The Larensti and Vars

          Larensti's true origins are lost in the sands of time.  What we do know is that some time ago a tribe of elves left the Ancient homeland with the intention of starting a colony on a disserted isle.  The island's name was Laren.  The colony thrived in isolation.  Then the orcs arrived.  It is also unclear when and how they arrived, but they did.

          They fought each other in a bitter blood feud that stretched the millennium.  Over the course of this time neither group had contact with the outside world.  And the Larensti started to change, in many different ways.  As many of the warriors began living and fighting in short tunnels, they generally started getting shorter and shorter.  And so the once high, then wood elves finally wound up as lost elves. 

          This feud could have gone on forever, except that one day, the wise old sage came to the conclusion that the isle Larensti was in fact an active volcano!  As the very new and very young chief Vars considered his options, a large bulge started to form on the side of the mountain.  Releasing that time was running out, Vars instructed his tribesmen to build boats so that they could Go Back to the ancient elven homeland.  Buy their estimates they finished the boats one day before it would blow.

          One day after the boats started out on their long journey they encountered a large wave from the direction of the island, and a dark cloud filled the sky.  All evidence that their island was no more.  After sailing and sailing, the Go Backs were hopelessly lost.  Just when a great storm came upon the ships and seemed to be determined to destroy them, the elves hit a rocky shore.  One ship was shattered on the rocks.  And as Vars climbed out of the ocean, there stood  a human (the first human Vars had ever seen). 

          Corinth was all too happy to provide Vars with directions to the Elven homeland for a price.  Vars and some of his warriors were to serve Corinth and the rest of the tribe would settle in the protection of the Homeland.  Vars agreed, as he saw no other choice in this strange land.  Corinth then led the tribe across a range of hills and into the homeland.  Vars was less than ten miles away.

          The tribe settled in a valley and was placed under the protection of the Elven King; as Vars and his loyal scouts followed Corinth on his many quests.