The Twilight | |
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Creations | |
Spin Offs | Background Story
Short Stories |
Chronological Order | |
Preceded By | Fires of Harrenhall |
Followed By | The Fall of France |
Narration | POV Narrative, Unreliable Naration |
The Twilight is a short story independent mainly from the overall storytelling that details the events surrounding the lives of several Elves spanning the entire planet. Chronologically it is a narrative story for much of the time as the different Elves tell stories of what has happened to their people, and then in Chapter Six and Seven the timeline reaches present day with the meeting of the Elves of Quel'Thalas and Lucerne during the lead up to the Battle of Berne.
The Twilight can be chosen to be read alongside the others as a companion read, or can be ignored. Only the POV Chapters of Alleria Windrunner and Vareesa Windrunner have led to elements where you would be somewhat less knowing about what is happening without reading The Twilight.
The Twilight has a short story spin off called The Wandering Three which details the lives of three Sindari Elves from High Forest who are sent on a quest to find out the status of several large forests nearby.
The Twilight is a part of the story series known as the Chosen People Series which deals with numerous Elven POV characters.
The Twilight deals with the different sections of the Elven Race through the eyes of different Elves living in these cultures. For the Dark Elves this takes the form of Shadowblade of who is a famous Dark Elven Assasin and the personal assasin of Malekith the Witch King. The High Elves are dealt with through the POV of Teclis Aestarion of whom is a mighty general in the command of the Atmer Army and he is forced to deal with an increasingly stable situation and the subsequent plans for growth in Atmer. The Sindar Elves have two POV Characters in the form of Vareesa and Alleria Windrunner of which Vareesa leads the Elves of Quel'Thalas and works tirelessly at this, while Alleria is a Sentinel within High Forest. For the Lothlorian Elves the POV Character is the mighty King Kael'Thalas Sunstrider of whom leads the Kingdom of Lothlorian and its mighty powerbase against the encroachment of Beasts, and Orcs that have overwhelmed France.
POV Characters
POV Character | Chapters | Loyalty | Elven Race |
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Teclis Aestarion | 1, 10, 16, 22, 28, 34 | Atmer Empire | High Elves |
Shadowblade | 3, 12, 18, 24, 30 | Druchii | Dark Elves |
Vareesa Windrunner | 5, 9, 15, 21, 27, 33 | High Forest | Sindar Elves |
Alleria Windrunner | 2, 7, 14, 20, 26, 32 | Quel'Thalas | Sindar Elves |
Kael'Thalas Sunstrider | 4, 8, 11, 17, 23, 29 | Lothlorian | Sindar Elves (Lothlorian Branch) |
Amina Ialliora | 6, 13, 19, 25, 31 | Snowy Vale, Tek | Snow Elves |
Plot Summary
Chapter One
Teclis Aestarion is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he is sitting in the palace grounds of the city of Tor Finu where he is preparing to meet his future wife Yvraine Haleth the daughter of the Prince of the Realm of Saphery. Sitting with his father and twin brother while they wait for Yvraine to be brought to him they discuss the current happenings in the region in the form of the expansion of the Elven presence on France, and the relative quiet of the Dark Elves of whom have not been heard from in many years describing that Tyrion, and Teclis were born a dozen years after the end of the Elven Civil War. Continueing this discussion Teclis's friend Tuor Feanor II. the two discuss the recent raids in France against the Dwarves and that the Dwarven High King Gotrek Starbreaker has sent word that he will be sending a group of diplomats led by Forek Grimbok, to Ulthuan to raise the issue with the Pheonix King. After some time Yvraine is brought out and as custom dictates she and Teclis of whom is very nervous walk the Palace Grounds together in preparation for their wedding, and while walking the two get along very well leading to a happy wedding. The arrival of the Dwarven diplomat force led by Forek Grimbok would leave the entire city into a tailspin as their arrival seemed to show everyone outside of the Pheonix King himself how truly dangerous the situation had become. Forek would bring the complains of the High King to the Pheonix King and before he was even done speaking it was Caledor II that recklessly denied the charges against him and the Asur, and refused to even investigate the origin of the attacks. When Grimbok demanded once again that if the Elven court could not discover who of their number was responsible for instigating the unrest then the Court themselves would be held accountable, Caledor became uncontrollably angry at Grimbok. Fearing for his reputation, Caledor ordered that Grimbok be shaved of his beard and expelled from Ulthuan, which everyone knew would be gravely insulting him, the High King and the whole Dwarf race by extension. Despite many in the court attempting to stop this from happening the Pheonix King was without question and thus Grimbok and the entire diplomat force had their beards shaved from them and were escorted out of the capital without anything having been solved.
