Val
Val, the Noble Lord, First Among Equals, was the patron god of the elves and one of the Old gods. Val was the creator of the Celestials, or the True Elves, who in turn created the Younger Elves.
Val held that the creation of art and the appreciation of beauty are among the greatest purposes a thinking being can dedicate their lives to. The magical wodes in Orden represented
History
Creation of Orden
Val created the second of the speaking people, the Celestials. Although made from Val's power, the celestials had no link to him. In this absence they invented art, music and poetry. [1]
Val held the magical wodes close to his heart as they represented his vision for Orden. [2]
Val's abscence
His growing disgust with the concept of war led him to leave Orden and take residence in his private manifold, Arcadia, taking his Celestials with him. All elves hoped to join them one day. [2]
Heroes of Val
Heroes of the high elves
| Hero | Aliases | Deeds |
|---|---|---|
| A Sea of Suns [2] | The Composer | - Invented Harmony
- Her harmonics created new beings like faeries, dryads and the elgenwights - Defended the walls of Kalas Valiar for forty days |
| The Taste of Morning [2] | The Librarian | - Built the first library
- Canonized the idea that knowledge, truth, was a kind of beauty |
| Ripples of Honey on a Shore of Gold [2] | Warkiller, the Diplomat | - Broke peace between humans and dragons for ages
- Attempted to create the Codex Pax Universalis, a work capable of erasing the concept of war. However, in order to finish it a step was demanded from her, which she wasn't willing to take |
Heroes of the wode elves
| Hero | Aliases | Deeds |
|---|---|---|
| Yllin Dyrvis [2] | Beast Heart, Wodespeaker, Warden | - Cared for the speaking creatures created by A Sea of Suns
- Learned their speech and taught them who they were |
| Thyll Hylacae [2] | Forestal, Apothachron, the Sacrifice | - Learned the language of trees
- As the farm folk came, she sacrificed herself to uplift a small population of trees into the Derwic |
| Illwyv Li Orchiax [2] | Moonknight, Marhsall of Gloaming, Manslayer | - The first to realize the nature of humans (constantly seeking expansion and ... war)
- Made war on the humans who would kill the wode |
Etymology
His name is the root of the Caelien word "valiant" and the dwarves named valiar, the truemetal, after him.