might yet while the ancient spirit had overestimated the forests plight he was quite correct on how the other elders would respond to his return Auden who wisest of the tree Lords in wielding the gift of prophecy was greatly displeased at this violation of the world's roots KO adel the cunning who for long centuries had guided the forest wrath against their enemies was enraged and demanded the elf children be slain dor thew strong of heart and limb argued against this course of action as he hoped for the elves future securing that of the forest at first aden who agreed with KO Adil but as the debate raged on his stance began to shift being the eldest of the tree Lords he feared change in the ruin it often brought but so too did he fear what the forest had become to confront the demons the tree spirits had sacrificed the gentle and peaceful side of their nature if they continue down this path the spirits of the great forest would become just as cruel and maddened as their enemy endure thews bargain Aden who saw a glimmer of hope to salvage the great forests poor noble side thus although koto raged against the decision the council of elders agreed to allow the children to remain in the forest till their homeland was safe though they must remain an enchanted slumber until then so did the ever Queen's children spend the first incursion in a deep sleep eventually Avalon was cleansed and the demons cast back once more off sacred oath on the tree spirits fought on is well defending their home though they were powerless to halt the forces of chaos eventually the world was saved by called--or dragon tamers great ritual which finally banished the hordes of demons from the world with the defeat of chaos Dorothy was finally able to uphold his end of the bargain and returned Marillion in your reign - avalor through the world routes he left them in the beautiful gay and veil to be discovered by the High Elves the siblings remember nothing except that Oakheart had saved them on the night of their mother's death satisfied although door threw long to repair the damage done to avalor --nz woods he knew the Great forest needed his guidance thus he gathered most of the tree spirits that had survived the invasion and returned home as the centuries ruled by the great forests expanded even as the nation of Ottawa exploded in prestige and power the High Elves conquered the Seas and established colonies and what would become the old world and even further beyond claiming their place as a world power eventually great earthquake shook the world and severed the connection of the world's routes isolating it from the outer world yet through it all the elders kept watch waiting for the day to come that they collect on his stereos debt the season of rebirth well over a millennia later all tawan reached the peak of its power and the elves began to explore the world yet many of them were drawn further inland by a feeling they could not quite describe some were guided by dreams others by visions an even stranger were those struck with a wonder lust that led them to ancient paths these elves were the first to discover the great forest whose nature and vibrant beauty captivated them weird lights danced through the branches even as looming shadows could be seen at the edges of the glades the Asura attempted to penetrate deeper into the trees but the great forest does not follow the laws of the regular world and guided them with shifting past back out into the plains this did not discourage the elves and they built settlements surrounding the Great forest they named it Ethel Lauren which means wood of the dawning of the world then great way stones were constructed around the wood to keep the spirits within contained despite the effort some elves occasionally wandered into the forest attracted by odd visions or ethereal nymphs never to be seen again change was on the wind however and back in fair otha wands civil war erupted as prince Malekith attempted to assert the throne after murdering the Phoenix King this act shattered the island homeland of the elves split their race as the Dark Elves were forced into exile however this conflict proved to only be the beginning of the endless wars for the High Elves as their arrogance led them into one fight after another eventually this led to the war of the beard between the ax sir and dwarves as the Dark Elves had stoked the Isles pride and the dwarves stubbornness into conflict the folk near Ethel Lawrence stayed out of this war preferring to tend to fruitful efforts thus when the Phoenix King Kara trial called for all of the elves to leave the old world and return to o'the Awan the elf surrounding Ethel Loren refused to leave and claimed independence from the Phoenix throne however as all of the Asura fled to the west across the great ocean the dwarf throngs advanced with cold vengeance in mind they descended from the grey mountains upon the great forest hacking and burning this brought on the fury of the tree spirits yet they were sluggish as they always were during the cold winter months the dryads were slaughtered and even mighty Dorothy was wounded terribly by dwarven axes defeated before his spirits retreated deeper into Ethel Loren and realized alone they could not defeat the dwarves thus door who manipulated the forest to bring the dwarves onto the elven encampments surrounding it believing themselves under assault the elves unleash volleys of arrows into the mountain folk backing into the forest as they did so but while the forests altered the pathway of the dwarves so too did it alter the pathway for the elves every time the doll we turned to face their foes the else would flee into the trees only to then reappear an impossible distance away frustrated by a foe they could not catch the doors finally gave up and retreated after the battle the elves began to live within the borders of a Belle Lauren as they feared the return of the dwarves more than the dangers of the forest the forest allowed the men leaving the elves to wonder why they never learned of the raging debate between adhan who and Co Adele being held at the heart of atha lauren over the fate of the elves Dorothy remained neutral as his kind nature had been lost along with some of his face against the dwarves and he didn't trust his own judgement in the end Aden who won the argument and the forest now opened itself up to the elves despite this the dryads and tree men made efforts to never intentionally reveal themselves near the oak of Ages in the center of Atholl lauren the greatest of the elven mages named Ariel learned how to commune with the trees over time many of the elves learned of this art which was named tree singing with this skill the elves who were always respectful of natural things learned to truly accept ethel lauren as their home seeing the essence of their God than the majesty and seasonal cycles of the forest the elves treated it with the proper respect it deserved they vowed to never take without giving back equally in service and sacrifice when winter came on and they needed warmth the elves would only gather dead branches to burn and then in the spring would nurture and tend to new saplings guiding them to grow into graceful halls when the elves hunted the animals of Atholl lauren for food and clothing they used everything they took and gave back to the forest and ceremonies of blood yet war came for at olórin once more as the dwarves had come to seek revenge for their kin this time however the throng numbered in the tens of