In the beginning the god of darkness and chaos, Nienta ruled
over the realm of Illearia until the birth of a new god, Erientar.
With Erientar came light and order, and with light and order came
a vision. Erientar saw a world filled with all sorts of creatures and
beings and so he made it true, creating the world and the beings.
Nine races arose and began populating this new realm; the high
elves, the dark elves, the fae, the tieflings, the orcs, the dwarves,
the humans, the khajiit, and the dragons. These beings broke apart
to create their own civilizations within the mountains, deserts,
grasslands, forests, and beaches. Everything was in balance and every
race worshipped Erientar, except one, the dark elves who worshipped
Nienta. Erientar knew that one day, he alone wouldn't be able to
keep the darkness at bay.. So with the help of the fae and dragons
he created a glimmering stone on a now long forgotten island, as the
fae and dragons worked together to create this stone Erientar poured
the light of his soul into it. This stone became known as the Lights'
Essence, stabilizing Erientar's light and keeping the chaos and darkness
at bay. And though the dark elves had been created by his light they
craved and thrived in darkness, desiring the chaos they'd only ever heard
of. One day, centuries ago, the dark elves locked themselves away in a
hidden jungle, overgrown and black as night. There they began planning,
the fae had held the Lights' Essence in their possession since time started
and the dark elves wanted to destroy it. And so they planned, and they
planned.... Eventually they sent an envoy to enter the kingdom of the fae
and steal the stone. Once it was in their possession, the king of the dark
elves smashed it into nine pieces and had the pieces scattered across the
realm. Without the Lights' Essence in tact, Erientar struggled to keep Nienta
from returning, eventually he succumbed to her and turned his back on
Illearia... Leaving the realm to it's own devices, causing chaos to return.
