The main race of my world, nothing extremely special.
The Ashtains were the first race in the land of Ashta and lived for many generations in peace. Like the rest of the world they were created by Attensie (my God figure).
History of the AshtainsBefore the Xenon’Hafa Yapita (the war between the Zarack and the Ashtains) The Ashtains were peaceful and their nation covered both North and South Ashta. They had explored West until the sea and East until the Black Lands. They had never ventured above the GimsakMigamons (great mountains) to the wintry regions above. They had many cities, their capital being the city of Tenin in the South Ashta. Every 12 and 1/2 years they held the Attensini’Kenko-Iraph; a celebration in honor of Attensie.
During the war with the Zarack, Ashtain borders were pushed back to the very edges of South Ashta. The Ashtains had to quickly make the change from peace to war. Thousands of Ashtains were lost before their king was able to lead them in their first victory. But the war dragged on and it seemed as if the Zarack had endless supplies of men and beast. Their king, Avast, and his second-in-command, Darjee, were able to hold the Zarack at the borders of South Ashta, but the war was taking it's toll.
Then came the news that Avast had been killed. The Ashtains were panicked and the Council took over ruling, leaving Darjee in command of the army. Years passed, a new ruler was crowned and, with help from the creatures of Ashta, was able to defeat the Zarack.
Peace returned, but not for long. When their "Conqueress" had passed on, a new enemy arose. Teynon. And with him many Ashtains that had secretly left and joined him during the end of the last war.
This was the war against magic. Waged between Teynon and Tenoss. Once again the Ashtain were caught off guard. They had never heard of magic and had no protection against it. More death and destruction followed until Attensie gave Tenoss the power to overcome Teynon and his followers.
These were the major points in Ashtain history. Years of peace followed them until other races began appearing in Ashta. More wars broke out and soon the Ashtains had to hide to stay alive. They found refuge with the Yatay and soon their blood had mixed with them, creating the Ashtay. This left only one line of unbroken Ashtain blood. After many years the descendants of Tenoss (the unbroken line) ruled over the Endless Sands from the city of LigrarenNabatae.
The daughter of the last Ashtain king (El-Namah) married a Duvat creating the Ashvat. So the line of the Ashtains ended.
DescriptionHere's a description of the Ashtains by one of my charaters:
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When we first saw them we almost thought they were dryads come from the birch trees that surrounded us. For they were so much in likeness to them it was hard to distinguish the two. After a few moments of observation I found they looked something like this; tall, some even reaching the heights of nine or ten feet, slender and white like the birch trees. In some instances they resembled the stories we have heard of the elves, but their ears were not pointed. Their faces were pale and smooth, with eye colors ranging from icy blues and inky blacks to warm violets and sparkling greens. They had only two hair colors, black and white of which the strands were either wavy or straight. Their garments were made of long dresses hung down from their shoulders that made them look even taller and more slender. There was almost no color to the cloth, except for those belonging to the higher status in their society. When there was color it was either ice blue or emerald green. They wore no shoes, but seemed to glide over the mossy terrain like the breeze. The Ashtains, as they call themselves, dwell only in birch groves of which there are many in this strange new land we have come to.
To clarify, this is a later description of the Ashtains. (after they became all solemn and uppity
) The person describing them is a Yatain (one of the Yatay)
Well.....I'm going to stop here. I'm sure I've skipped a few things posting this
There's more but some of it involves the other races so much I need to introduce them to continue. Questions please! I'm looking to "deepen" this race since they're the 'most important' in my world.
Thank you!
