Editing Durthu (section)

==The First Chaos Invasion==
When the polar gate at the North collapsed and [[Chaos]] [[Daemon]]s began slaughtering everything that moved (as well as anything that didn't), Athel Loren's far-reaching roots, which had spread all over the world at this point, were burned and chewed by the demons. Durthu and his kind fought side by side with the Elves not only in Athel Loren, but also at the heart of Ulthuan: Avelorn, where a similar magical forest resided. 

To the demons, Durthu and his kind were considered a similar form of existence to their own, so they were a little unnerved, so much so they decided it was better to just go for the Elves for their juicy souls. In order to protect her children, Astarielle, the first [[Everqueen]] asked Durthu to protect her heirs in exchange for Elven workers' help tending the trees of Athel Loren. As soon as an agreement was made, she was slain by [[N'kari]] while Durthu took off to Athel Loren with her two brats: Morelion and Yvraine. 

When Durthu returned, he found the forest he knew and loved was ravaged by war. His kin embraced the concept of xenophobia for the first time and had transformed into hateful tree creatures better suited for battle. His two treeman friends Coeddil (Drycha's turbo-racist buddy) and Adanhu also adapted to these changes so much that they demanded that the two brats Durthu had bought had to be slain. However, Durthu basically told his pals to calm their roots down and convinced Adanhu to change his mind. Coeddil wasn't persuaded, but he was out-voted so had to go along with it.

Adanhu agreed to Durthu's decision, only if the two brats were to put to sleep in a magical slumber (aka magical cryo-chamber) until Ulthuan and Athel Loren were rebuilt. And so the heirs of Astarielle survived. Unbeknownst to everyone however, their father, Aenarion, would start a second family out of despair over the loss of Astarielle and his two children (or so he thought) as well as having the sword of Khaine sapping his sanity, providing fuel for upcoming tragedies.