Gou is a dark elf in Warhammer

Self-symbolism?

Deer was born in the wilderness and can be seen everywhere, symbolizing the lower class people. In the changing era of the old and the new, the deer is in a very difficult situation. It may die from the trains and muskets of modern civilization, or in a living environment that has become increasingly polluted and exploited.

Moreover, the stag plays the role of protecting the group from harm. It has huge antlers and becomes a killer of enemies. This is also Arthur's role in the gang. In essence, the stag is still a kind and gentle herbivore, which also implies that Arthur is still a good person in essence.

Arthur is more like a struggling stag. From the beginning to the end, he just wants to protect his tribe and spends his whole life to protect the tribe. However, due to the arrival of a new era, the situation is finally over.

"That's wrong." After thinking for a moment, Darkus came to a conclusion. He thought the matter couldn't be that simple, and then he thought of another possibility.

In Ulthuan, Qunos is widely worshiped in the Kingdom of Charis, which occupies a large area of ​​​​the forest. Of course, it is also worshiped in other places, such as the eastern Kingdom of Nagaryth, which borders the Kingdom of Charis. In some less prosperous areas, Kurnoth is also widely recognized, and the wilderness and primitive worship have not yet been replaced by Asuryan and other elven gods.

"Shadow King" Aris Anar loved hunting when he was young. He often walked alone in the mountains in his family's fiefdom. There is a cave in the mountain with a large number of stalagmites and stalactites. These sparkling stones resemble the pillars of a magnificent temple.

The floor inside the cave is littered with dead leaves, and the walls are painted with hunting scenes, with predators chasing their prey. Some of the paintings are old, from ancient times and faded, and some are brighter and more recent.

Dozens of skulls of wolves, foxes, bears, deers, eagles and rabbits danced in cave niches, some plated with gold, others carved with elaborate runes expressing thanks or prayers. The skulls were gifts to Kunos, and the cave was one of his shrines.

Of course, this is not important. What is important is that Aris encountered something when he came out of the cave and returned home. When he stooped and emerged from the cave, he stood motionless in astonishment. In front of him appeared a thick fog that had never appeared before, and in the thick fog stood a huge white stag.

The white stag's shoulders were much taller than the tall Aris, and its antlers were wider than Aris' outstretched arms. Except for a black mark on its chest, its fur was white and flawless. It looked at Aris with dark brown eyes, showing neither attack nor panic.

After regaining his strength, Aris slowly straightened up and stared at the stag that lowered its head, shook its antlers, and paved the ground with its hooves. He was sure it was some kind of signal from Kunos, but he couldn't understand what it meant.

Suddenly the stag became excited, threw back his head, hooted, and when Aris stepped forward and held out his hand in a placating gesture, he looked to the west and then jumped into the forest.

Aris turned his gaze to where the stag had looked and saw a figure under the treetops. The figure rides a black horse and is covered with a black feather cloak. The figure's head is covered so that he cannot see his face. Instinctively he reached for his bow, turned his head and drew the arrow from the quiver.

However, when Aris looked back, the rider was gone. The arrow was on the string and he had no choice but to fire it, so he shot an arrow at the position where the rider was before. The arrow passed through the open space and reached the position where the rider was staying. But the strange thing is that there are no traces on the ground, and the frosted pine needles have not been trampled.

Aris was disturbed by these two strange sights, and he glanced around the rest of the clearing, but saw nothing. He put away his bow and arrows and ran away, towards the house, completely forgetting the thought of continuing hunting.

After returning, Aris did not talk about this matter to his family, because he knew that his family was experiencing worse things and would not consider a young man's fantasy story. This experience gradually faded into his memory, so much so that he wasn't sure if it really happened or if it was some kind of daydream.

Many things happened after that, and the political situation in the Kingdom of Nagaries became increasingly turbulent. In order to relax, Aris walked into the mountains with his bow as before. Frustrated and annoyed, he sat on a stone by the river and looked at the sky. At this moment, his eyes were flashed by a white light. He turned around and found that it was the bird outside the shrine of Kunos. White stag seen.

The stag was standing at the lower reaches of the stream not far from Aris drinking water. Aris immediately picked up his bow and arrow and walked slowly along the stream, while constantly ducking away from the stones and into the bushes to hide himself. When Aris moved, the stag no longer drank water, but stared upstream of the stream, looking in the direction of Aris, and then it began to walk slowly into the forest in the mountains.

Aris was not prepared to get too close. He was worried about scaring the stag. He followed the stag eastward, passed through the pine forest, and slowly came to an open space that he had never been to before. He was keeping an eye out for any signs along the way. What could be considered a signpost, but he was disappointed. He was relieved when he reached this clearing. Here he could clearly judge the position of the sun. When he returned, he only had to go west.

