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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. | 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 | 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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| name = The First-Flames | | name = The First-Flames | ||
| image = FirstFlamesEmblem.jpg | | image = FirstFlamesEmblem.jpg | ||
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|aliases=First Hundred, The Council | |aliases=First Hundred, The Council | ||
|creation=Born to the [[Meera Jenlek|Mother]] and [[Merrik Jenlek|Father]] their [[Divine Parents]] | |creation=Born to the [[Meera Jenlek|Mother]] and [[Merrik Jenlek|Father]] their [[Divine Parents]] | ||
|affiliation=The Ancient [[Merek Tetorak|Hero]] and [[ | |affiliation=The Ancient [[Merek Tetorak|Hero]] and [[Míra Kûlaron Tetorak|Heroine]], [[High Sherok]] | ||
|abilities=Resurrection, Healing, Cursing | |abilities=Resurrection, Healing, Cursing | ||
|rival_deities=[[Malis]] | |rival_deities=[[Malis]] | ||
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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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* Thou Shalt Not Utter Against the Council | * Thou Shalt Not Utter Against the Council | ||
== '''The Fall of the First-Flames & The | == '''The Fall of the First-Flames & The Elder 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. | ||