Editing Elenei (section)

==History==
[[File:Durran_and_Elenei.jpeg|right|thumb|350px|Elenei protects [[Durran]] as his castle is destroyed by her parents. Art by Roman Papsuev ©]]
According to legend, in the [[Age of Heroes]], the first [[Storm King]], [[Durran Godsgrief]], won the love of fair Elenei. Her divine parents forbade their love, but Durran and Elenei wed despite them. When she gave her [[maidenhead]] to him on their wedding night, committing herself to a mortal life, the gods' wrath was terrible to behold. They destroyed Durran's keep, killing all his family and the wedding guests, but Elenei protected Durran from the storm. Enraged, Durran declared war on the gods, who replied by hammering his kingdom with massive storms. Each time Durran built a castle to face the sea, the gods destroyed it.{{Ref|aCoK|31}}{{ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}

King Durran's lords pleaded with him to build inland, his priests told him he must placate the gods by giving Elenei back to the sea, and even his [[smallfolk]] begged him to relent. But Durran refused, and persisted building larger and more powerful fortifications. Finally, the seventh castle stayed in place and resisted the storms of [[Shipbreaker Bay]]. Some believe this is because the [[children of the forest]] took a hand in its construction, shaping the stones with [[magic]]. Others believe that a young boy who grew up to be [[Bran the Builder]] advised Durran on its construction. The truth of the matter is unknown. Nevertheless, [[Storm's End]] resisted everything the gods threw at it, and Durran reigned with Elenei at his side for a thousand years.{{Ref|aCoK|31}}{{Ref|TWOIAF|The Stormlands: House Durrandon}}