Story of Pelacor Deceiver
Many centuries ago, the Pelacor followed the prophet, Edalus, on what has become known as the 'Exile.' They followed him into the Mountains of Fire surrounding Mount Praetorous. For generations they lived alone in these mountains, hidden away. They were taught to worship the sun and moon gods, Solaki and Lunaki, deities dreamt into existence from the bones of Edalus' dead parents and his zealous mind. The scriptures read that the two Gods were carried into the heavens upon pieces of consecrated land, torn from the World to raise them high, so that their worshipers would always look up to them and forever be beneath their great heavenly power.
On the darkest night of each year, Edalus would invoke rituals that would change the bodies of his people. Drawing upon the dormant power beneath the mountains, he caused angelic wings to sprout from their backs. This change was permanent and, in fact, most Pelacor offspring inherited the appendages from their parents.
When Edalus finally passed away, ancient as he was, there was infighting between the people as to who should lead. Fractures in their harmonious way of life started to appear, and two very definitive factions arose. One worshiped the brother God, Solaki, and the other worshiped the sister God, Lunaki. So began the 'War of the Sons and Daughters', where Pelacor fought against one another, a rivalry that still continues to this day amongst some.
When the magic veil over Praetoria and the Mountains of Fire fell, and the Chaos Legions invaded, the Pelacor decided they could hide away no more. Believing that the Chaos Legion would turn upon their floating Gods next if they conquered the Splinterlands, they began their 'Great Descent' into the lowlands, determined to fight this new threat that had arrived upon their world, and joined with the Lowlanders armies.
“My Lord,” the soldier said, falling to his knees at the feet of a horse. “We have been undone, your entire western flank has been decimated.”
“What!” Xehes roared. “How can that be possible? There were over a thousand of you!”
“It was the scout, Lord. She took us along the river and through the woods. As we neared the enemies staging point for their second wave we were ambushed, set upon by hundreds of creatures, all of them like her. They flew from the skies and dropped down from the trees, cutting through our ranks and causing complete disarray.”
“I paid her a lot of money to find a way through to their rear guard.” Xehes gripped the reins of his horse and seethed. “And she cheats me out of the coin I gave in good faith.”
“That's not all, my Lord,” the man groveled even lower, his cheek touching the wet mud. “She said that she would be back, to collect the rest of the money from your chest. She said it was a burden you shouldn't have to carry around with you anymore.”
“Is that so.” Xehes narrowed his eyes. “It would seem we have another enemy that must be dealt with this day. When I'm done with those winged deceivers, they'll wish they never met me.”
Reference: splinterlands.com