Era of Isolation

Part of the History of Dalel

Remains of a Namuril. The Namuril were created during the Great Erosion.

The Era of Isolation is the earliest period in the history of Dalel. It began when Yairan, the Primordial Spirit of Earth, formed Dalel, and ended when light and darkness drew apart into realms of their own, Qaaniguaq and Woncu, on either side of Dalel. During this period Dalel was the only tangible realm and Yairan was its only inhabitant. The era predates the emergence of time and has no dates or measurable length.

Dalel during the era

Yairan formed Dalel from Ákyar, the chaotic energy of Napadéh. Dalel was an unbroken and unbounded expanse of solid stone, without terrain, water, air, fire, or life. Because time did not yet exist, nothing in it changed.

Light and darkness, the domains of Tñarilu and Náiluv, existed during the era and fell on Dalel, but neither spirit entered it. Aahi, Yavi, and Metihi, the spirits of water, air, and fire, had not yet entered the realm.

End of the era

The era ended when Tñarilu and Náiluv drew light and darkness apart into realms of their own, Qaaniguaq and Woncu, on either side of Dalel, and Yairan was no longer alone. Metihi and Yavi then formed Píñáku beneath Dalel and Zayam above it. Aahi, who had no realm of her own, forced her way into Dalel and began the Great Erosion, and Yavi and Metihi followed. Konmai, the Primordial Spirit of time, emerged during the Great Erosion, and the history of Dalel is dated from that period onward.

Legacy

The Domain of Yairan is regarded as the only part of Dalel that remains as it was during the Era of Isolation.