TEXT: By Greg Stafford
  and Friends
  The Glorious  
  Reascent 
  of Yelm
  The Foundation Document 
  of Dara Happa
  The Stafford Library – Volume II
  
  The Stafford Library:  Volume II 
  The Glorious Re-ascent of Yelm 
   
   
  Copyright © 2006 by Greg Stafford 
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  THE GLORIOUS  
  RE-ASCENT OF YELM 
   
  The Foundation Document of Dara Happa 
   
   
  By Greg Stafford 
   
  Art by   
   
   
  Table of Contents 
   
  Prologue ..........................................................................................3 
  The Dominion of One..................................................................6 
  The Dominion of Yelm ................................................................7 
  The Dominion of Antirius..........................................................17 
  The Dominion of Shargash........................................................31 
  The Dominion of Kargzant........................................................34 
  The Dominion of the Last Evil..................................................35 
  The Anarchy Year........................................................................36 
  The Dominion of Avivath..........................................................37 
  New Dominion of Antirius ........................................................38 
  The New Dominion of Yelm.....................................................42 
  The Perfect Sky ............................................................................47 
  Appendix A. The Gods Wall......................................................54 
  Appendix B. Genealogies............................................................64 
  Appendix C. Star Lore.................................................................65 
  Common Sky Areas.....................................................................68 
  The Young God...........................................................................69 
  Dome and Sky Facts....................................................................72 
  Orlanth in GRoY.........................................................................73 
  Heaven Corrupted .......................................................................73 
  Dara Happan Planetary Runes...................................................75 
  The Sky of Dead Gods................................................................75 
  Ancient Celestial Runes...............................................................76 
  Four Ladders ................................................................................76 
  Appendix D. Some Related Mythology ....................................77 
  Darjiin - Some Origin Tales........................................................79 
  Kestinliddi/Rinliddi.....................................................................81 
  Alkoth Material.............................................................................84 
  Index..............................................................................................87 
   
  Art, Charts and Maps 
   
  Yelm (from the Gods Wall) ..........................................................3 
  Yelm and the Ten Planets .............................................................5 
  The Harmonious Realm ................................................................8 
  Murharzarm’s Good Land...........................................................12 
  The Doom Conjunction..............................................................16 
  Realm of Anaxial ..........................................................................23 
  Realm of Lukarius and Urvairinus .............................................24 
  Realm of Kestinoros and Manarlavus........................................27 
  Realm of Vanyoramet and Manimat..........................................30 
  Realm of Jenarong........................................................................33 
  Realm of Khordavu......................................................................43 
  Brooch of Manimat......................................................................46 
  Prominent Constellations............................................................53 
  The Gods Wall..............................................................................56 
  The Solar Court ............................................................................57 
  Row I..............................................................................................58 
  Row II............................................................................................60 
  Row III ..........................................................................................61 
  Row IV...........................................................................................62 
  Yelm and His Relatives................................................................64 
  Murharzarm and the Anaxial Dynasty.......................................64 
  The Descent of Khordavu ..........................................................65 
  Buserian’s Frame ..........................................................................66 
  Common Sky Areas......................................................................68 
  Burburstus or Houses of Virtue.................................................70 
  Dara Happan Planetary Runes....................................................75 
  The Dead Sky Gods.....................................................................75 
  Ancient Celestial Runes...............................................................76 
  Four Ladders.................................................................................76 
  Contemporary image of Tholm..................................................83 
   
   
   
  
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  About This Book 
  The Glorious Re-ascent of Yelm is an Unfinished Work, compiled from Greg Stafford’s notes and expanded by him. This is 
  not intended to be a finished product, and is subject to change by Greg at any time for any or no reason whatsoever. 
   
  The Glorious Re-ascent of Yelm is an experiment. It is generally 
  my policy has been to not release any unfinished text except 
  as curiosities, prizes, and to friends. 
  I was very pleasantly surprised by the success of King of 
  Sartar. I was encouraged by the sales. I was (as always) 
  flattered by the enthusiastic response and discussion 
  which it encouraged among fans. I was relieved that so 
  many people actually "got it," too. 
  Thusly fortified, I determined to satiate the curiosities 
  of Gloranthan fans everywhere and write the long-
  promised "Lunar Book" All I had to do was to scrape 
  together all my notes and put them in print, right? Ha ha ha. 
  Don't we wish it were so? 
  Impossible for two reasons: 1. Most of my ideas are 
  not written down anyplace; and 2. I have a perfectionist 
  streak in me, and I want it to be as right as I can make it. 
  I collected what I had. I put down a bunch of notes, 
  maps, and spewed out a batch of tales which are 
  destined to lie unnoticed in the background. I talked with 
  others on obscure subjects (thanks Nick, Steve, Phil, Sandy, 
  Scott, & etc.) 
  To prepare for a book about the Empire in the 
  Seventeenth Century, I am required to understand its 
  origins. The depth of Glorantha comes for me out of this 
  phase of study. During the process I can envision the 
  deities, then imagine their connections with the worlds of 
  society and Nature. Time changes them, as well as us. I 
  must know what the gods were like before as well as 
  now. After I first compiled documents several things were 
  apparent to me. First was that I did not know nearly enough 
  about the Dara Happan Empire. The Lunar Empire is 
  not something new, after all, but is built upon centuries of 
  history and mythology which preceded it. Many Lunar 
  conventions were shaped by this, and are reactionary 
  rather than innovative. Thus many of the Lunar 
  peculiarities can be traced to being revolutionary concepts, 
  or as accommodating previous institutions, or as subverting 
  previous interpretations. 
  The Glorious Re-ascent grew out of my first compilation. 
  I had initially intended it to be a short appendix for the Lunar 
  Book. It grew to be its own Gloranthan Source. As 
  usually occurs with this, it was almost an obsession with me to 
  finish a rough idea to this stage of completion. 
  As it got close to completion, I recognized that I 
  would not want to publish this now. GRoY might be 
  understandable and appreciated by you hard core 
  Glorantha fans, but is not (yet) suitable for publication in 
  its own right. So my plan is to publish it in book format 
  after the release of the "Lunar Book " which in its text will 
  refer to this earlier solar source. 
  Nonetheless, I realized that GRoY, being 90% finished, 
  was exactly what some people want. With that in mind, I 
  have prepared this text in this limited pre-release. At its 
  current state of completion, it is a foundational Gloranthan 
  document. Nonetheless, I beg you to remember that this 
  is unfinished, and to forgive its errors and omissions. 
   
  What's Here: 
  The Glorious Re-ascent of Yelm is the oldest extant written 
  document from the Dara Happan empire, over a thousand 
  years earlier than the time of King Argrath, the hero of King of 
  Sartar. This edition is 96 % Accurate. 
  The Gods Wall gives skeletal facts about the famous Dara 
  Happan monumental sculpture. It contents are 87% Accurate. 
  Star Lore is the kernel of Gloranthan Celestiology. It is 
  just the start of something really keen which is yet to come. 
  Special thanks on this to Nick Brooke. 
  Other Mythologies is included to provide insights, 
  comparisons, contrasts, and previews. From these creations 
  stories grew the local traditions extant even in modern 
  Lunar times. This text is 90 % accurate, as being an ancient 
  form of these stories, roughly contemporary with GRoY. 
  So, faults and all, I present this to you. I hope that you 
  enjoy it. Comments are welcome. 
   
  Greg Stafford, March 29,1995 
   
  No rights are granted to copy this book or its material in any manner. 
   
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  3002 – The Glorious Re-ascent of Yelm 
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  3005 – The Missing Lands 
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  The Glorious  
  Re-ascent of Yelm 
  The Foundation Document of Dara Happa 
   
  In the Year of the Sun 111,221 occurred the most important act of creation. On that date our god Yelm, True Sun, 
  Source of Justice, and Truth of One, ascended to his rightful place in Heaven. I beseech the One God to bless the good and 
  faultless Emperor Khordavu who made this possible. 
   
  Humbly presented by the Keeper of the Letters of the Ten Princes 
   
   
   
  Prologue 
   
  Oh Distinguished Learner of Truth, with the gracious permission of our most excellent Emperor, Khordavu of the Ten Princes, 
  I welcome you to the enlightenment and truth of this book. 
  We all remember the terrors and injustice of wrongful rule, and we all remember the suffering of our grandfathers under the 
  unjust rule of tyrants. We all remember, too, the casting down of those unjust and unrighteous rulers, and the glorious ascent of 
  Khordavu to the Tower of Yelm. 
  I have assembled and transcribed this book to set down what we remember, so that those who come afterwards will have a 
  record of these glorious events which they can not remember, but which all men should know. 
   
   
  
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  My Sources 
  I have spoken to many men, whether they were witnesses to 
  great events, keepers of the oral lore for obscure folks, or 
  imperial experts in law and ritual. I have read many old 
  manuscripts, the Three Books, and the imperial records, 
  some written in the macramé-signs of the nomads. I have 
  both observed and participated in many deep rites which 
  were acceptable to my god, and observed many which were 
  not. I have even spoken to barbarians and women to see if 
  it was possible to learn from them. Those are all things 
  which anyone can do. 
  I have done more. With the protection of Our Great 
  Lord Khordavu I have had the extraordinary opportunity to 
  review all of the known materials concerning our sacral 
  emperorship, and which affect our sacred history. Many 
  have been previously offered as the truth. But Yelm the 
  True Sun has risen, and he offers illumination where none 
  was before. Thus I find that many of the old statements, 
  alas, do not meet with the rigid criteria for inclusion in this 
  True Book. 
  The most ancient Truths stand. I acknowledge the 
  truth of those materials which have survived to us from the 
  ages before the Kazkurtum. Their very existence proves 
  their strength of their truth. They have existed for over 
  100,000 years! What mortal has the authority to dare to 
  deny what we see in the Five Statues, the Gods’ Wall, or the 
  Yuthuppa Copper Ledger? 
  Other and later matters lack this accumulated ineffable 
  essence of Truth which is inherent in all the original works 
  of the gods. Everything since then has deteriorated or been 
  polluted. I am fortunate to be the first keen observer to 
  view all of these issues and matters under the bright light of 
  Yelm and the full strength of Truth, which was restored a 
  mere 24 years ago. This has allowed me to sort and sift, and 
  to find the grains of gold among the sand. 
  Therefore I present to My Good and Powerful 
  Khordavu, Rightful Emperor of Dara Happa and Keeper of 
  Justice, this True Book. 
   
  Time 
  The study of Time is one of the grand philosophies of our 
  being. By understanding both its appearances and its 
  intricacies, we can find the answers to life’s great questions. 
  Our oldest poem, written only a few years after the rise 
  of Antirius, says that Yelm had ruled “for 100,000 years.” 
  That poet was young enough to recognize and remember 
  this fact, which he generously provided to us. Furthermore, 
  he says later that the “Star-time is gone now. One thousand 
  years of darkness are done.” Those two insights, from the 
  earliest years of our temporal era, are the starting points of 
  my own insights into ordering the realms of mythology to 
  an understandable shape. 
  Rather than explaining the process used to discover 
  these facts, let me instead just thank the god Ten for his 
  insight. 
   
  First Era: One 
  A Timeless Era 
  We know nothing of this, save for the bliss of the mystical 
  Moment. We are only small and miserable mortals, far 
  removed from this. It is the era of harmony between One, 
  Many, and Being, when those distinctions did not exist. 
   
  Second Era: Yelm 
  God Emperor Ruled for 100,000 Years 
  Dating System is the YS system, and numbered from 1, the 
  moment of his enthronement, to 100,000. Some of the 
  critical dates in this era are: 
  01 YS. Yelm‘s Enthronement begins. 
  10 YS. Light Beam lowered from Sky. 
  100 YS. Dayzatar reaches out. 
  1000 YS. Yuthubars, the City of God, is built. 
  10,000 YS. Lodril touches down 
  25,000 YS. Marriage of Yelm and Dendara. 
  50,000 YS. First People made. 
  60,000 YS. Dara Happa established, Murharzarm enthroned. 
  75,000 YS. First Rebel Gods come to Yelm.1 
  100,000 YS. Murharzarm murdered, Yelm disintegrates, and 
  his soul departs for the Western Gate.2 
   
  Third Era: Antirius 
  10,000 years - 100,001 to 110,000 YS 
  He oversaw the Cleansing of the world with the Flood, and 
  then protected the seven great emperors of the Anaxial 
  dynasty. Some of the critical dates in this era are: 
  100,001 to 100,110. Reign of Emperor Khorventos (110 
  years)3 
  100,111 to 100,165. Reign of Emperor Ovosto. (55 yrs) 
  100,166 to 100,172. Reign of Emperor Orogoros. (7 yrs) 
  100,173 to 100,200. The Flood. (28 yrs) 
  100,201 to 103,215. Reign of Emperor Anaxial the Sailor. 
  (3015 yrs) 
  103,216 to 105,682. Reign of Emperor Lukarius the Great. 
  (2467 yrs) 
  105,683 to 107,592. Reign of Emperor Urvairinus. (1910 yrs) 
  107,593 to 108,676. Reign of Emperor Kestinoros. (1084 yrs) 
  108,677 to 109,399. Reign of Emperor Manarlavus. (723 yrs) 
  109,400 to 109,760. Reign of Emperor Vanyoramet. (361 
  yrs) 
  109,761 to 110,000. Reign of Emperor Manimat. (239+ yrs)4 
   
  Fourth Era: Shargash 
  1,000 years – 110,001 to 111,000 YS. 
  After many injustices and tribulations, the last Anaxial 
  dynast died and there was no Emperor in heaven or among 
  men. The last gods fought each other until the whole world 
                                                             
  1 Copper Ledgers state that the first planet rose and set at about this time. 
  2 Copper Ledgers state that the sun set, and they show the positions of the 
  planets in the Doom Conjunction. 
  3 Copper Ledgers. Antirius was visible in the sky. Also Entekos, Falsoretus, 
  and Lokarnos are rising and setting. 
  4 Copper Ledgers. Dayzatar sets, and passes upward behind the Sky Dome. 
  Entekos, Lokarnos, etc. are gone. 
  
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  was destroyed Then the Empty Emperor commanded the 
  dead world. Only the rare bits of humanity were saved by 
  threads of the Cloak, or with aid from Star Captains. In 
  He14 Bijiif discovered the secret of Life, and loosed 
  Shargash and Kargzant to reclaim the world. Some of the 
  critical dates in this era are: 
  110,001 to 110,112 Manimat and 70 Families establish 
  Darjiin cities. 
  110,113 to 110,178 Dominion of Shargash. 
  110,179 Shargash destroys the World. 
  110,179 to 110,665 Reign of the Empty Emperor. (486 yrs) 
  110,666 Shargash and Kargzant return to recapture the parts of 
  the world, and begin to tame the heavens.5 
  110,800 to 110,900 Reign of Emperor Jenarong. (101 yrs)6 
  92 years without an emperor.7 
  110,993 to 111,000+ Reign of Emperor Horse on the Table. 
  (8 years this era) 
   
  Fifth Era: Kargzant 
  100 years - 111,001 to 111,100 YS. 
  Preparation for Antirius. Resurrection of Life in the 
  fractured universe. On the earth, the Warlords raise their 
  weapons and terrorize all the people to obey them, and to 
  rule their own ragged sun god, now imprisoned to Order. In 
  truth, the Golden Order begins to collect the pieces of the 
  Mantle of Justice.8  Some of the critical dates in this era are: 
  111,01 to 111,018. Reign of Emperor Horse on the Table. (18 
  yrs) 
  111,035 to 111,072. Reign of Emperor Vuranostum, the 
  Handsome Equestrian. (38 yrs) 
  111,096 to 111,100+. Reign of Emperor Son of Evil. (5 years 
  this era) 
   
  Sixth Era: Last Evil 
  10 years, 111,101 to 111,110 YS 
  This whole era was ruled by the Emperor Son of Evil. 
   
  Seventh Era: Anarchy Year 
  1 year - 111,111 YS 
  Avivath strikes down Son of Evil, and Antirius, the Lesser 
  Sun, rises to commemorate the new era. Enthronement 
  rituals began, but due to the treachery of a woman the 
  Emperor was not enthroned There followed the Year 
  without rulers, a time of great evil and trouble. 
   
  Eighth Era: Avivath 
  1o years - 111,112 to 111,121 YS. 
  The Jenarong dynasty seizes unjust power again. In 
  response, the southern barbarians, Servants of the Murderer 
  God, enter Dara Happa and attack the lords of Kargzant, 
  the False Sun God. Without an emperor, the Sparks let 
  loose ignite the Fires of Destruction which burst forth 
  across the land. Some of the critical dates in this era are: 
                                                             
  5 Copper Ledgers. Kargzant and Shargash rise. 
  6 Copper Ledgers. Lokarnos and Lightfore rise in this era. 
  7 Copper Ledgers. Entekos and Uleria rise in this era. 
  8 In fact, this is also the start of the barbarian ST history. Their date of the 
  Dawn, or I ST 111,001 YS. 
   
  111,112 to 111,121 Reign of Emperor Eater of Flesh. (10 yrs) 
  111,121 Return of Avivath the Spear, Avatar of Antirius. 
   
  Ninth Era: Antirius 
  100 years - 11,122 to 111,221 YS. 
  Avivath brings the Truth and Power of Antirius to the 
  world The Sons of Avivath spread the truth of their god 
  across the land, preparing the way for the return of Yelm. 
  Disorder reigns, and sometimes there was no emperor, and 
  other times there was only a bad emperor. Some of the 
  critical dates in this era are: 
  111,125 to 111,136 Reign of Emperor Breaker of Walls. (12 
  yrs) 
  111,137 to 111,145 Reign of Emperor Woman-devourer. (9 
  yrs) 
  111,155 to 111,172 Reign of Emperor Lies with Truth. (18 
  yrs) 
  111,175 to 111,185 Reign of Emperor Child of Wrath. (11 
  yrs) 
  111,186 to 111,193 Reign of Emperor Dispenser of Horses. (8 
  yrs) 
  111,194 to 111,215 Reign of Emperor Upon Hilltops (22 yrs) 
  111,216 to 111,221 Reign of Emperor Kills for Life. (6 yrs) 
   
  Tenth Era: Yelm 
  111,221 is the Start of History 
  Accession of Khordavu 
  The rightful Lord of Light, Emperor of Dara Happa, Son of 
  the Sun, Keeper of Justice ascended once again to stand 
  upon the Footstool of Yelm and to rule rightly and correctly 
  over all mankind Thus the world was put to right, and the 
  good and pure Yelm rose fully into the sky to shower his 
  Light and Life upon us. 
   
