The defeat of the dark elves at Finuval Plain spelt the end of the dark elven invasion. Without their leaders, and with the main force of their army destroyed, the dark elves were quickly defeated by the high elves. Led by the twins Tyrion and Teclis, and the other great heroes who would go down into legend - Calarion, Ikarus, Ethendir - the high elves pressed onward down through Saphery to Lothern. There, in a short battle, the dark elves were routed. Tyrion and Teclis were met at Lothern by two people. The first was Finubar, Phoenix King, the leader of the High Elves. The second was Alarich Schteiffenberg, an emissary from the Old World. There, too, battles waged with the ascendant forces of Chaos. After two weeks of rest and mustering in Lothern, the twins left each other. Tyrion was to lead the armies of Ulthuan to drive the last remnants of the dark elves from their shores, while Teclis volunteered to go to the Empire, to aid Magnus the Pious. Two years of constant warfare followed. Tyrion fought battle after battle, reclaiming the conquered lands pace by pace. Aided by Calarion, who he appointed his second in command, he drove the dark elves back after vicious skirmishes to Naggaroth, their chill homeland. Finally, in the dust that had been the ancient dark elven fortress of Anlec, two years after the Battle of Finuval Plain, Tyrion's forces met up with those of Finubar. The conquest of Ulthuan, which had seemed so inevitable, was now no more than a distant dream, and Ulthuan began to recover from the dreadful war. Tyrion and Alarielle returned to the rebuilt Evercourt. Tyrion soon became the Everqueen's consort and the commander of her forces, while the loyal Naideth Morningstar was rewarded by taking the position held by Elenia so long ago, Captain of the Handmaidens. The two lived together in much- deserved bliss thereafter. Teclis stayed in the Old World for many years. He aided the new Emperor, Magnus the Pious, first with his awesome commands of magic, and then by training the first of the Empire's battle-mages. He returned in 2362, twenty-five years after he had left Ulthuan, and met his brother again at their father Arathion's funeral. And Teclis remained in Ulthuan, for the feeble-minded High Loremaster Cyeos had finally died peacefully in his sleep, and nearly unanimously the Loremasters elected Teclis first a member of their circle, and then their leader. It was a great honour, and Teclis gratefully accepted. Calarion returned to his family estates, intending to live the rest of his life in peace. He never married, Ashainnarya permanently on his mind. He stayed there in solitude, coming briefly back out of retirement during the Goblin invasion of Yvresse, but returned to his estate at the end of the final battle. He would stay there until the year 2510, when events would bring him out of retirement permanently. Ikarus also returned home after the defeat of the dark elves. He returned to Caledor a great hero, and increased in power and prestige significantly. He stayed with his Felix Legion, though, despite frequent offers of higher positions in the Caledorian army. And contrary to belief, Malekith did not die when the fireball struck his chariot. He narrowly escaped into the Realm of Chaos. It took him many years to return to Naggaroth and to heal, but when he did his hatred of the enemies was only increased tenfold, and he vowed that when the next battle came, his enemies would be vanquished finally. He began plotting the next invasion of Ulthuan, backed by deadly knowledge. For in Heart of the Tower had been ruined, and its magic warped. And one day, Malekith vowed, he would unleash the essence of Khaine that it now held.