Quote from mintyfreak;1299264:
I know that the giants/elves have been at war, but is there an exact date (real time) that the feud was announced? I highkey need to know this or I will not be able to stop thinking of it. welp.
From what I remember, the fued started during the early days. So if you're fine with spoilers well
[SPOILER="Giant/Elf spoilers"]Initially, Neamhain, known as The Great Irinid created Iria. She used the Heart of Courcle to create Iria and with it, made the land and the Elves and Giants. Eventually, the Dragons plotted to take over Iria.
Neamhain gave them the Falcon and Savage Beast transformations and they fought back against the Dragons, which became the Irinid War. After the war was over and the dragons were sealed I guess, the Elves and Giants wanted the power of the Heart of Courcle for themselves. They suffered from greed and wanted to control it themselves.
Seeing this, Neamhain was sad that it had come to this, and thus put a curse on Iria: The ancient relics were destroyed, The elves land Connus became a desert, and the giants land Physis became an artic area. The elves also suffered from the heat of the desert and were doomed to become a Desert Ghost while the giants would freeze and starve in the snowy artic area.
This all happened looooong before Mabinogi takes place[/SPOILER]