12.4.8 The Settlement of En'Aruna

The Elders once knew Peace in Caanae, a happy life of tranquility and solitude. However, all beautiful things must come to an end, and with the breaking of the moons, the Elders were chased out of their settlement by ravenous wolf-like creatures. Believing they were being led by Lady Shallah, the tanari abandoned their village and sought a new home where they could continue their lifestyle of Peace. Eventually, the Elders found their way onto the calm waters of the Dwarven Mother, a gift from their Lady, they thought. They began to call their new home "En'Aruna" or "the most blessed."                        

Wanderers and rabble passed through the blooming towne, and frightened the undefended people. The news of their weaknesses spread, and eventually the drums of war descended upon the defenseless towne. As the townespeople huddled within a basement, the Horde brought death and destruction upon the towne - leaving much of it in complete ruin. Seeing this, the villagers broke into two factions, those that wanted to remain followers of Peace, and those that wanted to defend themselves.         

For the latter group, Lady Nemesis found an opening to assist the villagers, and sent Her disciples to convert them as well as teach them how to temper their Wrath. With the help of Lord Illuminas' followers, those that had prayed for Peace were able to rebel, however, the cultists of Wrath remained, and quietly worked to increase their power once more. Succeeding, they brought forth feral jackals into the towne to remove any further discontent against the Red Maiden. However, they were met with the full force of the Ithaquan Pines, and soon found their own destruction.                                                        

As the towne laid quietly in disarray, men wandered into En'Aruna in search of items of use. In their search, they stumbled upon one of the survivors, a cripple named Nic, who shared with them the tragedy of En'Aruna. Convinced by Nic's pleas, the people resettled the towne as their leader, Broderick Bonecaster and the current governor, Varil Anar, came to an agreement.                                                   

The new settlers shared their wandering past, admitting that they had lost themselves in the ever changing landscape of the Ithaquan Pines, yet promised to teach the Elders of just warfare, the use of trading goods, and the basics of self defense.