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The '''Errant War''' ("Wars" in some readings) was a nasty civil war about two thousand years in the past that developed a year after the fall of [[Malacia]] and immediatly following the initial disappearance of [[Tsuiraku]].  According to [[Sarine Elle | Sarine]], who delivered a lengthy monologue on the subject, the initial bone of contention was whether the [[Elf | elves]] should pre-emptively wipe out half elves believed to be "[[errant]]s" or behave in a more restrained way.  As happens with wars, the original reason for fighting it eventually became lost, and bloodshed continued for its own sake, until the combatants stopped fighting out of sheer exhaustion.  This precipitated the elven withdrawal from [[Human | human]] society, which lasted until [[Veracia]], in their misguided arrogance, broke the Elven shields with their poke-god [[Luminosita]].  
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''For the time period that is one of the [[Eras of Errant Story]], see [[Errant Wars (era)]].''
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Sarine, who's older than she looks (to put it mildly), was around at the time of the Errant War, but has not stated explicitly which side she was on.  Given her restraint in tracking -- but not flat out killing -- [[Meji Hinadori | Meji]] and [[Ian Samael | Ian]], it's reasonable to guess that she was not part of the pre-empting faction, but time will tell, presumably.
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The '''Errant War''' ("Wars" in some readings) was a nasty civil war about two thousand years in the past that developed a year after the fall of [[Malacia]] and immediatly following the initial disappearance of [[Tsuiraku]].  According to [[Sarine Elle | Sarine]], who delivered a [http://www.errantstory.com/2004-11-29 lengthy monologue on the subject,] the initial bone of contention was whether the [[Elf | elves]] should pre-emptively wipe out half elves believed to be "[[errant]]s" or behave in a more restrained way. 
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As happens with wars, the original reason for fighting it eventually became lost, and bloodshed continued for its own sake, until the combatants stopped fighting out of sheer exhaustion.  This precipitated the elven withdrawal from [[Human | human]] society, which lasted until [[Veracia]], in their misguided arrogance, broke the Elven shields with their poke-god [[Luminosita]] -- finally revealing [[Praenubilus Astu]] and the long-hidden [[Elves]].
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Sarine, who's older than she looks (to put it mildly), was around at the time of the Errant War.  Although she's never admitted it directly, she was on the pro-half-elves side, which makes her anathema to some of the hardcore survivors like [[Yenhael]].  We [http://www.errantstory.com/2009-06-19/4219 learn] late in the story that she was the recipient of an "[[Acts of War pardon]]" that restored her (more or less) to the good graces of the elves from a legal point of view, although it's far to say that a certain social opprobrium remains...
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===Approximate Timeline===
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* [http://www.errantstory.com/2002-11-08 The war started] [http://www.errantstory.com/2002-11-15 2000 years, or so, ago].
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* It lasted for 300 years.
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* [http://www.errantstory.com/2004-12-06 Elven isolation lasted for 1500 years].
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* [http://www.errantstory.com/2004-11-29 Isolation ended 200 years ago], at the same time [[Tsuiraku]] was revealed.
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 1 March 2012

For the time period that is one of the Eras of Errant Story, see Errant Wars (era).

The Errant War ("Wars" in some readings) was a nasty civil war about two thousand years in the past that developed a year after the fall of Malacia and immediatly following the initial disappearance of Tsuiraku. According to Sarine, who delivered a lengthy monologue on the subject, the initial bone of contention was whether the elves should pre-emptively wipe out half elves believed to be "errants" or behave in a more restrained way.

As happens with wars, the original reason for fighting it eventually became lost, and bloodshed continued for its own sake, until the combatants stopped fighting out of sheer exhaustion. This precipitated the elven withdrawal from human society, which lasted until Veracia, in their misguided arrogance, broke the Elven shields with their poke-god Luminosita -- finally revealing Praenubilus Astu and the long-hidden Elves.

Sarine, who's older than she looks (to put it mildly), was around at the time of the Errant War. Although she's never admitted it directly, she was on the pro-half-elves side, which makes her anathema to some of the hardcore survivors like Yenhael. We learn late in the story that she was the recipient of an "Acts of War pardon" that restored her (more or less) to the good graces of the elves from a legal point of view, although it's far to say that a certain social opprobrium remains...

Approximate Timeline

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