  All hail Yelm the Overfather who has risen again to bless us 
  with the power of the ancient times. We humble ourselves to his service, 
  that the world can remain good and the children need not suffer. 
   
  Yelm and the Ten Planets 
  From The Copper Tablets, also Called “The Last Stable 
  Sky”. The perspective is as looking from above. 
   
   
   
  
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  The Dominion of One 
  Timeless 
   
  Creation:  
  The One to the Many 
  In the Beginning, before there were people, before there 
  was a sky, an earth or an ocean, before there were gods, 
  before there was a Before, was Vezkarvez.9 
  Vezkarvez is not something which can be thought 
  about, remembered, felt, or even imagined. Do not bother 
  to try, for to try to do so is only to fall into the trap of the 
  Other. Vezkarvez, pure and undivided, can be touched only 
  by the highest gods who know secrets which you can never 
  know. 
  Vezkarvez, within itself, was called Ezelveztay10 The 
  essence contained within it could not be contained, and it 
  first understood itself to be Ezelveztay. 
  Ezelveztay knew itself. It was a being, but not the 
  Vezkarvez. Ezelveztay was self-aware, and so able to bring 
  itself into manifestation. Ezelveztay was laden with 
  potential, and brought itself to manifest that potential. In 
  this way the Keskeskenni11 were manifest out of Ezelveztay. 
  At first the Keskeskenni were only Glorantay12 called 
  the Celestial Court, who helped Ezelveztay to rule the 
  world. They are the stuff from which the world is made.  
   
  The ten are: 
  1. Harmony 
  2. Love 
  3. Beauty 
  4. Joy 
  5. Truth 
  6. Growth 
  7. Entertainment 
  8. Athletics 
  9. Art 
  10. Aether Primolt.  
   
                                                             
                                                            
  9 Vezkarvez. Commonly, “Being,” but literally “to be-not to be.” 
  10 Ezelveztay. Vulgarly, “the One,” or Literally “divinity-One-to be-entity.” 
  11 Keskeskenni. “Ghost like-entity-Many-many.” That is, vulgarly, the 
  Many, as opposed to the One. 
  12 Glorantay. vulgarly, “The Ten,” literally “collective-entity.” This is the 
  Many, acting in harmony as if they were One. 
   
   
  There is a natural balance between Ezelveztay and the 
  Keskeskenni. But the Keskeskenni is never content with the 
  status quo, and for the first time the Keskeskenni became 
  the many Keskeskennis. After a time the very existence of 
  these Keskeskennis forbad the continued existence of 
  Ezelveztay within the world. It was impossible for it to 
  exist, and so at that time Ezelveztay appointed its successor, 
  who was the most pure and fitting of all the gods, to 
  become the One-among-Keskeskenni. This chosen god was 
  one from among the Aetherial Gods, and was named 
  Yelm13. Afterwards he was called the Emperor.14 
  Ezelveztay summoned Glorantay, and each contributed 
  its essence to the Staff of Justice.15 Because it was the Power 
  of One, this is also called the Staff of Power. It is also called 
  the Staff of Measure, for the Four Measurers16 were the 
  ones who created it from Glorantay. 
  When the world was no longer tenable, Ezelveztay gave 
  over this staff to its Appointed heir and departed. 
   
  13 Yelm. Literally “Shining Overhead,” commonly “Emperor.” Gods Wall 
  I. 
  14 Emperor. Literally Ern Azali baka est ja, or “Namer of Life and Death.” 
  15 Justice. So-called, but literally Denseb, “Measured Command of Above,” 
  or Divine Order. 
  16 Four Measurers. Also known as the Keepers of Directions, they are 
  found on the Gods Wall, 7 through 10. 
   
  
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  The Dominion of Yelm 
  1 to 100,000 
   
  The Three Brothers 
  Four brothers could have been equal in light of the staff. 
  They were called Dayzatar, Arraz, Yelm, and Lodril. 
  When Ezelveztay handed over the sacred Staff of 
  Justice, it invited each of the brothers to take it if he could. 
  Only three dared to try, for Arraz17 claimed to be able to 
  only serve. Lodril18 could not reach it from where he was. 
  Dayzatar19 could reach it, but he could not take it. But 
  Yelm, in the center, could reach and take it, and so he 
  grasped it with sacred thanks, and became ruler of the 
  world. So sure, firm, and just was his grip upon the Staff 
  that Burburstus20 which circles forever outside of the realm 
  of Ezelveztay, had no opportunity to seize the scepter of 
  command. 
  Yelm lowered the Scepter from the Sky to the Earth. 
  Where it touched the earth rose the Footstool,21 and from 
  atop that rose the sheer Tower of Yelm. The great god 
  stepped from the sky upon it. From the pinnacle of the 
  Footstool Emperor Yelm summoned his relatives to come 
  to him in order that they could serve. 
  First to come were the Ten Spirits.22 He received from 
  them the Imperial Regalia. He naturally had his own 
  Loincloth of Heavenly Modesty, which maintains decency 
  and order. He stepped into Sandals of Separation, which 
  keep his pure skin from ever actually touching the impure 
  earth. He was wrapped in the Vestments of Exposure, 
  which are the radiance which everyone can see. Around his 
  slim waist was buckled the Girdle of Command, the gold 
  gleaming charm which focuses his central power. Upon his 
  shoulders was laid the Mantle of Sovereignty, the bright veil 
  of life which surrounds all of the world. The High Crown of 
  Dominion, bearing the peace of heaven, was placed upon 
  his head. About that was the second crown, the Low Crown 
  of Force, placed on his head. The Imperial Orb of 
  Authority took its place over the emperor’s head to protect 
  him. In his right hand the Emperor received the Scepter of 
  Order, which he used to point when he directed his divine 
  blessing. Finally, upon his left arm sat the great Eagle of 
  Heaven, which he often sent to bear his word and his 
  presence through the world. Then the Emperor stood upon 
  the Footstool, and named the directions and the quarters. 
  The world, so recognized and commanded, was then 
  arranged in its details. The relatives of Yelm, because they 
  were most fitting, were given positions of rule within the 
                                                             
  17 Arraz. On the Gods Wall, he is behind the throne, at 5. 
  18 Lodril. On the Gods Wall, he is behind the throne, at 6. 
  19 Dayzatar. On the Gods Wall, he is behind the throne, at 4. 
  20 Burburstus, the dark dragon. A prominent constellation. In a tale called 
  “The Throne,” Yelm defeats this monster and makes it into his 
  throne. It is visible on the Gods Wall at 2. 
  21 Footstool. Selshena. The greatest ziggurat located in the center of the 
  city of Raibanth. Gods Wall III-15. 
  22 Ten Spirits. Presumably Glorantay, the Celestial Court. 
  ordered universe. Under their guidance the world was 
  finished, and was set and beautiful in all its ways. 
  When the world was given over to the Aetheric 
  Principles, the Three Good Brothers divided it among 
  themselves. Theretofore they had all dwelt only in heaven, 
  and none had ever left their natural realm. 
  First Dayzatar, the pure god, descended slowly and 
  gingerly, the way an old man approaches a cold bath. He 
  but touched his toe beneath the sky and found it to be not-
  sky, and said it was polluting and foul, and withdrew 
  immediately back to the Sky World, where he stayed. 
  Then Yelm descended to the surface world, and when 
  he touched upon the earth it was changed for the better. 
  This proved that the world was not impure. Where he 
  touched, he created the Harmonious Realm. 
  Then Lodril, the third brother, touched upon the earth 
  with both feet, and then both hands. He was gross and 
  indulged in the physical, and he had no shame. He buried 
  himself beneath the fertile dirt to be beyond the sight of all 
  his kinfolk. There he grew knowledgeable of the Lower 
  World and at the same time was polluted. Thus by his own 
  actions Lodril exiled himself from the pure heavens forever. 
   
  The Sky World 
  Aether Primolt was the first sky god. It was one of the 
  Glorantay. When the Keskeskenni grew too numerous and 
  Ezelveztay had to flee, Aether Primolt also departed, leaving 
  behind his realm for his three sons to share equally. They 
  could not help but act fairly, according to their natures. 
  Thus Yelm descended to the Center, settling upon the 
  Surface World, and Lodril went down into the Underworld, 
  the immaterial Sky World was ruled by Dayzatar. 
  Dayzatar was a strict and upright leader of the Aetheric 
  Assembly. Purity and perfection have always been his 
  essence, and later when he was made impure he withdrew 
  from his priesthood rather than continue improperly. 
  In the beginning, when all was still calm, the Sky World 
  was perfect, undivided within or without of itself. It had no 
  quarters, and was only a center and circumference. 
  Dayzatar, the Highest God, was immobile and perfect. 
  Dayzatar alone was capable of communicating easily 
  through Aether to Ezelveztay, which came before and has 
  gone forever. 
  The ordinary affairs of the Sky World were overseen by 
  Arraz. He was the king of the Luxites, who are the denizens 
  of the heavenly realm. They are sometimes called Angels, or 
  Heavenly Host. They are the Sky People, and servants of 
  Heaven. 
  At that time the Sky was perfect and nothing moved 
  out of place. The Sun sat high and motionless in the sky, 
  and the Ten Heavenly Bodies knew their houses. 
   
  
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  The Harmonious Realm 
  When Yelm received rule of the universe, he looked upon it 
  to set the new order. So that he could overlook everything, 
  he raised beneath his feet a beautiful five-tiered ziggurat. 
  Upon its sides were bright figures revealing the greatness of 
  Yelm. Atop it was his golden throne, from which he could 
  see across the whole world, and from which he delivered 
  true Justice. This place was called the Tower of Yelm.23 
  Around the foot of his mountain was built the Yuthubars.24 
  Then Yelm commanded that there would be a duplicate city 
  at each of these four directions, and that each of them was 
  to be an extension of the One City, and that it was there to 
  house the guardians of those directions in great bounty and 
  glory. Then, standing atop the Footstool, Yelm divided the 
  world into quarters. For each way that he looked he named 
  the Direction, the Color and Power which lay there, and the 
  Guardian of the camp there. 
  That which lay before Yelm was called East, and the 
  color was Yellow, and the Power was Insight, and the 
  Guardian was named Indarthrad.25 His city was called the 
  Amber Camp. 
  That which lay to the right of Yelm was called South, 
  and the color was Green, and the Power was Strength and 
  the Guardian was named Nemarthshar.26 His city was called 
  the Bronze Camp.27 
                                                             
   enthroned. 
                                                            
  23 Tower of Yelm. A column of light, apparently material in the earliest 
  times, but later not, It is visible on Gods Wall III-15. 
  24 Yuthubars, “Deipolis”, the City of God. 
  25 Indarthrad. Literally “East-Overseer-Yellow.” Gods Wall at 8. 
  26 Nemarthshar. Literally “South-Overseer-Rod.” Probably “red” because 
  the celestial palace of Shargash is red. He is on the Gods Wall at 9. 
  27 Later called the Iron Camp. 
  That which lay behind Yelm was called West, and the color 
  was Red, and the Power was Sovereignty, and the Guardian 
  was named Vanarthurd.28 His city was called the Scarlet 
  Camp. 
  That which lay to the left of Yelm was called North, 
  and the color was White, and the Power was Wisdom, and 
  the Guardian was named Asharthcha.29 The city was called 
  The Alabaster Camp. 
  Then all of the One Hundred Gods and Goddesses 
  came to Emperor Yelm and made obeisance, and gave him 
  great treasures and gifts to adorn the realm. Emperor Yelm 
  ordered his brother to mark the occasion with a monument, 
  and so Lodril made the first cylinder seal. He pressed it 
  against the stone cliffs and made the Gods Wall,30 which 
  can still be seen there today. Since the making of this 
  monument the One Hundred Gods and Goddesses have 
  always come to honor every emperor who is
  Then Yelm called his court to him, all his relatives and 
  his advisors, and the lords of the quarters. He gave each of 
  them their name and their title, and sat each of them upon 
  their own throne around his court. They received the most 
  pleasing entertainment then, from the Celestial Choir, and 
  all of the cosmos lived in harmony and accord. 
  Thus was made the perfect Solar Court, and Yelm 
  called it the Court of God. In the City of God Yelm and his 
  attendants for one hundred thousand years of immobile, 
  perfect splendor during the Golden Age. 
   
  28 Vanarthurd. Literally “West-Overseer-Blue. Probably blue for some 
  celestial connection. He is on the Gods Wall at 10. 
  29 Asharthcha. Literally “North-Overseer-White.” He is on the Gods Wall 
  at 7. 
  30 Gods Wall. A huge sculpture lying a few miles north of Raibanth. It is 
  the ultimate authority on Darn Happan creation. This is reproduced, 
  in part, herein in Appendix A. 
  MASTINA 
  Land of Transformation 
  ZARKOS 
  Land of Serenity 
  JARASAN 
  Land of Action 
  SUVARIA 
  Land of Brilliance 
  Alabaster Camp
  Amber Camp 
  Bronze Camp
  Scarlet Camp 
  Yuthubars
  ESKERVONLATH
  Land of Perfection 
  
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  The Lower World 
  Lodril was a brother of Yelm. He was a pure being when he 
  came down from the sky, but when he touched upon the 
  earth he landed with both feet, and then both hands, and 
  finally fell prone upon it. But he enjoyed it, and explored 
  this hard thing he was upon, and determined to be a part of 
  it and make it better. 
  Both Yelm and Dayzatar warned him against trying 
  this, for “the Fireworld is the Fireworld, and the Earthworld 
  can only bring shame.” But Lodril ignored them, and 
  indulged utterly in the physical and sensual, and he had no 
  shame in covering himself with mud. He often buried 
  himself in the fertile dirt, and as he lay there beyond the 
  sight of all his kinfolk he grew knowledgeable of the Lower 
  World. In that way he was polluted, and by his own actions 
  he permanently exiled himself from the pure heavens. He 
  said he did not care. 
  Lodril was of good lineage and performed many great 
  deeds, even though polluted. In this he was like the warrior. 
  He once invaded the Underworld and drove out the ruler 
  there. Within those dank recesses Lodril liberated his wife 
  and her sisters. They formed the start of Lodril’s Ten 
  Servants and Sons,31 gods that built mountains, dug rivers, 
  and shaped the first trees and animals. 
  Lodril retained his role as the new Lord of the 
  Underworld32 He built a home for himself, divided the rest 
  into four parts, and became the Lord of Below. The Four 
  Underworlds which were made by Lodril are: 
  Dubgrulub.33 This is the place which can be reached by 
  digging in the dirt and rocks. Its top is the Surface World, 
  and people and beings from the Surface World can be 
  found in it. 
  Veskerelgat.34 The God Caves. These are the places 
  which can be reached only by heroes, holy men, madmen, 
  and fools. The lesser deities of the earth live here, ruled by 
  Veskerele.35 
  Voshgatyuth.36 Here Lodril 's palace lies, with its four 
  magnificent Founts of Purity, Memory, Bliss, and Rebirth. 
  He shares this realm with the goddess Oria.37 Any or all the 
  deities of their sprawling household might be found here, 
  depending upon the season. 
  Ershkintu.38 When Lodril conquered the Underworld, 
  he put all of the undesirable things into this region, and 
  locked them in with adamant doors and arcane signs of 
  grindingly cruel power. Imprisoned here were Hunger, 
  Madness, Fear, and Disease, along with their leader, 
  Deshkorgos39 They come out only when he lets them. 
   
                                                             
                                                            
  31 Ten Servants and Sons. Shown on Gods Wall II-7 through II-16. 
  32 Lord of the Underworld. Shown on Gods Wall IV-8. 
  33 Dubgrulub. Literally “Underground.” 
  34 Veskerelgat. The “Underworld,” literally Veskerele’s House”. 
  35 Veskerele. God of the Second Hell. Shown on Gods Wall IV-6. 
  36 Voshgatyuth. Literally “House of Dead Gods.” 
  37 Oria. Gods Wall 111-5. 
  38 Ershkintu. Called Demonhell, literally “Evil Spirit Prison.” 
  39 Deshkorgos. vulgarly, Monster Man. Gods Wall IV-10. 
  The Wedding Contest 
  One day Lodril recommended Dendara,40 the elder sister, to 
  his elder brother’s service. She wished only to serve, and 
  Yelm accepted her service, because it was right. But he did 
  not even look at her. 
  No one ever served him better or more perfectly. She 
  never erred, which pleased him, and he blessed her with a 
  look. Indeed, his sight upon her was pleased with her 
  beauty, humility, and charm. 
  Dendara was innocent of guile, of course, but 
  nonetheless distracted him once. She had noticed some 
  good things about Yelm which no one else had ever noticed 
  before. She told him of it. He was flattered. 
  She amused him. When they observed the rising of the 
  mountains Yelm said it was good, and Dendara said she 
  liked it too. Yelm said the majesty and grandeur was good, 
  and Dendara said some of the little things felt good too. 
  Yelm questioned her on this. 
  He said, “Felt good?” 
  “It was like a feather under my nose,” she said, and 
  giggled, and though Yelm had no idea what a feather under 
  his noise might be like, he liked her laugh. 
  She influenced Yelm by accident, such as when she 
  wanted to hear a new song, and they made the human race 
  as a result. 
  She influenced him on purpose, too, such as when she 
  convinced him to spare her wicked sister, who was caught 
  releasing the evil dreams which Yelm’s hunters had 
  captured. 
  She undermined him, deeply. More than once she 
  showed him something which he did not know, or that he 
  did not need. For instance, he was shocked to see that 
  beneath his Kingdom of Transformation was Mastina, ruled 
  by goddesses! 
  Yelm was increasingly distressed by the assaults of 
  females upon his being. Naturally he resisted them, but the 
  goddesses began to quarrel and make interrupting noises. 
  Lodril suggested to his imperial brother that he consider 
  taking a single mate. This way, he could create a wife, and 
  have a married union which was sacred and more formal 
  than any before, he could be protected from undesired 
  women. At last, Dendara suggested to Yelm to sponsor a 
  Wedding Contest, for the sake of himself and the world. He 
  agreed. 
  Yelm sent heralds to all quarters, announcing that he 
  would sponsor a Contest to see who would be his One and 
  only wife. All of the Goddesses from across the universe 
  came to join into the contest to be the Wife of Yelm. All 
  One Hundred Goddesses came, and their daughters too. 
  There were far many more contestants than anyone could 
  ever keep track of. But many were discouraged by their own 
  kinswomen, or commanded to depart by superiors, or 
  driven away by the presence of enemies. The final 
  contenders were: 
   
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  Uleria,41 “For I am the Other which all males desire, 
  and no one is ever content until he has me.” But Yelm was 
  not part of all males, and did not want her. 
  Galgarenge42 said, “After all, I have been his loyal 
  concubine, and deserve to be Empress for bearing this fine 
  son.” But it was not truly his child. 
  Molanni,43 “For I alone am from a foreign tribe. 
  Anyone else would be incest” But Yelm was not too close 
  to these others. 
  Verithurusa,44 “For I am a Princess of the Sky, nearly 
  as regal as He.” But she was too fickle. 
  Oria was there. She was already married to Yelm’s 
  brother. The emperor did not even look at her. 
  Gorgorma45 said, “For it is my duty to be rejected at 
  every chance.” Yelm did. 
  Esvenratha46 “For I have many husbands already.” 
  But she had too many husbands, already. 
                                                            
  Ketenari47 “For I am the Crown and he is the Head.” 
  But Yelm did not need her crowns. 
  Remalada48 “For I am as low as he is high.” But she 
  was too low for Yelm. 
  Dendara “For I will be loyal and obedient and proper, 
  and uphold Justice in my own house.” 
  From among all of these Yelm selected the best, who 
  was Dendara. His choice was approved by the council, and 
  they wed. Their first child was a son, whom they named 
  Murharzarm,49 and whom they loved more than the others. 
  Their second child was another son, who was named 
  Shargash.50 Their third child was another son, and he was 
  named Buserian.51 
   
  The First People 
  One day Yelm felt the need for grandeur. He called upon 
  the Celestial Choir, and they performed the perfect 
  harmonies for him once again. It was perfect for him. 
  Dendara, at his side, said “This is good, to be sure, but 
  it is always the same. Is there some way to make it 
  different?” 
  “You mean like Lodril?” asked Yelm, shocked at the 
  idea. 
  “No, of course not,” said Dendara, blushing that Yelm 
  would think such a thing of her. “But with command, as 
  only you can make,” she said. 
   