thousands as the force was drawn from many holds to end the Elvin presence near their lands once and for all when the threat became known the lords and ladies of the wood elves gathered at the oak of Ages to discuss their options while information was gathered in debates raged however aerial found herself drawn to the powerful and handsome board Orion as the war council discussed how to defeat the dwarves the great lord and lady were consumed in a private conversation and eventually slipped away unnoticed the mood around the oak of Ages was bleak for it was clear that the wood elves had no hope of defeating the dwarves in battle to make the situation worse an even larger horde of greenskins was only a few days further away it was during this moment of despair that Auden who finally revealed himself to the one ELLs telling them that the forest would fight alongside them so long as the battle took place before winter reinvigorated the elves prepared a bold new plan though they were heedless of the elders warning that a sacrifice would be required it was only many hours later that the council noted the absence of Orion and Ariel though no amount of searching would reveal them the following day the wood elves and tree spirits took the fight to the dwarves on the slopes of the grey mountains and managed to cast back the mountain dwellers despite their mighty war machines and great tenacity the dwarves broke and fled leaving the mountainside covered in corpses even as the last arrow struck its mark against the dog we however icy winds tore through the valley and the chill of winter gripped the land as never before the cold only hastened the green-skinned horde which descended upon the forest and cut down huge swaths of trees to warm themselves on great bonfires the wood elves attempted to check the orcs advanced but they were too few and the forest spirits were far too weakened by the chill thus the as rye were broken and cast back into a fell Loren even as the skies were covered in the ash of living trees battle after battle the elves and spirits were crushed unable to find victory the one ELLs rallied to the oak of Ages for one final stand but knew there was no chance for survival the green skins were too many and too powerful thus the forest was doomed to burn yet when Dawn arrived on that final day the L saw that the forest had changed overnight animals roused from their slumber and plants sprouted to the ice in defiance even as the snow was forced to retreat a mighty horn sounded from the trees and as it faded the elven God Corps knows emerged from the forest as the L saw him their spirits were renewed and as corno sounded the horn a second time the elven hosts charged into the green skin line Corps nose impacted the orcs like a cannonball scattering all in his wake even as the newly roused tree spirits visited their wrath upon their enemies the elves followed only moments after blades flashing to cut down swaths of green skins as the fury of the forest was utterly unleashed by the end of that day every single orc that had marched on Ethel Loren lay dead with their foe defeated the exhausted survivors gathered at the oak of Ages to pay homage to the God that had saved them what they discovered were Ariel and Orion sitting upon their thrones now become the avatars of the gods Aisha incorp knows the great council was quickly called and all fell to worship Ariel and Orion the eternal king and queen in the woods some of the elves were drawn to the power of Orion more than most of their Ken and these vibrant individuals were given small fragments of his power remaking them into the wild fighters their position was that of the Guardians responsible for protecting and maintaining the eternal spirit of the great hunter as the year rolled on and autumn began to set in Orion strength began to fade which each passing day while Ariel remained just as powerful as ever her consort grew weaker until at last the grip of winter returned a great pyre was built in the Kings glade as a ritual would be performed which would continue to be repeated for centuries Orion and his wild riders marched into the clearing at the stroke of midnight the king of the hunt moved on to the pyre and was consumed by flame by the following morning nothing remained of him but ashes that were collected by the wild riders and given to Ariel she left immediately and sealed herself within the oak of Ages for the remainder of winter leaving the elves to grieve for their fallen king when spring returned however the one else finally understood the nature of their monarchs as Orion was reborn the wood elves were tied eternally to the weave of existence the natural flow of life and death that all things abided by this act defined a tell Lauren as each spring Orion will be reborn only to sacrifice himself come winters Eve over time Ariel grew more powerful and learned to harness the power of the weave restoring the great forest of vibrant life on and who in the remaining elders watched in satisfaction as a fell Lauren grew under the elves protection who ensured it flourished and yet kept its wildness in check but as with all things in this world the harmonious order of Atholl Lauren would be threatened by a foul and terrible force one night a great disturbance ripped through the weave causing the tree spirits to scream in agony and a tear to streak down Ariel's face chaos was ready to play its hand at first Arielle wasn't able to identify the source of distress within the weave she gathered the elders of the forest in and sent out her best scouts to locate it as time passed the queen of the woods began to piece together bits of information she received as no elf who laid eyes upon this new enemy survived its passing was impossible to miss however as everywhere it went madness and corruption distorted reality in horrific fashion the skies wept blood trees were twisted into foul abominations and the wildlife were remade into horrific creatures due to the influence of this monster Ariel gave him the name of sianeth heir the corruptor an incarnate of disorder and chaos to the foul beasts men he was known as more grrrrrr master of skulls his very existence was an antithesis to Ariel's own thus she felt the world suffering as he spread corruption throughout seeking to end the threat as quickly as possible Ariel took a dangerous risk and left athol Lorin in a spiritual form to track down the monster she followed the trail of mutation and madness far into the north through lands no mortal elf could tread here she finally located her foe capering wildly the center of his herd the mage queen was unimpressed at this festering beast who seemed so consumed by madness that he was unaware of the world around him with a simple gesture she called down purifying flames to incinerate martyr and his entire herd satisfied her work was done she returned to the forest to recover her strength yet in her arrogance she had gravely underestimated the Incarnate of chaos whose wounds regenerated with terrible speed more Gore was insane but the beastmen was no fool he had seen Ariel for what she truly was and was drawn irresistibly to her power and purity thus did the corruptor begin to move his way south gathering the herds as he went it was during this age that the first tribes of men began to wander over from across the gray Mountain they descended into the foothills that the elves had abandoned and began warring against the greenskins for dominance this amused the elves to no end as they watch