The Elleswacyan Era was a long period of history labeled as the time when the Cardinals were crafting, collaborating, and creating. Species, biomes, rivers, and ideas were constantly being given or withheld, destroyed or solidified, until the Cardinal of the region was satisfied with their work. The creatures of each Cardinal were no different, and the creatures who would be deemed with intelligence and culture were determined during this era, and each Cardinal had an ideal for what they desired their forever sapient kin to look and behave like.

Lessifleals were a large predator created by the East Cardinal, Meldr'uno, to be a form of population control and fear instigator for Meldr'uno's main kin: the eastern dragons. Lessifleals were nomadic, they preyed on karkadanns and other large animals, could handle the hot desert climate, were able to make small camps by using clay and sandstone to create simplistic pueblo buildings. Strangely, they were given almost the same intelligence level as dragons during the beginning of the E.W Era but were not given a language, had an extremely low population number, and were limited to where they could prosper (trapped to the desert for biological reasons).

Like the rest of the Cardinals, Meldr'uno began work on His main kingdom of power and culture during the middle of the E.W Era, and that city was named Tucruitora. At first, the kingdom was built to house his kin: the eastern dragons, or as his ancient followers were known as: the Ola'mels. Ola'mels were similar to the other dragons of the world, and despite Meldr'uno's firm grasp over their culture and ideals, they continued to drift further from what He desired from them, They became curious and mingled beyond the territories that were gifted to them, and eventually the East Cardinal realized it was no longer worth his time to try and wrangle these drifting creatures back into his static reign. He wanted a kin all under his word, none curious to learn about the dragons with wings to the west or the clever wyverns to the north, thus the Ola'mels became something unwanted, and so they were discarded and "set free". This was not a good form of freedom, for now the eastern dragons, once aided and protected by the East God Himself, were alone in the world with no means of holding onto their culture and magic. Thanks to the other Cardinals interfering with Meldr'uno's rage, the eastern dragons were able to keep their magic and sapience, but all else was left to them to protect, resulting in the Ola'mel culture slowly becoming more uncommon.

Meldr'uno was without kin now and needed something new to call his own and continue his culture and ideals. He wanted something that would obey all his rules, he wanted something as loyal as possible, and so he journeyed across his arid lands in search of what could replace his eastern dragons. Alas, no other dragons could be found in the dry climate, for they all existed in the humid jungle or the temperate forests of the North. The other Cardinals had created and claimed those lands that could support what had become of the created dragon species, so the East Cardinal needed something different, something completely new.

One of His wild predators caught his eye: the lessifleals.

The lessifleals were snatched up, removed from their place in the food chain, and modified to fit better as a governed and civilized creature. Lefikas were created. The Lefikas were given Tucruitora to call home. Meldr'uno handed over everything the eastern dragons once had to the new kin and they were given all means of intelligence and dexterity that they needed to be equally rivaled by the dragons and gryphons. The Lefikas thrived and evolved as a society under the watchful eyes of Meldr'uno, until one day the God decided that the Lefikas worshipping a God that looked like an eastern dragon was not a good choice. They should see themselves within the thing they worship and appreciate, they should view their God as different, a God that makes them view themselves as different and as the elite kin amongst Ptitheros. Worshipping a dragon would lead to the Lefikas always seeing other dragons as stronger and better than their fellow desert prowlers, and that would need to change.

With this change of plans from the East Cardinal Himself, the original oriental-dragon-resembling Architect created a new form. He became a lefiká bathed of pure white light, no features other than many pairs of beautiful wings and long ears stood against the bright silhouette. This being was the new eyes of Meldr'uno, it was called the Central Virtue, and it comprised of all 10 Minor Virtues that made up the new Tucruit Affiliation. The Central Virtue has never been seen by the Cardinal's kin, but many old texts tell of stories where old priests and journeywomen met some of the singular pieces of the form.

Once the dragon-form of prospect was out of the picture and the East Cardinal had a new set of eyes to watch His kin with, the shift of radicalization between Ola'mels and Tucruit began. Tucruits began to see themselves as better, different, and overall stronger, just as intended. The Virtues, the East Cardinal, was greater than the rest according to Tucruit, and thus other species became inferior. Ola'mels became so distant from the new East Affiliation that they were separated into a secondary class of East Cardinal worship. Many of the eastern dragons from the beginning clung to their heritage and kept the old Affiliation alive, and still to this day do they strive to continue what was once the heart of the East's purpose, before their god left them to die.

