The Final story of the History of Ilmgral Volume one, gives the story its title.
Written like an old love story, it tells of the tragic lives of Morelin and Lucarnia, whose love created the biggest loss to face Ilmgral.
Morelin, descent of the vassal Mina, is charged with a terrible mission. To spy on the Krun-ilma, the people of the great wood, to see if their is truth to the long rumours of their treachery. On the edge of that magical forest, under the light of the two moons, he stumbles upon Lucarnia the evergreen, the wood kings daughter and the fairest of that race to ever walk upon the world.
Slowly their love grows, but the treachery of the wood king, sees the pair separated and as the tapestry of time tries to weave them back together, Agral, god of death, sets in motion events that will tear the celestial bodies of Ilmgral apart.
Author: Jacob Andrew Bower
With the Sundering of the Two Moons, well on its way to publication, take your first look at the two north eastern continents of Ilmgral: Aragal and Tukagral. The locations highlighted, play key roles in the stories presented in Volume one of the History of Ilmgral.
The war of the dividing mountains.
The third short story of the sundering of the two moons follows the story of Suda Drage, Lord of the Dragor realm and descendant of the vassal Drage Livella. A once great leader of a company of Ilma, Suda must reform his band of heroes after the Kingdom of Scaraden threaten the dividing mountains and he pass of Sikaorna, gifted to the line of Drage hundreds of years ago. A dark pledge leads Suda and his company into the realm that Agral cursed long ago, almost to the utter ruin of the Dragor Realm.
The next story of the Sundering of the Two Moons shows the Ilma now bestowed the powers promised to them. Notes as both squire and lord comes from the journals of a young man of the Ilma, born I the town of Cradlin as he enters the service of Selosa Aquitex, one of the greatest generals of her time.
This story takes place during the darkening of the lands of Cradlin. In this story you follow Bruska as he experiences the battle of the crossroads, the sack of Cradlin and the terrible burning of Fasurasuta. Its first-person style gives an in-depth and personal look at the world during one of Cradlin’s hardest periods, that helps surround the reader in this truly unique world.
“Two understand creation is to understand the stars, the mountains, the sea and the creatures that look and marvel at these. Two understand creation, is to understand the will of the Gods.” Quote from the book of Livella by Drage Livella.
The first story of the Sundering of the Two moons focuses on the creation of the universe and the forming of the three plains. Livinden, the realm of Light. Besan Gretan, the realm that is and Agraldin, the realm of souls.
It tells of the coming of Livella the light maiden into Besan Gretan and how her sacrifice led the creation of the worlds and the seas.
In this first story the descriptions of the four Gods of the Holy Quadrant are described and the great deeds done by their vassals are explained. From Drage destroying the great demon of the North and Crio rising the dividing mountains to stop the storm of Camara, the stories of these heroes great deeds are told.
It is an easy introduction into the History of Ilmgral series. Telling the mythology and beliefs of Ilmgral, only hinted at in the Knights of Earth Saga.
The Ilma are mentioned in the Escape from Humanity but who are they? An Alien race, some good, some evil? Immortals who have great knowledge of the universe? What is their curse and why do they consider themselves the chosen people of the Universe? Who are the Graul? The servant race, now some of the most powerful beings in Besan Gretan? Briefly is the history and beliefs of the Ilma hinted at in the Knights of Earth saga, yet it is a rich history, full of tragedy, deceit, and the corruption of power. A story of the long defeat, how those chosen to be the wardens of the Gods, become vengeful Gods in their own right.
The Sundering of the Two moons is the first part of the History of Ilmgral. In this book series I will bring you the long tapestry that saw the Ilma rise to absolute power and be cursed by it. This history is told in short stories of various styles, giving an in-depth outlook into the history of Ilmgral, like the Silmarillion never could for Middle earth.
The Sundering of the Two moons, focuses on the earliest years of Ilmgral and consists of four stories:
The Beginnings of the Universe are told in the book: The Holy Quadrant. Here the three plains of existence are explained, along with the coming of the Vassals and the immense powers given to the Ilma, with their place as custodians explained.
Notes as both squire and Lord- Follows Bruska Crud, one of the Ilma as he navigates becoming a squire to one of the greatest warriors of the time, Selosa Aquitex. He witnessed some of the Key events of the middle years of the Age of Vassals, including the battle of the crossroads and the burning of Fasurasuta.