                                                            
  41 Uleria. This goddess appears on the Gods Wall at I-12. Known from 
  other sources as Goddess of Love. 
  42 Galgarenge. Gryphon Goddess, appears on the Gods Wall at II-25. 
  43 Molanni. This goddess does not appear elsewhere, except in this myth. 
  Presumably, a foreign deity of some sort. 
  44 Verithurusa. This goddess does not appear elsewhere, except in this 
  myth. A masculine form of her name appears as a Son of Yelm. 
  45 Gorgorma. Appears at Gods Wall IV-17. 
  46 Esvenratha. This goddess does not appear elsewhere, except in this 
  myth. 
  47 Ketenari. This is a foreign goddess whose name means “Crown-
  goddess.” She does not appear elsewhere, except in this myth. 
  48 Remalada. This goddess does not appear elsewhere, except in this myth. 
  49 Murharzarm. Gods Wall I-1. 
  50 Shargash. Gods Wall I-5. 
  51 Buserian. Gods Wall 1-3. 
  And so, to please her and try out his power, Yelm 
  commanded the angels to do as he thought. But they could 
  not. 
  “Ah, well,” said Dendara, “there must be some way to 
  do this.” 
  That is when the Ten Sons and Servants of Lodril 
  spoke, and they spoke together, as one. 
  “There must be some way to do this,” they said. 
  Yelm then realized that they had the answer, for they 
  were the gods of making things. Yelm then determined to 
  make a being which could glorify him in the right way. 
  Yelm called his two brothers to come, and he asked for 
  Dendara and her two sisters too. They met at Ersorianen.52 
  But as usual, when the work began one of the women 
  wanted things different, and instead of one type of being 
  they made two. And so they created another race of the 
  Made Beings which were not perfect. 
  This is what they did: 
  First, Dendara made SHAPES. She shaped rocks to be 
  their bones, then spat upon dirt and made mud to form 
  their flesh. Plants sprouted upon them, to make them 
  beautiful. But they just lay there, pieces of dirt. 
  Then, Lodril breathed into the faces of the dirt, and 
  gave them WARMTH. The mud came to life, and they sat 
  up and felt about, stumbling blindly in the world without 
  purpose. Then, Oria gave each of them their BEAST 
  natures, as if this was a good thing. The first being became 
  male, the second female. Inside each of them now stirred 
  animal desires, and they crawled towards each other. When 
  they found each other they squeezed curiously, and they 
  grappled, and they touched fondly, and they coupled 
  shamelessly. Yet in no way was this meaningful to them or 
  to the gods. 
  Then, from a distance, Dayzatar motioned and sent 
  down a pair of beautiful BIRDS to each of them which 
  settled upon their shoulders. The male received a bright 
  vrok hawk, the female the dutiful dove. The two looked 
  upon each other with understanding now, and a little fear. 
  Then, the Other Goddess53 came from behind, and she 
  attached to each of them a SHADOW. This was attached to 
  a hidden place inside each of them, behind the snake or the 
  hedgehog, where the fear came from. 
  Finally, Yelm stepped forward and faced them, and 
  with a holy touch he filled the man with FIRE. He touched 
  the female too, but she recoiled, and so received less than 
  the male. But both their bodies grew bright and sight came 
  from their eyes. They looked upon themselves and each 
  other, and they were filled with the spirit, and meaning. 
  Thus completed, the pair of people saw the gods who 
  had made them, and knew what they were. They threw 
  themselves in fear and submissiveness upon their faces 
  before those greater than themselves and trembled as they 
  rubbed their faces in the dirt. 
  “Oh Great and Mighty, we are miserable and weak in 
  your presence and quake to the center of our bones. Forgive 
  us for looking upon your magnificent beings, and allow us 
   
  52 12 Ersorianen. Maybe Erkonus (Star 17). Or a place in Pelanda called 
  eroOrianen. 
  53 Other Goddess. Enigmatic title, unknown deity 
  
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  to do the thing which we would most love to do, and that is 
  to honor you,” said the people. “Oh Benevolent and 
  Limitless Beings, whose essence if Life and whose presence 
  threatens to destroy us, hear our supplications. We are small 
  and humble and worthless, but we are here to flatter you. 
  We are here to praise you, and remark upon your limitless 
  good to the whole world. Order us, Great Ones, give us 
  commands that we may serve.” 
  The gods found this to be satisfactory, but they were 
  embarrassed by the peoples’ nakedness. Yelm said, “You are 
  Man and Woman. First, you are to clothe yourselves.” 
  Man and Woman looked upon each other, and they too 
  were ashamed by their nakedness. They found the covers 
  prepared by Dendara the Weaver to hide their nakedness. 
  Once clothed, they gave thanks and again bowed before the 
  deities. 
  “Go now into the quarters which have been prepared 
  for you,” said Yelm. “Take these tools from Lodril and 
  Dendara. Live your lives in a holy way there, and await our 
  orders. You six shall be the first Aristocrats. Others will 
  follow, and you will instruct them and lead them.” 
  The people thanked the gods, and without raising their 
  faces from the temple floor they backed out from the 
  temple. Then they departed from Ersorianen, and took up 
  residence in Yuthubars where they prospered, and were 
  soon joined by others who had been made by the gods. 
  This first generation of people learned the hymns and 
  dances which praise the gods, and they performed them 
  constantly and delighted Dendara in a way which no one 
  could have expected. Even Yelm was pleased. 
  So the people lived in their cities. They prospered, even 
  though Uleria corrupted them so that all they had many 
  children. The many people then went through the whole 
  world, reproducing and settling wherever they wanted. They 
  always followed the precepts and laws of Yelm. In this way 
  there grew up the Five Golden Age kingdoms. 
  In the Southeast was Zarkos, Land of Serenity. 
  In the Southwest was Suvaria, Land of Brilliance. 
  In 
  the 
  Northwest 
  was 
  Mastina, 
  Land 
  of 
  Transformation. 
  In the Northeast was Jarasan, Land of Action. 
  And in the center, gathered in perfect reverence around 
  Yuthubars was the Eskervonlath, the Kingdom of 
  Perfection. 
   
  Foundation of Dara Happa 
  One day, from the north, came roaring into the world 
  something which was new and unexpected. Those who 
  knew much recognized it, for it was a great blue serpent 
  which writhed across the land, cutting a deep furrow where 
  it slithered, and drowning all which opposed its path. It 
  called itself Nestentos, child of Deep. 
  First Lodril went against it, and he was known as a 
  great fighter. He is still the god of wrestling! The opponent 
  advanced quickly, and threw Lodril to the ground so that he 
  fell, hissing and steaming with impotent fury. 
  Then Shargash the Thunderer came forward with his 
  thousands of Drummers, divided into five divisions, but 
  they were swamped, and even the mighty god had to throw 
  away his drums and drumsticks in order to escape. 
  Then Yelm himself strode forward to confront the 
  cold-eyed serpent, but he could not, for the very essence of 
  his pure Justice prevented him from being polluted by this 
  contact. But the Enemy was powerful and sought to grapple 
  with Yelm. It slowly pushed forward toward the City of 
  God, and slowly forced Yelm to withdraw from the polluted 
  world and up into the sky, to keep himself from being 
  quenched by its passions. Innate Justice did this. 
  Yelm rose into the sky. This change brought about a 
  great fear in the gods, for the Pillar54 was now empty. The 
  roiling, undisciplined waves of Nestentos lapped at the 
  pillar. 
  People cried out because they did not know what to do. 
  At last Murharzarm, the son of Yelm and Dendara, strode 
  forward and stood upon the Footstool. There he turned to 
  confront the serpent. The great cold monster lashed itself 
  forward and sought to bite Murharzarm. The god broke its 
  teeth with his scepter. The monster then wrapped itself 
  around Murharzarm from his left foot to his chin, encoiling 
  his body seven times, and lifted its great head to stare at 
  Murharzarm in the face. But the god was not paralyzed like 
  prey. 
  “Novelty is not something to fear,” said Murharzarm, 
  “for every novelty can be tamed by Justice and Wisdom.” 
  Then Murharzarm expanded to his great strength and freed 
  himself from the thing without further violence. 
  Murharzarm then brought forth the sacred Shovel and 
  Bucket and gave them to his uncle, the Working God. 
  Lodril made copies of the Imperial Tools and gave them to 
  his Ten Sons and Servants who lived in the cities near the 
  serpent. The Ten Workers and Servants went to the serpent 
  with their people and they dug with the shovels, and so they 
  were the first people to ever make irrigation ditches. They 
  moved water with the buckets, and they filled the ditches, 
  and in that way they tamed the serpent, singing their happy 
  work songs. 
  So pleased by this was the goddess that she changed 
  her name, then, to be Oslira. The Ten laid the blue serpent 
  into the arms of the earth, by whom she bore a daughter, 
  Everina,55 who was the first being who planted and tended 
  rice. 
  The serpent was not displeased. She was greater and 
  richer than before. Because she was a goddess she also bore 
  child with Lodril, the worker. Their son was Mohenjar,56 
  who oversaw the dams and ditches for his lord 
  Murharzarm, and who was the first Foreman and 
  Administrator. 
  Yelm was so pleased with this work that he declared 
  that Murharzarm must, in secret, undergo the Ten Tests of 
  Empire. Murharzarm did not know this, and when he 
  returned to his home his life was plagued by the simple 
  problems and terrible disasters, all of which he overcame. 
  After completing nine of the Ten Tests, Murharzarm 
  took himself to the Tower of Imperial Splendor. There he 
                                                             
  54 Pillar. Sometimes a being, named Ladareesheta 
  55 Everina. Goddess of Rice. Gods Wall III-7. 
  56 Mohenjar. God of Foremen. Gods wall II-6. 
  
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  ascended the spiral staircase, and along the way were all of 
  the imperial guardians who had given the tests. At the top 
  they all gathered, and Murharzarm was shown the secret 
  regalia of Emperor. Murharzarm named each piece 
  correctly, and was not harmed. 
  At the pinnacle of the tower Murharzarm stood upon 
  the golden Footstool. From the Ten Spirits he received the 
  Imperial Regalia: Loincloth, Sandals, Vestments, Girdle, 
  Mantle, High Crown, Low Crown, Orb, Scepter, and Eagle. 
  Thus was Murharzarm appointed to be the first 
  Emperor of Dara Happa57 by his father, the almighty 
  Godfather, Yelm, Emperor of the Universe and Protector 
  of the World, Keeper and Source of all Justice. 
  As had been done by his father, Murharzarm took to 
  himself a wife. She was the most beautiful woman in the 
  land and they had a household of fine sons and daughters. 
  She was named Dareeshena.58 
  Murharzarm established a new city to be the chief city 
  of his land. He called it Raibanth, and he determined who 
  its residents would be, and he named the main streets, and 
  the days for markets. He named his son Raibamus to be the 
  guardian and governor. 
  Everyone alive was so pleased with the gods and each 
  other that people in all of the cities got married and had 
  many children. There was no shortage of food any time. 
  Everyone ate meat. They dug many irrigation ditches and 
  canals until the whole of the Oslira was safe during the 
  Inundation. 
  After a while there were so many people that they took 
  their possessions and animals and departed from their 
  original homes. They used their skills and made many new 
  settlements all along the banks of the Oslira’s many 
  tributaries. These man-made settlements were called the 
  Emperor’s Cities, as distinct from the One City, which was 
  made by God, and the Original Cities, created in imitation 
  of the One City. 
  Here are the Ten Original Cities of Murharzarm, and 
  their gods: 
  Yuthubars, the City of Spirit, where lived the Perfect 
  Ones, who had been made by the hands and minds of the 
  immortals, and who could do no wrong. They served Yelm 
  himself through the administration of Arraz the Servant. It 
  stood high, in the far center. 
  Raibanth, the City of Emperors, in the center. It was 
  the home of Murharzarm. 
  Abgammon, the City of Priests, in the near east. It was 
  the home of Buserian. 
  Senthoros, the Looks Up city, in the far east. It was 
  intended to be the home of Zayteneras.59 
  Alkoth, the City of Strength, in the near south. It was 
  the home of Shargash. 
                                                             
  57 Dara Happa. Literally “The Rich Land”. 
  58 Dareeshena. Literally “Footholder.”. 
  59 Zaytenaras. Gods Wall I-2. 
  Nivorah, the City of Serenity, in the far south. It was 
  the home of Reladivus.60 
  Hamados, the City of the Crown, in the near west. It 
  was the home of Deumalos.61 
  Akuturos, the City of Dirt, in the far west. It was the 
  home of Lodril. 
  Verapur, the City of Raptors, in the near north. It was 
  the home of Jethsarum.62 
  Mernita, the City which Turns, in the far north It was 
  the home of Jernedeus.63 
  All the cities together were called Dara Happa, and 
  Murharzarm was the Emperor. 
   
  Murharzarm’s Good Land 
  The Ten Cities 
   
   
                                                             
  60 Reladivus. Gods Wall I-4. 
  61 Deumalos. Gods Wall I-7. 
  62 Jethsarum. Not on the Gods Wall. 
  63 Jernedeus. Not on the Gods Wall, but may be the same as Verithurusus, 
  I-9. 
  
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  Murharzarm 
  Murharzarm was appointed to be the first Emperor of Dara 
  Happa by his father, the almighty Godfather, Yelm, 
  Emperor of the Universe and Protector of the World, and 
  Keeper and Source of all Justice. 
  Murharzarm established the Ten Cities, and all of the 
  imperial customs of Dara Happa. He ruled from the 
  moment of his appointment until the moment of his 
  murder at the hands of the Rebel Gods. 
  Murharzarm was raised upon the Sacred Mountain, and 
  learned all of the Lords’ Arts at the court of his grandfather. 
  He often went among the people and shared his knowledge 
  and power with them. 
  One day a terrible creature, wet and slimy and stinking 
  of foul things came slithering into the land. This was a new 
  thing, and it brought change to the land which the pure 
  gods could not bear. They leapt into the air, as birds do 
  when startled, and stayed there. 
  This frightened all the people, who had no such means 
  of departing. They could see that the Pillar was now empty 
  and they were terrified, as if they had been struck blind in a 
  burning house. But one of them was without fear, and 
  Murharzarm rushed forward and stood upon the Footstool 
  to confront the serpent. The great cold monster lashed itself 
  forward and sought to swallow Murharzarm, but the god 
  propped its mouth open, then tore it in half. Half of it died 
  then, and the other half wrapped itself around Murharzarm 
  from his left foot to his chin, encoiling his body seven 
  times. She lifted her great head to stare at Murharzarm in 
  the face. But the god was not some bird, to be paralyzed. 
  “We are not Ezelveztay,” he said, “And so we need not 
  fear Novelty, for it can be tamed by Justice and Wisdom.” 
  Then Murharzarm laid the monster into its bed, and gave 
  her into the care of the Earth Lord. 
  Murharzarm was the first person to establish temples 
  to Oslira, goddess of fertility; to Everina, goddess of rice; 
  and to Lodril and his Ten Sons and Servants. He blessed 
  them with the Shovel and the Bucket and they made 
  irrigation ditches and fields for their crops. They thrived. 
  Yelm was so pleased with Murharzarm’s work that the 
  god declared that Murharzarm must, in secret, undergo Ten 
  Tests of Empire, to see if he was indeed worthy of wielding 
  the greatest possible authority. No other god told 
  Murharzarm of this. When Murharzarm returned to his 
  home his life was plagued by many simple problems and 
  terrible disasters, all of which he overcame. 
  The tests and their solutions, were: 
  1. The Hinds of Pelanda. Man-eating creatures 
  threatened the outguards of the empire. Murharzarm lured 
  them over a cliff into the Farkuros Pits, and fed them cattle. 
  “I am the Protector,” he said. This was posed by Shargash. 
  2. The Hungry. There were some people who were 
  unfinished, and kept putting animals into their mouths to 
  satiate their inner emptiness. Murharzarm taught them of 
  heart, and filled them. “I am the Surplus,” he said. This was 
  posed by Verithurusus. 
  3. The Tall Birds. A tribe had longer legs and necks 
  than others, and claimed to be greater. Murharzarm gave 
  others wings, which allowed them to go higher. The Tall 
  Birds were humbled, and entered into the service of 
  Murharzarm. “I am the Seer,” he said. This was posed by 
  Jethsarum. 
  4. The Sharing Problem. A father had gone away and 
  left 38 gazzam64 to be divided among his three sons. 
  Murharzarm added one of his own gazzam, divided the herd, 
  and came away with his own animal and another. “I am the 
  Solution.” This was posed by Buserian. 
  5. The Remembering Problem. Three people 
  quarreled over an old debt. Murharzarm judged it, and then 
  invented token jars to record things for all time. “I am the 
  Record.” This was posed by Reladivus. 
  6. Judgment between Wives. A man was troubled by 
  quarreling between his wives. Murharzarm ruled that 
  henceforth a man must have only one wife, and that the 
  punishment for bigamy was to have multiple wives. “I am 
  the Judge.” This was posed by Lodril. 
  7. The Raibanth Bridge. The mighty serpent had laid 
  itself down across our great city and cut it into two parts. 
  Residents from each side argued that their portion was the 
  proper seat of the old city. Murharzarm built the great 
  Bridge of Luxites across the Oslira. “I am the Bridge,” he 
  said. This was posed by the Ladareesheta.65 
  8. The Daughter’s Share. A father and mother went 
  away, and left their possessions to their two sons and one 
  daughter. The daughter received nothing, and complained 
  to Murharzarm. Murharzarm invented marriage, and gave 
  her to a great man. “I am the patriarch.” This was posed by 
  Deumalos. 
  9. The Brightness Challenge. A sunflower garden 
  had flowers facing two directions at once, and the grower 
  wanted to know which ones to cut down. Murharzarm 
  informed him. “The true face Truth. I am the Truth,” he 
  said. This was posed by Zayteneras. 
  After completing these nine of the Ten Tests, 
  Murharzarm took himself to the Tower of Imperial 
  Splendor and ascended the spiral staircase. Along the way 
  were all of the imperial guardians who had given him the 
  tests. As Murharzarm passed, each of them fell into line 
  behind him. At the top they all gathered in a circle around 
  Murharzarm. They opened the Footstool and showed 
  Murharzarm the secret regalia of the Emperor. Murharzarm 
  named each piece correctly, and was not harmed, and thus 
  passed the Tenth Test. Yelm was pleased, and ordered the 
  ceremony to continue. 
  At the pinnacle of the tower Murharzarm stood upon 
  the golden Footstool. From the Ten Spirits he received the 
  Imperial Regalia: He naturally had his own Loincloth of 
  Morality, which covers all and protects the soul from 
  chaffing; Sandals of Protection, which keep the pure from 
  touching the impure; Vestments of Disclosure, which 
  everyone can see; Girdle of Command, to bear the power of 
  the center; Mantle of Sovereignty, surrounding all; High 
  Crown of Dominion, which reaches to the sky; Low Crown 
  of Rule, which encircles the world like a wall; Orb of 
  Authority, which hovers overhead for protection; Scepter of 
                                                             
