Ehlna
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- This article is about the Dark Templar sanctuary. For the StarCraft II planet, see Haven.
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Desert |
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Source of stange energy, modified khaydarin crystals |
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Sacred world to the Nerazim |
Ehlna (translated as "Haven") is a moon inhabited by the Alysaar. The planet contains a strange energy with two strongest points; one under the sea and one on land, where the Alys'aril ("Sanctuary of Wisdom") was built. The energy changes khaydarin crystals, which allows the Alysaar to store memories within the crystals.
The energies are found at three locations on Ehlna; one under the Alys'aril, one deep underground (where a large number of modified khaydarin crystals are found) and one underwater; Ulrezaj secretly visited the latter when he became a dark archon to replenish his energies.[1]
[edit] History
Shortly after the Dark Templar were banished from Aiur, their xel'naga vessel and small fleet of protoss vessels discovered Ehlna. Discovering a xel'naga-crafted warp gate, the Dark Templar settled there. They discovered a source of khaydarin crystals, which had been modified by combinations of energies to hold memories. Lacking preservers of their own, the Dark Templar stored these at the Alys'aril.
The Dark Templar remained there for two centuries. Eventually the majority of the Dark Templar left, but some, the alysaar, remained. Dark Templar would frequently visit Ehlna on pilgrimages to have their memories copied. The Dark Templar left three ships on Ehlna, one of which was capable of interstellar travel.
One of the alysaar, Ulrezaj, began accessing forbidden knowledge contained within the memory crystals. When he was caught, he stormed out.[1]
[edit] Battle of Ehlna
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Four years after the Brood War Ehlna became a site of conflict between the three races of the Koprulu Sector.
Fugitive terran Jake Ramsey arrived there, trying to solve a unique problem—he was carrying a preserver, Zamara, in his head, and it was killing him. Zamara had crucial information she had to deliver to the protoss. However, she was sought by Ulrezaj, the Zerg Swarm and the Terran Dominion.
His companion, Rosemary Dahl, had gotten separated from him. At Shakuras, she convinced the protoss executor, Selendis, to help her rescue her friend and recover the knowledge Zamara held. The leader of the Nerazim revealed that Zamara would most likely take Ramsey to the Alys'aril, but insisted that only a small number of templar accompany his own warriors there. Vartanil, a Furinax technician, accompanied them.
Ulrezaj traveled to Ehlna on a xel'naga vessel, followed by Ethan Stewart, an infested terran commander, who was in turn secretly followed by Terran Dominion vessels under the command of Valerian Mengsk, archaeologist and heir to the Dominion throne.
In the Alys'aril, Ramsey underwent a long psionic ritual to remove Zamara's essence from him. As he did so, Stewart's forces appeared and surrounded the facility. Selendis convinced him that Ramsey was undergoing the ritual to save his life, so Stewart intended to wait until he could strike... after sending a hydralisk spy to watch over Ramsey. Meanwhile, Rosemary Dahl, Vartanil and the alysaar stuffed as many memory crystals as possible into the warp capable protoss vessel so the treasures could be taken safely to Shakuras.
Stewart's hand was forced when Ulrezaj made a personal appearance on the battlefield. Stewart's forces invaded the Alys'aril, attempting to kill Ramsey and Dahl, but both attempts failed, in part due to the efforts of the protoss. The zerg also attacked Ulrezaj, eventually managing to injure him when Terran Dominion forces arrived. Zamara, finally removed from Ramsey, used the energies under the Alys'aril to trap Ulrezaj (and herself) in a pure khaydarin crystal. The Dominion gained the upper hand, defeating both the protoss and the zerg. Stewart was shot down attempting to flee the scene and was finished off by Selendis.
The Dominion raided the temple, arresting Ramsey and Dahl. Some memory crystals were removed for later perusal by Valerian Mengsk. Afterward, the protoss arrived in force, and the Dominion had to flee.[1]
[edit] References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Golden, Christie (June 30, 2009). StarCraft: The Dark Templar Saga #3: Twilight. Simon & Schuster (Pocket Star). ISBN 978-0-7434-7129-9.
