Oestria and the Elves

Set sail from Ixthos, follow the course of the sun for one week, and you will find the continent of Oestria and the dragons who rule it. The greatest of them are the Lon Zhu, five ancient wyrms that divide that land between themselves. They are named:

The Dusk Lord, Hong Lon Zhu The Serpent Lord, Lu Lon Zhu The Night Lord, Hei Lon Zhu The Mirror Lord, Yin Lon Zhu The Dawn Lord, Jin Lon Zhu

These dragons are so old it is said they witnessed the world’s creation, though they are also vain so that rumor may originate from them. Though long-lived, they are not eternal, and they have wars over territory, resources, and pride just as other people do. In fact, elven histories record that the Mirror Lord and the Dawn Lord were not among the original Lon Zhu. The first to hold those lands were Bai Lon Zhu, the Ice Lord, and Lan Lon Zhu, the Storm Lord. There was a time of intense fighting between the rulers of Oestria, called the Dragon Wars, and Yin and Jin came into power came into power then. Lan was destroyed, and Bai was exiled. She found her way to Colluch and caused that city’s doom, and as far as we know she sleeps there still today.

The ancestors of the elves were foot soldiers in those wars. They were servants, too, and builders, and farmers. The elves studied magic and nature and created beautiful paintings and fabrics and weapons, but all under the tutelage of the dragons; all for the benefit of the dragons.