  64 4 gazzam = “Quake-grounds”, or “Earth-shakers,” i.e.- dinosaurs. 
  65 Ladareesheta, the Pillar God. Godswall 3. 
  
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  Order, to direct the divine regard; and Eagle of Heaven, to 
  see everything and bear his presence. 
  “I am the Emperor,” he said. Then Murharzarm stood 
  upon the Footstool, and named the directions and the 
  quarters. 
  Thus did Murharzarm become first the first Emperor 
  of Dara Happa by the grace and blessing and direction of 
  his father, the almighty Allfather, Yelm, Emperor of the 
  Universe and Protector of the World, Keeper and Source of 
  all Justice. 
  Then Murharzarm took a wife. She was a beautiful 
  woman of noble lineage named Dareeshena. They had a 
  household of fine sons and daughters. One son ruled over 
  our magnificent city, Raibanth. 
  Murharzarm ruled for 40,000 years and throughout 
  those many generations no one had any troubles; not with 
  neighbors, children, foreigners, barbarians, or monsters, 
  during this whole time. 
   
  The Other 
  When Yelm arranged the world to be its good way, he 
  perfectly followed the sacred procedure, just as Ezelveztay 
  had before him. In this manner Yelm first thoroughly 
  looked over everything within his vision, and one by one 
  named everything which he could see. As he said its name, 
  that being, person, or thing came forward to the throne and 
  acknowledged the name given to it, and then thanked and 
  honored Yelm. This way Yelm named all of the things in his 
  realm which he could see, and came to know them. 
  Then Yelm summoned all those beings and things in 
  his realm which would come to him, but had not yet done 
  so. In this way the hidden things came forward to Yelm’s 
  knowledge. He named them, and they each thanked Yelm 
  and gave him gifts. This way he named all the things in his 
  realm which would obey him. 
  For some time Yelm was content, for he knew all 
  which was knowable or necessary to be known. Yet one day 
  he felt troubled, and so he ordered his agents to find the 
  source of the troubles. 
  Then Yelm’s agents brought in those beings and 
  creatures which would not obey Yelm, and which were 
  invisible to him. In this way the beings which could resist 
  Yelm were found, for they could not resist his servants. 
  Yelm named them, though most did not honor him or gift 
  him afterwards. 
  Yet there was still more which troubled the perfection 
  of Yelm. In his infinite wisdom Yelm understood that in 
  addition to the One was the Other. He had already 
  experienced something which he did not know, when his 
  agents brought him the disobedient. And he thought there 
  must be others, too, but could not know what they were. 
  Of course, his infinite wisdom was correct, and the 
  Others came to him. First came the unfelt, for it was a cold 
  and moving thing which washed upon the realm of Yelm. 
  This was Water, a strange element, but Yelm came to terms 
  with it, and called it Oslira.66 
                                                             
                                                            
  66 Oslira. Gods Wall IV-1. 
  After that there came Darkness to the Harmonious 
  Realm. This was something which Yelm could not see, but 
  when it was brought behind him, then he could understand 
  it. In this manner Yelm came to terms with Darkness, too. 
  He named it Netta.67 
  Yet he was not done, but the Other was also the 
  Keskeskenni. They approached, or were dragged in, or 
  captured during nightmares. But at last, the Low 2568 were 
  seen and known. Although he sometimes could not 
  understand them, he somehow had at least sensed them to 
  his satisfaction. Yelm spent much of his secret time trying 
  to understand these things, so that they even disturbed his 
  meditations. 
  One day something else came to Yelm. It was not a 
  known thing, and when questioned it would not reply. It 
  was a New Thing. It was named by Yelm to be Entekos69 
  but it did not accept that name. “I have a name of my own,” 
  it said foolishly. So that was the first Rebel God, who did 
  not submit. 
  Yelm could see the dangers of this creature in his 
  realm, and so he made strict rules to contain it. When the 
  Wrong Air was restricted by the rules, he burst into angry 
  violence which made all of the peaceful gods so frightened 
  that they ran away. 
  Yelm could not bear this kind of defiance and so he 
  summoned Shargash and Lodril to be the enforcers of his 
  will. They were ordered to react to and restrain this 
  violence. 
  For a time after that there was peace in the world again, 
  for the fighting and trouble were kept far away, at the edge 
  of the universe. But as is the way of trouble, it found a new 
  way to come again. 
  Everything which had Vezkarvez was known, or 
  knowable, by the Emperor. The Rebels then created 
  something which was Notbeing. This was a frightening 
  thing even to them, for it was not a thing but instead was an 
  Absence, and so it was utterly invisible. Even now this 
  thing, which we call Death, is felt as an absence, not a 
  presence. 
  When the leaders had this new ally they called their 
  unruly companions together to boast and plot. All of the 
  rebels were there, including The Many Ones, Kargzant the 
  Nomad, Vinakotal the Barbarian, Sedenya the Changer, 
  Lanatum the Thunderer and the rest. 
  They crept into the great hall of the gods, where the 
  mighty gathered each day to maintain Justice and Life. 
  When the gods had come into the place the bat goddess70 
  leapt from hiding and blinded Yelm, and others tried to 
  hold him down. Yet his great Justice would not allow 
  anyone to touch him, and by nature Yelm moved away from 
  that foul grip and appeared to rise overhead. 
   
   
  67 Netta. Goddess of Night. Gods Wall lV-5 
  68 Low 25. That is, on the Gods Wall numbers IV-1 to lV-25. These are the 
  Other demons which assailed Yelm. 
  69 Entekos. Literally “Right Air.” Later, a kinder goddess accepted this title, 
  and is on the Gods Wall II-1. 
  70 Bat goddess. Probably Mahaquata (Gods Wall IV-15), or perhaps 
  Annhilla (Gods Wall IV-19). 
  
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  The son of Yelm, brave Murharzarm of the Rich Land, 
  leapt to place himself before his father and the rebels. 
  Murharzarm was always brave and unafraid of the 
  Unknown. Yet this time courage was not enough, and 
  Murharzarm was pierced by Death, which took his Life. We 
  called him Rebellus Terminus, and now we know the 
  barbarians call him Erlandus. 
  Murharzarm was killed. All of Creation was stunned at 
  this blow, and Yelm was stricken to his very core by the 
  death of Murharzarm. There had never been Death before, 
  and now it had taken the Best Man. Discontent with this 
  carnage, Rebellus Terminus then struck again at Yelm. But 
  naturally Yelm rose higher, refusing to give the outlaws 
  what they wanted. He departed from the Great Hall with 
  the Divine Justice which could no longer bear to be in the 
  world. In the empty Hall, Rebellus Terminus and the others 
  repented their cruel action immediately, but it was too late. 
  Not even the White Lady, could change Murharzarm’s fate. 
  The Rebels ran away in fear. 
  After Murharzarm was killed, here is what happened: 
  THE SIGHT went dim, and no light shone from the 
  inside. All of creation became dim, and it has not been the 
  same ever since. 
  THE BIRD flew upward, bearing in its beak the 
  sinews of the god’s brain, and returned to the Sky World. 
  CORE Spirit rose, leaving behind all of the trash, and 
  went in the only direction the dead may travel. 
  DOUBLE The Dirty Image then rose too, and 
  followed its leader. 
  THE SNAKE, which lives in a man’s heart, crawled 
  out of its wound and into a crack in the earth where it froze. 
  The corpse grew stiff and blue. 
  THE CORPSE was borne away by weeping 
  goddesses, who cleaned it, wrapped it, and painted the 
  sacred signs upon it. Then they placed it upon a bier of 
  pungent woods and precious spices and set it on fire. As the 
  body turned to ashes and smoke, the World Pillar shook 
  and trembled, then burst into flame. Thus in the center of 
  the world there was a pillar of flame, once eternal, but now 
  extinguished. It rose so high that it touched upon the Sky 
  Dome, and burnt a hole there, in its exact center. Then it 
  turned into a great pall of dirty smoke, and only after many 
  years went away. 
   
  The Disintegration of Yelm 
  One day the Rebels came to the Emperor, led by their 
  leader, the Thunderer, who was an infamous outlaw. The 
  outlaw demanded to receive half of all the world as his 
  rightful share of existence. 
  The people had all hidden in their houses and drawn 
  curtain, afraid to see what stalked the streets. Courtiers sent 
  their families away in carts. But Murharzarm was not afraid, 
  and he faced this enemy as he had faced many others 
  before. 
  Alas for Murharzarm! This time a new god came there 
  too, and Murharzarm had not seen it before, nor did he ever 
  see it. It was the bat, which cannot be seen in the light, and 
  it closed its wings about the eyes of Murharzarm. Then the 
  Thunderer struck him with another invisible weapon which 
  he called Terminatus. It struck Murharzarm in the breast, 
  where his snake lived, and caused its blood to gush out. 
  Where it fell there sprang up the purple night-poppies 
  which bloom without light. Then Murharzarm fell to the 
  ground with a cry, and he died. Everyone felt it. They knew. 
  Innocent blood ran upon the floor, and Murharzarm did 
  not rise. The Rebel and his companions were so awestruck 
  by their own power that they rushed away in a panic. 
  The body of Murharzarm was borne away by three 
  weeping goddesses, who wrapped it in cloths, then placed it 
  upon pungent woods and precious spices. The body ignited 
  by itself. As it burned, it turned to ashes and smoke. In the 
  center of the world the flame rose so high that it touched 
  upon the Sky Dome, and burnt a hole there, in its exact 
  center. Then it turned into a great pall of dirty smoke which 
  blew away only after many years. 
  When Yelm looked upon the burning corpse of his 
  murdered son a great shock entered into his being through 
  his eyes and reverberated through his whole self. This was a 
  terrible thing which he had never seen before, and which 
  was beyond Yelm’s comprehension. He confronted the 
  Impossible, and the impact shook Yelm to the core of his 
  being. So fierce was this assault upon the God of Life that 
  he shook and shuddered, and fell upon the ground with a 
  terrible groan which razed cities and forests, and shook stars 
  from the sky. So terrible was this knowledge that God could 
  not exist with it. The One at last saw the Other and with a 
  final cry of anguish, broke. As his son had before him, Yelm 
  disintegrated. 
  The highest part of Yelm drew itself upward and 
  became Vrimak,71 the King of Birds, the Highest flyer who 
  sees everything. Liberated at last, this noble creature spread 
  its wings and flew upward and did not stop until it went 
  past the Sky Dome and into the heaven world. 
  The dominant essence of Yelm was, at first, a 
  blindingly bright glare of magnificence which radiated from 
  Yelm like light from the sun. It drew itself aside, where it 
  took the form of a new god. “I am Antirius72,” said the god, 
  “the pure and unsullied vehicle for Divine Justice.” 
  The lower part of Yelm moaned as it crawled apart, 
  then hobbled away from the world of suffering towards rest 
  and peace. This figure is the god Bijiif,73 the Rival, who 
  rules over all dead things in the Underworld. 
                                                            
  This was the division of the pure parts of Yelm, but 
  there was more. He had been ensnared in the ways of the 
  material world so much that he had acquired shadows. No 
  one knew of those shadows until this moment, when they 
  too departed from the shattered body of the god. 
  The divine seed of Yelm, which had been collected to 
  please, serve and sweeten the Good Wife, uncoiled its glory 
  from inside the god and revealed itself as Bern Eel 
  Arashagern,74 which went to Ariralves. 
   
  71 Vrimak Gods Wall I-14. 
  72 Antirius. Gods Wall I-18. 
  73 Bijiif. Gods Wall IV-24. 
  74 BernEel Arashagern. Gods Wall I-15. 
  
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  The body of Yelm, which had been collected to please, 
  light and warm the Good People, flared up from around the 
  god, and then flickered down into smaller flames. 
  Enverinus,75 the oldest fire god, caught up the body in his 
  magical brands, which he distributed to the faithful. 
  The shadow of Yelm, which was left behind when 
  everything else was gone, coalesced as a limpid, wavering 
  flicker of black fire. Kazkurtum,76 who had been nothing 
  before this, fed it and cared for it, and made it important. 
   
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  75 Enverinus. Gods Wall II-17. 
  76 Kazkurtum. Death and Lord of the Dead. Gods Wall IV-23. 
  The immortal essence of Yelm suffered mortal tortures 
  on his journey to the Gates of the Dead. There were dark 
  guardians there who delighted to receive the Emperor to 
  their midst. There Bijiif left behind his identity and 
  recognition. Every suffering and horror which can be 
  imagined by mankind hurt Yelm on his journey to The Pit. 
  There, at the bottom, in the lightless world of the Land of 
  the Dead, Bijiif sat and smeared himself with ashes, and 
  waited. 
   
   
   
  
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  100,001 to 110,000 
   
  Antirius 
  Antirius was a son of Yelm. He is pure, not born. He sprang 
  from the everlasting bright glow of Yelm’s immortal inner 
  self, emanating from his heart. 
  The times were evil, and there were foes inside and 
  outside of everything. Antirius, bright and heavenly, was a 
  part of the Doom Conjunction, in 100,001. For the first 
  time the Sun was gone, and the current positions of the 
  other planetary deities was visible. New gods were there. 
  Confronted by all these changes, Antirius remained 
  true, though it cost him dearly to do so. Supported by the 
  worshipful Dara Happan Empire, Antirius proved himself 
  to be the true heir of Yelm. Thus he was “The Most One of 
  the Many.” 
  The most important of the possessions of Yelm was 
  the Cloak of Solemn Majestic Glory. Ezelveztay gave this 
  garment to Yelm when the god became Emperor of the 
  Universe. It is no ordinary wrap, for it is not made of 
  material, but of spiritual light and purity. It is a burning 
  halo, a radiance, a nimbus. It can be worn by only one 
  being: the source of Justice. Simply putting it on confers the 
  legitimacy and power of ultimate sovereignty upon the 
  wearer. 
  When Yelm was slain his possessions were distributed 
  rightly to his heirs. No one argued or quibbled, for every 
  being worked within the harmony of the absent leader to 
  replace him — Irreplaceable God! — as much as possible. 
  To Antirius went the Solemn Majestic Glory, and as it 
  settled upon his broad shoulders there came to him 
  rulership of the broken world. 
  Alas for the heir! The universe was not well, and many 
  foes beset the diminished divine empire. In that time the 
  land of Dara Happa performed their rites and sacrifices 
  perfectly, and so Antirius hovered above them like a shield, 
  to preserve the ways of the world. 
  Antirius never failed, but was bound by indissoluble 
  bonds to the Dara Happan Emperors, whom he loved as 
  his own children. Antirius was as the sun at first, bright and 
  blinding to mortal eyes. He was the source of Law and 
  Justice, and would remain bright and untarnished as long as 
  his worshippers too remained pure. Alas! Such could not be, 
  for the minds of people had changed, and ever since Yelm 
  was taken from them they had distrusted the gods. Thus 
  when Antirius gave good advice, sometimes it was not 
  taken. 
  Six great errors wounded Antirius, each one costing 
  him some of himself and bringing him lower to the ground, 
  and dimming his essential fire. They were the errors of 
  mankind destroying him. They wounded him when his 
  power was forced and abused, and when divine purity was 
  forced to create lies, oppression, prejudice, injustice, deceit, 
  and envy. The first Wounding Error occurred when The 
  Liar bent and perverted Justice by making everyone believe 
  that it. could be written down, and then using that mistake 
  to kill a friend. 
  The second Wounding Error occurred when The 
  Commander used Justice to oppress others, and take from 
  them instead of give to them. 
  The third Wounding Error occurred when the 
  Feathered One clutched all of Justice to itself, and then 
  punished friends when Justice did not answer its selfish 
  demands. 
  The fourth Wounding Error occurred when Justice was 
  taken by those who had it, and kept away from everyone 
  else. This let all Injustices, and whatever fed upon them, to 
  grow unhindered. 
  The fifth Wounding Error occurred when Antirius 
  displayed Justice again, but it proved to be less than it had 
  been. It was like Ant iris’ leg had been chopped out from 
  under him. 
  The last Wounding Error occurred when the Envious 
  forced Justice to do his personal bidding, even though 
  everyone knew that whatever would happen afterwards was 
  going to be bad. This was the fatal blow, and afterwards 
  Antirius returned from the Hill of Gold borne upon the 
  back of a gaunt black ox which coughed up maggots. 
   
