The Rhys (or elves) are the eldest of the races on the Achar.

Orginally, there was one race of elves, the Turhys - the Immortal Elves. They did not die of old age and had amazing control over magic and energy.

Over time, they lost the drive of the living. Fewer and fewer children were born, and they realized they had come to a evolutionary deadend.

Zorn the Ancient, the eldest of the Turhys, and his advisor Lord Fier decided to jumpstart their evolution again. They gathered 1000 of the Turhys and had them all focus their magic on the idea of 'Change.'

They created the Gnarrhys. The mindless energy mass they called the Gnarrhys ravaged through the Turhys, killing and absorbing all that the race was. Lord Fier was one of the first to die. The Turhys had succeeded in Change, but it destroyed them.

Zorn and eight of his children the only survivors of the 1000. Even with their survival, they, too, had been changed. They aged extremely slowly, but they would eventually die of old age.

Zorn's eight children became the parents of the new races of elves. The elves across the Achar had also changed, and became on of the four races.

Shandra and Cohl became the parents of the Shandrhys or Light Elves.

Dharrius and Vagna became the parents of the Darrhys or Dark Elves.

Fedra and Androse became the parents of the Fehrhys or Wood Elves.

Vahn and Sessa became the parents of the Vahnrhys or Sea Elves.

Realizing that their own descendents would not be able to bear the amount of magic that would be required to battle the Gnarrhys and its creatures, they turned to the humans and created the Imrhys.

 

 

(c) 2006 Scott Zierath