Many Shards of Elfdom

In the beginning of time, there was but one race of elves, the Aei'kar. They were the first children of the Gods, born from the streams of Time itself and the favoured of Rathilon, Lord of Time. And in those years of his favour, they lived peacefully and prospered across the magnificent landscape of Canthia. But as all well and good things must, this too passed and the Aei'kar grew jealous and covetous of Rathilon's power. They conspired with his brother-god, Bassilos, in hopes of aquiring power over Time itself.

In Ivo, their greatest city, they constructed a magical prison in hopes of restraining even Rathilon's magnificence and lured him to it. But once trapped, it was realised that Rathilon could not be contained so easily and the Aei'kar infused the prison with more and more of their magic eventually clashing with the god's own arcane might. The ensuing explosion now known as the Schism, ripped the surface of Canthia apart and shot several of the continents into the sky that now float there as islands. As he escaped from the prison, Rathilon, angered beyond comprehension, struck down the Aei'kar and split them into the many sub-races of elves that we now have as punishment for their betrayal. He decreed that they should always be so disjointed and alone in form as they had proven to be in spirit. From his decree, the Nua'dar, Mor'kar, Talo'kar and Sho'kar were created, each with their own personalities and distinctive skin colour.

In grief over what he had caused for the world and his disappointment in his children, Rathilon took physical form and named himself Tuir, the Wanderer.