  The Sky World in the War 
  The absolute perfection and stillness of the Sky World was 
  divided in the War of the Gods. At first only the lower 
  heavens were disturbed by the Rebels. Then the greater 
  gods stirred and fought, until at last Shargash met Umatum 
  in battle and sent him crashing to the earth. Thus were the 
  planets set into motion, unbalancing the sky even more. 
  The destruction of Yelm had immediate repercussions. 
  When his Vrimak-bird returned home it quartered the sky 
  world in order to address everyone in the manner to which 
  it was accustomed. Dayzatar was helpless to change this. 
  When the World Pillar collapsed many gods rushed to 
  see what it was, but Polaris arrived first, and he took 
  command of the dangerous site. Polaris built a wall to 
  surround the gap. He only let beings look down from it if 
  they could bear the pain of knowing what the lower world 
  was like, and he afterwards remembered their names. Later, 
  when other holes were broken into their world, Polaris sent 
  those brave and experienced beings to guard them. 
  One day a great serpent came upon the dome to the 
  gates of heaven. It said, “I am come for Dayzatar, who has 
  shunned all of reality and the world until now. Tell him to 
  come here and be eaten properly, or else we shall wash over 
  his whole realm, and he will be plagued by me and my 
  children until the end of eternity.” 
  Dayzatar would have none of this, for he was a chaste 
  and pure deity. He would never submit willingly. So he 
  called his assembly to him, and he declared a new law of 
  heaven. 
  
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  He said, “The World is changed. Even the sky is now 
  touched with putrescence. The Pure Light is not. Now is 
  the time when I must fulfill my own prophecy and seek 
  Lightfore, who has been gone since he departed from here. 
  Thus, said again, I must step down from this throne and 
  depart from this realm.” 
  The heavens were filled with many groans and cries for 
  this message dismayed the Luxites who had always followed 
  Dayzatar and done whatever he did. They naturally expected 
  to also follow upon this path of their lord’s, and to do 
  exactly as he did. Thus they wept with fear. But Dayzatar 
  forbad their agony, and for them to follow him. He spoke 
  to them. 
  “Although I will not be here, and though you do not 
  see or hear me,” he said, “does not mean that my meaning 
  is gone. The works of the Sky must continue even though I 
  am gone. It is imperative that the Order be maintained in 
  my absence,” continued Dayzatar, “and so for this I pass on 
  my lordship to new lords of the Sky World: Polaris and 
  Ourania.” 
  Polaris was the Lord of the Fort, the Keeper of 
  Changes, and the Maker of Stars, and everyone agreed that 
  he was a good temporary leader for these times while 
  Dayzatar went away. He was given command of the 
  Firmament, the lower part of the sky. 
  Ourania, however was new to everyone. Dayzatar had 
  Thought of everything which was needed to rule while he was 
  gone, and then placed those pure thoughts upon the throne. 
  The result was named Ourania, and so she is called the 
  daughter of Dayzatar, even though he would never stain 
  himself with reproduction. She was given rule of Heaven, 
  the inner part of the sky world. 
  The many worlds all drew closer together as the rebel 
  gods destroyed everything which kept them apart, until at 
  last the sky world was very close to the surface world. In 
  those days mortals and deities who were still alive could 
  hear each other easily. They aided each other easily, too, and 
  so now we remember Polaris, who we call Pole Star, and 
  Ourania, who we call the Queen of Heaven. 
  Pole Star was easily reached with the right sacrifice. 
  Then he would send one of his Star Captains, who came 
  screaming to earth as great bolts of fire and magic to protect 
  and aid their friends. 
  Ourania was reached a different way. When she first 
  looked out upon the dark and ruined world she wept. From 
  the fiery tears of her left eye came a goddess, named Supla, 
  who bears up all prayers which are sent to the Queen of 
  Heaven, requiring no sacrifice except the tears of your 
  suffering. From her right eye came Musa, the goddess who 
  bears the light of her wisdom directly to the minds of the 
  women and men who are Inspired. 
  Between them, they helped the sorry remnants of 
  humankind, who had been misled by demons and destroyed 
  in the wars of their betters. 
   
  The Lower World in the War 
  After Yelm departed the world, and the corpse of 
  Murharzarm was burnt by weeping women, the great flood 
  scoured the world of humankind. Only those who were 
  holy, divine, or lucky escaped. 
  Many people escaped in boats, or took refuge among 
  the painted men of the mountain tops. The Oroninian 
  People were the best boat people, and they ruled over all the 
  folks of the islands and rivers. 
  This overflow, and the chill wind from the north, drove 
  ancient Lodril beneath the ground. This left only the Brands 
  behind, which had to be kept burning to keep fire among 
  people, for no one had yet learned how to make fire. 
  Inside of the cold earth the shadows took substance 
  and form. They took names for themselves, and they sought 
  prey. They captured Lodril and his household, who were so 
  weak that they lay helpless in bed. Then they released many 
  of the demons of the fourth Underworld, which raped the 
  helpless goddesses and handmaids. From that evil act was 
  born the cold, hungry race of darkness, the Digijelm. The 
  body and innards of Lodril and the earth were infested. 
  And that is when Lodril learned the full curse of his 
  chosen life, for being the most corporeal of all the Brothers, 
  he suffered the most, and has never been released from that 
  suffering yet. 
   
  Khorventos 
  Khorventos was a son of Murharzarm, the First Emperor. 
  Khorventos had stood aside and watched as his father and 
  brothers were slain. No one had ever witnessed such events 
  before, and most of the imperial court who saw it were 
  shocked into madness or helplessness. 
  Khorventos was not. He took his wife, family, and 
  advisors out through the Door of Mirrors as the assassins 
  stormed into the palace. He went to the city which he ruled 
  where the people were all terrified by the black clouds 
  overhead and cold winds which ripped at their togas. He 
  promised them that he could help them and save them, as 
  long as they retained faith in Justice. The nobles agreed, but 
  many of the workers did not. They were too afraid, and had 
  already joined forces with the rebels. Then Khorventos 
  oversaw the funeral of his father, as is right for all sons. 
  When the body had been washed, blessed, and burned, 
  and the beasts slain, and the poor fed and clothed, then with 
  the blessings of his family, Khorventos went to the Tower 
  of Yelm. He sent for all the gods of the other cities to meet 
  at the Tower of Yelm to help him make plans. 
  When they arrived many gods claimed that they had the 
  right to be the next Emperor. Khorventos proposed to 
  them all that the new emperor should be chosen from 
  among those who fulfilled the Ten Tests of Murharzarm. 
  All the competing deities agreed, and they set off to the 
  ancient sites attempt to fulfill the trials. But none of them 
  succeeded at ten except for Khorventos, and so he was 
  acclaimed and recognized. He ascended the sacred tower, 
  and was enthroned Emperor of Dara Happa. 
   
  
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  Khorventos assembled imperial regalia and created the 
  Jeweled Vault to keep them safe from the uncivil crowds. 
  The vault was guarded by the Metal Men that Lodril made. 
  Then Khorventos enclosed the Bright Palace, and called all 
  his closest advisors to come to him. He told others to 
  barricade themselves too, to prevent contact with the foul 
  mobs which daily gathered at their doors. 
  The mobs were the followers of the Rebel Gods who 
  had come to take what they wanted. Some of them were 
  beast gods, others were made-up things, or atrocities which 
  should not have lived, but did. They took over all of the 
  cities, except the barricaded areas. 
  Khorventos and his friends grew hungry, and realized 
  they needed food to eat. They had not prepared properly 
  for siege, and so they did not have any. They negotiated 
  with the mobs, and as a result traded treasures for food. 
  At that time there was the Suns Swirl, when the bright 
  gods warred for primacy. Every one of the competing gods 
  had followers, especially among the mobs. But only one 
  deity truly deserved worship, and so Khorventos pledged 
  himself to that god, who was the new glowing god, Antirius. 
  In turn, Antirius pledged himself to Khorventos. 
  In the reign of Khorventos the last of the great earth 
  shakers died, and the barbarian folks from all the outlying 
  regions starved to death. The barley goddess died, and the 
  wheat goddess too, so the people ate weeds. New tribes of 
  people who did not need food but lived by eating stone and 
  wood were made. 
  When Khorventos was dying he called his son, 
  Dendeneus, and Appointed him to be the next Emperor. 
  Khorventos told him the words, and asked that he 
  remember the Ten Tests. After he died his body was 
  burned, and the bright rays of Antirius illuminated the 
  passage of his spirit to the Gates of the West. 
   
  Ovosto 
  Ovosto was the son of Gerendetho, a famous Earth Walker 
  who was the lord of the Hungry Plateau. Ovosto was 
  Steward of the city of Senthoros. His lord was absent so 
  often that Ovosto had taken over the duties of sacrifice and 
  rule there. No one contested this misrule. 
  When the emperor Khorventos was starving, he had 
  traded many of his imperial treasures to Ovosto in exchange 
  for food. Ovosto claimed these accoutrements gave him 
  further authority. 
  One day Dendeneus and his entourage came to visit 
  Ovosto. The son of the Emperor explained how the great 
  pall of smoke had been his father’s impure body being 
  burnt, while the ray of golden light was his pure soul going 
  to meet with Yelm, the One. 
  Ovosto was unimpressed. He said, “I have seen my 
  own grandfather make much greater palls of smoke for less 
  reason, and where ever you may choose to call the place 
  that your dear father’s spirit is going, it is in fact to the 
  house of my father’s father that he travels.” 
  “This is so, and he prepared the way for Yelm too,” 
  said Dendeneus, speaking kindly to make peace. “Certainly, 
  your ancestors preceded mine into this world and that one. 
  You are undoubtedly wise.” 
  “That is so.” 
  “Now, then, I would also test you for Justice.” 
  “Me? for Justice? Why?” 
  “It is one of the things my dying father told me to do.” 
  “Then indeed you must. Test me.” 
  “I would like to ask you for all of the imperial 
  accouterments back which you have.” 
  “This is Just? Why? What value are they to you?” 
  “Of more value to me than to you, for they are 
  necessary for me to accomplish the Ten Steps to become 
  Emperor.” 
  “That is unfortunate for you,” said Ovosto. “If with 
  just these, you could be Emperor.” 
  “More than that is required,” said the nobleman. “For 
  there is knowledge and ritual to know too.” 
  “Then here is my ruling,” said Ovosto. “I will share 
  with you all of these accouterments necessary for your 
  enthronement, if you will share with me all of the 
  knowledge and ritual necessary for it. This is Just.” 
  “Indeed,” said Dendeneus, “It is.” And so it was. He 
  told to Ovosto all of the things which he needed to know to 
  pass the Ten Tests. Dendeneus did not fear anything, for 
  only he was the son of the emperor, and great-grandson of 
  Yelm. 
  Then Ovosto prepared a great feast, more than the 
  young man and his retinue had seen since their parents had 
  barricaded themselves in the cities. They were in a square 
  house, and under a strange roof, and offered this indulgence 
  in perfect hospitality. Oroypsus, the Fat Man, kept filling 
  their cups with wine. They fell asleep, and slept long past 
  the next morning. 
  Ovosto was used to this indulgence, for he was a 
  Lodrilite, and so he got up early the next day with his 
  retainers, and rushed to perform the Ten Tests. At the base 
  of the Tower of Yelm, before witnesses and judges, he 
  presented the regalia and he answered the tests. He 
  performed the rituals, and he made the prayers. Then he 
  ascended the Tower of Yelm, and was named Emperor of 
  Dara Happa. 
  The ceremony which was used was called the Ovosto 
  Rites, for although they had the correct regalia and Tests, 
  they did not have the correct liturgy, for Dendeneus did not 
  reveal that. Ovosto used a ceremony which he made up. 
  That he succeeded, even in part, proved that one needed 
  only a shred of Justice to be Emperor, if one had the right 
  things. Dendeneus and his companions woke, and when 
  they realized that they had been tricked they rushed to the 
  Tower of Yelm. There they found no judges, who had 
  departed, and no regalia, which had been locked in the 
  Jeweled Vault again. Instead, there was the new Emperor. ‘  
  Emperor Ovosto was kind to his rival, and sent him 
  where he wished to go: to his sister’s house, in the Darsen 
  Hills. 
  Ovosto was quick to prove his value as an emperor, 
  and to reveal the color of his blood. He opened the gates of 
  the barricaded cities, and he let his friends take all of the 
  hoarded goods from the nobles. The descendants of Yelm 
  no longer had fine clothing or plates, nor riding birds or 
  
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  jewelry anymore. But they did eat, even though they 
  mingled among the commoners to survive. 
  Ovosto had more than one wife, and several 
  concubines as well. They gathered with friends at night, and 
  they undressed each other until all were naked together, 
  with the lights on. They laughed while they did this, and saw 
  nothing wrong. 
  Ovosto had no concern for order or justice, as long as 
  everyone was fed. When enemies came to the walls they 
  took food and slaves away, and no one resisted at all. 
  Ovosto invited many to dinner with him. 
  One day Ovosto decided that it was not enough to 
  show his naked rump to his friends, but that he must let 
  everyone else see it too. His lewd courtesan challenged him 
  to even show the rest. Such a monumental atrocity was 
  beyond even Ovosto, without help. So he called for help, 
  and opened all the windows and called his friends and 
  courtesans to him, and brought forth a great quantity of 
  drink and food to encourage himself for this terrible deed. 
  But Justice was not entirely dead, for in that feast the 
  emperor choked to death on a sweet fruit fish from 
  Thardenero. 
  When he died, everyone was terrified and ran out of 
  the room. They left the body there alone, and robbers came 
  and took everything else away. Finally, Rakenveg77 the Joker 
  came by, and set fire to the building where the body lay. All 
  of the city burned down, and that was Ovosto’s funeral. 
   
  Orogoros 
  When Ovosto died, one of his courtesans was pregnant. She 
  was Karasa78, and her grief was so terrible at the death of 
  her lover that she aged as she wept. And so did the child 
  inside of her grow too, until at last he was born amid her 
  pool of tears. His name was Orogoros. He kept growing 
  too, until he smelled smoke. Then he helped his mother up, 
  and they fled from the burning city. 
  Orogoros went to the Jeweled Vault, and there he 
  called upon the spirit of his father to come to him and open 
  it. The spirit did, and helped him to don the regalia. Then it 
  coiled around his waist, like a snake belt, and told him how 
  to overcome the Ten Tests. In that way, Orogoros became 
  Emperor, and proved that not even Justice is necessary for 
  one to be Emperor, but that such an emperor will be short-
  lived. 
  Orogoros liked to rule from the city of Hamados. One 
  day he called together everyone, and told them that there 
  was a new law that everyone had to uncover their heads. 
  This was met with protests, so he changed it to be that they 
  had to doff caps when he was present. All the nobles 
  avoided him, but other men could not. 
  Then he passed a law that everyone had to take their 
  shoes off, too. The women disagreed this time, and he 
  modified it to be that they must take their shoes off only in 
  his presence. The noble women avoided him after this, but 
  other women could not. 
                                                             
                                                            
  77 Rakenveg. Early Trickster figure of Dara Happan mythology. 
  78 Karasa. Perhaps the goddess of Karasal. 
  Then Avivorus stood up and said, “There is no end to 
  this perversity. By the time he is done, he will have everyone 
  utterly naked whenever he comes forth. I will not let it 
  pass.” And he called to Antirius for a cleansing ray of light, 
  and he got it for a badly sung prayer and without any 
  sacrifice, and with it he slew the emperor and burned down 
  his palace. That was the end of the emperor, and of his 
  dynasty. Avivorus was rewarded by ascending directly to 
  Antirius, and is now called Hastatus, the Spear Bearer. 
  Nonetheless the harm had been done, and decadence 
  had already brought the empire low. The indecency of the 
  emperor had brought the very matter of the world to rebel, 
  so that water left its banks and fell from the sky, and earth 
  left its place and rose to the sky, and the sky bent down and 
  went under the earth. It was a terrible place for any people 
  to live. In fact, most people died in misery. 
   
  Anaxial the Sailor 
  Anaxial the Sailor was the son of Valsterius, the son of 
  Khordeneus, the son of Murharzarm the Emperor. His 
  mother was Pene, a priestess of the goddess Oslira. 
  During the reign of the vile King Rump, his mother, 
  out of love, sent him her dreams in which a nightmare of 
  rain, floods, and poison waters destroyed all of the Dara 
  Happan people. Anaxial asked God what should be done to 
  alleviate this fear. Antirius told his son to construct a great 
  boat, the likes of which had never been seen before. The 
  plan was from Senthoros, brought by the priests of Buserian 
  who came to bless the work. Antirius sent Ostevius the 
  Carpenter to do the work. 
   
