Vonalïtra Monument

The Vonalïtra Monument was the first direct contact between mannish and elfish peoples in the Verïavodosï basin since the Fate of Islos. In late 767, the monument was erected overnight on the island of Vonalïtra, very near the eponymous fishing village. The only mannish source of knowlege from the events come from letters sent by a local cleric, Medos of Ghantem, to his clerical chapter master in Feros through his temple's sending pool. The letters describe the initial curiosity and axiety the monument stirred in the polulace, and a month of inexplicable disappearances among the population. While Medos wrote frequently about preparation he was making with the village headman to evacuate the island, an unusually persistant and thick fog and poor weather dissuaded them from the attempt. Eventually, the letters stopped. Months later, an expedition from Feros organized by the chapter master and his local baron visited the island. They reported magical storms that attempted to ward them off the island. The small party that did actually set foot on land reported that no evidence of the village of Vonalïtra—no structures, artefacts, or people—at its reported location. The partied explored further, and reported mysterious figures just beyond view, and repeated encounters with hostile "spirits". Only three of ten-man landing party made it back to the ship.   In following years, a Naldi elfish settlement appeared on the island. Although the Fate of Islos was likely the first major incident of this kind, Vonalïtra became known as the first of the Vanisher Colonies to the mannish inhabitants in and around Verïavodosi, and a similar process occurred on many islands in the sea, and later the Sunlands.