Elves had long lifespans, and because of that, their cultural inheritance was extremely continuous. Unlike humans, whose many ancient civilizations had already suffered breaks in their lineage, every qualified elf knew their history well, because they had ample time to study such things.
The Dark Maiden—Eilistraee—held an extremely high position in elven history. For one, she was the youngest daughter of Corellon, the elven god-king, and the former divine queen Araushnee—who later became Lolth. She was also the only good-aligned goddess among the Drow gods, and the only goddess who hoped to bring the Drow back into the greater elven family. No matter how one looked at it, elven history could not ignore her.
Yet over the past few thousand years, this name had been mentioned less and less among the elves. Only elven scholars who focused on elven history knew this goddess's deeds, life, and doctrines in detail. Ordinary people knew little about her at most, only that such a deity had once existed, and then fallen.
This was a disguised form of murder by the elven gods against Eilistraee. In the world of gods, a deity's influence represented everything. When a god was left with only a name, or even that name was forgotten, they truly died. Conversely, even if a deity had fallen, as long as her name, doctrines, followers, and deeds remained, she might return.
From this alone, it was clear that the elven gods held no goodwill toward Eilistraee.
However, as a legendary mage, Chalanona knew Eilistraee well. Otherwise, she could not have recognized Eilistraee at a glance.
And precisely because she knew Eilistraee, she was so shocked. As a legendary mage, Chalanona had, in a sense, already transcended the realm of mortals. Naturally, she could not view the gods through the narrow perspective of