The War of the Dividing Mountains- Newly come into his Lordship, Suda Drage, relation of the Vassal Drage Livella, must defend his home from the Kingdom of Scaraden. This story, though thousands of years before the events of the Knights of Earth Saga, ties in the most of all these tales, for it is the Pledge of Suda Drage that lingered as a dark shadow over the Ilma in all their many wars and would eventually bring war to Earth, until one from the Dragor would realm would do war upon Scaraden again.
The Sundering of the Two moons- This tells the story of Morelin, a high lord of the Ilma and Lucarnia, daughter of the wood king, an evergreen of the Krun-ilma, as their love and betrayal of their duties, eventually tears the celestial bodies of Ilmgral apart.
A massive thank you to Emily Mortimer for her amazing cover work. Was great to work with her for the third time.
Welcome to Ilmgral!!!
Long before the events of the Knights of Earth Saga, the chosen Ilma were gifted powers to challenge the Gods. They were meant to be the custodian of the universe but they soon fell from grace.
The Sundering of the Two moons consists of four short stories, telling of the Ilma in the peak of their power and grace.
From the creation of the universe to the greatest tragedy of those early years, read how far the Ilma would rise, and how quickly they would fall.
He had shown her how powerful she could be and as she formulated a plan, she just hoped he was right. She could feel the steadiness within her, the calm before the storm but knew this would be her storm. She lifted her left hand and clouds began to form above her head, from within them, there were sparks and way up high the rumble of thunder could be heard.
The warriors sensing the dark power of their master, began their advance. Brilliant flashes lit up the landscape and all at once Kat’s hair stood on edge and with it Kat felt her feet leave the ground, her face was contorted with the strain of using such an enormous amount of her power.
There was a brief red burst from the sun as Kat’s storm broke the cloud of smoke from the volcano, then the sky went dark so the only the light that could be seen was from the sparks around Kat’s body, it made unnatural shadows in the darkness. This was the pinnacle of Kat’s excellence, she could feel it, this was her moment, her crowning glory and at the moment she struck her first enemy, she was the most beautiful thing in the world.
The History of Iron lake.
Nellia sort, in the years before her darkening, a place away from the ocean. She yearned for places of still water, where at times it would snow and few violent waves threatened her work. Taking one of her ships, she travelled far up the river Arasee and she came swiftly to the lands of the Alpans. She beseeched Auradan and he created a vast bowl in the river and rose an Island within. From the north, Nellia called a great flood, and the bowl was filled, forming a lake around the Isle of the stars.
There Nellia built a city out of fair grey stone. It had many towers and great domed cathedrals, and she was content to spend winter within its walls. There she would marry and there would her husband die.
When Nellia darkened, she used the Island to launch her wars and so in the final battle of the first Iloven wars, the island was taken by Livinya, wielder of the ring of fire and using his power of crafting, he turned the city into a fortress and renamed it Iron lake.
The city featured greatly in the wars that followed and it was there that Livinya presented Hador of the Romana people, the ring of the fire before he went to end Nellia’s plots. There Bor protected Hador’s body as the hordes Nellia’s forces assaulted and it passed to the control of the Romana people in the years that followed and it became the Isle of guard, chief city and fortress in their wars against Harka the necromancer.
Of the Colossi of the Isle of stars.
Stood on the river, south of Iron lake, legs spread, and arms lifted to the sea of heaven was the colossus of Neldivine. A great statue carved in the likeness of Nellia before her corruption. The wind blowing up from the sea, seemed not to have touched it and her beauty was plain to see. Neldivine, wonder of the ancient world.
To the north stood Livdavine, built by Auradan after Nellia had moved to her fortress in the mountains of ice. In the likeness of Livnya it stood, as he was ever her chief foe. His tall frame stood in defence of the southern land and his sword was stretched towards Inargiel. In later years, his image faded, being ever beaten and eroded by the vicious wind from the north.
“The body of Nellia decayed and her armour turned to rust. The ring of water, one of the four rings of creation, cursed now as the Morgul ring, fell through fissures in the earth. It fell through darkness into deep streams far below the mountain of Inargiel and it came out into the frozen north and waited. Years passed and the Romana Empire spread, the power of the ring of Fire and the dragons it helped control, crushed all resistance until it spread towards the great plains and the Druidin forest.
Late into the second Age, the ring of water was found by Harka of the druids, as he escaped the clutches of the Romana Empire. Through dark acts he unlocked its powers and in evil deeds he became a necromancer and brought Aurdan into darkness.”
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