Quellamese Mythology

Long before the great migration of elves to Voreld, the race of pointy-eared folk lived in a far off land across the sea, called Quellam. Not much information exists on Quellam, and what little remains is quite disturbing to those unfamiliar with its strange biology. Tales from the first elves told of large animals, much larger than any found in their new home. Rodents the size of hounds, apes the size of elephants, and other such giant creatures. But among those giants were creatures larger still, massive predators feared by all, even the fiercest of beasts.

It is these apex predators, the titans of Quellam, whom the ancient elves worshipped. They viewed the creatures as gods, beasts who hunted the hunters, who plagued the animals that plagued the elves. Of course the great beasts would devour the elves, too, given the chance, but the elves knew this all too well. They gave sacrifice to the great beasts, hoping those they sent to it would be granted eternal life in exchange for providing sustenance. The hope was also that these sacrifices would satisfy their desire for elven flesh, causing them to focus their attention elsewhere for a time.

The great beasts came in three known varieties, though practices of worship remained roughly the same for each. Those who lived in the plains and other open terrain were known to fear and worship the Sky Gods, great winged beasts who took their sacrifices to the eternal land in the clouds. Those in more forested or wet terrain tended to instead worship the Land Gods, massive reptilians – most likely serpents – who would whisk their sacrifices off to the endless cavern below the earth. Those in coastal worshipped the Sea Gods, great fanged fish who brought their sacrifices beneath the waves to the mystical sunken city.

It is unknown if any other great beings existed in Quellam, though if they did they were never mentioned by the migrating elves. Most who arrived in Voreld were fearful of the Sea Gods, who’d plagued their journey and caused many deaths along the way. This fear mostly vanished after a few generations after the migration end, as the lack of such predators in Voreld gave the elves little reason to fear them anymore. After all, they had other, more aggressive creatures to fear instead.