How the Mighty Fall
A Tale of Neruand

I'll be using this thread to organize my thoughts and writing and I wanted to share some of it with you all for some thoughts and theories and ideas. :]


A Little Background Information
This is a story based off of my last year's NaNo Project "Three Years in Eschens' Hallow." The project was never completed, but I've expanded on the idea over the past year and it's evolved into quite the story. Unfortunately, I only have bits and pieces of the story in the form of simple outlines, very simple outlines... But, I'm not going to let that stop me. There's a bunch of logistic things that happen in the background that you may look at my current notes and be throroughly confused by it all and I'm okay with that because at least it keeps a little of the mystery to the story. :] Please do critique EVERYTHING that I post in this thread because I think it's EXTREMELY important to the story and my sanity.


Part I
Key Characters
  • Grand Lord Tyrlith A'rothe of the High Drow
    • late 40's
    • married to An'ette A'rothe, with a son, Re'shai A'rothe
    • tall, medium build, handsome, tan, gold haired


  • Prince Re'shai A'rothe
    • mid teens
    • silver haired


  • Dan'il Von'ros
    • commoner, family works for the Grand Lord
    • same age as Re'shai, befriended at a young age as Re'shai attempted to run away from the Citadel


  • High Priest Cain Brightsong
    • mid 30's
    • shares position with High Priestess Nora (aka The White Lady)
    • takes job much more devoute to such a point as to dwell on the island (of the Shrine of the Sun's Blessing)


  • High Priestess Nora (aka The White Lady) (aka Axanora)
    • mid 30's, bright blonde hair, attractive
    • position with Cain Brightsong
    • dwells in a seperate location, more loved by the people than Cain
    • servants dwell on her every word and whim


  • Dran'Tor the Zealot
    • the most favored of Nora's servants
    • tall, slender, gray hair, late 20's
    • pale compared to the other followers of the Sun's Blessing (aka the Servants of Nora, this is only known to Nora and Cain is oblivious to the situation)


Key Places
  • Sureth Citadel; Seat of the Grand Lord
  • Shrine of the Sun's Blessing
  • Sureth'anor (the main island where the Citadel and the Shrine are located)


Part II
Key Characters
  • Kerlira Lightfoot
    • a Half-Elf hunter (rare for a Half-Elf), her companion Shazar, a back panther
    • born a refugee in Midport and grew up during the exile to Eschen's Hallow, here she picked up hunting from the humans
    • late teens, med height, brown hair


  • Anarun Lightfoot
    • a Half-Elf assassin
    • born just before the exile into Drowan culture, picked up on a more traditional path according to Drow history
    • mid 20's, short dark black hair, tallish


  • Cain Bloodtooth
    • formerly known as High Priest Cain Brightsong
    • a Worgen on Sureth'anor, the Shrine
    • pale gray colored fur/hair, seemingly ageless because of the curse


  • Bane Plagueheart
    • an Infected Sorcerer
    • dark hair, red eyes, scars and dark marks cover pale skin
    • traveled to Plunder Point to explore and collect flora and fauna for alchemic purposes


Key Places
  • The Weary's Rest (inn on Reclaimer's Rise)
  • Reclaimer's Rise