Aseri

Aseri
The Aseri are a species of Elf which dwell in the eastern-most parts of Eldham. Very little is known about this particular sub-species of elf as they have often kept to themselves. The Aseri themselves are presently divided into three different tribes: The Asún, commonly known as the High Elves. The Lorún, also known as the Wood Elves. Finally there is the Drikún whom are also called the Dark Elves.

History
Many Aseri claim heritage to Ventria, the Mother of the World herself. Notably, it is much more common for the Asún and the Lorún to claim this heritage while denying any link between Ventria and the Drikún. It is however worth mentioning that these three races are, in particular, very interconnected with eachother. Therefore, onlookers conclude that if there is to be a link with the Aseri Gods, it most likely exists between all of the groups.

The Aseri claim to have migrated across the eastern-most sea in Eldham. Many groups who live in Leifmyrr claim that this group of elves did not migrate, and in fact invaded the continent. Though these are conflicting reports, it is ultimately agreed upon that the Aseri are not native to Eldham.

The Aseri themselves remain quite undocumented throughout the history of Eldham as they like to keep to themselves. There are however a few records to determine the history of this race.

Aseri Migration to Eldham
The Aseri came from a land torn apart by chaos and war. The last war prior to their migration to Eldham ended with the Asún, eventually aided by the Lorún, subjugating the Drikún. A calamity then occurred which forced the Aseri to go west.

This calamity was seen within a vision by one of the most unlikeliest of creatures. A young peasent lumberman Lorún named Anarion recieved this vision which yielded the destruction of his homeland. Anarion brought this dream to the elders of his tiny village, Kaistra. The elders then brought the news of this vision to their lords. The lords scoffed at the idea that the gods would bless a peasant with such a vision, and the vision went ignored for some time. War raged throughout the land whilst Anarion made it his mission to fuifil the gods' wishes and save his people.

Anarion laboured day and night, his axe becoming duller and duller as the time passed. As he worked, the war raged on throughout the homeland of the Aseri, and by the time that the war concluded, Anarion had completed twenty-four ships. Upon the war's conclusion, riders arrived in Kaistra bearing the bright blue banners emblazoned with a golden bear. These riders consisted of the remnants of the Tenstina vanguard of the Asún and they spelled doom in the west. Though the war had ended, volcanic eruptions had seemingly immediately followed, and an evacuation was eventually ordered. Due to Anarion's visions, the Aseri were quickly loaded into ships.

The Asún, represented by the remaining members of the Tenstina Vanguard, including the heir to the Tenstina name: Neiven Tenstina took six of the longboats that Anarion had constructed. The Lorún took ten of the boats and managed to evacuate both the village of Kaistra and the surrounding villages. Finally, the Drikún thralls: who had been made slaves and prisoners after the war by the Asún, and the animals which had existed within Kaistra filed into the last eight boats. Anarion took up the mantle of his homeland: Kaistra, as his village smouldered seemingly just after the boats had pushed away from shore. The Aseri then began to look towards the future, and moreover, the West as their boats sailed towards Eldham.

By the time that the Aseri had arrived in Eldham, civilizations and empires of man and creature alike had already been formed. Anarion Kaistra had been named the first Everchosen of the Aseri, a title which would be passed down generation to generation, during the voyage. When the longboats of the Aseri crept down the Horskjarrfjord in Sigsland, the Aseri knew that they had found their new home.

The First Aseri Settlement
Upon landing, the Aseri immediately began constructing walls around their landing point at Asariana. This would be the first Aseri settlement