The stag basked in the sun leisurely in the open space. When Aris approached cautiously, he could clearly see the black pattern on the stag's chest for the first time. The pattern was actually the shape of the runes representing Kunos, which meant that the stag was actually A messenger sent by Kunos or some kind of miracle.

What happened last time happened again. The stag suddenly jumped up without warning and ran away to the north. When Aris started to chase, the stag disappeared in the blink of an eye. When he looked around angrily, he found a figure hiding in the shade of a tree on the west side. He immediately picked up his bow and shot an arrow. The figure shook for a moment and disappeared, and his arrow also disappeared into the shadow of the leaves. inside, but not long after that figure reappeared there.

Aris immediately fired another arrow, but this time it still missed. When the arrow shot past, the figure seemed to merge with the surrounding shadows. When he was about to shoot again, the figure stopped him.

The figure slowly walked out of the bushes. It was a man with pale skin and disheveled black hair. He raised his hands to show that he was not hostile. Facing Aris' defense, he pointed out Aris' identity in a low and calm voice and introduced himself. He claimed to be the Raven Messenger and the servant of Morayig Heg. He said that before Aris was born, Morayig entrusted him with a dream and asked him to come to the mountains to look for Aris one day.

Then, the figure told Aris some other information, such as that Aris will be the elect of Kunos in the future, and will become the king of the shadows and control the Kingdom of Nagaris in the future. After seeing that Aris couldn't understand, he talked about the present, Malekith is back, preparing to take back Tal Anlek and so on.

The curtain of the Great Schism has thus begun.

The problem is... Darkus is very sure that he didn't see any emblem of Kunos on the chest of the white stag. It was more like a spirit?
Essence is a noun and a general term. Treemen, tree spirits, tree demons and wood spirits are all essences. In addition, there are also some ancient souls, which are similar to the will bred by the forest.

Darkus remembered that the running team he sent out in Lauren Loren had a big job, and Tolandir summoned Enjidu in an ingenious way. The ancient sage of Driftwood, Engidu is a gigantic stag glowing with amber light and wrapped in the winds of Gur. Enjidu claims to have appeared long before the arrival of the elves, and he also admits that the arrival of Aenir activated his mind, and he dedicated his power to Lauren Loren.

In addition, Lauren Loren also has some other ancient souls. Marist once told Darkus that the existence in Thor Litanel's wishing forest is an ancient soul and is related to dreams. It's just that this ancient soul never comes out to see people, and Enil won't break in. At most, it just makes a wish. The two are in a subtle peaceful stage.

The Rainbow Falls of Tor Litanel, where the Vaal priests worked, also showed signs of ancient spirit activity, including the original maiden Vidag, the water nymph, and the otter Kapa. They were ancient souls, not animals in the zoo. They would be driven to the visiting area by the keepers during the day. Darkus didn't encounter any of them when he went there. However, when the restart ceremony was held in the Tear Pool, he saw an ancient soul, the dragon-like natural spirit Niseg, guarding the pool to prevent intruders.

Since Lauren Loren has it, Athel Loren must also have it, and it’s more and stronger. Darkus didn't think there was any connection between himself and Kunos. After all, he still held a grudge. In the Chaos Demon Realm, everything that was supposed to come came, but Kunos didn't come. And some things are just like what he thought before. Athel Loren is the garden of the ancient saints, not the domain of Kunos. It used to belong to Jiuzhan Magpie's Nest. Now that he is here, this matter has to be broken down.

"Are you two also spirits?" Darkus, who was no longer thinking, lowered his head and reached out his hand to stroke the head of a weasel and asked. Heglia just said one was called Mormo and the other was called Mauro. As for who the specific one was, he didn’t know. In his opinion, all the weasels before they turned into lolita looked the same. That’s it.

Mauro closed his eyes as he was touched by Darkus. He felt Darkus' palm gently brushing his head, and a warm feeling spread along his hair. Faced with Darkus' question, he and Mormo nodded slowly, his actions clearly expressing his response.

Tyrandor Evenstar felt his body stiffen, as if falling into an ice cave. He slowly turned his head and looked at Liv, who had a calm expression. Feeling his gaze, Liv turned her head to look at him. Liv calmly shook her head at him as if she knew what he was asking.

The moment Liv shook his head, Tyrandor felt the blood all over his body rushing to his head. Different from Darkus's wild guess, he knew what the white stag represented. Liv's shake of the head broke his last He knew that trouble was big, and he was inadvertently involved in the whirlpool of trouble.

The face behind Hegeria's mask kept twisting. She looked at Darkus interacting with Mormo and Mauro. At this moment, she knew that what her father said was true, and the owner of this forest was back. . Thinking of this, her body trembled. She no longer had the grace and wildness of the Dragon Dance just now. She took two steps back, stopped there, and then she bowed tremblingly to Darkus. Bowed.

