Elven Wars

More than one thousand years before Stephenie was born, the elves, who ruled the lands around the Sea of Tet, fought a civil war. The battles were bloody and the lands were devastated. Seeing an opportunity, the humans living in the elven cities overthrew the weakened elven empire and drove them far into the Rim mountains that surround the Sea of Tet.

Today, elves are reviled and are not seen in human lands. The animosity between the races is deep.