primitive races clash in bloody conflicts the Azra were content to watch until the various combatants began coming too close to a fell Loren when this would happen the what else would sally forth and kill all in their path was spear and bow before retreating beneath the trees once more this would become a regular occurrence as during the warm summer months orion would lead out his host in what came to be known as the wild hunt slaughtering any man or orc to be found in its path this orgy of destruction inspired many legends and nightmares of the Barbarian tribes while also teaching them to have a healthy respect of a fell Loren despite these hunts the humans continue to battle fiercely against the green skinned hordes and the wood elves began to take more of a perverse delight and instigating bloody warfare between the two this became a darkness and the elves hearts though they told themselves it was necessary action to keep the numbers of their enemies in check so focused were the elves on their phones outside of Anna Loren that they utterly failed to notice the enemy gathering within the basement had always been a plague in the great forest since the coming of chaos and though the elves attempted to eradicate them there was always more this confused the as right to an extent and a number of theories were suggested by the great council to explain their foes limitless forces they believed that these beastmen were merely caught in an eternal loop due to the timeless laws of a fell Loren forever spawning the same herd to be slaughtered by the wood elves over and over this gross arrogance satisfied the elves doubt and thus they were blind to when the beastmen numbers grew and grew until mortar himself arrived in the forest at the head of an immense war herd it had been two centuries since Ariel's attempt to slay the corruptor and the beasts had not been idle in that time his forces numbered in the thousands and as war consumed the forest so too did more girls madness the as where I found the beast man to be a horrific foe as the elves weapons did him no harm and what wounds could be done to him healed in a matter of seconds not to mention his corruption would render the tree spirits insane even as the one else would be about to claim victory causing former allies to attack the elven ranks it would be a long and bloody year before Morgan was finally brought to heel in the final battle the elder KO adel managed to scatter his guard and pick up the crazed beast men finally restrained ariel unleashed all of her magical night and drew deeply on at the lord's own strength to finally shatter the body of the corruptor unfortunately any living thing touched by the master of skulls blood was forever corrupted with ruined a twisted black oak tree is now the only thing marking the spot of the monsters death in a clearing mound called the glade of woe to the despair of Ariel in her Ken however this sacrifice wasn't enough for more girl was immortal each time he died the brute merely was birthed the new elsewhere this discovery marked the beginning of the secret war between the elves of Atholl Oran and the beastmen of the corruptor the Battle of anguish was not the final act to be unleashed by more Gurren this age however upon his death the baseman's blood had so deep into KO adel as the ancient tree man had held the beast in place over the next five hundred years following the corrupters defeat Groo hateful towards the wood elves and sought to end them he waited until the depths of winter and while most of a fella Lawrence slept the elder at his handmaidens entered the Kings Glade here they proceeded to kill all they could find in an attempt to prevent Orion's rebirth even as the first L fell aerial awakened within the oak of Ages and in a godlike wrath moved to engage the traitor despite his might and handmaidens Co Adele was no match for the Queen in the woods and was defeated she desired to end his life for such a betrayal but Ariel could not kill such a powerful piece of the wood without doing great harm to herself thus she sealed Co Adele and his dryads away in the southwestern corner of the forest where no elves dwelt this wild wood was surrounded with weigh stones and the tree man was abandoned within to ponder his fate for all of time never has an elf stepped foot within his prison for to visit Co Adele or his handmaidens leads to a cruel death the season of Revelation in the following centuries the wood elves enjoyed a golden age of relative peace although they still had to deal with the occasional green skinned horde or dwarven throng the wood elves had mighty victories and the enemy's dead provided sustenance for the great forest however this peace could not last is more go return to plague the world once more the corruptor gathered to him another great war heard and rampage his way through the human lands west of battle Loren it did not take long for the elves to realize that his path could not towards the forests but a mountain called the silver spire which provided bountiful streams of life to all of the lands surrounding it Ariel knew sianeth adder must be stopped but she feared contesting him again as the mere act of facing him caused her great harm Orion however had no such issue and thus eagerly led the wild hunt out once more he carved a path of devastation through the Barbarian lands for the elves cared nothing for mere humans before finally falling upon the beastmen war heard on the slopes of the silver spire the wood elves triumphed with more gar being torn apart by Orion himself and the remains of the corruptor burned on a purifying pyre while no other life was detected upon the mountain Lord Orion did sense a presence not entirely different from aerials and told her of the strange being upon his return to Ethel Lauren is intrigued the Queen in the woods as she wondered if this other being was in fact another elven God or similar entity she began to suspect that more girl was driven to the mountain in hopes of devouring this spirit as he had attempted to do to the avatars of kore nose in Asia this theory proved correct as the beastmen returned once more a few centuries later with the corruptor at their head although Orion could not lead the force due to the attack being in deep winter the as RIE rallied their armies nonetheless and marched to halt their foes upon arriving at the silver spire the one elves were surprised to discover a human army led by a mighty champion guarding the slopes from the oncoming chaos army with the wild hunts wrath mercifully absent the elves were able to strike an alliance with the barbarians and the two armies managed to defeat mortars heard once more the Bertoni tribes as they were called did not forget their alliance with the fair folk of the forest though for their part the one elves quickly dismissed the Alliance is temporary in the following years the great kingdom of Bertoni ax would be founded and the son of the former great champion would ride into a fell loren seeking an alliance between the two nations orion was greatly against such an idea but he was overruled by ariel who agreed to attend SPAC between men and elves with the future king of Porto Nia's departure Ariel revealed to her consort that her intent was merely to use the humans Kingdom as a shield surely it would be wiser to protect the spirit at the silver spire so that the tides of chaos will be drawn there instead despite this sound idea Orion stubbornly refused to hold back his wild hunt from harming the humans air l