Through Elves, the written word was invented. With the word came studies in many sciences and great power. Through the power of the Llorfiril, the Elves were able to harness the very skein of matter and energy. So Erenth knew prosperity and great ease with little labor.
But the dour Dwarf distrusted these machinations (which they first called Majk) and sank deep shafts into Erenth to avoid the influence of the Elves. Though all the creatures knew peace and plenty, some of the Elves resented their elder cousins. Disagreement about the Dwarven Withdrawal led to strife and shame called the Hunt of the Fallen. The elves responsible are known as the Drow and they are forever cursed for the evil that brought the end to the Fifth Age. The Elves still mourn its passing and they began to count time from that day forward.
Whether consciously, accidentally, or by some curse of fate, the
Teraniel would come to lose their gift of flight, altogether. So it was
in longing for the sky that they first took to the trees to gaze upon
the clouds by day and the stars by night. No longer would they soar
above Summervale.
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