Believing she serves Zal's will, Elora seeks the Life-Webs and Life-Orbs from Yul. The gift is freely given, though its true purpose remains hidden.
Scattered life-orbs fertilize severed Threads across Rhuna. From these tangled fragments arise the first Orvah—living unions of mortal life, beast, landscape, and possibility.
Life-Orbs merge with severed Threads and fragments of creation. From these impossible unions arise the first peoples of Rhuna: the Tangled-Blooded Orvah.
Three fallen Zaltar rise once more, touched by wandering life-orbs. They become the Valanarks—the first great leaders of the Orvah peoples.
Xantyr turns the stolen life-webs upon the Astraleth themselves. Broken into countless fragments and reborn through dream and memory, the first Vathians emerge.
Ezhan awakens once more through the Song-Stone Eggs. From these sacred vessels hatch the first Ezhani, carrying echoes of their creator's voice.
No longer needing Elora, Xantyr attempts to fracture her as he had the Astraleth before. Yet Elora's divine strength resists him, splintering into only ten warrior-selves—the greatest fracture Fate can impose upon a Lesser Deity. Fearing that Xal'Zhira is Vel's final instrument, Xantyr sends the ten fragments into the depths of Rhuna, where nine perish sealing the Great Veldraken away.
Nine of Elora's Fractures perish sealing Xal'Zhira within her darkened cavern, binding the Great Veldraken beneath Rhuna through their sacrifice. Only the Tenth escapes with her life, disappearing beyond Fate's reach. Believing all ten had fallen, Xantyr never realizes that one fragment of Elora still survives.
The Tenth is the last living seal. Her continued life sustains the tenth binding of Xal’Zhira’s prison. The nine others gave their lives to the sealing; she must remain alive for her seal to endure. Her name and whereabouts remain hidden from Xantyr.