Valheru
Valheru, also called The Dragon Lords, were the first race on Eldarr, and among the most powerful in the known universe. They rode on the backs of great dragons, travelling throughout the cosmos in search of plunder, and proved superior to all other races and cultures which they met and destroyed – some of these being themselves highly technological interstellar empires. Arrogantly presuming themselves to be gods, they also created lesser races to serve as slaves.
As a result of their wanton acts of destruction throughout the universe, energy was released from what were once mighty civilizations. Reaching a critical point, these energies formed a gateway through which emerged a series of species, the Angels of Heaven led by The AllFather, the fey led by The Mother and the Demons of the Abyss. While the new powers established themselves, the Valheru, exhorted by Mordren, attempted to overthrow them.
Artur was the only Dragon Lord to disapprove of his son's plan, but he did nothing but watch as the other Dragon Lords rose to battle the planar powers. Artur, the most powerful of the Valheru, felt something "alien" to his kind, a desire to protect the world, and the presence of another. With the coming of the gods, Artur felt himself become alien to the new order, as if reality rejected his nature and he fell into a torpor, sleeping in his mountain fortress on his throne many ages after the rest of the Valheru had gone away.
Space and time became warped as the Valheru battled the forces of Heaven and Hell in the time known as the Chaos Wars. In the end, the gods called down an asteroid to crush the Valheru. With the exception of Artur, the Valheru were cast away into another dimension to prevent them from returning to their homeworld, Eldarr.
Known Valheru
Artur – Ruler of the Eagles Reaches; the most powerful Valheru; son of Pendern; father and husband to Gwendoline; father of Mordren; the last of the Valheru. Mordren – Lord of Tigers, son of Artur and Gwendoline Pendern - Father of Artur, Lord of the Dragons Gwendoline – the Emerald Queen of Fell; daughter and wife of Artur Lance – Tyrant of Wind Valley, lover of Gwendoline, slain by Artur Gawin – Monarch of the Green Lake Igrin – Mother of Artur; slain by Artur Kai – King of Bats; Artur's brother and first Dragon Lord kill Galan – Lord of the Stars; son of Lance and Gwendoline Perciva – Master of BeastsCivilization and Culture
History
There is much of which I am forbidden to speak, names of power, fearful to invoke, things terrible to recall, but I may tell you this much. Long before man or dwarf came to this world, the Valheru ruled. They were part of this world, fashioned from the very fabric of its creation, nearly godlike in power and unfathomable in purpose. Their nature was chaotic and unpredictable. They were more powerful than any others. Upon the backs of the great dragons they flew, no place in the universe beyond their reach. To other worlds they roamed, bringing back that what pleased them, treasure and knowledge plundered from other beings. They were subject to no law but their own will and whim. They fought among themselves as often as not, and only death resolved conflicts. This world was their domain, and we were their creatures. We and the drow were of one race then, and the Valheru bred us as you would cattle. Some were taken from both races, for...personal pets, bred for beauty...and other qualities. Others were bred to tend the forests and fields. Those who lived in the wild became the forerunners of the elves, while those who remained with the Valheru were the forerunners of the drow. But them came a time of changing. Our masters ceased their internecine struggles and banded together. Why they did so is forgotten, though some among the drow may still know, for they were closer to our masters than we elves. We may have known their reasons then, but this was the time of the Chaos Wars which ended with The Skyfall, and much was lost. Only this we know: all the servants of the Valheru were given freedom, and the Old Ones were never seen again by elf or drow. When the Chaos Wars raged, great rifts in time and space were opened, and it was through these that goblins, men, and dwarves came to this world. Few of our people or the drow survived, but those that did rebuilt our homes. The drow longed to inherit the might of our lost masters, rather than seek their own destiny as the elves did, and used their cunning to find tokens of the Valheru, and took to the dark paths of the Endless Dark. The old magic changes the drow because they sought the power out of dark longings.
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