  The Realm of Anaxial 
  Although such labor had never been done before, the work 
  in building the boat was not interrupted because it was 
  Antirius who had given the advice to do it. No one tried to 
  stop it. Only the curious came. One who came to see was 
  named Bethegus, who came and said he wanted to work on 
  the ship. Anaxial forbad it since Antirius had instructed him 
  to do all the work alone. Another visitor was Yestendos,79 
  who had no desire to work on the boat, but wanted one of 
  his own. Both of these stole the plans, and went off to make 
  their own boats. Bethegus is now called the Boatman of the 
  West, and Yestendos taught men to make reed canoes. 
  However, both the thieves both stole the plans before the 
  boat was completed. Thus their boats were unfinished and 
  did not have the protective tops. When the rains came they 
  spent their whole time bailing, and rescued nothing but 
  themselves. 
  After 100 days of work the boat was complete. It 
  included all the important places just like the city of 
  Senthoros, except that the boat was made out of wood and 
  surrounded by great walls, and covered over by a huge roof. 
  Anaxial sacrificed to bless it, and Antirius illuminated it 
  within and without with his light. The boat was named 
  Yuthuppa.80 
   
  79 Yestendos. Gods Wall III-25. 
  80 Yuthuppa. Literally “Ship of God." 
  
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  As the work progressed many from among his own 
  people laughed at Anaxial’s work. They discounted his 
  nightmares, chiding him that only children were frightened 
  by dreams. But Anaxial said that God had spoken to him 
  and told him to do this, and he would not disobey his 
  father. Once Anaxial was driven by pity to visit the Ten 
  Original Cities and invite the leaders among them to join 
  him on the ship. They too laughed at him and jokingly said 
  that such preposterousness encouraged them to send out 
  some Investigators first, even though Yelm had not 
  instructed them to do so. Ridiculed, Anaxial left behind all 
  unnecessary compassion. 
  Although all of the leaders laughed and scorned the 
  project, there were some people in every city who were not 
  yet blinded by the invisible shadows, and who could see the 
  loss of the One Light. Anaxial shared his nightmares with 
  whomever would listen, and invited the believers to help 
  him and his family. The people went through all the corners 
  of the land to obtain some of everything which was good 
  and which was not yet polluted. In this way they saved the 
  best of the plants, animals, peoples, and godlets. Thus in the 
  same way were drowned the evil Hinds of Pelandan, the vile 
  Poison Tree, the disgusting Pets of Ovosto and many other 
  menaces. 
  When clouds gathered and the shadows became visible, 
  a howling wind began to blow and the leaders of the Ten 
  Cities were struck with paralysis from fear. The faithful 
  Anaxialians alone were not helpless, and they rushed their 
  families to the ship. When everyone was aboard the great 
  drawbridge was raised and locked. They joined together in 
  prayer to Antirius. 
  Even before the flood began there were people from 
  nearby who banged upon the drawn gate, but they did not 
  get in. The rains continued unabated until every body of 
  water overflowed its banks. Crowds of folks came to the 
  boat, and nobles too who demanded to be let in. They were 
  denied. The rain kept on until all the rice lands were 
  covered, and then all the low hills. More nobles came, ‘and 
  some asked to be let in, others pleaded, and yet others 
  demanded. Anaxial refused. Throughout the land the floods 
  seeped through the great gates of the cities. As the tops of 
  houses were covered the great boat at last lurched free from 
  the mud and floated. Left behind were all the crowds of the 
  corrupt and undeserving people. The rain continued, and 
  the waters rose. 
  The ship sailed past the tall towers of the city of 
  Mastina. From the ship they heard many voices crying out 
  to them with pleading and misery, for the water was already 
  two hundred feet deep and many desperate folk were 
  crammed into the tops of the towers. Herustana, the wife of 
  Anaxial, asked her husband to help them, but he refused, 
  for they were the wicked, for they had borne the cause of 
  this evil. 
  Antirius told Anaxial that everything on board would 
  be safe when the fruit of the yarm81 tree was ready to eat, so 
  he set the tree before him and stood watch to make sure no 
                                                             
                                                            
  81 3 Yarm tree. A divine tree which has many types of leaves, fruit, and 
  even grows some creatures (mindirins, below.) it appears on the 
  Gods wall at II-23. 
  one came aboard. The tree had only buds when he set it 
  there. 
  When the yarm tree had leaves, and bright flowers, the 
  water had risen and the wind grown colder. The tops of the 
  Waiting Tower and the Song Tower had sunk, so that only 
  the tallest one, the Reaching Tower, stood above the icy 
  waves. There all the food had been eaten and many people 
  died,. Though there were fewer cries, the sounds were each 
  more pitiable. Nonetheless, Anaxial was adamant that all of 
  the people left behind had to perish in order to purify the 
  earth. 
  When the yarm tree had shed it petals, and the two 
  small fruits appeared, the water was deeper yet. Only the 
  open top of the Reaching Tower stood above the raging, 
  ice-swept sea. As she watched, Herustana saw the last 
  miserable woman there die. A newborn infant, wrapped in 
  frosty cloths, clung to her frozen nipple and mewed most 
  pitifully. 
  Then Herustana went to Anaxial and said that she 
  would relieve her husband of his tiresome watch. He 
  reminded her that the fruit of the yarm must be edible 
  before he rested. Herustana then took some fruit off of it, 
  and with her skills cooked it into a savory dish. Anaxial ate 
  it, and his wife took his head into her lap and combed his 
  hair while she sang him to rest. He had been awake and on 
  guard for so long that sleep was welcome. And when he was 
  soundly asleep, she opened a port hole and plucked the last 
  living being from the tower, out of her dead mother’s 
  outstretched, frozen arms just ‘as the waters would have 
  washed over her. The baby was blue and stiff with ice and 
  near death. Herustana warmed it at her own breast, and later 
  gave it to a wet nurse. When Anaxial heard it crying 
  Herustana said that it was the child of her handmaid, born 
  while he stood watch. They named her Gerra.82 
  One day long afterwards Anaxial went past the yarm 
  tree. It had all of its five fruits upon it, and when he tasted 
  them he found that each of them was different from the 
  others, and all were delicious. Any of them eaten raw was 
  better than the dish which Anaxial had eaten before he 
  slept. He suspected that he had not remained awake long 
  enough. 
  When the fruits of the yarm tree had fallen to the deck, 
  the luvloos and the harstex83 ate their share, and the rain 
  stopped. 
  When the mindirins84 had been freed from their pods 
  and fluttered to the rafters of the ship, the first land 
  appeared. Eagle, the high-flyer, was the first to see it from 
  where he circled above the ship. As is proper, he told his 
  leader and his family. 
  Anaxial first wanted to keep this news a secret, since he 
  knew that people would be anxious to go on to the land 
  right away rather than wait for the right time. But the birds 
  had no such problems, and they all flapped away to the 
  islands. The next morning when the people saw that the 
  birds were all gone the augerers among them knew 
  immediately what had occurred and told everyone. 
   
  82 Gerra. Literally “Sorrow.” Gods Wall IV-16. 
  83 luvloos and harstex. Animals, unrecognized today. 
  84 mindirins. Creatures spawned by the tree. 
  
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  As Anaxial had feared, many folk demanded to be let 
  off of the ship immediately. Anaxial resisted at first, but 
  they said bad things about him, and began to make 
  unreasonable demands. Anaxial could see by these actions 
  that they were not good enough to settle in his new city, and 
  so he agreed with them. They also demanded that they be 
  able to take away the animals and plants which they had 
  brought on board, and to this Anaxial also agreed. 
  Uldoviham85 was the most arduous to depart after he saw 
  his father’s home visible above the water. With little 
  preparation, he and his followers debarked onto Elvtios86 
  They became savage and wild people, uncivilized. 
  After some more time many small islands became 
  visible, and other folks clamored to be let out. The islands 
  later became the Darsen Hills, and because they took more 
  of their possessions, the people who lived there were more 
  cultured than the Lodrilites, but maintained many 
  unacceptable customs and fashions. 
  Uryarda,87 who brought the goats on board, led the 
  third departure. The wide open oat fields made her 
  homesick, and so she debarked m Zarkos where her folk 
  lived a clean,,, pious, and respectable lifestyle. In this way 
  the Outer Nations were started again, and their plants and 
  animals were distributed again through the world.88 III-25. 
  Anaxial sailed until he again saw the Rise of 
  Herustana89 visible above the calm, smooth waters, and 
  there he beached the boat. He greeted the goddess Oslira, as 
  in old days, and sanctified anew the Shovel and Bucket, and 
  gave them to the Ten Servants and Children. The river 
  quickly returned to its banks, and left the ship sitting in its 
  bed. Then Anaxial made a Thanks Sacrifice to Antirius to 
  praise him for his wisdom and guidance. 
  Upon the land Anaxial set up a great temple to his 
  deliverer, bright Antirius. He sacrificed ten oxen of the right 
  colors there, and brought out all the great artifacts from his 
  boat. With the right prayers and protections, Buserian 
  reinstalled them in the new temple with the rites used in 
  Murharzarm’s time. 
  Anaxial then went upon an imperial journey. 
  Everyplace that he went he welcomed the new deities, 
  blessed the sanctuaries of the old deities, and inaugurated 
  the annual ceremonies which keep the world well. 
  The people from the Seventy Families went to their 
  homes, which had been under the sea for many years. They 
  found that their belongings had been miraculously 
  preserved, while those of the sinners had been cleansed or 
  destroyed. They released all the animals, and they planted 
  and tended the plants and seeds which they had preserved 
  in gardens. After a time the whole Rich Land was again rich 
  and thriving, and as blessed a place as could be in that world 
  without Yelm. 
                                                             
                                                            
  85 Uldoviham. Literally ‘Naked West Man.” A derogatory term for these 
  folks. 
  86 Literally ‘Fire Mountain”. 
  87 Uryarda. Goddess of goats. Gods Wall III-20. 
  88 Other survivals, ignored here but mentioned above, include Bethegus, 
  Boatman of the West, whose descendants became the Blue Men; and 
  Yestendos, the boat god of the Suvarians seen on Gods Wall III-25. 
  89 Rise, Hillock, or Mound of Herustana. The low hill, upon which the city 
  of Yuthuppa stands. 
  The people recovered their ancestral treasures so that 
  they were the priests and leaders of Dara Happa. With their 
  official vestments, artifacts, and spirits they gathered and 
  encouraged Anaxial to become Emperor. 
  Anaxial did not agree at first. “This is not the world of 
  Old. Look overhead, stars herald the wonder of a new 
  Heaven. We need not fear Change. Is it wise to cling to Old 
  Ways now?” But Oslira and Dendara convinced Anaxial 
  that there was great value to some of the Old Ways, for 
  some things would never change, even in New Times. 
  Anaxial then said, “Nonetheless, there are some of the 
  old customs and traditions which must be followed, and I 
  was not Appointed, as have all the other good emperors 
  before me “Antirius then proved that Anaxial could be 
  Appointed by the Protector of Dynasties under these 
  conditions. 
  Anaxial protested again. “I am only one of many who 
  might qualify for this,” he said. The Ten Bearers of Regalia 
  proved to him that the Ten Tests would prove this to be 
  true or false. 
  Anaxial was not yet finished. “The world is too 
  different,” he said. “The Sun is gone. New planets90 are in 
  the sky. Even many of the old ones now appear and 
  disappear.91 Therefore I say, whatever other flatteries you 
  heap upon me, I am not Murharzarm. No one could live up 
  to his Presence. So though I agree to be Emperor, I will not 
  agree to be Murharzarm. I will hold his office in faith and 
  power, but I will also designate powers and demand 
  responsibilities from other worthies as well. Only with 
  complete co-operation can we together succeed in 
  maintaining the health and wonder of Murharzarm’s 
  Empire.” 
  The gods wished for the best man to be Emperor, and 
  so after considerable further argument and discussion, 
  Anaxial finally agreed to become Emperor as long as his 
  conditions were met. He would be Emperor of Dara 
  Happa, and appoint other officers. 
  After due preparations Anaxial underwent the Ten 
  Tests and was accepted as Emperor of Dara Happa by his 
  own virtues, with Appointment by God. These ceremonies 
  are called the Old Anaxial Rites, and are the basis for taking 
  rule when not Appointed. The priests prayed for 40 days, 
  the blind man in the tower blessed Anaxial, cattle and lions 
  were sacrificed, and the volunteer girl was sent to heaven. 
  Anaxial was then enthroned upon Yelm’s Footstool in 
  Raibanth. Afterwards, the One Hundred Gods and 
  Goddesses of the land came and made obeisance to Anaxial, 
  and honored him with gifts and treasures. Emperor Anaxial, 
  in his turn, distributed the Powers and Obligations. In this 
  way he conferred the priestly powers upon Buserian, and 
  appointed Shargash to be the war god for the land. He gave 
  the priestesses of Dendara and Oslira their High Powers, 
  and distributed honors among the many sons of Lodril. 
  Everyone agreed to these changes. 
  Emperor Anaxial then departed from Raibanth to 
  travel upon his regal chariots in an imperial procession. He 
   
  90 New planets. Lokarnos, the Timekeeper, first rose after Yelm departed. 
  91 appear and disappear. After Yelm departed, some planets (including 
  Entekos, Falsoretus, and others) began to rise and set. 
  
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  traveled with his followers in order to bless and reclaim the 
  cleansed land. Emperor Anaxial walked the borders, and he 
  walked the interiors and he gave names to all the provinces, 
  cities, and regions. These are the cities, regions, and gods 
  which Anaxial named first: 
  Mernita, ruling Dosvolos, blessed by Jernedeus, 
  nurtured by Lesilla;92 they brought the High Crown to the 
  enthronement. 
  Verapur, ruling Ashrill blessed by Jethsarum, nurtured 
  by Avarnia;93 they brought the Imperial Eagle to the 
  enthronement. 
  Yuthuppa, ruling Esvuthil, blessed by Buserian, 
  nurtured by Thilla;94 they brought the Staff of Heaven to 
  the enthronement. 
  Raibanth, ruling Vonlath, blessed by Antirius, 
  nurtured by Dendara; they brought the Cloak of Justice to 
  the enthronement, and the goddess made the new 
  Vestments. 
  Alkoth, ruling Henjar4 blessed by Shargash, nurtured 
  by Biselenslib;95 they brought the Girdle of Strength to the 
  enthronement. 
  Nivorah, ruling Saird, blessed by Reladivus, nurtured 
  by Gamara;96 they brought the Sandals of Innocence to the 
  enthronement. 
  Elempur, ruling Urengeri, blessed by Urengerum,97 
  nurtured by Yarnadara;98 they brought the Bow of 
  Dominance to the enthronement. 
  For the rest of Anaxial’s long reign his family grew 
  prosperous, and all of the land was rich and peaceful. He 
  died in bed, peacefully, after appointing the candidate who 
  was most suited to be emperor after him. 
  After he died he was burnt and prayers were said until 
  his spirit and shadow had walked away. Afterwards 
  everyone gathered and held a great athletic competition to 
  remember the greatness of Life. Rewards were wreaths of 
  red and white flowers. 
  Anaxial sailed upon the seas for 28 years, and there was 
  no Emperor for 15 years after that, then he ruled upon the 
  dry land for 3000 more. At the end of Anaxial’s reign 
  Antirius was bright and fiery, and burned unblinking and 
  high in the sky. 
   
                                                             
  92 Lesilla. Gods Wall II-4. 
  93 Avarnia. Gods Wall I-16. 
  94 Thilla. Gods Wall III-12. 
  95 Biselenslib. Gods Wall III-10. 
  96 Gamara. Gods Wall IV-18. 
  97 Urengerum. Now called Sagittus. Gods Wall, III-17. 
  98 Yarnadara. This goddess is no longer known in Dara Happa. 
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  Lukarius the Lawmaker 
  Lukarius was the son of Anaxial and Herustana. He was 
  born during the Great Flood, and his mother went into 
  labor just before the Styx Ships attacked. Lukarius was born 
  with his eyes open; arid broached when the first enemy 
  grapples hurtled on board. He was placed at his mother’s 
  breast as they stormed over the rails. He then stood right up 
  straight as the midwives wiped the waters of birth off of 
  him. His mother also bore at that time a bow and arrows, 
  but there was no bowstring. The midwives and nurses were 
  frightened and astonished at this, but Lukarius did not 
  hesitate in the crisis. He strung it with his own umbilicus. 
  Then he tenderly kissed his mother goodbye and ran 
  topside to the deck and joined into the fighting. With his 
  fiery bow, the first which was ever seen in the world among 
  men, he drove the enemy off. 
  Lukarius grew up upon the boat. When the flood dried 
  up, and was again contained within the canals, Lukarius 
  marched with his father around the land to mark and 
  sanctify it. Lukarius searched each ruin where people 
  returned home to make sure they were clear of ghosts and 
  other foes. Afterwards he visited them often, if they wished 
  it, and helped them in their new lives. 
  
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  When his father died, Lukarius performed the Son’s 
  Deeds. He chose bearers, ordered gifts, and set fire to the 
  bier. He found places for his father’s women, and other 
  proper deeds. 
  Lukarius was enthroned with the perfect Rites of 
  Anaxial. The were different from the Old Rites only in that 
  Lukarius had been Appointed. 
  The first thing which Lukarius did when he was 
  Emperor was to formally recognize the Seven Sacred Cities, 
  as his father had done. Collectively, they were called the 
  Septopoli. These Seven Great Cities were: Raibanth, 
  Yuthuppa, Alkoth, Nivorah, Elempur, Verapur, and 
  Mernita. 
   
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  Urvairinus 
   
   
   
  Emperor Lukarius was always sad that so many of the 
  ancient buildings were abandoned and not filled with shouts 
  and laughter like the resettled places. He went atop the 
  Yuthuppa Tower and sacrificed, and prayed to Antirius for 
  advice on how to repopulate the land. 
  Antirius replied that the land would never be 
  repopulated as of old, for the old world was one full of 
  grief, pain, and sorrow. The people who had been filled 
  with those emotions, or any part of them, could no longer 
  live in this new world, for they were all drowned. If the 
  cities were all filled, once again, then the world would again 
  be filled with sorrow. 
  Emperor Lukarius meditated intently upon this, and 
  debated with his angel self, and made great and proper 
  sacrifices until at last he reached a conclusion, and he acted. 
  Lukarius said that he had to admit that he was unable 
  to understand Antirius’ statements in light of his own 
  experience. But Antirius told only truth. Therefore it was 
  Lukarius who was wrong. Arid if the Emperor himself was 
  not living as Antirius instructed, then the whole world had 
  become corrupted and distanced from the Good God. 
  Lukarius also realized that the good world could not 
  continue as it was unless. everyone lived properly. 
  Fortunately, living properly was easy at first. 
  To teach people the Good Way, Emperor Lukarius 
  took to wife his adopted sister, and they had the first 
  children of the new world, and soon afterwards so did 
  everyone else. 
  When the first son of Emperor Lukarius was born, the 
  city of Mernita did not send their promised gift to the’ 
  emperor. They said that they did not need to follow his lead 
  anymore, for their own leader had discovered that Antirius 
  was wrong, and that in fact their goddess, Sedenya was the 
  true Lord of Rule. They demanded, in fact, that Lukarius 
  should send a gift of the Imperial Regalia to them instead! 
  Such effrontery had never been seen before. 
  Emperor Lukarius prayed and sacrificed to Antirius. He 
  listened to the god, and then he meditated upon the 
  meaning of what Antirius said to him. At last he came down 
  from the tower and declared that the words of the Mernitan 
  people were all utterly false, and that there was only one 
  Sun, and that one sun was Antirius. Certainly, he said, the 
  One Sun would not come and go, as Sedenya did. 
  This began the War of the Many Suns. Many of the 
  other cities revolted. Some had their own favored god. 
  Others admitted to the ascendancy of Antirius, but declared 
  that Lukarius was a false emperor. Many cities withdrew 
  their taxes and support and friendship from him. 
  Emperor Lukarius conferred with his great advisor, the 
  bright god Antirius, who is the protector of dynasties. He 
  sacrificed cattle which were all white. After the conference 
  Emperor Lukarius returned from his stay in the Tower of 
  the Sky and brought with him the rules and laws which he 
  called the Antirius Precepts. ‘Emperor Lukarius took these 
  laws around to all of the lords of the other cities. One by 
  one, each of them agreed that Lukarius’ Antirius Precepts99 
  were true, and they recognized their part in them. 
  Only the city of Mernita resisted. They continued to 
  support Sedenya, a false and inferior sun. This violated the 
  new will of the established Justice, and so Lukarius called 
  together the Emperor’s Assembly, and they solemnly 
  intoned the Law. No representative from the city of Mernita 
  was there, and thus the goddess were not in that Inclusion, 
  and so as a result they were outside the Law. Their guilt was 
  further proved after Lukarius pronounced anathema upon 
  the city. Their erratic sun, flailing and sputtering, was 
  dragged from the sky by the Justice of the gods. Sedenya 
  crashed from the sky upon her own worshippers, destroying 
  their city entirely. 
                                                             
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  In that way Lukarius proved that the great god Antirius 
  was indeed the Keeper of the Mantle of Sovereignty, and 
  that the Bright and Just God had bestowed its cloak of 
  blessings upon the dynasty of Anaxial and his heirs. 
  Because of the perfidy and disunity of the City of 
  Mernita, Antirius was lower in the sky at the end of the 
  reign than he had been at the start. But he was still bright 
  and ‘burning, and the land thrived. 
  Emperor Lukarius ruled for 2467 years. He died of 
  worry, for the burdens of the world so weighed upon him 
  that he forgot to eat, and even forgot the love which 
  sustains mortals in times of need. When his seventh child 
  died as a baby, the Emperor declared he had seen enough, 
  and went and lay in bed. He made his appointments, and lay 
  silently until his fire dimmed permanently. 
  Lukarius was burnt upon a sweet smelling bier, and 
  celebrated with sacred game rites as his father had been. 
   