Chapter Two
Alleria Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she explains the relationship between herself, and her two siblings and her brother of whom all meet with their father Laedren, and their uncle Eyarion of whom are discussing a recent command from Malfurion Stormrage the spiritual leader of their people in that they needed to send forces to assist in France. Led by their uncle Eyarion they arrive in the High Elven fortress port of Tor Selevi where they meet her cousin Asmelor, and Nilaeth of whom have been living in France for decades, and it is while talking to her cousin Nilaeth that she is introduced to Nilaeth's husband a Frank named Altos Amendil of whom Nilaeth fell in love with shortly after her arrival in France and together the two have three children of whom are all members of a new group increasingly known as the Numenorians. Alleria spends significant time with Nilaeth, and Altos and during this time she discovers that the stories she had heard about France are all lies with the Elven hold over the land very tenuous and without the support of the Dwarves and the human/Numenorian forces they would be forced to retreat out of France and Nilaeth begs Alleria to speak to her uncle about trying to sue for peace with the Dwarves.
Chapter Three
Shadowblade is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter Shadowblade is talking with Magritta Tovendown in the city of Marianburgh where he finalizes the agreement with Magritta in the matter of the assasination of Sarden Tovendown. He goes about assasinating Sarden Tovendown, of whom we discover mainly became a Dark Elven target due to Sarden revealing him to be a man responsible for the deaths of many Dark Elves when he sunk a Black Ark.
Chapter Four
Kael'Thalas Sunstrider is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he travels to France with his brother Kael'Jarno, and two sisters where they are commanded by their father to infiltrate France under the guise of fighting in the war but in fact they are going there to find objects of great power. Their father Laera Sunstrider wished for them to squire a series of magical items whose power would dramatically increase Laera's power among the Sindar Elves. While there they engaged in a conflict with Illidan Stormrage when they discovered Illidan was attempting to find the same items they were after, and Illidan was basically searching for the same reason as they were. This conflict took them from item to item as the sunstrider children would capture one only to find Illidan had taken the next one. This continued until they reached Icecrown where they attempted to take a stone which there father said was the ultimate Magi regeneration tool in existence. They fought there way up the mountain through the minions of Illidan towards their goal and when they reached the top the three engaged in a duel with Illidan and were able to defeat him, and then escape with the stone.
- Illidan Stormrage
- Sylvanus Sunstrider
- Kael'Jarno Sunstrider
- Mael'Falas Sunstrider
- Laera Sunstrider
Chapter Five
Vareesa Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she leaves her beloved sisters and travels eastward into High Forest as she knows this is the place that the real Sindar Elves will live or die. Fighting in the conquest of the land she fights in the first major conflict where they attack the large Trolloc forces surrounding their cultural center near the current sight of Malaanar, and during the battle they are nearly overwhelmed by the forces of the Trollocs but during the battle Malfurion is able to summon the spirits of the forest in the area and push them back. Following this Vareesa joins Malfurion as he meets with Coeddil one of the major spirits of the forest and during the meeting the spirits of the forest join forces with the Trollocs turning the very forest against the Trollocs and leading to the final major battle at Dolanaar where the Trollocs come to the field of battle led by two Myrdill and nearly gain victory before Vareesa kills one of the Myrdill and wounds the other forcing his retreat from the battle and the Trollocs completely route following his retreat.
Chapter Six
Amina Ialliora is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 7
Alleria Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she details the moral decline in the Lothlorian Elves through her time spent with her childhood friend Salarian Brightblaze. While Salarian had at one time been a druid she now shows herself as a Magi who has become obsessed with the Sunwell, and when Alleria watches Salarian use the Sunwell orb she carries as a sort of drug it is Alleria that comes to hate the Sunwell and everything that it stands for. S
- During this chapter Alleria forms the Quel'Thalasian Elves in the forest of Quel'Thalas, and from here she begins a rebellion of which sparks the eventual Lothlorian Civil War.
Chapter 8
Kael'Thalas Sunstrider is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 9
Vareesa Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she moves eastward leading a large force of sentinels against a force of Trolloc that is threatening what is shown to be a rapidly expanding city of Dolanaar which despite its extensive defenses has become the site of multiple attacks from the Trolloc. Joining Tyrande Whisperwood she and the Ranger General of High Forest move towards the Trolloc forces of Ul-Ruk the Redhom of whom has set up a large encampment nearby and had been using it to raid the entire region.
