At the dawn of the First Age, Elandir led his people into the Agallan Peaks of eastern Aranna, agreeing to stay out of the affairs of Zaramoth, the last of the Utgards, for some unknown concession by the Unmaker. However, Elandir and his kin broke this pact, and forged Azunai his mystical shield in order to challenge the Sword of Zaramoth. The Shield, which was missing a crucial fragment that had been lost during its creation, shattered when it met the Sword, an event that sparked the First Cataclysm.