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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. | |||
{{Deity | {{Deity | ||
| name = The First-Flames | | name = The First-Flames | ||
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|worshippers=[[Free Species]] during the [[Golden Age (Sherok)|Golden Age]] | |worshippers=[[Free Species]] during the [[Golden Age (Sherok)|Golden Age]] | ||
|mortal_status=Yes, until they [[Transcendence|Transcended]]}} | |mortal_status=Yes, until they [[Transcendence|Transcended]]}} | ||
== '''The True First War & The Rise of the First-Flames''' == | == '''The True First War & The Rise of the First-Flames''' == | ||
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=== '''The High Sherok & Their Decadence''' === | === '''The High Sherok & Their Decadence''' === | ||
The '''[[High Sherok]]''', the First- | 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: | This led to: | ||
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== '''The Fall of the First-Flames & The High Valorèin Rebellion''' == | == '''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 [[ | 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''' === | === '''The Purging of the Sherok & The Fall of the Crystal Citadel''' === | ||
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* They resurrected '''[[Merik Teslek]]''', the Chosen Hero. | * They resurrected '''[[Merik Teslek]]''', the Chosen Hero. | ||
Their voices, now eternal whispers in the cosmos, left behind only a single message: | Their voices, now eternal whispers in the cosmos, left behind only a single message: | ||
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''"Lead with wisdom, not dominion. Serve with humility, not pride. Remember us not as rulers, but as those who sought redemption."'' | |||
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[[Lerèan Muldûr]], ''First-Flame'' | |||
And with that, the First-Flames were no more. | And with that, the First-Flames were no more. |