Chapter 10
Teclis Aestarion is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he joins his father, brother, sister, and wife in travelling to France where his father has been placed in charge of defending the Frankish Elven group slowly becoming known as the Numenorians as the Elves transplant them from France onto the island of Atlantis where they are being moved in order to provide labour in the mines of Atlantis.
Chapter 11
Kael'Thalas Sunstrider is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 12
Shadowblade is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he returns to Druchii where he meets with Selakith of whom is a Dark Elven General and after acting formal together when others were around they are shown to be lovers when in private. Leaving the capital he travels to Ghrond where he meets with Eromi Dawnseeker of whom is shown to be a lover of his, and he convinses her through sheer pursuasion to rally a force to go into the Southlands. He joins her force and they land in Lustria the land of the massive Lizardmen empire where he disembarks travelling to a nearbye Lizardmen city. Attempting to kill a Slann within the city he is foiled by a massive Saurus of whom chases him all the way back to the sea over several days where he finds Eromi fighting against massive forces of Skinks and the two just manage to escape.
Chapter 13
Amina Ialliora is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 14
Alleria Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she is continueing to grow the Quel'Thalasian element of the Lothlorian but is finding her supporters are dwindling in Athel Loren and retreating to the forest of Quel'Thalas.
Chapter 15
Vareesa Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she travels with Malfurion to Grandfather Tree where they meet with the spirits of the forest of whom desire for the Elves of High Forest to go to the aid of the Quel'Thalasian Elves of Athel Loren, and due to this High Forest changes its diplomatic position and moves heavily into the side of Quel'Thalas.
Chapter 16
Teclis Aestarion is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he enters the Tower of Aenarion where the Pheonix King his father Finubar is sitting at the Pheonix Throne with Teclis's brother Tyrion standing on one side and their mother Alerielle on the other side as the Council of Princes argues over the path forward in regards to what the Elves see as the rise of Sauron in Mordor. One of the princes in the form of Fingon Feanor tells the assembled council that he is leading his sons to Umbar where he will join with the Numenorians and attempt to defeat Sauron before things get out of hand. Following the end of the discussion Teclis is commanded to travel eastward to the Empire in order to begin the relationship with the Teutons as the Pheonix King understands that the Empire of Numeron is collapsing. Leaving the Palace following this Teclis and Tyrion talk to Fingon of whom tries very hard to convinse them to send forces with him to Umbar to stop Sauron, and this begins a long conversation about Fingon's life. After Fingon storms off enraged at Teclis being unwilling to assist in the fight against Mordor Teclis is left alone and speaks with two of Fingon's children in the form of Tuor Feanor II. and Amras Feanor of which both children are shown to be extremely devoted to their father but Tuor reveals greater details of Sauron's movements and the true threat of which make Teclis take the threat far more seriously, but is still bound by duty to listen to the commands of his father travel eastward. Moving eastward he travels with his brother, and several companions including his personal Green Dragon Mount Itharius as well as two other Green Dovah in the form of Taerar, and Lethecus of whom the two former are going to be given to the provincial commander of the Galkland Islands in order to create a new nest of Green Dovah in the Galkland Islands. Arriving at the port of the Galkland Islands in Tel-Anai where they are met by Lady Araana Loreorin the provincial commander of the Galkland Islands. travels to the lands of the Empire of Numeron with his brother, where as the Numenorians have begun to become corupted Teclis watches as his brother founds the College of Magi within the vast city of Aldorf of which they had once travelled to in the past when they helped the Tuetons found the city. The two form a relationship with the Teutons of the area forming the earliest alliance between the High Elves and what will eventually become the Empire, while they make no effort to connect with the Empire of Numeron of whom is at this point being ruled by madness.