had no quarrel with this and slightly suggested that it was good for the hunt to slaughter some of the britannians to remind the elves a lie who was truly superior by this time the spirit of the silver spire had spread her influence across all of Porto Nia and was worshiped by the humans as the Lady of the lake Ariel believed the goddess to have more in common with a Rhine in herself than the humans and thus called her Corrigan daughter of the myths the lady and Ariel would never be friends though the two were both careful not to earn the hatred of the other with the kingdom of Bertoni annow defending their border the elves had hoped another era of golden years were upon them but alas this alliance made them more visible to the world and attracted the eyes of enemies as word began to cycle the world of Atholl loren so too did stories of the world find their way into the great forests although most news was ignored as the dealings of lesser races the one elves were keen to learn about the ongoing conflicts between otha wand and neck wroth the as rye were despaired by the pointless Wars of their kin but none more so than Alice ara long ago she had been the wife of Malekith the now which king of the dark elves sister to Ariel she begged the Queen in the woods to let her go to her husband Alice ara hoped to heal the flames of hatred and Malekith soul and though Ariel was loathe to agree she granted Alice Aras wish word was quietly sent to the witch Kings court of his wife's return and Malekith used every resource at his disposal to keep this a secret however such boys were useless against mora the-- Mallika's cruel mother she refused to let Aleksandra return and ruin the witch king's ambitions thus she concocted a scheme to ensure the what elf never made the journey she disguised herself and used her foul sorcery to charm the disgraced prince valador of the High Elves fooling him into believing that the wood elves were naturally warriors the prince gathered a war host of his kin and brought a lisara's escort to battle on the shores of Pretoria despite the valour of the ass ride they could not claim victory and Ally sorrow was struck down by Prince valador himself with her final breath the wife of Malekith broke mora Thiessen chapman and upon realizing his sin the prince cast himself off a cliff to his death the High Elves left the remaining Wood Elves alive and retreated after their Prince died unsure of exactly what they had done when word for each area loved her sister's death a bitter winter descended upon Ethel or in the ear and tense silence ruled the land as heavy frost settled in Ariel's bitter sadness transformed into dark wrath the season of retribution the Queen in the woods was hell-bent on finding the one responsible for her sister's death although she was well aware that the elves of Oldowan had committed the attack who she truly wished to find was the mysterious entity that had ordered the act ariel turned every seer in FL loren towards the task but unfortunately for her the hag queen mora theme was prepared for such attempts the sorceress had used the most powerful of magics to conceal her trail confounding every attempt of the Wood Elves and frustration Ariel called upon the magic of the weave which she drew power from but found even the lifeblood of the forest was unable to break the spell desperation growing the queen delve deeper into forbidden knowledge mastering the darkest of sorceries using this new power granted by such foul magic Ariel was able to restore parts of Ethel Lauren's Asian world roots that had been severed long ago using these Orion led a mighty host to Pharaoh the one to wage war on Illyrian Princeville adores birthplace the elves of Valyrian were exceptionally slow to fight back against this invasion for not only did it catch them off guard but Cortes was their chief deity and they had no wish to fight against one wearing his aspect due to this hesitation the otha Hwanhee were slaughtered the plains soaked with the blood of High Elves at the summer dragged on the king of the woods found no pleasure in these battles for ahead become a brutal slaughter rather than the great hunts he favored thankfully this was resolved as Ariel's growing power had finally allowed the Queen to shatter more these enchantments with the hag sorceress protection gone the truth of her foul scheme was exposed the as RIE rallied a massive host and invaded the chill land of nagger off making swift pace through the Bleak pine forests the wood elves had no desire to tarry in the cold and desolate lands of the Dark Elves for even the cruelest of dryads fell deep chills in their hearts in that place of death mora thiis fortress of grande was soon brought under siege and things quickly turned against the through chi for the tower of prophecies defences have been built to repel invasions from the northern hordes of chaos this army that had erupted from nagra's heartlands managed to evade most of these and the outer walls were quickly shattered beneath the wrathful fists of tree men Mora theory lies that she needed aid and reluctantly sent messengers to request the aid of her son Malekith unfortunately for her the witch king had long ago learned of her involvement in Alessandra's death and although he had forgiven Moorthy for her betrayal publicly this provided a good opportunity for revenge it was with grim amusement that he forbade any armies from marching north to her aid although he took thousands of lives and no small amount of time the Wood Elves finally breached groans inner Citadel cornered the hag sorceress fell back upon deceit and hoped to survive with her wit more a--they threw herself before Ariel in Orion making a grand performance of repentance for her actions and begging for mercy the king in the woods wasn't swayed by honeyed words and was more than ready to claim more of his heart had but his queen given the word however the drew Kai which since the dark magic swirling around Ariel and now more a--they serpentine tongue offered more knowledge into dark magic if the avatar of Asia would merely spare her in the end Ariel accepted this bargain and spared more a--they from without the power of dark magic she wouldn't have been able to restore the world roots or shattered Ron's magical defenses this is a deal the Queen in the woods never should have made had the mage queen been in the right state of mind she never would have listened to mora the-- but foul sorceries already used shadowed her soul and the lust for greater power had already taken root the hag queen hid a wicked smile for she had no intention of giving her most powerful secrets if a portion of her knowledge must be shared for survival it was a cheap price to pay thus was more a--they allowed to live and begin the arduous process of rebuilding her Citadel upon the return to a fell Loren Orion and Ariel argued endlessly about the bargain with the dark elf the way they quarreled passed into legend for each debate raged on for days without any sort of resolution as the season turned from summer rather than the glorious autumn months at the Lorne was used to it was instead plagued with crippling cold the following spring the unimaginable happened as Orion was not reborn the wild riders brought their candidate as normal but Ariel sent them away without so much as an explanation something dark and terrible was growing in the mage queen Sol as she became even more reckless the various lords and ladies of her court began to fear Ariel had gone mad eventually