Lóthenbai

Lóthenbai was a small bay along the western coast of the northwestern continent of Midgard. It was discovered for the elves by Princess Jadàmor Carjalen during her decade-long, extensive study of the western continents. As she visited the lands of the northern territories, she traveled with a clan of nomadic humans. They told her tales of the flower-filled bay but warned her never to go. Naturally, she felt the need to disregard their warning and explore this wonder.


The nomadic clans had no name for the bay, they mostly wished to forget its existence. They only warned her about it when she made plans to travel to the local coastline. It was once a celebrated place filled with generous gods who told wondrous tales of the spirit realms and shared in many unusual delights from their home. Then the gods abandoned the realm and left the clans. Forsaken, the people of this land were no longer welcome in the flower-filled bay.


The tales were as old as time, often seen as nothing more than fables and ghost stories for scaring children to prevent them from wandering off. Many generations of different clans had come and gone since the days of the stories, yet during their migrations they always veered away from the flower-filled bay. Once or twice a generation, a foolhardy warrior would travel to the forbidden lands, alas, never to return. This reconfirmed the legend and continued to keep the others away.


Jadàmor simplified the translation of ‘flower-filled bay’ to Lóthenbai in her notes and vowed to visit the mysterious place. She had no fear of long dead gods or being overcome like the primitive human warriors. She was an elven military commander, an elite fighter in her own right, and she was most curious. Unfortunately, her curiosity could not be sated. The Royal family called her back to the frozen forest of her home in the north for an urgent mission. Her studies needed to wait and so would unraveling the mysteries of Lóthenbai.