The Myth of Falgrin

The Myth of Falgrin

Stories of Falgrin stretch back to the very beginning of Londor’s history. The specific origin of this legendary figure has been lost over time and in its place lie tall tales and speculation.

There are many who believe Falgrin to be a deity of Ethindar, the elf-god of Creation, serving as the world’s historian and bard.  Then there are others who believe Falgrin to be an Elemental—the Spirit of Song.

Stories have been handed down the bloodlines for millennia about Falgrin being a mortal elf. When elves first came into being at the dawn of time, the race entered Londor through the Gate of Ethindar which is housed in the Great Tree in the land of Mudalfaen. Falgrin is said to be the first elf to pass through this gate and it was Falgrin who lead the elves in Mudalfaen to establish the First Kingdom. It was here in this kingdom that Falgrin began using his gifts of song and tale-weaving. And all throughout the First Kingdom, Falgrin would travel with his lute and bring to the masses songs about Ethindar, elves, and events that occurred in his presence. Many elves would gather around the bard and listen to his tales from sundown until dawn.

Another branch of the Falgrin legend speaks that  after six-hundred years, Falgrin passed on and returned back to Ethindar. From this, another set of tales arose to cloud the truth. To conceal Falgrin’s passing, one of his closest followers donned the role and style of Falgrin and continued the work of song and tales. And as this elf came to the end of his life, one elf was chosen by him to follow in the lineage of Falgrin.  The other side of this tale says that when Falgrin passed, many elves devoted their lives to preserving the works and that many of his followers became Falgrin, spreading themselves out to the world as the lands became populated.

Since it is noted that Falgrin’s works discuss many simple and important events throughout the world of Londor from the beginning of time, the majority of peoples within Londor believe the multiple Falgrin myth to be most logical. It is common knowledge that elves are not immortal, their lifespan only seeing up to five-hundred years.

Whatever the people of Londor believe, Falgrin exists in some form to all races—rather it being Falgrin is a deity, one successor is appointed, or many successors are present.  Time moves on, and Falgrin himself—or themselves—becomes rare in sight, but bards of the lesser sing Falgrin’s songs and tales of are told around many campfires at night.

As long as Londor remains, it will have tales from Falgrin.