  Urvairinus the Conqueror 
  Urvairinus was the son of Lukarius and Gerra. He bore his 
  father’s bow at his enthronement which replaced the Cap of 
  Mernita, but otherwise it was the usual Anaxial rite. 
  In his reign there was a great invasion by beast-like 
  people from all directions. Urvairinus sensed them coming, 
  and so he went to the South Tower of Yelm, and he 
  sacrificed one hundred black bulls. He conferred with the 
  Protector of Dynasties, the heart of Yelm. Bright Antirius 
  sent his Emperor to the city of Alkoth. This was wise, for 
  many gods came to Dara Happa to study with the god 
  there. 
  The first war was against the king of Naveria. The king 
  was named Lord of Seven, and he had stolen the Crown of 
  Anaxial. Urvairinus called his companions together, and 
  they donned their golden masks and took their golden 
  weapons. They descended in secret upon the enemy city, 
  and they crept over its brick walls without trouble. 
  Urvairinus woke his enemy in his own lair, and man to man 
  they fought until the thief was killed. Then Urvairinus 
  brought the prize home to his treasury. 
  The second threat, from the south, was the Ram 
  People. They wore curled horns upon their heads, and 
  wooly fleeces instead of clothing. They worshipped a huge 
  iron ram, which they towed about on Wheels. They were 
  descendants of Uldoviham, who had mated with beasts 
  during his time in the wilderness. 
  The Ram People came in a horde to the city of 
  Elempur, the most southern of the Seven Cities. The people 
  who lived there were afraid. They tried first to stop the 
  invaders with words, but failed. Then they tried to fight, but 
  the Ram People were more numerous. The wool-clad 
  barbarians attacked the men of Elempur, and then they ran 
  into the city and sacked it. They burned, raped, and pillaged 
  wantonly. This had never been done before. Everyone was 
  in shock except the Emperor. 
  When Emperor Urvairinus learned that the Ram 
  People were again on the move, he knew that he had to 
  fight, and that the old athletics and courtly contests were 
  not enough. So he executed the plans which Antirius had 
  made. 
  Emperor Urvairinus founded the New Army He 
  organized his spear men into circles, and he placed their 
  leaders in the center of that circle. From there they gave 
  commands, and the men practiced until they could move 
  and fight in unison. Urvairinus and his staff then made the 
  first orders, plans, and maneuvers which had ever been 
  made for an army. Before this, no fights were planned ahead 
  of time. 
  The Ram People finished destroying Elempur, then 
  came northward to attack Nivorah. Emperor Urvairinus 
  didn’t wait, but marched south along the river to and met 
  them in the Field of Hurdurus100 with his New Army. When 
  the enemy army came into sight Urvairinus stopped 
  marching and deployed his forces in a circle of circles. 
  The Ram People loved to fight. When they saw their 
  opponents many of them just rushed forward in mobs to 
  overpower the emperor’s army. But the army was ready, and 
  the first attacking barbarians were all killed. Then the 
  attackers paused and organized, and great mobs of them 
  came howling and screaming to attack the men of Dara 
  Happa. But noise does not frighten a soldier, and the 
  invaders were utterly crushed and sheared of their powers. 
  Their great god, the huge iron Ram whose horns could 
  break anything, was taken. When defeated the barbarians all 
  cried tears, and many ran away. This was the first time that 
  slaves were taken in Dara Happa, as war prisoners. 
  Emperor Urvairinus visited the ruined city of Elempur 
  and, through sacrifice, called the god back. Urvairinus had 
  mercy on the god of the ruined city. He gave him the sacred 
  bow, and called him Sagittus, and set up a temple to him in 
  Raibanth. He invited the high priest to live with him as 
  Imperial Bowman. 
  The fame of Urvairinus quickly spread among the 
  peoples who had been attacked by barbarians. Everyone 
  admired him for his heroic victory over the Ram People, 
  and so wherever he went the people came out and invited 
  Urvairinus to protect them. In this way the rule of Dara 
  Happa was extended far outside of its earliest borders, and 
  Urvairinus was the first Emperor to have foreigners under 
  his rule. He appointed Overseers to their palaces. 
  The third campaign of Urvairinus was to the east. 
  There were many small tribes there who worshipped little 
  gods, and they were always sending curses and imprecations 
  against the empire. The bearers of these ills liked to burn 
  houses and eat pigs. Urvairinus the Conqueror merely 
  marched his army through their lands. Wherever he stopped 
  Urvairinus handed out punishments or rewards, as was 
  appropriate. Everyone in the east was then eager to cease 
  troubles. Any who did not agree were hunted down and 
  killed. 
  Emperor Urvairinus’ fourth battle was with the north. 
  His army marched from Alkoth to Raibanth, then to 
  Yuthuppa and beyond. They sought the enemy, and 
  pursued him into the land of Diskalta where the chief god 
  was Arganum101 the Cannibal the rulers ate other people the 
  way that our normal rich people eat cattle. The good god 
  Antirius, Upholder of Justice, ordered Emperor Urvairinus 
                                                             
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  to exterminate this scourge, and all the gods of the living 
  world were glad to assist. The Emperor had 10,000 warriors 
  from all quarters, including winged men from the sky. So 
  hated was Arganum that even the Ram People sent warriors 
  to fight them. The army of the Emperor was so huge that 
  the enemy retreated into their only city to wait. The siege 
  lasted for the time of a yarm tree to complete its cycle. Over 
  time the enemy devoured all the citizens in the city, then 
  their soldiers, and then each other. At last only their 
  champion, a creature with a great toothed maw in its belly, 
  was left. He challenged Urvairinus to single combat, and 
  although all urged him not to, Urvairinus agreed. The 
  monster was immune to all sharp weapons, and he hugged 
  the Emperor to him to devour him ‘alive. But Urvairinus 
  was Emperor and not so easily killed. His virtue protected 
  him from the teeth, and he bludgeoned the monster to 
  death, and then tore the corpses into pieces. Men tugging 
  could not do it, so the Emperor hitched gazzam on the 
  harnesses, and they tore it apart. 
  The foreigners who were conquered were always 
  astonished by the richness and sophistication of Dara 
  Happan people and customs. They loved rice, and began to 
  plant it. They mimicked their betters, and wished to be like 
  us. 
  One day a priestess from the west asked to be allowed 
  to worship Antirius, as their new leaders did. Others also 
  petitioned to participate. At first they were refused, but they 
  begged and worked hard to prove themselves worthy. 
  After a time the very best among the foreign petitioners 
  were allowed to participate in the rites, but no sooner had 
  they entered into the hallowed ceremony than they betrayed 
  god and light, and polluted the ceremony with their 
  blaspheming and evil. Anyone but the fighting Emperor 
  would have been destroyed by this betrayal, but Urvairinus 
  slew all his foes. Nonetheless, the sacred places were defiled 
  and as a result Antirius was hurt again, and when he 
  recovered from the blow he hung bright and fiery, but in 
  the Middle Sky. 
  Emperor Urvairinus was always a brave leader, and a 
  captain prepared for war. Anyone who dared to oppose him 
  was crushed. 
  Urvairinus died of old age. As he made his 
  Appointments, he asked for new Death Rites to be 
  performed over his grave. He named men and gave rules 
  then for the Blood Games, where captured slaves fought to 
  the death to commemorate the event. Survivors went free. 
  This augmented the old funerary athletic games. 
   
  Kestinoros the Bird-lover 
  Kestinoros was the son of Kosganervus the son of 
  Kenervus, the son of Kendathalus,102 the son of 
  Murharzarm. He was appointed by Urvairinus. as being the 
  most fitting to bear Imperial Justice from among the many 
  who could rule. The sacred Enthronement of Kestinoros 
  was interrupted by a bitter, cold wind from then north. 
  While still upon the Tower of Enthronement Kestinoros 
                                                             
                                                            
  102 Kendathalus. A god, probably Jethsarum. 
  swore to overcome it. He called together his court, and 
  encouraged everyone to work in concert against the ice. 
  The god Shargash came forth and swore to fight it. The 
  men of Verapur said that they also felt that they must fight. 
  Emperor Kestinoros said there was a better way, and it was 
  not wise to face the enemy head to head. 
  Emperor Kestinoros said that they should all put their 
  faith in reviving the many races and peoples of ancient birds 
  which had ruled the world in the time of Murharzarm. Most 
  people agreed to try this, trusting in the wisdom of the 
  emperor. 
  However, the gods of Verapur City refused. They said 
  that they were the home of High Heat and Low Fire, and 
  that they had held back the ice ever since Yelm was 
  Emperor, and that they would hold it back now for the 
  good and the glory of Jethsarum and Avarnia. They laughed 
  at the Emperor and his plans. Only their son, Tholm, 
  believed in the Emperor’s plans. He left his parents when 
  they laughed at the emperor. 
  Kestinoros and his people gathered the sacred things of 
  the ancient peoples, and they called the ancient spirits, and 
  they adopted them into their families. In this way, the 
  Feathered Ones were made, and they were able to withstand 
  the terrible cold better than normal people. They became 
  the leaders and the administrators of Kestinoros during his 
  reign. 
  In this time the sky turned blue, and everything got 
  much colder. The great sheet of northern ice grew stronger, 
  and its father Walindum fed the ice with demigods so it 
  grew strong and ground its way inexorably forward. Prayers 
  and exhortations did not slow it. 
  Lord Tholm, Lord of Snow Hawks, returned to his 
  home city to offer assistance from the Emperor. The gods 
  and people of the city laughed at him again. 
  At last the glacier reached Verapur City. Before the 
  assembled populace, both the god and goddess both came 
  forth to face their foe. First Avarnia, the great Low Fire, 
  came forth with her weapons. In response a piercing cold 
  river gushed from the glacier which was so cold that heat 
  had no meaning. This made the goddess implode.103 
  Then the spirit of that great cold rose from the corpse, 
  and it leapt into the air and grappled with the Old Heat. The 
  god fought back but he had no real chance. At last they 
  crashed, sizzling, upon the city and the god burnt it away 
  with his death throes. So Verapur City disappeared forever. 
  Its ashes were buried under the advancing ice. 
  Emperor Kestinoros had mercy on Tholm, the 
  governor who had failed to save his people. The emperor 
  invited the high priest to live with him, and offered him the 
  ceremonial position of Imperial Falconer. 
  ‘The people of Verapur City were needed to add their 
  prayers and sacrifice to Antirius. They did not, and so he 
  was weakened by the loss of the city. The ice continued 
  forward, each degree forward sapping the bright god. At the 
  end of the reign of Kestinoros his good god Antirius was 
  much reduced. Antirius now hung only in the Lower Air, 
  and he was not so bright, so that you could look right at 
   
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  him and not hurt your eyes. Yet he was still among the most 
  powerful divinities of his era, for all others suffered far 
  more than Antirius. 
  When Kestinoros died, at a ripe old age surrounded by 
  those that he loved, his advisors met to decide what they 
  should do. Some of the family leaders disagreed with 
  everything which everyone else said, and they were so 
  unhappy that they determined to leave rather than let the 
  Lordship of Rule leave their lineage. They left the assembly 
  and gathered their families and belongings, then flew away 
  to the south. Although almost half of them returned much 
  later, in the first of the migrations, the rest were never seen 
  again. 
  After his reign Old Age became prominent for the first 
  time, affecting the weak and poor first. Later, though, it 
  came sooner and to everyone. 
   
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  Manarlavus 
   
   
   
  Manarlavus the Roofer 
  Manarlavus was the fourth son of Emperor Anaxial and 
  Herustana. Manarlavus was enthroned with the rites of 
  Anaxial, though he blessed Tholm’s gifts to replace the 
  Roost from Verapur too. Manarlavus was an upright lord, 
  and lead an exemplary life of chastity, austerity, and 
  dayzatarity. 
  Emperor Manarlavus encouraged the leaders of all the 
  Quadropoli to work together against the coming winter. 
  The great sheet of ice, howling with its glut of souls eaten at 
  Verapur City, moved forward. 
  Emperor Manarlavus said that it would be useless to 
  fight against it. He said that he and everyone had been born 
  from eggs, which had protected them from the elements 
  while they grew. Now, to hide from the glacier, they had to 
  go into a shell again. He showed them how he would encase 
  the whole empire within an impenetratable shell. 
  He called the Ten Sons and Servants, and instructed 
  them on what he wanted. Then he sent his tax collectors to 
  take what they needed for this task. 
  However, the gods of Nivorah City refused, and even 
  insulted the emperor. They said that they were tired of 
  following ineffective emperors, and that they had a better 
  way to survive, and a better ally to help them. Then they 
  showed everyone the first horses, trained and ready to ride. 
  Shargash was angry, and cried for war against the 
  heretics. But Manarlavus commanded prudence and 
  patience, and sent the army to build instead of fight. 
  Emperor Manarlavus instead cursed the rebels, condemning 
  their god’s name to be taken from him. Indeed, it was, for 
  that god has not been known since the curse and the men 
  of Nivorah had to choose a new one. 
  Emperor Manarlavus rallied all of the engineers, 
  architects, the masons and thatchers to help. They prayed 
  and sacrificed, and they studied the plans of Anaxial. Then 
  they summoned the work musters, and thousands of men 
  and women bent their backs to move the bricks in the cold 
  air to cover all of the land of Dara Happa with a great roof. 
  When the building had begun an army of scavengers 
  descended from the west and tore huge parts away and 
  carted them home. The workers were outraged and cried 
  out for vengeance. Manarlavus ignored them, and 
  summoned the God of Strength to haul the great iron ram 
  northwards. Then Surensliba,104 the lewd heron goddess, 
  stirred her people to such excess that they declared 
  Manarlavus and all things Dara Happan to be foolish or 
  foul. Upon a huge ziggurat built to mock Yelm’s Footstool 
  they chose one of their number to be their own Emperor. 
  When Manarlavus heard this he paused in the work. He 
  called his councilors to him and conferred with their virtue. 
  At last Manarlavus went atop the Footstool, and from there 
  he blessed Shargash and his army and sent them to destroy 
  the blasphemers. “I hate Darjiin usurpers,” said the 
  emperor. The city of the enemy was destroyed, and they 
  were forced to carry the bricks and stones back to help 
  build the dome. 
  When the whole structure was nearly finished Emperor 
  Manarlavus went to the top of the Yuthuppa Tower, and 
  there he sacrificed and prayed to Antirius. He called upon 
  the ninety-nine names with perfection, and he brought to 
  the eyes of the Lord the imperatives of Life and Justice. He 
  asked the Bright Immortal to come to the top of the tower, 
  to sit there and rule those who upheld Justice and Law.. 
  And so Antirius was coaxed to come within the roof, and sit 
  enthroned upon the great tower. The Emperor then ordered 
  it to be domed over, yet when the workers began they saw 
  that the Orb of the Eye, which always hovered over the 
  head of Antirius, was not within the Dome. Emperor 
                                                             
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  Manarlavus suggested they build a single tower high over 
  the dome, to house the sacred item. But when he looked 
  beyond the dome, to see if there was time to work on this, 
  he saw that the many monster hordes were quickly corning 
  his way from the distance. For the sake of his people, he did 
  not hesitate. He ordered all of the true and faithful people 
  of the world to be enclosed, safe with theft god and their 
  emperor. Then the dome was closed. They plastered and 
  painted the inside of the entire dome in gold and yellow, 
  like the sky which had long ago faded from sight. 
  Then with dances, prayers and sweet sacrifices Dendara 
  was coaxed and commanded to come up from her hiding 
  place and to take up residence in the Temple. The presence 
  of the two deities brought bliss to the people of Dara 
  Happa. 
  After the deities were installed, the completed and 
  sanctified Footstool was then tiled: yellow top layer, where 
  Antirius sat; three blue layers, to show the three sky levels; 
  and then the three earths: red, green, and brown. Dendara’s 
  shrine was inside the ziggurat. 
  Life in the Dome was sufficient, for the people had 
  everything which they needed. No foes assailed them, and 
  no nobles or deserving people went hungry. 
  The Goddess Oslira had gone to sleep when the ice 
  came. Now her son, called Selagern, lay sluggishly within the 
  long dome. At the north end there was the still, cold White 
  Pool of ice water. It was renewed by new waters which were 
  born to the spirits there. It flowed slowly south, past the 
  Three Cities, and collected in a warmer, green pond in the 
  south. People collected food from this river to eat. 
  Outside of the dome, when the ice came, the residents 
  of Nivorah City loaded what pitiful goods they could upon 
  their steeds, and divided into four groups which went away 
  from the ice and cold. Their home was ground to dust. 
  They rode upon the equine children of their goddess, 
  Gamara, and followed the commands of their father, 
  Kargzant. 
  Emperor Manarlavus died of old age, with his family 
  and deities looking on. He was burnt upon a bier of 
  aromatic wood. A wisp of smoke collected on the roof 
  inside the dome, staining it with an imperfection. 
   
