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Telios

The first age had gone with the passing of the First Father. Telios had not known him like the old gods had. Therefore when he ceased to exist, Telios scarcely felt the difference. Though he did perceive that his own feelings of immortality had faded. A strange phenomena. Stranger still, Telios felt empowered by the people of the land. His own brethren. They had come to see him as a guide toward their shared father Alcadeaus. He was their prophet. Telios led them with a sense of sober responsibility. 

He called the city of Solas his home. Being the one to order its' construction, Telios felt a sense of duty and pride in living there. It was adjacent to the open seas and with good reason. Telios had a vision for mankind. That was to explore the vast expanse of the world his Aunt's and Uncle's created and to expand outward. 

Telios cut down a tree near the coast and began his work. Mankind had already been able to see objects that would float above the waters. However, they had not yet been able to successfully craft vessels to traverse its' expanse. Carving more and more into the tree, Telios fashioned a vessel. 
 But he didn't stop there. Telio's took canvas used for keeping things from becoming wet, and he cut them into triangular pieces. He tied them together and created the world's first sailboat.

His brethren gathered round about and looked at it with interest. Telios smiled. He entered his craft and hitched up the sails. They caught the wind and he rushed across the waters. The people cheered as he made a circle and touched shore. "This is how you will travel."

Over the next hundreds of years mankind would try fail, and succeed at the art of sailing. However, Telio's was disappointed to see that his brothers and sisters would not travel further then the areas they were already familiar with. They were missing the point. They still maintained a level of comfort for land that the sea could not match. After all, it was a dangerous place to be during a storm, among countless other perils. 

Pondering this conundrum, Telios spotted a young boy on the shore. He would swim out as far as he could into the waters and swim back with just enough energy to make it. He moved like it was second nature to him. Telios knew what he must do. He walked over to the young one, towering over him by 11 feet. Telios spoke, "Young man. Do you wish to travel these seas to the ends of the earth?"

The boy was surprised at being approached and spoken to by The Prophet, but replied bravely, "I would. And I'd travel even further than that!" Telios smiled, "Your desire is granted!" Telios placed a glowing hand on the boy's head and something changed inside of him. There was a blessing upon him. The blessing of Telios. But more then that, the start of a culture and race unique to normal mankind. It was the spirit of adventure and exploration.  

Over the next years the boy became a great sailor. He traveled further then any human before him. His name was Numenor. 
 His descendants built larger and faster ships. They took to the seas like it was their own home. They almost spent more time at sea then in Solas. Over the centuries Telio's watched them multiply with a happy countenance. They had the spirit of adventure upon them. With it they would travel more boldly then any race before them. Traversing the dangerous sea in search of riches, glory, and new lands. Telios named them the Numenoreans.

They had good relations with mankind and shared the same religion, though they focused more on the worship of Telios, The Prophet. They had a distaste for the Cult of the Promised End. They actively avoided them. Though they did make use of the metallurgy that came from The Dark Brother. With it they fashioned cutlasses, weapons and other seafaring tools. Seafaring merchants made enormous wealth in trade with other human settlements. They were big on mercantilism. 

Action 1 - Advance Race, 5 Power: Telios gifts mankind with the art of Sailing. With it they may traverse the waters of the world into known and unknown lands. 
Action 2 - Create Sub-race, 3/4 Power: Telios creates the sub-race of mankind. The Numenoreans. A seafaring culture with the spirit of adventure and exploration embedded inside of them. They are located within the city of Solas and the adjacent villages near the sea. (+1 Blessing)
Action 3 - (See next post pending)
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