Sardakk Elf:
The history of this people cannot be given in full detail until I write and post the novels.
Book 1, Sekali, "The Sister City" is finished. I will, however, give a brief history of this people as follows:
The Age of War:
The Sardakk Elves, as a whole, took upon themselves the blame for their king, to spare the inhabitants of the entire Zurkel Mainland from a war which would bring all kingdoms into a state of chaos.
The specifics have long been skewed and forgotten by the passing of twenty ages (20,000 years), and so the tale cannot be accurately told. Needless to say, the Sardakk loved their king and agreed to admit guilt to a crime which the king was being accused of. Many kingdoms in those days were striving against Nishane Asmond, a powerful and honorable man who built up Gaunten, or Wardenoth Keep, as the Sardakk remember it.
The peoples of the land reviled the Sardakk for their treachery, rising up against them, driving them out of the land in defense of their king. In the end, the kingdom remained intact, and the Sardakk willingly took the blame for terrible crimes, crimes they were not guilty of, willing martyrs out of the love they harbored for their great leader. They were slaughtered and driven out of the land by a people they were saving, though the people knew it not.
Driven far into the central part of the continent, the Sardakk fled, refusing to fight back, fleeing in silence, bleeding, dying . . . loyal to the last moments of many of their lives. The slaughter ceased when they fled into a dark and ominous region . . . the Wastelands, into which they were not pursued past the borders, and into the terror of this desolate region. They were safe from the slaughter . . . yet only for the moment.
In the Wastelands they found themselves challenged by the environment and its natural inhabitants. Again, they were relentlessly attacked, challenged to the brink of extinction. Many of the Sardakk rose up and fought back the horrors which began to hunt and track them by the scent of their blood that stained the land.
The Sardakk were forced to master the Wastelands or be wiped out. Forced to conquer, or become extinct, they recruited their most brave, taking up arms to stand against the opposition which now plagued them from every angle. Even nature itself worked against them as Firefall rained down upon their masses, killing many.
But there was strength in them, and they managed to build up defenses, and throw down their enemies.
They built structures, crude at first, to shelter themselves from the deadly elements. After securing a portion of earth at the center of the Wastelands, these brave, unfaltering souls began building more firm structures, which in time were replaced with even more glorious ones.
In the end, they built up a city, a sanctuary, and called it Sardakahn Citadel. They were victorious, and now stand as a pillar of strength within a land feared and avoided by all the nations of Utaemia.
The Present Day:
Honor and virtue are an unshakable way of life for all Sardakk Elves as they stand fast as one in the Wastelands. From birth, each are taught by their fathers and mothers to hold firmly to honor and the traditions of their own.
In a land of unceasing hardships, this incredible people stand for each other, putting aside strife, greed, envying and any thoughts and actions which weaken their ability to stand fast in the defense of their own. The Sardakk are truly one in strength and power.
There are three circles of The Watch that surrounded Sardakahn: The inner, or third circle, nearest Sardakahn Citadel, the center circle, and the outer first.
The first circle is manned only by those worthy to stand against the most powerful foes. They are they who have proven themselves in keeping safe the two inner circles of The Watch. If one proves him or herself worthy on the two inner circles they can, eventually, be promoted and tested for the honor of defending their people upon the outermost First Watch; the most critical defensive position of Sardakahn Citadel. This is the highest honor for any who seek ascension to power.
Notes:
Outsiders who survive the journey to Sardakahn are respected for their bravery and strength. When another race requests admittance into Sardakahn Citadel, they are granted entrance, but are thoroughly investigated.
Any non-Sardakk Elf who enter into this citadel are not trusted, but respected. A person with the disposition for evil, or one that would attempt to sway any Sardakk Elf to question the authorities of Sardakahn, if they are found out, will be captured and taken before the masters of the citadel, to be questioned for their actions. They are then expelled from the citadel forever. If they should return, the outer watch will not allow them past . . . even should it end in a battle to the death.