her hatred spread to the spirits of the forest and without the outlet that Orion's Wild Hunt had provided the capricious dryads began to vent their spite on the elves within a mere decade FL Laurence symbiotic harmony between elves and forest spirits had mutated into a struggle for survival none truly noticed the change or cared for as the sinister alteration had consumed the forest so - had it warped the memories of all within only the most powerful individuals within Ethel Lauren could sense the week's balance had shifted and to them this new way of life was awaking nightmare door through and Auden who were among those able to remember how things had been but they were unable to do anything but watch as madness consumed all the wood else became more aggressive than ever before lashing out and hatred against any perceived slight aerials armies journeyed well outside of Atholl Laurens bounds taking war against many different realms for past and imagined wounds Bertone Ian Lords peacefully expanding their lands found themselves assaulted and driven back dwarven holds found their trade Caravan slaughtered and armies began to be regularly ambushed and entire tribes of green skins were exterminated in the mountains Arielle used her dark sorcery and many of these attacks obliterating entire ranks with terrible sorceress might the mage Queen swore that never again would the forest be assaulted by lesser races in their greed or cruelty what she didn't realize was that every time such forbidden magic was unleashed the wave became more destabilized weakening the forest and all who dwelt within before long Morga the corruptor had risen once more in the forests of Shadows with madness consuming her mind ariel thought of a new plan to conquer her hated enemy rather than kill him she would have him captured and would consume his power as he had always attempted to do to her the Queen in the woods sit a massive host north to engage more Gers were heard but once again the one else found the brute immune to nearly all of their weapons Ariel had been counting on this however and as the battle raged she directed a large convocation of spell singers to ensnare mortar and teleport him through the world routes to the oak of Ages he or she bound the beast man with all of the dark magic at her command and prepared a ritual that would make his power her own the mage queen would have succeeded at this disastrous plan had it not been for d'Or thew the elder had felt the mighty disturbance caused by the corruptor passing through the world routes and he was enraged at this grave violation of the forest making haste to the oak of Ages he managed to slay Mordor before the rituals completion and banished the foul creature back to the abyss Ariel screamed and raged at door thew but did not dare strike him although claimed by madness she wasn't so far gone to attack an elder of Atholl Lorin and thus let him leave though she would always claimed it was mercy not weakness that stayed her hand decades passed and still o Ryan was not allowed to be reborn the wood elves growing bitterness caused them to pursue massive wars against the smallest of insults when dwarven traders innocently tried to pass through the pine crags the as rice slaughtered them without mercy when the da we marched out with vengeance and mind against such cruelty the elves responded by destroying multiple holes in the gray mountains and attempting to crush Kanak Norn although they tried to crack it the konnex mighty defenses could not be destroyed and The Doors repelled the invaders months later an army from the Empire was utterly lost and accidentally entered the meadow glades this was met with a one-sided slaughter and then Ariel loosed hordes of Dryad to raze the town it had marched from the Britannian cities of Qin Ellis and Padawan were constantly assailed and much of their population began to flee west in hopes of escaping the cruelty of the elves all of this violence was not without great cost however and the wood elves were dwindling in number although many died in these distant wars many more proclaimed by sickness caused by the weaves in balance that Ariel had caused most of the rejuvenated world routes also withered away and could not be healed no matter what the queen tried even this terrible price did not faze Ariel so deeply had dark magic polluted her soul it was during this age that the Phoenix King of all the ones sent emissaries to FL Lauren in hopes of repairing past mistakes however Ariel scornfully rejected the assessor's hopes and trapped the ambassadors within the timeless paths of the forest the High Elves wandered for long decades utterly lost as they did not possess the instinctual knowledge of its path like the wood elves eventually they escaped only to find a proto nian army come for revenge against the forest The Ambassadors were captured and subsequently burned alive at the stake by the humans at long last the elders could take no more of the darkness that had claimed a fell Lauren although spring had come instead of being a great season of renewal the forest simply continued to wither and die if the darkness and aerial soul cannot be cleansed the forest was doomed with the aid of an elf Cirrus named nayeth who had managed to resist Ariel's madness the elders gathered a great host and marched upon the Kings Glade their Aden who eldest and wisest of his kind attempted to reason with the mage queen and turned her away from this path of destruction Ariel denied him and in her madness only saw an army come to dethrone her thus with a great shriek she summoned the matted elves and forest spirits to her side and demanded the elders leave a great battle erupted before the oak of Ages though it is impossible to say which side struck the first blow despite their valor the tide quickly turned against Aden who and his followers for they were vastly outnumbered in desperation Aden who attempted a last resort to save Ariel and the forest he reached to the mage queen through their connection to the weave and drew the taint from her soul into his own heart alas this selfless act would be the elders last for the terrible burden Ariel have been carrying all these years was too much from my tiaden who and he perished instantly in an instant the madness passed from the forest and all of those within it all of the elves and forest spirits awoke from a living nightmare and saw clearly for the first time in many decades Ariel was unaware of her subjects restoration for Aden whose final gift had granted her knowledge of all of the destruction she had Unleashed of how badly the weíve had been harmed and thrown out of balance by her selfishness and arrogance weeping the Queen in the woods fled and hid within the oak of Ages banishing herself to atone for her sins and focus her every effort to restoring the harm she had caused with this an age of Darkness past and a time of healing could finally begin the final act of Ariel before her exile into the oak of Ages was to return Oh Ryan to the world this was undoubtedly the most sorrowful Return of the King for in all the many words exchanged with his queen few carried any joy it would be many years before Ariel would return to walk the glades of the forest although she did continue to carry out Orion through birth at the end of the year the wild riders would bring Orion's ashes to the oak of Ages and each spring he would rise once more yet for a long time he ruled alone for Ariel could not face her people again with such guilt and