The Rise of the Evanuris
As the elven kingdom expanded, so too did their claim on the land. When their presence disrupted the native Titans - ancient beings tied to the earth, capable of causing earthquakes and shifting the fabric of the land itself - the elves declared war in order to protect their people.

Several prominent mages rose to power during the war. None more so than the individuals who eventually became known as the Evanuris. Generals who hailed from different kingdoms, each of these powerful mages was eventually brought together under a single banner to fight against the Titans.These army Generals quickly rose in prominence due to their skills in battle and the unmitigated power of their magic. Their victories in war gained them many followers, and as their influence grew, so too did their political clout.

Soon, the Generals became powerful enough to threaten the very hierarchy of their respective kingdoms. Unwilling to bow to those they considered weaker than themselves, Elgar’nan and Andruil waged war against their own. The others - Mythal, Falon’din, Dirthamen, June, and Sylaise - were worshiped and adored, and were given royal titles and lands as gifts and tribute. Whatever the case, the original kingdoms of Elvhenan were eventually subsumed by the Evanuris, and their original ruling lines became defunct as the Evanuris took their place.

It was around this time that Andruil met Ghilan’nain and shared some of her power, creating the eighth and final Evanuris. Mythal, too, gave one of her dearest friends a body of his own, and thus the Dread Wolf sprung into being.

The kingdoms were united again, each separate, but ostensibly merged into one beneath Elgar’nan and Mythal, who were the strongest of the Evanuris. Arlathan was founded in -7600 Ancient.

As the Evanuris power continued to spread, they also began to claim the peoples beneath their rule. Nobility was branded first, and then everyone tied to their houses. This ‘vallaslin’ - blood writing - boldly announced an elvhen’s loyalties, and was originally a mark of pride. Power quickly corrupted the Evanuris’ minds, however, and the vallaslin’s purpose became distorted. Eventually, every citizen was marked with the symbols of those they ‘belonged’ to.

In their height, if an elf did not have vallaslin, they could be claimed by any Evanuris who walked by. Those without vallaslin, or who did not submit themselves to receive vallaslin willingly, were viewed as faithless, traitors, rebels, etc. 

War came to the lands once again, as the Forgotten Ones rebelled against the Evanuris’ rule. Resources grew scarce, and the atrocities of war became commonplace.The Evanuris turned to dark magic, slaughtering their own people in order to amass power for destructive spells, and committing terrible sins at the height of their power - and fell into a resulting madness. And still, the Evanuris were lauded as saviors by their war-torn peoples, who feared as much as idolized their rulers.

With Mythal's murder, her loyal companion, Solas, created the Veil to punish those who had killed her. And with the creation of the Veil, and both the Evanuris and the Forgotten Ones were sealed away, the ravaged elvhen people cried out to their gods for salvation - but were met only with silence.

Notes:

• The information contained above is not widespread knowledge.
  
• Ancient elvhen and those directly tied to history may be aware, but dalish elves born in a “modern” time would still know the Evanuris as the benevolent Creator Gods.
  
• Much of the truths of ancient elvhenan have been lost to time.
  
• This was penned by [color=#e82a1f]Ashon [/color]<3