Darkus looked at Heglia who bowed deeply to him inexplicably. He could feel the awe and respect Heglia had for him. Then he looked around at Asrai who was present. After shaking his head speechlessly, he looked at Tolandir and motioned for Tolandir to do something to break this damn atmosphere.

After receiving the instruction, Tolandil stood up helplessly. He picked up the lute that was placed aside and came to the center of the hall to play.

Darkus sat down and waved to Heglia, who was still standing there, motioning to come over. He was sure that he had just said something great about the Aslays, but the Aslays' behavior... He didn't like it, he didn't like the Riddler's state.

"If possible, would you like to talk about it in detail?" As Tolandir played, the banquet returned to its previous atmosphere, but the Asrais were in a more depressed state. After Darkus waved to Aidan, he picked up the wine glass and wine bottle and poured them for Heglia. While pouring, he asked.

"Satis..." After drinking a glass of wine, Heglia regained some of her composure and then began to talk.

In general, Darkus believes that this group of monkeys living in the forest have evolved their own religious system. The spirits are worshiped by Aslay as servants of the elven gods and independent minor gods. The spirits of Athel Loren are different from Lauren Loren in that they have an independent beast council that makes decisions on behalf of the forest and coordinates relations with Aslay. .

These powerful spirits are called "Bruids" by Aslay. Each spirit has the right to speak. They have their own independent language system. Only Aslay who is proficient in this language can participate. Orion and Ariel are among the few who master these languages. They are ambassadors representing the elves, expressing Asrai's concerns to the forest.

In the beginning, elven settlers established settlements within sight of the forest edges. Later, in the Imperial Calendar -1125, Asrai and the spirits reached an agreement, and Asrai culture and religion began to take shape. The Forest Protocol provides them with access to powerful magic from forest sanctuaries, allowing them to travel deep into the forest.

Each individual Asrai realm was defined in some way by its forest accords, now known as the Twelve Domains of the Wood Spirits. Typically, the Bruids grant Asrai hunting rights and magical knowledge in exchange for Asrai's services... or sacrifices.

Aslay believed that the Bruids ruled the enchanted forest. Because these spirits varied in appearance and behavior, there was no consensus on the origins of the Bruids. Some Asrai priests believe that these spirits are divine servants or parts of Aisha and Kunos. Some holders of ancient customs believe that the spirits are the rebirth of the ancient saints. Some even more extreme people believe that the spirits are another kind of spirit. There are demons in the form of everything.

The relationship between elves and Bruyd is sometimes tense. Some elves have always disapproved of the forest agreement and are staunch opponents. Orion has had fierce conflicts with Bruyd many times. Occasionally, Asrai's faith in the Bruids is tested when it is revealed that a Chaos Daemon is disguised as a Bruid or a divine incarnation.

There are many Bruids, including Dursu, Adanhu, and Cordir. However, due to various reasons, they withdrew from the Parliament of Beasts. In addition, the forest dragon was also a member of the Beast Council before, but gradually stopped participating. The former is now a strange bedfellow with Asrai, Adanhu is dead, Cordir is mad, Durthu is teetering on the edge of semi-madness, and the forest dragon only maintains contact with individuals in Asrai.

Now, there are only some strange beings left in the Beast Council. The white stag that Darkus saw was Satis, who had the greatest influence in the Beast Council. He negotiated with Aslay and formulated the original hunting rules. After all, no matter how delicious Aveling fruit is, so are the elves. Those who need to eat meat, the elf's physique is not so bad that he does not need oil and water. According to Asrai's folklore, hunters who fail to obey his laws will be cursed by him and suffer from rheumatic fever.

Many Asrai believe that Satis and the White Stag of Athel Loren are one and the same entity. The White Stag of Athel Loren is a great animal of great nobility and grace. It doesn't age, it doesn't die, and it can't be hunted. The white deer rarely appears, and Aslay believes that the elves who see him are blessed by the forest. What's more, when Orion's mortal incarnation transforms every spring, he must get his approval! This is an essential part of the ritual.

So...this is the reason why the Asrais reacted a little too excitedly after Darkus told about his meeting with Satis. He was blessed by the forest, and now is the time of winter and spring. Sly saw nothing in him as an outsider seeing Satis.

"That's wrong." Darkus always felt that something was wrong, but he was missing some key information. And what impressed him the most was the way Satis looked at him. It was completely confused, shocked and confused. His appearance was completely unbelievable to Satis, who almost said it was impossible. .

(This chapter emmm, read on, remember the toad, the four-winged phoenix, and the ability of the messenger) (End of chapter)