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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

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

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.

References

↑ Matthew Colville Creation of the World, Lore Q&A (PDF). (Patreon). Retrieved on 2025-2-3.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Matthew Colville, et al. Draw Steel Rules, December 2024 Patreon Packet (PDF). (Patreon), pp. 302-303. Retrieved on 2024-12-21.

[Matthew_ColvilleCreation_of_the_World,_Lore_Q&APDF2025-2-3-1] Matthew Colville Creation of the World, Lore Q&A (PDF). (Patreon). Retrieved on 2025-2-3.

[Matthew_Colville,_et_al.Draw_Steel_Rules,_December_2024_Patreon_Packet302-303PDF2024-12-21-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 ^2.4 ^2.5 ^2.6 ^2.7 Matthew Colville, et al. Draw Steel Rules, December 2024 Patreon Packet (PDF). (Patreon), pp. 302-303. Retrieved on 2024-12-21.

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-'''Val, the Noble Lord, First Among Equals''', is 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: the High, Wode, and Shadow Elves.
+{{Infobox character|aliases=Noble Lord, First Among Equals|ancestry=[[Old god]]}}
-Val holds that the creation of art and the appreciation of beauty are among the greatest purposes a thinking being can dedicate their lives to.
+'''Val, the Noble Lord, First Among Equals''', was the patron god of the [[Elf|elves]] and one of the [[Old god|Old gods]]. Val was the creator of the [[Celestial|Celestials]], or the True Elves, who in turn created the [[Elf|Younger Elves]].
-== Heroes ==
+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
-'''A Sea of Suns''', or The Composer, was credited with inventing harmony.
+== History ==
+==== Creation of [[Orden]] ====
+Val created the second of the [[speaking people]], the [[Celestial|Celestials]]. Although made from Val's power, the celestials had no link to him. In this absence they invented art, music and poetry. {{Cite web/creation of the world}}
+Val held the magical wodes close to his heart as they represented his vision for Orden. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}
+=== 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 [[Celestial|Celestials]] with him. All [[Elf|elves]] hoped to join them one day. {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}
+== [[Gods, Heroes and Saints|Heroes of Val]] ==
+=== Heroes of the [[High elf|high elves]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Heroes of the [[High elf|high elves]]
+!Hero
+!Aliases
+!Deeds
+|-
+|'''[[Sea of Suns|A Sea of Suns]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}'''
+|The Composer
+| - Invented Harmony
+- Her harmonics created new beings like faeries, dryads and the elgenwights
+- Defended the walls of [[Kalas Valiar]] for forty days
+|-
+|'''[[Taste of Morning|The Taste of Morning]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}'''
+|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]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}'''
+|Warkiller, the Diplomat
+| - Broke peace between [[Human|humans]] and [[Dragon|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 elf|wode elves]] ===
+{| class="wikitable"
+|+Heroes of the [[Wode elf|wode elves]]
+!Hero
+!Aliases
+!Deeds
+|-
+|'''[[Yllin Dyrvis]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}'''
+|Beast Heart, Wodespeaker, Warden
+| - Cared for the speaking creatures created by '''[[Sea of Suns|A Sea of Suns]]'''
+- Learned their speech and taught them who they were
+|-
+|'''[[Thyll Hylacae]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}'''
+|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]] {{Cite web/ds december 2024|302-303}}'''
+|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 [[Caelian Empire|Caelien]] word "''valiant''" and the dwarves named ''[[valiar]],'' the truemetal, after him.
+== References ==