After the initial rocky-start to the East's new plans, things went smoothly. History was quiet, no quarrels with species, affiliations, Cardinals, or cities. The development of kingdoms was closely watched by each respected Cardinal.

Eventually came the C.E Era, a period of Ptitheros history when the Cardinals were finally satisfied with what they had created and changed. The world was fresh and finished, all the creatures free to explore the world and mingle with things their overseers approved of. At the time, the strongest kingdom was Chaveri, a capital headed and watched by Edenlline: the North Cardinal. Meldr'uno did not like this.

He, the Central Virtue, instated more nationalist beliefs into His creatures, creating a prompted hatred towards Chaveri for being the most powerful since it was full of dragons and gryphons, thus the city should be inferior to Tucruitora and its surrounding territories.

Chaveri was already under stress, as tension between the dragons and gryphons had been stagnant but strong at the time. The East Cardinal convinced His lefikás that they needed to acquire land northward for expansion and food, and that with the fighting going on in Chaveri is was obvious that the North Cardinal wasn't doing a good job with her kin. She needed the enlightenment and culture of the East.

The Sand and Stone War ensued. Often called the Sunken War. Chaverians fought Tucruitorians, many creatures died within the city over the course of a few months, until Edenlline had enough of her kin dying to stupid hairless cats from farther south. She left her palace, Her most gifted aura casters in tow, and awaited Meldr'uno to show his face to her in slight of a proper battle over the Northern lands. The Central Virtue appeared, bright as ever, it was the first properly recorded event in history where the full Virtue form of the East Cardinal was seen. The two Cardinals battled, resulting in aura and magic releasing in heavy bursts that killed off creatures too close and wildlife around them. The world could not handle so much aura being pulled from its ground that it began to break. Crevasses and canyons cracked across Chaveri and nearby, pulling the city down with the ground that fell away. In response to not being able to kill Meldr'uno, Edenlline pulled what spare aura she had stored away in her soul chalices and used it to push the East Cardinal away from her protected lands. It worked, He was sent away in a bright pool of light and rocketed back to where He once came from; the deserts. Unfortunately, with the chalices no longer strong, other problems soon occurred.

Chaveri sank underground. It collapsed, fell from the golden landscape it once rested so prominently atop, and was lost to time over the course of a century or two.

The East Cardinal, unable to traverse the ruined lands of Chaveri, decides He did not want such unstable land anyway. He expands Tucruitora territory to the very north edge of the Endless Mesa and stops there.

Following the Sand and Stone War, all the other kingdoms are afraid of lefikás and if their home will be attacked next. This begins the stereotypical fear about lefikás and their classic war-causing greed and attitude.

Tucruitora flourished again as an almost only lefiká kingdom with a strong distaste for other species. Dragons and the lot remain viewed as weak and unworthy, hybrids especially are the scum of Ptitheros and are killed just as quickly as nightborns. (Nightborns were undesirable and thought of as cursed because the East Cardinal was also called God of the Rising Sun, meaning daylight was blessed and night was evil.)

The rest of the C.E Era remained the same, as in- stressful- but no outbreaks of issues occurred. The standard eye decals in Tucruit culture were introduced, the Hourglass was created to punish sinners and criminals properly without needing help from the lindosts, and Tucruit society advanced at the same pace as the other kingdoms. During the late C.E Era, Pab'Zuaan broke away from Sequ'Manko and the southern kingdom's alliance was quickly snatched up by Tucruitora, but the alliance was extremely weak at first due to the mixed coastline cities being very wary of the lefikás. Pharaoh Oullua, leader at the time, understood this and worked diligently to rekindle a form of trust between lefikás and the other intelligent creatures they shared Ptitheros with. It worked and the ally-ship grew.

The secluded and specist way of life for centuries was being challenged and the overall public thought the change was good, most lefikás were okay with other creatures, but some still believed they were so superior that something needed to be done about this change. The Radical Tucruits Group was born, a sub-group branch of Tucruit religion that took every tenet and word of the Virtues to the extreme. They saw all other Affiliations as so disgusting and unwanted that they had to prove the East was in charge. The RT began a strong rumored hatred towards Sequns, eventually infecting much of the general Tucruit masses that all of Cymer's kin were unacceptable and sadistic. (Quite strange wasn't it, since it was known through ancient records that Meldr'uno had always hated Cymer and has been enraged ever since his quest to kill him had accidentally taken out Swā instead.)

