Elona

Elona is a continent on the world of Tyria. It is the "Land of the Golden Sun", with a warmer climate than the continents of Tyria and Cantha. The continent maybe named after the mighty river Elon that runs through it. Elona and Tyria are part of the same supercontinent.

Elona is also a nation as it is a continent. The nation is divided into three great provinces: the Island Province of Istan, the Military Province of Kourna and the Citadels of the Princes of Vabbi. It is a land of wealth and power, protected by its Champions, the Order of the Sunspears.

Elonians in the Crystal Desert
More than two hundred years ago, Turai Ossa, the Champion of Elona who defeated the scourge of Vabbi, led a group of Elonians to the Crystal Desert, trying to attain glory by achieving Ascension. They built towering monuments and great cities in the desert hoping to draw the attention of the Gods.

The Elonians, like their predecessors, the Margonites, failed. Their pride caused mistrust to spread amongst them and their disregard for the Forgotten Ones caused them to engage them in battle. Both factors lead to the hasty demise of the once great nation.
 * One group went to the Dunes of Despair, and built the Temple of Ascension, where the gods will be looking . However, they were killed by the Forgotten.
 * Another group went to Elona Reach, trying to assemble the Vision Crystal to focus the gaze of the gods. However, the Elonians did not trust each other and split into three camps, each with a Vision Crystal shard, under the care of priests Hehmnut, Nahtem, and Kahdat. That was their downfall as no group would trust the others with their crystals. Those that did not die of thirst and starvation were easy prey for the Forgotten army and their Enchanted.  This marked the end of the nation.

During the events of the Prophecies Campaign, players will need to aid Turai Ossa in the three Crystal Desert missions Dunes of Despair, Elona Reach and Thirsty River to achieve their own Ascension.

Issues - Elonia

 * In the Crystal Desert, the only single occasion where the nation of the Elonian colonists was mentioned, it was referred to as "the nation of Elonia." However, at various other situations where the nation is not direcetly referred to, reference to them is perdominantly of the form "of Elona" (such as "champion of Elona", "priest of Elona", "general of Elona"), with only one single case where the word "Elonia" was used.  Currently there are two possible view points on the matter:
 * 1) Both instances of "Elonia" are typographical errors for "Elona".  The nation of Elona fell 200 years ago, but the people left behind who didn't go to the Crystal Desert re-established a new nation of Elona.
 * 2) Turai Ossa's people, upon reaching the Crystal Desert, formed a new nation called "Elonia" in honor of the land and nation they came from.  Because they originally came from Elona, where they acheived their ranks/deeds, they were still known as champion, priest, general etc of Elona.