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| Daggerfall book: Of Jephre - Wood Elf God |
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from the Imperial Library - this link
url = http://til.gamingsource.net/dfbooks/b073_jephre.shtml
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Of Jephre
When the elven folk walked the land alone and sang songs of power
amongst the trees and stars, Jephre the Singer walked with them. Jephre
gave heed to the nature of the forests and delighted in the gurgling
streams and brooks. It was Jephre who taught the birds to sing their
songs of the seasons and He that taught the streams the tinkling
ethereal tune. The very trees are said to have moved close to hear him
sing on the warm summer nights of those elder days. It was in this time
that the first great ballads of the elves were made, crafted from the
songs that Jephre taught to the sylvan youth who frolicked to his
lively tunes and ballads of nature and the unspoiled forest. In truth,
He is worshipped as god of song and forest.
In Valenwood, Jephre is considered one of the Major Sylvan gods with
temples and altars in the deep woodland places. Elven tradition holds
that children with a gift for song have been blessed by Jephre himself.
Legend has it he blessed the Wood Elves with a natural affinity for
nature and particularly the forest. Most Wood Elven Rangers worship
Jephre.
It was his great eagerness for natural beauty that led him to the Isle
of Sumurset. He taught the great sea birds to sing and molded the crash
of wave against beach into a song of whispers and power It is said by
the high elves that Jephre hears and sees all within distance of water,
whether it be beach, brook, stream or fall. It is further said that the
very birds keep watch for Jephre, in repayment for the songs he taught
them. It is fruther said he blessed the high elves with a beauty to
match the beauty of their island home.
The dark elves have a legend that Jephre walked the earth before the
first day, and in the light of the stars weaved a song so beautiful
that the very stars moved to its sway. Some of the stars to this very
day still wink and blink in memory of the song of night and darkness.
Due to his influence most if not all Elven Bards pay homage to Jephre.
The natural order of things is the basis for Jephre's temples in
Valenwood and the Sumurset Isle. The one thing Jephre will not tolerate
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