The Sovreign's Ruse

According to the earliest written myths or records of the Eladrin of the Summer Court, their origins as a species can be traced to the Reign of Storm King [Regulus XVII].

This tale is from one of the earliest written records in the Summer Court Archive in [Mumna].


In the reign of Titania, Queen of Summer, the Storm King of Eoferan was bidden to her by her trusted advisor, the Dryad Chamanthia. Chamanthia had been watching the Storm King for some time, as he searched for a people to subjugate to his needs, and as he was rebuffed by each of the gods of his realm in turn.

Titania liked the giants. She desired her own, so cunning and intelligent, the queen plied the Storm King into giving his blood to her in exchange for a people of his own. Once given, the queen set about her work, and created from this material the Elves. She had taken the Storm Kings own words about finding a people to mine in places that were small and hard for the giants to get into, and gave him what he wished. But the elves being so small, did not require all the blood she had. After delivering the Elves to the Storm King, she returned to her court, and took the blood to the home of the Summer Mother.
"Mother Summer" Titania called, waiting for a response before approaching. The Mother Summer and Mother Winter lived together, and Mother Winter was not a fan of guests.
The wooden door of the cottage opened, and a homely, wide hipped woman with white hair that had the faintest tint of green that Titania's shared appeared. "My daughter! What brings you to our home?"
"I have with me the blood of the Storm King." Titania replied, smiling at her mother. "I wish for your help creating our own Giants for Summer to weild."
"Does the Queen of the Summer court not have the power to achieve her goals on her own?" croaked an aged voice, with an edge as cold and firm as a steel blade.
Mother Summer tutted and pulled the door to the cottage closed behind her. "What do you need of me daughter? Be quick, there is much to be done before the autumn falls."
"Mother, I know how to manipulate the blood on a small scale, and have created token creatures for the Storm King to fulfill his wish and our bargain. But I don't know what need be done in order to create something of his kind."
The Summer Mother nodded, and held out a hand. "Come with me child." Titania took the aged hand in her own, and was led from the cottage, Mother Winter's unintelligible croaks following them down the path. "Now, understand child, you have only the blood of a giant, and not a giant. So you will not have giants. However, with what you have we can make something akin to a giant, and will be large, and strong and powerful."
The Summer regents arrived at a small shed that was barely in view of the cottage, and Mother Summer removed her hand to open the lock on the aged wood door. Reaching inside she pulled out a lenin cloth, and a basin. "Strain the blood through this cloth and into the basin."
Titania skeptically, as is typical of children with their parents, did as the Summer Mother bade, and squeaked with pleased surprise as she strained the first gout of blood into the cloth and basin, and a giant rose from it. The giant looked similar to the Elves she had made the Storm King, but was more like him, their skin being in the same blues, and their hair being paler than any in the summer realms. Looking down to her from his great height, the Giant spoke. "I am... Elandir. Are you my mother?"
The Summer Queen smiled, and quickly began to create more.