Editing Dericost (section)

=== Occupation and the flight of the Gelidites to Dereth ===

After the Dericost were slain by the [[Yalaini]] and the [[Haebrean]] forces at the end of the [[Millennium War]], the Gelidites were driven from their fortresses on the plateau of [[Gelid]] in the north of Dericost and were forced to live amongst the [[Yalaini]].<ref name=BookMinesh>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[The Book of Minesh]]</ref><ref name=LegendFrore>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[Legend of Frore]]</ref>

The living Dericost nobility were marched away in chains from the Plateau of Gelid to reservations in the Haebrous lands, but the victors were kinder to the common folk of the Dericost Kingdom and allowed them to remain in their homelands. Yet all Dericost, no matter the station of their ancestors, remained scorned by the ruling Yalaini classes and never truly achieved equality in the Empire. Although the Yalaini deliberately expunged knowledge of the dark magics accumulated by the Dericost nobility, it could not be completely destroyed since Sarvien spreaded detailed knowledge of these rituals throughout his ranks during his rule.<ref name=HistoryAubereanVolI>[[The History of Auberean/Volume I: Empires Clashing (-30,000 to -9,000)]]</ref>

The ancient crafts were forbidden, and the Dericostians were guarded with mistrust and later on, faced persecution and torture. This occurred especially after the [[Black Rains]], because, remembering the dark magics used by the Dericost Kingdom, the Yalaini tried to pin the blame for these Black Rains on the descendants of the Dericost. The Elders claim it was the actions of these descendants' ancient ancestors that has caused the Light to curse the land and turn the sun dark, and for this all must do penance. <ref name=BookMinesh>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[The Book of Minesh]]</ref><ref name=LegendFrore>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[Legend of Frore]]</ref><ref name=HistoryAubereanVolII>[[The History of Auberean/Volume II: A Struggle With Darkness (-2,998 to -1,999)]]</ref>

The discovery of an ancient Lich hidden deep in the mountainous regions of Haebrous prompted fears that the Dericost were practicing forbidden magics. Nothing could be farther from the truth, as most Dericost have come to hate the undead for abandoning them to the Yalaini's rule. Harsh persecution follows and descendants of the Dericost nobility, who call themselves Gelidites, flee the Haebrous reservations.<ref name=HistoryAubereanVolIII>[[The History of Auberean/Volume III: The Fall From Grace (-1,804 to -891)]]</ref>

Trusting upon a prophesy, which predicted that the Gelidites would turn to power again during a Great Frost, the leaders of the Gelidites decided to wait this out and to found their own city, which they named Frore because of the prophesy. For this, they sailed to the island now known as [[Dereth]]. The Gelidites explored Dereth: some, under Frisander, searched the mighty peaks of old Velacixque, "Blood-Heart" to the Falatacot. The Yalain were present in large numbers, forging coins of magical alloy in the depths of the mountain. Turning back north, they were halted by a call.<ref name=BookMinesh>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[The Book of Minesh]]</ref> They encountered Lord [[Rytheran]] of the [[Filinuvekta]] and nearly killed him, which gave the Gelidites the room to kill off the remaining forces and travel on.<ref name=BookMinesh>1999/12 [[Sudden Season]] - [[The Book of Minesh]]</ref>

Ultimately, they founded the [[Lost City of Frore]] in the [[Lost Wish Mountain Range]] in [[Dereth]] and extended their lives at terrible cost to buy the needed time.<ref>2000/01 [[Dark Thaw]] -  [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore|Microsoft Zone Archive - Asheron's Lore]]: [[Microsoft Zone Archive/Asheron's Lore/Journal from Frore|Journal from Frore]]</ref>