Editing Dericost (section)

=== Early History ===

The first mention of the Dericost as a distinct people comes from a  [[Falatacot]] text. In it, the Dericostians, along with the [[Yalaini]] and [[Haebrean]], were said to have driven the Falatacot to the island of [[Killiakta]], or Dereth as it is known by now.<ref>2006/11 [[Remembering the Past]] - [[Words of the High Matriarch]]</ref> This event is presumed to happen either before or during the [[Arelis Eipoth]].

Although uncontested in the rule of its continent for thousands of years, the Kingdom of Dericost truly rose to prominence with the arrival of the [[Falatacot]] refugees, who fled the island of Dereth due to global cooling of Auberean. In exchange for sanctuary in Dericost lands, the Falatacot shared their worship of the Old Ones and their magical knowledge. They specifically shared their knowledge of blood, death and entropy magics. 
<ref name=HistoryAubereanVolI>[[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref>

While most [[Falatacot]] practiced their magic within ethical bounds, the Dericost knew no such bounds. Soon the Dericost nobility came across the darkest of the Falatacot refugees' rituals which hold out the promise of eternal life. The Dericost were not aware that these magics involve the death of the physical body and the tying of the person's spirit to its decaying form. Once the initial shock of this discovery wore off, the Dericost found this an acceptable price to pay and many of the nobility transformed themselves into undead. Among the first is a figure called [[His Eternal Splendor]], along with those in his inner circle, Lady [[Aerfalle]]and Lord [[Rytheran]].<ref name=HistoryAubereanVolI>[[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref>