Kinslayer War

End of the Elves domination of Miranda

The Kinslayer War was a civil war fought between elves. Before the Kinslayer War the elves were the dominate sentient species on Miranda but have been on a steady decline since then. Although the first battles did not start until after the Demon Wars, the seed for the war was planted when Ellowyn joined with the gods to drive back the demonic horde.

The first elves (True Elf) were created by Ellowyn, a seelie Queen, during the Age of the Gods. For millions of years these near-immortal beings walked upon Miranda changing the world to suit their needs - and being changed by it. It would be nearly 60 million years before another sentient species was on the planet - this species would be created by the gods. Although the gods were the caretakers of this world they had little interest in it other than as a the key to Mir's prison. The arrival of the elves changed that.

When the gods came to this world they did so by opening the Black Gates that allowed them to live upon this world. They used their power to create sentient races in their own image. This sowed the seeds of confusion and isolation among the elves who viewed themselves as the caretakers of this world. The gods upended the world to suit those they created.

When the gods entered this world their presence allowed the creatures of un-life to enter this world. Devils and their demonic horde so arrived in ever greater numbers and destroyed all in their path. While the devils worked to destroy the world and thus free Mir, the gods sought to save it. This stopped the gods from fully drawing upon their primal power, so the war was fought mostly between godly servants and those they created.

Elven lore speaks that the gods would have surely lost the war and the world would have plunged into darkness, except for the assistance of the elves. At first the elves considered the demons to be the punishment for the arrogance of the gods. As the war progressed the elves saw the truth of the demons and the darkness they would bring far surpassed that of the gods. Ellowyn summoned her Celestial Court and led the elves to battle.

At the height of the war, as both sides struggled for control, Ellowyn went to the Great Tree and beseeched the Faerie Queens for help. Although the Queens refused to intervene they did send her help. This faerie was a craftsmen without peer and from the limbs of the Great Tree he fashioned bows the harness the powerful spirits of their wielders. Ellowyn wept over each bow as its crafting required an elf to forever bind their spirit to the wood.

Armed with these bows, Ellowyn and her Maiden Archers cut a devastating swath through the demonic horde. Behind her followed the creatures of the gods. They destroyed or drove the demons and devils back through the Black Gates.