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- Valheru, The Dragon Lords, were the first race on Midkemia, and among the most powerful in the known universe. Their nature was that of the fabric of the universe. They rode on the backs of great dragons, travelling throughout the cosmos in search of plunder. Arrogantly presuming themselves to be gods, they also bred the Elves as creatures to serve them. From the moment they are born the Valheru must fight for survival. As soon as they are born they are taken by Moredhel midwives from their mother and handed over to an Eledhel runner who takes the infant and finds a secluded spot in which to leave the child. They are born aware and with each passing moment they gain a greater understanding of the world around them. Within a summers span they are able to run down and kill deer with a stunning mindblast. The only creatures they need fear are others of their own kind. As a result of their wanton acts of destruction throughout the universe, energy was released from what was once mighty civilizations. Reaching a critical point, these energies formed a new pantheon of gods. While the new gods strove among themselves, the Valheru, exhorted by Draken-Korin, attempted to overthrow the new order of gods. Ashen-Shugar was the only Dragon Lord to disapprove of his plan, but he did nothing but watch as the other Dragon Lords rose to battle the gods. Ashen-Shugar, the most powerful of the Valheru, felt something "alien" to his kind, a desire to protect the world, and the presence of Tomas Megarson via the magics of Macros the Black. With the coming of the new gods Ashen Shugar felt himself become alien to the new order, as if reality rejected his nature and he fell into a torpor, sleeping in his mountain on his throne many ages after the rest of the Valheru had faded from the world. Upon his death his essence became infused in his armor so that Tomas could replace him as guardian of Midkemia. Space and time became warped as the Valheru battled the gods in the time known as the Chaos Wars. Of 107 gods, only sixteen survived, but the Valheru were utterly defeated. With the exception of Ashen-Shugar, the Valheru were cast away into another dimension to prevent them from returning to their homeworld, Midkemia. Their combined essences became a single entity known by the Tsurani as "The Enemy". In its rampage to return to Midkemia, it destroyed many worlds, including those of the civilizations that would later become the Empire of Tsuranuanni.
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