sorrow in her heart thus she dwelt silently and alone within the oak of Ages the a thriver greatly disrupt by the abandonment of one who is both their mother and their queen yet no amount of prayer or pleading would bring the mage Queen forth thus did Ariel's throne remain empty as the seasons continued to turn despite the loss of Ariel the sight love-life had been restored and continued in FL Lauren the boundaries of the forest were once more guarded against outsiders roving basement herds were slaughtered and the glades were tended to and maintained the prophetess nayeth argued that the time had come for the wood elves to put aside their isolationism this drastic change from tradition wasn't taken well by the lords and ladies of the court but a reasonable compromise was struck if it were within the Asura's power to redress the wrongs committed against the humans and dwarves of the surrounding lands so essentially those who had unintentionally incurred the forests wrath rather than by purposeful malice that they would do so this surely would only help in the healing of the weave and bring balance back to FL Lauren as well as strengthen berto Nia once more so it could be used as a shield again for several decades this plan worked quite well the as rice surging out from the forest many times to aid in battle draconian host sword war v'n throngs many battles were won thanks to the wood elves but their greatest act of assistance was against the foul scheming the monsters of the under Empire had erupted from below and laid siege to the Britannian cities of Briona in quenelles for three days and nights the FEI warriors of at valoran fought alongside the chivalrous Knights of proto Nia and the rat men were finally driven back into their tunnels in honor of the victory Lord Arda who had led the elves was awarded the honorary rank of knight of the realm by duke meadow vic of Musallam our de politely endured the ceremony but quickly removed the metal pinned on him as soon as the humans were out of sight over time these acts to unburden the wood elves guilty conscience did have a mostly positive effect on the land surrounding the great forest the britannians came to forgive the transgressions of the past and looked upon the elves as allies once more while the dwarves barely tolerated it the dog we accepted the occasional aid against greenskins and worse things but ever once considered striking an entry out of the book of grudges and thanks among the Asura however none fought harder than Lord Orion for the King knew more than any of his lovers hurt and this may have been the only way to soothe it he even tolerated fighting alongside the diminutive dwarves if it meant that progress was made towards Ariel's returned as each year passed however Orion's campaigns grew longer and bloodier despite being deep within the oak of Ages Ariel learned of this and grew concerned the elves would face another age of Darkness if consumed by Orion's unchecked rage for the weave to truly be restored there needed to be balanced between her and her consort but the Queen was not yet ready to return to her people and would not be for quite some time thus she found emissaries to send in her stead to heralds that shared her deep connection with the weave and could speak with her voice they were strangers to all save a few who claim to have fought alongside these mysterious elves in battle long ago this seemed impossible however for the two's age clearly bolides such claims Ariel's emissaries were twin elf maidens named nigh Astra and a de Haan so identical were they that only by their shades of hair and demeanor could they be told apart black hair dye Astra was noble and kind her touch could heal the most grievous and wounds and it was with heavy heart that she harmed even the Fallas creature on the other hand was a de Haan who had snow-white hair she was a wild spirit that rejoiced in the raw violence of battle she reveled in the thrills of life and her behavior toed the line of acceptable even in the rather permissive realm of FL Loren in later times quiet rumors whispered that nice Tara and Otto Hahn were actually one soul split into making them truly able to speak for the dark and light sides of Ariel's soul perhaps this legend was true as the sisters were never seen apart and often finished each other's sentences the whether the original intent was maintained when this happened or warped to match the speaker's well is impossible to discern at first the council refused to accept the sisters of Twilight at their word for no elfin at the lauren knew much of the twins and the forest spirits remain silent when asked on the issue the emissaries of ariel were treated kindly but nonetheless barred from entering the king's glade now astra responded to the distrust with grace and never so much as raised her voice our hand however hurled threats and pointed words at the gathered lords and ladies when summer finally came to a close and the gentle colors of autumn began to claim the forests the matter was finally settled as a ryan returned from the wild hunt the king in the woods instantly recognized the essence of his consort in the twins and although he did not enjoy the rebuke that their presence indicated he begrudgingly confirmed their authority with a ryan's assertion dye astra and Otto Hahn took Ariel's place upon the council standing to either side of her throne as they debated the twins spoke rarely often only speaking up to counter the prevailing mood of the Azariah leaders now Astra was most active in the summer months to calm wild and reckless action while odda had rioted in the cold of winter to spur the elves out of their inclination for needless caution and lethargy eventually the time came for Ariel to finally return to her people and walk the glades once more in all she had spent over three centuries hiding within the oak of Ages and likely would have waited longer but she sent s'more ger returning once more the mage queen was concerned as her soul was not fully cleansed but alas this form of the corruptor was easily his most powerful yet and she knew the whole of Atholl lauren would have to gather to face him thus did the queen of the would finally come forth the one else rejoiced merrily at the return of their beloved queen for many of them had given up hope that she would ever come back even the typically code tree spirits were pleased of her return though few if any of the capricious beings admitted it no reunion however was as joyous as that between Orion and Ariel the lovers had spent many long years apart and their last words to each other have been full of anger and sadness a great celebration was held in Ethel Lauren not the slightest bit dimmed by knowledge that Ariel's return was due to the rising threat of Mordor if anything the elves claimed that returning their queen had been the one decent thing that monster had done in his entire twisted existence a darkness still lived within Ariel a deep malice that whispered to her on dark and hopeless nights when all the light in the world seemed to go out the Queen would never be truly rid of this taint and could only wonder if the actions she took from then on were always made in good faith a month later the corrupters war heard was brought to battle in the Forest of Arden the terrible beasts had already crushed an army of knights and by nearby Goosen ro and had turned his hateful gaze upon the host of as rye come to kill him the battle was fierce but this time the wood elves held a powerful