Conversation Incoming We can accept our race is at the end of our lives. We can sit here and read our books about all the great things we did. We can stop having children. We can even give up. All of those are choices avaialable to us. Tell me my friend. What will be your choice?. |
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"A greater demon was also there, and he came to the house of Fëanor and there he slew Finwë Prince of Cothique before his doors, and spilled the first blood of the First Born." You could see in his eyes the way he spoke that he had thrown caution away the moment he had heard of the rise of Sauron in Mordor. Looking at his eyes I saw the same thing you saw in so many great men and it made me think. Your anger and your hatred for Chaos is going to lead you down a path with only blood at the end "Your Father was a great man Fingon, do not think that I do not know that." "His bravery led to his death, but look at his legacy. Do not fear this Teclis." I wanted to tell him right then and there. Tell him where this was going to take him. Scream at him that you cannot avenge your father from the grave Fingon. "I do not fear death Fingon, but know that many among our number are not so willing to run head long at a monster like Sauron." "Fight now and stop a monster in his tracks, or do nothing and he will come for us later." The truth was that in our current condition unless you got a consensus from the other Princes there was never going to be anything but a token effort to assist the Numenorians against Sauron. "You cannot gather enough Elves to truly make a difference and without unity none will follow you to Mordor." "I do not fear fighting Chaos alone Teclis. For Finwë alone had not fled from the horror of the Dark." "Míriel is the name of my mother. When in private I call her Serindë, because of her surpassing skill in weaving and needlework." "Even during my youth my father told me of your mothers skill at weaving." "It is good that her skill it discussed for her hands were more skilled to fineness than any hands among the High Elves." "So you will not assist our father?" "I am a servent of the Atmer Empire, and no amount of personal desires will change what my commands are." "I can understand your feeling Teclis. Truly I do."He took a step towards me while his brother Amras leaned against the wall seeming all together uninterested in the conversation. "You have your orders, but the truth is that if we don't do something Sauron is going to take control of Europe." |
Chapter 17
Kael'Thalas Sunstrider is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he is forced to deal with serious problems as the third part of the Civil War returns in the form of the San'Layn when they assault the western part of Athel Loren attempting to destroy the land. After a dramatic fight the San'Layn are defeated and he forms the Tempest Keep, and desides on other massive defensive programs throughout Athel Loren so that they will never again be taken by suprise.
Chapter 18
Shadowblade is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 19
Amina Ialliora is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 20
Alleria Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter the Lothlorian Civil has begun to unravel, and it is during this that she enters the fray fighting for what she truly believes is right. During the end of the chapter she is betrayed by her sister Sylvanus of whom follows her love, and turns against her sister and this leads to the Quel'Thalasian defeat during the Lothlorian Civil War.
Chapter 21
Vareesa Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 22
Teclis Aestarion is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 23
Kael'Thalas Sunstrider is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he is walking the Sunwell with Valeera and they discuss his upcoming plan to assault the Orcs west of Athel Loren and clear the region alongside the human remnants of that area. Travelling from Silvermoon City he meets with the army at Ban'dinoriel where they have gathered in massive numbers in preparation for the assault on the Orcs most specifically against the Orcish regional capital of Viche.
Chapter 24
Shadowblade is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 25
Amina Ialliora is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 26
Alleria Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter
Chapter 27
Vareesa Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she commands the southern Lothlorian Army as they move against the southern Orcish nation of Tinrock Empire where she spends the early part of the chapter attacking and retreating from the massive Orcish forces luring them towards the southern Runegate of Nen'dinoruiel.
Chapter 28
Teclis Aestarion is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 29
Kael'Thalas Sunstrider is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he stands at the front of the army of Lothlorian as they prepare to battle the Orcs of whom have rallied out of Viche and are going to face them on the field. Joined by several human princes his army is suprisingly of equal number to the Orcs due to the months of Elven massacres against the Orcs, and finally ready to end the Orcish threat he raises his arm to unleash his forces on the Orcs.
Chapter 30
Shadowblade is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 31
Amina Ialliora is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 32
Alleria Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter
Chapter 33
Vareesa Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 34
Teclis Aestarion is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he is once again commanded by his father the Pheonix King and this time the Pheonix King is commanding him to go to the aid of The Empire who is being assaulted during the Second Black Crusade. Following this command he once again travels eastward alongside several prominent members of the Atmer Princes including Tinbwe Finarfin of whom he has a discussion with in regards to how things are going at the Pheonix Court as Tinbwe is a member of the Pheonix Guard. This time he travels directly to Marriangburgh where he is met by a force sent from the Galkland Islands and led by Araana Loreorin's twin sons Folduin, and Limdor who bring some five thousand troops with them to the aid of The Empire along side the fifteen thousand in the force of Teclis, and Tyrion. Forced to fight a battle against Chaos cultists east of Marriangburgh at the city of Berlin where they find the cultists in massive number. Joining with a large force of Bretonians nearing the city and thousands of gathered Teutons they are able to destroy the cultist force and move further east towards Aldorf.
Chapter 35
Kael'Thalas Sunstrider is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 36
Shadowblade is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter he
Chapter 37
Amina Ialliora is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she
Chapter 38
Alleria Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter
Chapter 39
Vareesa Windrunner is the POV Character of this chapter and during this chapter she