Eladamri

For the planet, see Planet Eladamri.

The Eladamri, also known as the Empire of Roads, was a Multi-Verse-spanning civilization, the collapse of which led to the Age of Darkness.

The Eladamri were ressponsible for constructing the Roads and may have made magic possible by artificially modifying DNA.

Terms

The Eladamri have been described by many names during the Mage Wars and Ages of the Alliance. Their true name, Eladamri, was not discovered until near the end of the Sixth Age.

Ancients

The term 'Ancient' is often used to describe the Eladamri, even within their own terminology. In relatively modern times(throughout the Ages of the Alliance), the Eladamri were often known simply as Ancients, the term being a colloquialism for the long-lost civilization. The proper name of Eladamri was not discovered until A.Y. 6899, and not formally published until several years later.

However, Eladamrian translations were often found to use the term 'Ancient'. It was eventually determined that the name Eladamri sprange from the establishment of the capitol city on the planet of the same name.

Feeling that there work was complete, the ancient ones moved on from the Old Way, and put aside their weapons. A new capital was established, and with it, a new name: Eladamri.

Based on the inscription, Jason posited that they chose the name at the start of Classic Antiquity, and it was during this era that the name 'Ancient' began to be used to describe everything that had come before the begining of that era. Perhaps the term was meant to distance the 'new way' from the old, war-like battle against the Iname.

The First Ones

Another, much less common term, is The First Ones, which is found in many cultures in and around the known worlds. It is often found among cutlures specifically seeded by the ancients, who refer to themselves as "The Second Ones" or other similar terms.