Firestar Deloran Author:David Harrell In the beginning was the Word followed by magic and war, and while the world had changed several times over the ages, it found itself again on an ancient but familiar stage. The Magic War was long and terrible, and two hundred years of disputes and fighting had culminated in the raising of the most powerful figure in history. In the Outer Re... more »alms, he was known as the Great Destroyer, and his hands alone snuffed out the lives of countless warriors and scarred the landscape of numerous countries. The Ash Dunes of the Burning Realm, the Valley of Death in the Hollow Realm, and the Wastes of the Frozen Realm were all attributed to the powers of destruction and manipulation afforded to him by magic. But the Saline Realm, against whom the Outer Realms were united against because of her practice in magic, was spared from the threat of annihilation because of her unlikely and unwilling savior. But the Destroyer himself wanted little more than to find acceptance and to no longer be alone. When the war ended, the Great Destroyer returned to the Saline Realm and was greeted by the High Elders, leaders of the nation. They welcomed him back with deceptive smiles, exaggerated gestures, and a false celebration. In reality, they feared the power he held and plotted against his continued existence, and in a thinly veiled act of authoritative rejection, they branded him with a new title and a last name fitting for his deeds on the field of battle. Darrio, the Great Destroyer and Salia's terrible champion, was thenceforth known as Darrio Deloran, Firestar of the Saline Realm.« less