Tellius Stands

by Frog-Lizard

Frog: AU-A shade of Tellius you maybe have not seen before. Where laguz control the land, leaving beorc to slavery or to scavenge along the fringes. Heroes are born, but perhaps not in the shade you would expect. And those you never expected to save anyone, might find the propensity for heroism spring up within them as well. -Currently a one-shot series.

1. Prologue

A/N: I do not own the Fire Emblem franchise ;)

I'm on an AU kick lately, and about two months ago it spawned this. Alas, I've taken too many projects lately for me to devote as much energy to this as it deserves, so for at least the time being, it's going to be a one-shot series of glimpses into this new version of Tellius. On the plus-side, this means I am very open to requests and suggestions for this series. I've figured out where most of the characters fit in, I just don't have a solid plot to tie them all together.

Anyways, without further ado, here is the prologue to explain the premise ;) Enjoy!

Prologue

We have all heard the tale's of Tellius. Of the battles fought for rightful thrones, and wars waged in the name of peace and harmony. Of mended bridges between the intelligent beorc and the powerful laguz, despite a history so flowing with hate.

But what if things had been different?

What if time and wars once unsung changed the course of history? A fragile balanced tipped, the results nearly shaking the goddess from her sleep. Where once the laguz were pushed out and enslaved, the reverse became true for the beorc. Scattered and unable to stand up to the superior strength of their shape-shifting counterparts, the beorc nation of Begnion fell before Crimea and Daein could even become a dream.

In this unfamiliar and ever distorted reflection of the Tellius we thought we knew, the birds and beasts are the new masters of the land. Gallia extends to the north and east to the Ribahn River, leaving but a small sliver of trees to the herons of Serenes. Phoenicis takes the southern peninsula, flight permitting their wide-spread settlements built over the top of beorc villages and towns. The southern islands now belong to Kilvas alone while Goldoa remains as aloof and uninvolved from the world as it always has.

And far to the north, in lands uncomfortably cold, a stronghold has risen. An unrecognized nation of the last free beorc. Nevassa.

This Tellius is different, that much we have established. Very different, and yet, somehow, unfallen. Yes, Tellius still stands. But do not believe that our beloved heroes have not come to be. Fate has still brought their hearts to beat, just perhaps not in the shade you first thought. Even now a frightened princess is fleeing north, carrying the heavy burden of impending doom on her shoulders.