The C.A Era begins and Chaveri is completely gone, Wyndgale is on the rise, Nox is thriving, and the current Pharaoh, Nexetep, suggests an alliance with the kingdom of the Floating Isles. Alliance is formed very slowly and the RT infiltrate Nox without much notice to recruit rubasyns who share their same view of superiority. The pairing between the RT and the Lace-ups is tied. It was quite easy, as the Lace-ups were similar in how they functioned: a large group who deemed all else different as inferior and distasteful, and they especially wanted to displease the North Cardinal, knowing from ancient scripts that She and the West Cardinal were believed to be friends. Persuaded, a small but powerful illegal militia was started.

A short war known as the Sequn Genocide or The Raining Fire occurred and Tucruitora was blamed. Sequ'Manko's town of Sequendalar and part of its capital was decimated and its population diminished, Sequns were now seen as sadistic, for "wars did not happen without reason" according to the Central Virtue. Pab'Zuaan and Wyndgale took in refugees, whereas Sequns in Nox or Tucruitora were killed off. Lefikas were now viewed as the strongest species on Ptitheros, for they had wiped out the two largest dragon kingdoms and had a threatening alliance with the majority of Nox. Nexetep remained in power for another century and Tucruitora/its territories continued to thrive.

Closer to the Present

Nexetep's daughter, Messililean, takes over. During her reign she opened the trade market more, strengthened the bond between her kingdom and Pab'Zuaan, and did not solve the unapologetic attitude towards the Sequn people. However, she believes that all kinds of creatures should be allowed into Tucruitora, seeing it as the path of prosperity for her people and all across Ptitheros. To broaden the happiness of all, she enacts many new policies and removes those that stifle the distaste her kingdom receives. In time, her inclusive attitude persuaded the upcoming generation to be kind to those who are different, which eventually made Tucruitora safe for Sequns again- although they remain wary.

Hybrids were given rights to not be killed on sight like nightborns, but no rules against mistreating a hybrid were instated at the time.

The residency and work of other species in Tucruitora becomes highly available and encouraged. Science and engineering are picked up more as occupations, along with mines and agricultural industries expanding to meet the demand of the population as it grows denser.

Recall the rupture of Edenlline's soul chalices? Something had occurred due to it and now Chaveri is overrun with the corpses of once-Chaverians. In the past, throughout the C.E Era, those creatures posed no threat besides to explorers traversing the Honeycomb forests, but now danger is on the rise. Cardinals are out of the picture now, protection is not given but won, and these zombie-like creatures are growing brave and creeping closer and closer. Many mini-wars have occurred between the creatures (called windiages) and northern Tucruitora now, and because of the issue becoming more common the militia of Tucruitora has been focused on it more. With the expansion necessary, other species were now allowed into the military, but male lefikás remained forbidden for awhile.

Pharaoh Messililean eventually gave the same rights of other citizens to hybrids. Interspecies marriage/mates are now legally allowed in Tucruitora territories. Morshin become more and more common.

She opens the great pyramids and runic architecture sites to the public, making Tucruitora's past more accessible to researchers and the common folk to study and appreciate. The oldest and most important locations are still inaccessible to all except approved archeologists. In very recent years, the very first survivor of the Hourglass punishment has been documented. This was a revelation because this is the first sinner who was not killed upon the Virtue's wrath within the Hourglass.

Male lefikás can now register to become part of the military and have the difficult opportunity to become officers too.

And finally, in the past three years, a new northern town under Tucruitora rule is under construction to become a militia guarded base purely designed to watch and protect the territories from the monsters of Chaveri.

• Their species name is derived from their language of Tucruus, meaning "permanent footprints". In of itself, it seems quite bland in English, but to them, it has deeper reasoning. Something along the lines of they will always have a mark on history, never to disappear and never to be forgotten
• They are built to survive with little water and dry heat, making them most comfortable in deserts and savannahs. They can also survive in temperate climates, but most avoid rainy areas even if the temperature is commonly warm. A lefiká is capable of living in cold environments with the proper clothing to keep them warm.
• A lefiká's diet must consist of geological particles, be it gravel, sand, a variety of crushed rocks. The amount is minimal but without it their body systems could slow or their geoshifting could cease to work. The worst-case scenario is their regenerative properties are slowed, leading to early deaths.
• Clothing and accessories depend on where they live and their culture. Lefikás are notorious for jewelry and beautiful accessories. Many wear everything from drapes, bracelets, necklaces, piercings, and some have replaced a few teeth or claws with gold.