Erume'rauko

Anar’aute (Sun God) and Ithil'aute (Moon God) created Erume'rauko (Desert Patron) to act as a Guardian to Runya’tura's (Fire Master) prison cell.

Lore says Erume'rauko was a disembodied nomad deity who floated around the Naerume (Burnt Desert) guarding a prison. He met a herd of elephants and was impressed with their long lasting memory. He turned himself into an Elephant himself, helping to protect the herd from predators. In return, they kept a watchful eye on the entrance to the prison cell.

Eventually, Erume'rauko found the Su'edhel (Sand Elves). They were nomads wandering around the desert.

At this point, Erume'rauko decided to change his form again, this time changing himself and some of his elephant disciples into into a Anna'hai (Elephant Folk). He convinced Ek’aute (Life God) to help him bring life to the Naerume. Ek’aute sent down a meteor, that created a giant crater among the Nardakilya (Knotted Canyons). This chasm, named the Akhas En'Ek (Chasm of Life), penetrated an underground stream, creating a desert oasis that was well protected from the elements and hidden from enemies.

The Su'edhel, with Erume'rauko and his Anna'hais' help, navigated through the Nardakilya to the Akhas En'Ek

While some of the Su'edhel were happy to settle down, many preferred to continue their traditional nomadic lifestyle. Many of the Anna'hai and their elephant brethren wandered as well, also enjoying to wander.

The Gon'edhel that lived in homes carved into the walls of the Nardakilya also saw the vast potential that the Akhas En'Ek presented - they slowly migrated out of the Nardakilya and into Akhas En'Ek. These Gon'edhel and the remaining Su'edhel established Tal En'Estela. Over the years, the Gon'edhel held the majority within the population of Tal En'Estela, causing severe racism. The Su'edhel were seen as lesser beings, and primarily enslaved. The few Anna'hai in Tal En'Estela are seen as divine, as they bear a direct resemblance to their diety.

The Gon'edhel and Su'edhel, and their ancestors, who  live in Tal En'Estela abandoned their previous faiths (Aist-Gon’tura and Aist-Su’tura) in favor of their new religion; Aist-Erume'rauko. The worship of the Desert Patron.

Some say the nomadic elephants still act as the eyes and ears of Erume'rauko, who hasn't been seen in thousands of years. Some even will pray in the ears (or presence) of an Elephant, in hopes that the words will reach Erume'rauko.