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The '''First-Flames''' were the first deities chosen by their siblings in '''[[Yedistren]]''' to lead the unfallen spirits before mortality. As the first to take mortal vessels, they became the '''Elder Sherok''', wielding near-divine power as '''lawgivers, guardians, and enforcers of divine will''' under the command of '''[[Meera Jenlek|The Mother]] and [[Merrik Jenlek|The Father]]'''.

Their leadership established the '''Golden Age''', a time of prosperity for the '''Free Species'''. However, their rule—originally a benevolent dictatorship—became flawed, breeding resentment among the [[High Valorèin]], leading to rebellion, the fall of the [[Sherok Empire]], and their '''self-imposed exile'''. Their most infamous act was the '''Cursing of the High Valorèin''', a deed they would later deeply regret.

After the defeat of [[Malismorai]], the First-Flames purified the [[Valorèin]] and ultimately '''chose to transcend'''. Before their ascension, they performed their final miracle—the '''resurrection of [[Merik Teslek]]''', the Chosen Hero.

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|worshippers=[[Free Species]] during the [[Golden Age (Sherok)|Golden Age]]

|mortal_status=Yes, until they [[Transcendence|Transcended]]}}

~~== '''Overview''' ==~~

The '''First-Flames''' were the first deities chosen by their siblings in '''[[Yedistren]]''' to lead the unfallen spirits before mortality. As the first to take mortal vessels, they became the '''Elder Sherok''', wielding near-divine power as '''lawgivers, guardians, and enforcers of divine will''' under the command of '''[[Meera Jenlek|The Mother]] and [[Merrik Jenlek|The Father]]'''.

Their leadership established the '''Golden Age''', a time of prosperity for the '''Free Species'''. However, their rule—originally a benevolent dictatorship—became flawed, breeding resentment among the [[High Valorèin]], leading to rebellion, the fall of the [[Sherok Empire]], and their '''self-imposed exile'''. Their most infamous act was the '''Cursing of the High Valorèin''', a deed they would later deeply regret.

After the defeat of [[Malismorai]], the First-Flames purified the [[Valorèin]] and ultimately '''chose to transcend'''. Before their ascension, they performed their final miracle—the '''resurrection of [[Merik Teslek]]''', the Chosen Hero.

== '''The True First War & The Rise of the First-Flames''' ==

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=== '''The High Sherok & Their Decadence''' ===

The '''[[High Sherok]]''', the First-~~Flames’~~ chosen heirs, '''expected to inherit rule''' upon their ascension. But because the First-Flames were '''functionally immortal''', succession never came.

The '''[[High Sherok]]''', the First-Flames' chosen heirs, '''expected to inherit rule''' upon their ascension. But because the First-Flames were '''functionally immortal''', succession never came.

This led to:

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== '''The Fall of the First-Flames & The High Valorèin Rebellion''' ==

Tensions exploded when [[Malismorai]]—once a trusted figure—was exiled for attempting to '''reopen the sealed Black Hole to [[~~Gozog’nok~~]]'''. He '''corrupted the Queen of the [[High Valorèin]]''', whose Lifemate, [[Azlen Velorn|King Azlen]], had been '''executed for dissent'''.

Tensions exploded when [[Malismorai]]—once a trusted figure—was exiled for attempting to '''reopen the sealed Black Hole to [[Gozog'nok]]'''. He '''corrupted the Queen of the [[High Valorèin]]''', whose Lifemate, [[Azlen Velorn|King Azlen]], had been '''executed for dissent'''.

=== '''The Purging of the Sherok & The Fall of the Crystal Citadel''' ===

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* They resurrected '''[[Merik Teslek]]''', the Chosen Hero.

Their voices, now eternal whispers in the cosmos, left behind only a single message:

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~~|quote=~~ Lead with wisdom, not dominion. Serve with humility, not pride. Remember us not as rulers, but as those who sought redemption.

''"Lead with wisdom, not dominion. Serve with humility, not pride. Remember us not as rulers, but as those who sought redemption."''

~~|speaker=~~ [[Lerèan Muldûr]], ''First-Flame''

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[[Lerèan Muldûr]], ''First-Flame''

And with that, the First-Flames were no more.