History: Early Years

Most of the history prior to the great war of 3650 was destroyed and is only recounted as legend; however, for the sake of the story we will fill it in.

Nobody knows for sure what happened at year zero, or what significant even started the calendar. It is said that Mjoldor was first settled by light elves, or Ljósálfar prior to year zero. They remained mostly in the eastern mountains, the city of Tilig, called the Shimmering City. The Dark elves, or Dǫkkálfar settled in next, taking up residence across the valley in the Western Mountains. Their capitol was Unterheim, the dark city. Agreeing to disagree, a treaty was signed in the year 303 by the Ljosalfar king Radiance and the Dokkalfar king Shades. The treaty states that the two will avoid conflict with each other at all costs. For nearly two thousand years this treaty was upheld.

For a time, between the periods of 800 - 1760, Dverger people dwelled in the northern mountains, mining rich gems. For nearly a thousand years the valley of Mjoldor flourished, and both light and dark elves became partners in trade. The dark elves assisted the Dverger in removing precious gems from the underground, and the light elves distributed their wealth through the lands beyond Mjoldor.

The “Disappearance” of 1760 threw shock throughout all of Mjoldor, as one day all of the Dverger, including those dwelling in surface hovels disappeared into thin air. The great Pact of 1760 was established between the Ljosalfar and Dokkalfar, a moot to discuss the disappearance. No conclusion was ever drawn as to what happened to them, though suspicions that they had disturbed something very powerful soon became confirmed.