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So in keeping with what I've been doing, here is the fourth part of history.
Now I know that some of this information is vague - that's only because it isn't fully developed yet.
My plan is to the stories of the Aidis' as a basic history of the Realm, and then to continue world building from there. I'll eventually have to write the cultural things for each nation/group of people in the Realm, and this basic history is a pretty good foundation to go off of.
Don't forget to read the first three parts - Part I, Part II, and Part III
So without further ado, here is the story of the fourth Aidis:
The Fourth Aidis
The Fourth Aidis was a Dwarfish Woman, Naphtali. Early on, many refused to follow the words of Naphtali, even though most of them were the words of Viius. The Dwarves at the time were a vile, oppressively patriarchal society. Many would fight with Naphtali, but she would always win and accidently end up hurting some people. At one point she even killed a male Dwarf – her brother. Because of this, she was banished from her home, and she fled the Dwarfish lands. She ran until she could run no more. And she ended up in the Elvish Kingdom.
The Elvish Council recognized her as being an Aidis. They brought her into their society, and she was taught by the Elves the true way of understanding Vikus, and gave her valuable teachings that would guide her life; one of which was her need to return home and make peace with the past.
At one point, when she was among the Elves, she entered the Temple of Baesaestia, and the High Priest of the Elves and the Chief Priest of Baesaestia summoned Baesaestia to speak with Naphtali. Baesaestia spoke with her alone for a very long time. The wisdom that Baesaestia gave her, would soon be used by her.
Naphtali eventually began her long journey back to Dwarfish Lands. She was stopped along the way by Libris – the goddess of wisdom and inventions – and Ducorrbus – the god of fire and war. They both spoke with Naphtali. Naphtali was at first apprehensive towards the two, especially Ducorrbus – she had seen what the worship of Ducorrbus could bring to the lands – as humanity at this point was still fighting amongst themselves.
However, the two divine creatures began to give Naphtali a grand idea. An idea that would help unite the Dwarves into one kingdom. Ducorrbus reminded Naphtali that despite being the god of war he was also the god of fire and he went hand in hand with Libris’ powers of wisdom and inventions. Naphtali took the plans that the two divine creatures had given her and returned to Dwarfish lands.
When she returned to the lands, she returned home – hoping to be accepted back into her family. Her family despised her and rallied the whole town together to get rid of her. They chased her across Dwarfish lands until they ran into the camp of two Giants. Giants began to attack the Dwarves.
Naphtali used her magic to make a defensive barrier between her and the Dwarves. She then told the other Dwarves to run away, as she began to fight the Giants. She managed to bring the Giants to their knees using her magic. She was planning on leaving them there, but they both got up and attacked again. She defensively killed them using her magic.
As she left the area, the Dwarves that intended to kill her, began begging her for forgiveness. She told them to rise up and to follow her. They returned to their home, and in the nearby mountain they began digging – Naphtali using her magic led them deep under the earth. They eventually opened up a large cavern – a Kide Cave – and started construction of a large machine. The Machine was extremely powerful and was used to create anything. It would use magic to summon any material in the world, and it would create the item wanted by the user. The Machine became known as the Forge.
Naphtali created a special magical staff – later dubbed Naphtali’s Staff – which acted like a key, to wake up the Forge. The Forge couldn’t be used without this staff. This was a preventative measure to ensure that the Forge wouldn’t be misused. The Staff would be passed on to Naphtali’s descendants.
By the use of the Forge, and by the word of how powerful she was, Naphtali visited every part of Dwarfish lands. Naphtali eventually gathered all the heads of the families and they unanimously agreed to make Naphtali their ruler. A crown was forged, embedded with Kide Crystals, and given to Naphtali. Soon all of the Dwarfish lands were united as one Dwarfish Kingdom. They had a new matriarchal system of leadership. Naphtali and the Dwarves became closely connected with the Elves, as they had helped her become who she was.
Naphtali was revered by her people. They even constructed the underground capital named Ilathpan. They constructed massive temples, carved into mountain tops, in honor of Viius, Baesaestia, Ducorrbus, and Libris. Ilathpan prospered, along with the rest of the Dwarfish Kingdom. Old in age, Naphtali was given the words of Viius. She gave all her reigning powers to her daughter so that she could lead the Dwarves. Then Naphtali traveled East – to Dokel, home of the Okred people.
Naphtali found the Okreds as poor and weak creatures. They fled from her when she arrived at their island. She eventually found a family of Okreds that welcomed her. They had recently had a child, and Viius spoke to Naphtali that this was the one who he had chosen. Naphtali performed the ritual and passed the spirit of Lumir to this child.
She stayed in Dokel for a few months after, teaching the parents of this child the ways of the Aidis, and the wisdom of Viius – who was superior to all the other gods. As Naphtali became weaker with age and the rapid degeneration that followed passing the Lumir Spirit, she eventually returned to the mainland, to her kingdom. She returned to Ilathpan and was welcomed like a goddess. She was forever immortalized. Before she passed away, she had a scribe write down some of her words of wisdom, and what it meant to be a Dwarf. She gave these words to her daughter, along with her staff to the Forge – telling her to pass the staff on to the next ruler. Naphtali then passed away peacefully in her sleep.
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