advantage for Ariel had finally conquered her fear of Mordor and now used her magics to counter his shamans foul sorceress even worse for the beasts man was that nice Tara and Otto Hahn were in the thick of the fighting riding upon the mighty forest dragon Sidon hotter the battle raged and eventually the wood elves managed to break the basement horde scattering the monsters to the shadows and leaving only Mordor the corruptor raged and refused to die even as hundreds of arrows pierced his body finally a single black arrow slammed into his eye socket and the abomination of chaos fell dead a massive feast was held in a foul or n as the as rice celebrated their mighty victory many heroes making their way into legend none received more glory than scar lock the archer who had filled the corruptor balance had returned to the weave and with Ariel and Orion at long last reunited the el sundered souls were again made whole the season of doom it was the turning into the next season however that would truly define the future of the Wood Elves nayeth the prophetess witnessed a horrific vision of the world being consumed by fire and chaos she could not pick up the details of this nightmare but could only be sure that this event would consume not only a tell Lauren but the entire world nayeth took her concerns to the council but the lords and ladies of the Azrael were unconcerned with such a vague prophecy only Ariel who had recently detected odd reverberations in the weave took nya at her word and decided to take action the mage queen gathered up 500 of the most powerful spell Weaver's and with nayeth journeyed into the Dreaming wood this part of a belt Lauren was one of the most dangerous regions of the forest a strange realm that connected to many different times and places but came with endless dangers after months among the demon hunted groves they found some answers as far as Ariel could determine it seemed the world was heading towards some Cataclysm that could only be prevented by avatars of godlike power like herself Orion and the Lady of the lake however the Queen in the woods was dismayed to learn many such beings had fallen in battles in recent times which had caused the strange disturbances within the weave others had been devoured by the likes of Mordor which was a blame that could somewhat be laid at Ariel's feet for the wood elves had long been fond of the strategy of letting the world deal with such evils when a bell lure in itself was not directly threatened when the Queen and nayeth returned to the Kings Glade they did so alongside less than half of the spell Weaver's who had come with some had been devoured by terrible Dee while others have been mentally torn apart by glimpses of madness ariel told her council of what she had seen and although they argued she quickly silenced all dissent the Asura I would attempt to defend the remaining aspects that could be found for without them the world was doomed it was around this time that the other elven nations turned their attentions towards the wooded realm on the old world both the dark and Heil sent delegates to treat with the as right though the ax sir emissary named Finn Abbar was particularly nervous as the last High Elves to enter a fell Loren had never returned luckily for him the wood elves greeted both guests with great civility and welcomed them within the forest though taking extreme caution to ensure the two groups remained unaware of each other the lords and ladies of the council treated with these individuals rather than Ariel herself which was met by both parties with no small amount of outrage in the end the azor Ahai patiently listened to both parties and decided to refuse both offers for alliance the High Elves treated them like a Lost Colony to be welcomed home instead of as their own sovereign nation while the Dark Elves promises of shared glory could not fool the as dry as they could sense the hollowness in such words with these decisions the wood elves paid both ambassadors to leave and told them never to return the children of Atholl Lauren would walk their own path as they always had many years later during the height of summer a legendary ogre fire-bellied named grant our flame heart was passing through the Great mountains with his mercenary ogre army to return home however he found their path blocked by a horde of green skins and the ogres quickly found themselves in a rather dire situation it was at this point that the one elves erupted from the trees siting down orcs with volleys of arrows and forest spirits butchering all in their path despite being saved by these Fae reinforcements Greg Tarr ended up disappointed as the as right declined to stay for the victory feast of flame-grilled orc later on in the Imperial year of 2220 scar Locke and his Ken band began a three decade long journey through the lands of men acting as cell swords under this guise they learned as much as they could about the various human kingdoms studying their strengths and weaknesses before returning back home to FL lauren roughly a decade into scar Locke's journey a dark tempest of magic allowed a force of demons to spawn near the small Empire village of Lockett bod for reasons unknown a wood elf force led by nya and oughta hang came to the humans aid and held back the demonic onslaught only when the foul creatures were banished and the villagers were safe did the Asura I retreat once more through the world routes without so much as an explanation to the bewildered humans it was about 30 years after the defense of Lockett bod that the widow's would make a brief return to nag our earth during this time as more Athiya was searching for the fabled crown of HO tech she found her escort ambushed by shadow warriors seeking to slay her yet when things looked truly bleak for the hag sorceress she found herself rescued by a force of triads that vanished once the Asura were slain when Malekith orchestrated his massive invasion of Earth lon around the Imperial year of 2301 the wood elves at first decided not to get involved in the fighting however when the Dark Elves began to burn Avalon to the ground before his spirits were wrathful as they still had fond memories of that magical place despite this Ariel refused to allow the has right to get involved in their cousin's conflict at least that was until Malekith the witch-king unleashed the greater demon of slash named Akari to capture the ever Queen this foul act had terrible repercussions and so the wood elves were forced to respond Ariel sent scar Locke and his Ken band to harass the keeper of secrets and hopes of buying the high held some time although a heroic story the full tale of the car ease invasion of avalor will be covered another time almost a century after the incident involving more a--they an orc war boss named gash rack attempted to lead his Hwa down from the vaults into the forest rather unfortunately for the greenskins they ran practically right into a Ryan's Wild Hunt as it came crashing in the Parov on lowlands the following battle was exceedingly bloody but ultimately short as a Ryan's fury was too much for the orcs to handle and they fled back into the mountains as for gash Rach he was impaled during the battle with Orion's spear and his corpse was staked on the edges of Atholl Oran as a warning to his kind it was only another 50 years after the greenskins defeat that another force would march out of the mountains but this time it was a dwarven throng from Carrick Norn in the gray mountains they came what's more