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The aid of the Shining Ones was erratic and could not be relied upon; for they too had lost a great deal of their power, and their minds had become unfocused since [[The God War]] with the exception of [[Valandor the Great]] who later would be regarded as to have been heavily involved and considered to be everywhere during the war. | The aid of the Shining Ones was erratic and could not be relied upon; for they too had lost a great deal of their power, and their minds had become unfocused since [[The God War]] with the exception of [[Valandor the Great]] who later would be regarded as to have been heavily involved and considered to be everywhere during the war. | ||
[[Valandor the Great]] | [[Valandor the Great]] was regarded to have being everywhere. He fought shoulder to shoulder with the Elves as they battled the [[Ice Giant|Ice Giants]] from the north at [[Lethuia]], he commanded the garrison at [[Sathoi]] and repelled thousands of Ice Sprites and helped the bulwarks at [[Dolgarth]] against the encroaching glaciers (note Dungeon Saga and Tome of Valador). Valandor knew this was required to hold back the forces of [[Winter]] however was just bidding his time as needed to face Winter himself to end the war. | ||
For one hundred and fifty long years of unending cold, the war dragged on. There was some successful resistance: | For one hundred and fifty long years of unending cold, the war dragged on. There was some successful resistance: | ||
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===Winter's Defeat=== | ===Winter's Defeat=== | ||
{{3rdeditionlogo}}Finally in 2649 at the [[The Battle of Ileuthar]], [[Valandor|Valandor the Great]] | {{3rdeditionlogo}}Finally in 2649 at the [[The Battle of Ileuthar]], after 5 days of battling hordes of Ice Demons [[Valandor|Valandor the Great]] was close to collapse but then [[Winter]] appeared. Valandor and Winter battled hand to hand with the occasional use of magic throughout. Valandor got the best of Winter eventually after an intense battle. Winter glared at Valandor as he shoved his blade into her and she shattered in a flurry of ice shards behind a blinding flash. After a moment, Valandor heard a laugh echo across the field, confirming that Winter had bound herself to the ice however the Great Inundation had begun with Ice melting at an unnatural speed. | ||
Valandor raced to stop the flooding that came from the ice and diverted as much as he could, however eventually he was lost to the onrushing tides. | |||
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Winter’s time may be long past, and her chill grip receded from the world, but at the poles Pannithor is clad still in great caps of ice. Huge frozen cliffs of blue ice as tall as mountains stand sentinel over the world. By day they are visible for a hundred miles, by night the ice groans and roars. Some say this is Winter, that she lives still, and shouts her defiance at the warming sun once it has safely set. | Winter’s time may be long past, and her chill grip receded from the world, but at the poles Pannithor is clad still in great caps of ice. Huge frozen cliffs of blue ice as tall as mountains stand sentinel over the world. By day they are visible for a hundred miles, by night the ice groans and roars. Some say this is Winter, that she lives still, and shouts her defiance at the warming sun once it has safely set. | ||
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