Once, long ago; in an Age now lost in the mists of forgetfulness, when the world was young; there lay a land deep in the west, far beyond the golden sunset. In The Age of The Beginnings... long before the dawn of the Age of Man, this was the land of The Algethi; a society of tall, fair, and graceful creatures created in the image of The High Goddess Elaiana… "She, who is the Wellspring of All Being." This land was called Amriath. The Algethi also called this place "The Shining Land"; a  peaceful, and bounteous land of wide grassy plains, golden meadows, and deep green forests. A land where all lived together in common accord and harmony... until the Dark ones came from out of the East.