seeking vengeance for age-old grudges but ended up being repulsed without gaining much in the way of satisfaction a century passed before a rather amusing event involving yet another ogre mercenary band occurred with the wood elves the stone gut tribe under bragin rockjaw had wandered across the gray Mountain and into Ethel Loren or rather than being slaughtered they were welcomed by the elves after becoming exceedingly drunk with fairy wine and clotting on fine meats the ogres left the forest without harm though there was a tense moment when one of the ogres attempted to consume a live unicorn when the ogre stumbled out of the forest they didn't realize that instead of heading towards the Empire like they had intended the brutes were wandering into Penev on the path rockjaw had been set on led the ogre straight into the heart of a huge Skaven warren which the ogres went about decimating immediately after the rat men were obliterated an elf maiden appeared with chests full of riches and she told the ogre she had brought the agreed-upon price for the battle he had just fought although Brack took the gold he couldn't remember making any such deal and quickly decided to never enter atha Lauren again rather immediately after this a mighty battle occurred in which the Wood Elves aided the newly crowned Emperor called frogs against a horde of minotaurs but for reasons to be explained at a later date we'll be examining this more in a video coming out soon through means we'll examine in another video coming yet again soon it was in the Imperial year of 2518 that the mad and twisted elder KO Adil was finally freed thanks to a certain ally of his with his prison shattered the insane tree man ancient vanished from the wild wood and despite the fervent efforts of the wood elves none could find him finally the tides of darkness across the entire world had begun to build in Bertoni ax a cruel night known as mala bod the serpent had risen to power and the land had erupted into civil war although the elves ignored the conflict for a time their attention was immediately drawn when undead began to make up a notable portion of Malabar army the serpent even received the blood kiss and became a powerful vampire himself determined to turn all the fair pretoria into a land of undeath the wood elves could not accept this and thus gathered the entirety of their forces and prepared for war Ariel brokered peace with the Lady of the lake as the two had fallen out in recent times due to the actions of a certain malicious forest spirit the lady was all too aware of the danger and so the goddesses put aside their distaste for one another and United their cause thus when the black serpents army of corrupted nights and undead hordes marched on quenelles he found not only the entirety of Bertoni as chivalrous Knights rallied underneath qingluan land curse banner but the great hosts of Atholl loren led by both orion and ariel mallow bad send it upon the united army of elves and men a dark storm covering the land a bowstring saying and an arrow flew true towards the Serpent's black heart signaling the charge the last battle of Qin ELLs had finally begun and we're done I hoped you guys really enjoyed the first racial history video this time featuring the what elves of a felled Lauren in case you didn't catch it from a few parts in the season of Doom which is more of like modern events there are some aspects of their history that I'll be covering very very soon in videos focusing on more detailed aspects these include special character profiles famous battles for the what elves geographical events things of that nature for those of you who like this don't worry this is not the racial video for the wood elves this is part one of the racial videos for the what elves there should be coming out one every week until it's done and right now it's probably going to be a five-week event and every single race in the entirety of the Warhammer world is going to get this treatment and that even includes some races that are not exactly main factions there will be videos detailing everything we have on them such as cafe Nippon and the kingdoms of end al beyond Kislev and so on and so forth though they'll probably be some mix ups and matches up so for instance the Kislev geography video will be coming out fairly soon and when the ultimate kislev series is read and depth those that will be added to the kislev geographical and cultural video but in any event I hope you guys enjoyed the history of the wood elves future episodes include things like culture famous battles special characters famous items major dealings with other races yada yada there's a lot and we'll also be talking about things such as how to build a whaddup army in tabletop how to play the what elves how good they are some of the more famous list builds and things of that nature so we're going all-in as for why what else were picked first I randomized there are about 14 races I or 15 excuse me races I consider okay to cover for this series at first I did some randomization and the what else came out on top so if you're a fan of the Azariah good for you if you're not deal with it your guys will come up later I'm sorry in the event I hope you guys really enjoyed it um one of the more ad-lib videos that we'll be focusing on the wood elves is kind of talking about the strengths and weaknesses of how they were designed and I mean that from a lore and tabletop perspective we'll be talking about some things you might have noticed in the video about well their flaws and maybe some things that are big conflicts with other aspects of the lore something that you'll learn is I make these bigger and longer videos and as you come to know the Warhammer lor more and more there are some direct conflicts that don't make any sense and we'll examine those a good example just to whet your appetite is that the Lady of the lake represented in the wood elves book is very very different and not the same entity at all as the one that's represented in the end times I'm neither of them are the same entity as the one represented in the prytaneum book so that's one of the things we'll be talking about in any event I hope you guys really enjoyed the video I apologize there's no music in this video I'm moving computers and doing some things and some hard drive changes if it's a really huge bother and everyone's like ah this really sucks put music in the video just let me know down in the comments and I will gladly take this down once I have time well I'll add in all the music I'll take this one down and upload the one with music and replace it but for right now that would be delaying the video for at least another few days if not a week and I think everybody would be much happier just to get it out so I hope you guys enjoy the video there's some really exciting stuff coming soon though by the time most of you see this the update video are to be out so anyway thanks so much for watching I look forward to exploring the rest of alpha Lauren and everything we can about the what elves in there lore and further beyond thanks guys have a good night

Channel: Loremaster of Sotek

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Keywords: Wood Elves (Fantasy Race), Asrai (Fantasy Race), Warhammer Lore, Loremaster of Sotek, Creative Assembly, Total War (Video Game Series), Total War: Warhammer, Warhammer Fantasy, Warhammer History

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Length: 77min 38sec (4658 seconds)

Published: Mon Feb 01 2016