Editing Crestlyn Isle (section)

====The War of The West====
In the year 3500 a war was fought between the siddh and the elves. The siddh are masters of magic, every race knowing their great feats involved in magic as when they introduced alchemy to the other races. Now, the elves are well versed in magic, able to use it with little difficulty. The elves from the southern forest wanted the secrets to advanced magic. The magic that could alter the laws of reality, but the siddh refused to give up such powerful secrets as in the wrong hands, it could cause another epidemic. The elves, infuriated, threatened war. Now, the elves of the Abudar forest were against this and the southern elves were known to be problematic before. The southern elves argued that everyone should be able to use advanced magic and that the siddh should step down from their throne and contribute something to the other races. What the elves really wanted was more power to hold a powerful kingdom in the isle. After yet again another refusal from the siddh, war was declared between the elves of the southern forest and the siddh nation in the central plains. So war was waged against these two races for 4 years, the siddh suffering heavy casualties. The elves then raided a siddh capital in Keeper's Coast, finding information about a secret magical ritual of great power. After this event, the siddh and dwarves agreed that extreme measures must be taken to stop the elves. In 5 days, the siddh created a ritual to end the war. With permission from the council of mages, they cursed the entire southern elven kingdom. The elves skin became the color of ash, their hair was purged of all color, their eyes became a pale yellow, and all involved in the war was brandished with the curse mark on their palms. The curse would continue to spread for 1000 years, though the now cursed elves would not stop the attacks, forcing the dwarves to take action. The ironbeard clan threatened to help the siddh in this war if the elves did not stop and the siddh announced they would destroy the forest with their magic if it would stop this madness. The elves then admitted defeat, they didn't want to take on the dwarven nation as well. The war ended with that, with the elves retreating to the forest and the siddh left to rebuild their nation. Strong distrust now exists between the siddh and the southern elves. The siddh are also distrusting of the elves of Abudar for not taking any action during the war. The newer generation of elves continue to bear the curse, but the next will not. After it all ended, the dwarves and the siddh became good allies, now helping each other in national affairs, though the siddh magic still remains hidden except for the ritual stolen by the elves, which continues to remain a mystery as to what it is.