  Vanyoramet 
  Vanyoramet was the son of Fasteneus, the son of 
  Hurdendus, the son of Dendeneus, the son of Emperor 
  Khorventos, the son of Emperor Murharzarm. Vanyoramet 
  was enthroned with the sacred rites of Anaxial. 
  One day there was a knocking on the dome. 
  Vanyoramet and his household went to see what it was. The 
  noise grew louder, and painful. The Woman of Anvesos fell 
  down, weeping. “This is what Antirius warned us about,” 
  said Vanyoramet. “Summon the elevens.”105 
  The Elevens came quickly, armed and ready. The 
  noises upon the dome had kept up, and now became a 
  pained tearing that stabbed louder, tearing open the tender 
  skin of the Roof. A shout cried, blood sprinkled from the 
  sky, and the dome tore wide open. 
                                                             
  105 Elevens. A band of elite, specially trained warriors 
  Outside through the gap, the people saw only the 
  empty black sky. Then the demons from the Fifth Hell 
  came forth. They were far worse than anyone could have 
  foretold, and the Elevens would have perished to the last 
  man if Vanyoramet himself had not joined into the fight His 
  Mace and Spear slew everything before him, until at last the 
  demons were killed or driven off, and escaped over the top 
  of the roof. 
  Standing upon the open gap, Vanyoramet peered out 
  into the broken, blasted world. With far seeing eyes he 
  pierced the darkness, and saw herds of shambling monsters, 
  tribes of howling demons, and cowering nations of people 
  who were just food for the first two. 
  The governor of Alkoth stepped forward. “Now is the 
  time for my god to be let loose,” he said. “Now is the time 
  to release Shargash.” 
  “No,” said Vanyoramet, “it is not time yet. For my 
  people and land, I will not waste energy on anything except 
  fighting rebels and monsters.” 
  He went then to the Temple of Antirius and Dendara, 
  and spoke to his Patron with truth and determination, and 
  told him of what he had seen outside. Hearing this, 
  Dendara’s priestesses all burst into tears and then fell to the 
  ground, asleep. Antirius, seeing this, spoke. 
  “This is a matter for man and god together,” he said, 
  “And I will go out upon that strange ground at your side.” 
  The world of the Black Sky was a dismal and 
  frightening one. Dayzatar sat low on the horizon, peering 
  into the Land of Death. Lokarnos, ever reliable, was dim 
  and chipped about the edges. Shargash, vigilant even when 
  asleep, wandered far and wide now, often absent. Only Pole 
  Star was reliable, and the black clouds often hid even him. 
  The riches which had been stored inside the Roof had 
  been absent from the world for a long time. Now they were 
  enough to attract every rebel god and monster army to 
  come try to take them. Vanyoramet and Antirius faced 
  walking forests, rock maggots, digijelm, folgors, firemen, 
  and even cannibal women, and defended the land from all 
  of them. The enemy sought to enter the torn gap, to make a 
  new one, to dig under the wall, and to bribe the residents 
  with perverted offers. At each attempt Vanyoramet and 
  Antirius fought fiercely, and suffered some small wound. 
  One day Antirius said, “If we had the Orb of the Eye 
  we would have a much easier time of our task.” So they 
  determined to set off to get it back. 
  Under the gaze of Antirius, atop the Footstool, 
  Emperor Vanyoramet summoned his council and people. 
  He declared his intention of traveling with Antirius to seek 
  the Orb of the Eye. His people sobbed and groaned in 
  terrible fear of their going, for they thought that only these 
  two defended them from the fearful monsters outside. 
  Others were glad, because they supported only Shargash, 
  and they thought he would have his way once Antirius was 
  gone. 
  Vanyoramet Appointed his successor to be Manimat, a 
  nobleman of great integrity and courage who had proved 
  himself able in combat and administration. Then 
  Vanyoramet divided his people into two parts. He ordered 
  half of the people and all of the army, which was being left 
  
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  behind, to swear to follow Manimat. The other half swore 
  absolute loyalty to him, and promised to remember him in 
  with prayers, support him with their magic, and even to aid 
  him in their dreams if need be. In return, they would be 
  especially blessed with his rewards. They too would remain 
  behind. 
  These oaths done, the god and emperor set off. The 
  Orb of the Eye was held at the Hill of Gold, in Vanch. The 
  Cruel God, ruler of a great domain, lived there with his 
  friends, hostages, prisoners, and slaves. 
  After many adventures Vanyoramet and Antirius met 
  their foes. There were tests, contests, and challenges, and 
  this heroic pair would have won everything if the world had 
  been as it was before they went into the Roof. But it was a 
  world where the Rebel Gods ruled and fought each other, 
  and tore the world apart for no reason except greed and 
  stupidity. 
  In this fight both Vanyoramet and Antirius were 
  wounded, and they paid more in their Pride and their way of 
  life. For instance, Vanyoramet was forced to eat fungus and 
  rotten food. Yet, the abuse of Vanyoramet became a 
  blessing for his people, who afterwards had only those 
  things to eat, and so they survived where others did not. 
  In the end the Justice of the old days was useless and 
  Truth was without value to the Cruel God. Vanyoramet was 
  wounded by the minions of cruelty, then confronted by the 
  Black Shadow.106 Vanyoramet got his fatal wound there, 
  and would have been eaten except that Antirius was strong 
  enough to rescue them both and get them back out. 
  The body of Vanyoramet was brought back to his 
  home upon the back of a red and white bull. He was 
  burned, but he had lost so much at the Hill of Gold, and his 
  people were so poor, that it was a sorry funeral, with a feast 
  of empty dishes, without games, and with dirges of fear as 
  songs. Afterwards everyone wept until they were exhausted. 
   
  Manimat 
  Manimat was a son of Vanestalavus, the son of Fasteneus, 
  the son of Hurdendus, the son of Dendeneus, the son of 
  Emperor Khorventos, the son of Emperor Murharzarm. 
  Manimat was a famous fighter among the Dara 
  Happans He was proud and upright, and he never lost a 
  fight. When Emperor Vanyoramet left the land to seek the 
  gods he had made appointments, but he had also named 
  Manimat to be Regent, which was the first time this was 
  ever done. During the time that Emperor Vanyoramet was 
  gone Manimat was presented with the first nine tests. Thus, 
  when Vanyoramet died Manimat quickly prepared the 
  Tenth Test, so that the land would not be without a leader. 
  During his regency Manimat was followed without 
  question. The soldiers fought nearly all the time, for many 
  monsters came to the first wound and chipped away at it to 
  get at the soft, rich prizes inside. 
  Urgutogus, the two-headed monster, did the most 
  harm. It finally killed the Iron Ram and tore it loose from 
  the bow of the shell. Most of the north end of the shell 
  collapsed as far as Yuthuppa. A great army of digijelm 
                                                             
  106 Black Shadow. His Other, usually equated with Kazkurtum. 
  rushed inside to plunder the city, but they were turned away 
  by starlight over the city. Nonetheless, this opened the 
  dome up to the flow of the river again, and it rushed 
  through the gap and collected in the south end. The whole 
  land would have flooded except that the water found its way 
  out through the secret exit which Vanyoramet and Antirius 
  had used. It burst through, collapsing the wall there. Thus 
  the river flowed again, though now north to south. The 
  whole dome was then shaky and easily broken by almost 
  anyone. After Manimat had been enthroned the walking 
  dead broke through the east side the last part of the roof 
  collapsed, destroying them, but bringing down the last 
  remnants of the dome. 
  The enthronement of Manimat was a dismal ceremony, 
  for much of the imperial regalia had been stolen or soiled by 
  the Cruel God and his foe, the Selfish God. The women of 
  the temple had worked and made new vestments to replace 
  those which were destroyed by Vanyoramet. The substitutes 
  were new and had not the history of the originals. Yet they 
  sufficed. When Manimat stood upon the throne, and named 
  the quarters, he could see the boundaries of his realm with 
  his naked eye. But Antirius blessed him, and the 10 Gods 
  and Goddesses came and paid homage to the Emperor. 
  There was a hero named Vergustus who envied 
  Manimat, and wished to be emperor instead. He planned to 
  go to the Hill of Gold and recover the things which 
  Vanyoramet had lost. He went to the Temple of Antirius 
  and Dendara and recited the sacred prayer to the god. 
  Antirius had no choice but to accompany him to the Hill of 
  Gold, even though every omen warned against it. The 
  disaster was worse than had occurred to Vanyoramet. 
  Vergustus was killed and eaten, and his clan was later 
  overrun by digijelm. 
  Even worse, though, was that Antirius was again 
  wounded severely in this journey, and this time it would not 
  heal. The god, who had once been great enough to light the 
  world, lay sick and dying, coughing up blood like an old 
  man. 
  Antirius called all the just and righteous before him. He 
  gave away his possessions, as was correct, but could not 
  decide upon whom to lay the Mantle. 
  The Steward of Manimat stepped forward and spoke. 
  He said, “Great and august deity who is the model for our 
  lives, I beg your forgiveness for my prayer. It is not for 
  myself, but for he who is greatest of us all here, save 
  yourself, though he is too modest to say so himself. I beg 
  you to give the Cloak of God to my lord Manimat, Emperor 
  of Dara Happa.” 
  “Indeed, no one is worthier than he” said Antirius, 
  “But I know that the fate of Manimat is to instruct his 
  people as a man, not as a god, and so I dare not give it to 
  him for fear of destroying all of you. But in truth there is 
  none other in this company who is worthy, now that brave 
  Vergustus is dead.” Antirius looked up, then, and saw the 
  Cutter with her blade, ready to snip the last threads of his 
  life in this world before he joined his master, Bijiif, the 
  ashen Yelm. Then, in his last moments, Antirius used the 
  Blade of Destiny to cut the mantle into many strips of equal 
  size and number. He handed them out to his household, 
  
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  who treasured them and kept them safe through all the 
  misery and troubles which followed. 
  The Mantle had been held closed by a great golden 
  brooch, which Antirius gave to Manimat. Afterwards this 
  brooch was called the Brooch of Manimat. 
  When Antirius’ bird flew upward it was attacked by the 
  hungry bats which commanded the air. Manimat shot the 
  vile creatures down with the Bow of Lukarius, and so the 
  eagle reached the heavens safely. The body of Antirius 
  burned of itself, un-ignited. The mourners watched the 
  essence depart and fly quickly to the western gates. 
   
  Manimati Cities 
  In the darkness, the Manimati retired to many hilltop sites 
  to live. Most were lost, but some are still well known and 
  used for certain rites. None are cities today, though all these 
  mentioned here have permanent small towns around the 
  pilgrimage sites. 
  The translation of the names given are those which are 
  given by the people of the areas today, and are said to be 
  “of the Ancestors’ tongue.” 
  Akanimataka. Rock of Nimat’s (people) on the Rock. 
  Only surviving northern fort. Home of the Second Dynasty, 
  and Rival Dynasty. 
  Wedilaka. Wedil’s (people) on the Rock. This was the 
  largest city, until the ogres among them were revealed, 
  whereupon civil war broke out, and most people fled. 
  Daraka. Dar’s (people) on the Rock (or Red-Earth 
  people on the Rock). The First Dynasty was destroyed by 
  the monsters. The losing monsters were petrified, the 
  winners are still living there. 
   
  Realm of Vanyoramet and 
  Manimat 
  Ostodaka. Osto’s (people) on the Rock. They were 
  destroyed by reptilian monsters, but their holy rib cages 
  now repel all reptiles. 
  Darokon. Dar’s (or Red-earth) High Fort. Initial city 
  for the earliest Manimat First Dynasty kings, abandoned 
  when the west side of the mountain collapsed. 
  Dezokon. Dez’s (or Yellow-clay) High Fort. Home of 
  third dynasty. 
  Rarokon. Misty High Fort. Small, was drowned in 
  flood. Ghosts there can be forced to make floods. 
  Garmarokon. Cursed and Dead High Fort. Where the 
  enemies blew the whole mountain to nothing. This is not a 
  high spot at all, nor is this an active cult spot either. It is a 
  large and low crater instead, whose jagged rim is melted and 
  burnt, and whose interior is haunted. 
  Dugolothokon. Dugoloth’s High Fort. The primary 
  refuge for Raibanth survivors. But this site is unmentioned 
  in any Manimati documents or stories. 
   
  Hill of Gold Quest Places 
  The mapmaker glorifies these places by obscuring them 
  with their foreign names not translated: 
  Morhaka means the Dead Gullet 
  Tralastaro means Place of the Silverbark Tree 
  Edaranu means Holy Wanderings 
  Hodrudes means Opossum Hut 
  Peralam means Hill of Gold, but has been interpreted 
  as the name of a land, on the basis of this map. 
   
   
  
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  The Dominion of Shargash 
  110,001 to 111,000 
   
  Manimat the Protector 
  Manimat led his people out of the Dara Happan cities 
  during the Darkness Exile. He divided them into twenty 
  families, and gave each of them a hilltop city to defend. He 
  ordered them to meet again in certain places so they could 
  maintain contact with each other. But this was hard, and 
  some families were wiped out or taken as slaves. The rule of 
  the Empty Lord was difficult, and everyone was hard 
  pressed to keep any life at all. In the sky the Ugly Old 
  Woman devoured the stars, and in the world of men the 
  Digijelm and other monsters ate people every day. 
  The Brooch provided Manimat and his people with 
  light and safety for the duration of their lives. When 
  Vergustus and his people came back as walking corpses, the 
  Brooch showed them the way to escape. This way they 
  survived, where many others did not. 
  Everyone dreaded the passing of Manimat, for he was a 
  wise leader, clever and bold. Also, everyone knew that the 
  Brooch would work only for him, not anyone else, because 
  of what Antirius had said on his deathbed. 
  So when he was about to die, Manimat prayed to the 
  forces of the Brooch to accept him as their servant, to speak 
  to whomever would work to preserve the Brooch and save 
  it for the next Emperor. The Brooch, and the Powers of the 
  Mantle agreed. The spirit of Manimat entered into it, and it 
  is in the imperial regalia today. 
   
  Shargash 
  Shargash is a son of Yelm and Dendara, and one of the 
  Eight Celestial Gods.107 From his earliest deeds Shargash 
  had proved himself to be vigorous and deep in his 
  knowledge of Justice. He never hesitated to rush into the 
  forefront of any trouble from outside, and thus he was 
  witness to many great judgments even before he was 
  granted the right and duty to judge mortals. 
  Shargash first proved himself to be a leader when the 
  Turmoils started. He always rushed to the front. When 
  Umatum came to fight, Shargash received the task of 
  confronting him. With great grace and skill, Shargash turned 
  the Destroyer away without the rebel even knowing what 
  occurred. Since then, no rebel of the Umatum Family can 
  stand still or go in a straight line. 
  Shargash had always been suppressed by Antirius, but 
  at last the god was unhindered and thundered through 
  heavens. He was not afraid to fall upon any enemies, and in 
  his eagerness he sometimes hurt friends as well. But against 
  the many foes of this era, Shargash was the most useful god. 
  He said, “Force solves all problems.” 
  Shargash fought to protect the people and to maintain 
  the many great buildings of the Tripolis. The Oslira River 
                                                             
  107 Eight celestial Gods. collective name for the deities of the sky, all sons 
  of Yelm. 
  Writhed about, changing its course many times. Many 
  ancient monuments fell, and some peoples were 
  exterminated who were the only ones that remembered 
  certain things. But Shargash fought on, and sent away 
  Kargzant the Nomad. He stopped the raids of Elmalus, 
  King of the Vingkotlings. And he even enclosed the light of 
  Sedenya, the evil sun-goddess. 
  In those days the whole world was hungry, and the 
  appetite of Shargash was for war. At first he fed only upon 
  humans fighting each other and Nature fighting itself. Then 
  he stirred men to feed him by warring upon Nature. But as 
  conflicts diminished, because everything was dying, 
  Shargash began to eat anything which lived. Then war 
  devoured everything. Soon there were no plants or animals 
  left, and he began eating the very people who supported 
  him. His hunger for lives was insatiable, and Shargash 
  tracked down each person and ate them. Then they were all 
  gone, but Shargash was still hungry. This is always the way 
  of War: it is never satisfied. 
  But at last there were no more, and the Hungry God 
  finished his work. He took the Thunderbolts and the 
  Skyspears, and smashed apart the rest of the world. He 
  found all the buried things and broke them too. Finally the 
  whole earth was riddled with cracks. It could not stand the 
  weakness and strain and the earth cracked apart. Shargash 
  fell down into the Underworld. Dead gods robbed him, and 
  took away the remnants of his power and life, and they left 
  him stone cold. 
   
  Kazkurtum, the Empty 
  Emperor 
  After Shargash had slain everything came the Rule of 
  Kazkurtum, the Empty Emperor-Nothing Just was alive 
  and so a being crept to the throne of the Emperor and ruled 
  there with Dead Justice. Useless Sacrifice was its God. 
  This was the Dead Time, for it was impossible to 
  separate the living from the dead; the dead walked and 
  spoke. Those who were sentient could not tell for sure 
  whether they themselves were dead or alive. Monsters 
  lurked everywhere, and innocence only attracted evil. 
   
  Cosmic Justice 
  Because of the actions of Rebellus Terminus the entire 
  Surface World was deadly and infertile, groaning with each 
  breath and wishing Life was anything other than what it 
  was. At last Shargash destroyed everything, until only little 
  pieces were left and all the gods were gathered together. 
  In the Underworld had gathered all of the ancient gods 
  and goddesses, each following their leader. It was not 
  pleasant, for all was cold. Everyone wore only cold grave 
  ashes. The Emperor God was there, faceless and 
  indiscernible among the many dead. His son, ragged unto 
  the bone, huddled beside him. His faithful wife, her skin 
  
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  threadbare, lay at his feet. His younger brother, full of 
  maggots, twitched, and his elder brother was a pile of dust. 
  Yet, for all of the misery and injustice, it was a better 
  world for this suffering. Indeed, many good things 
  happened. 
  First, Justice asserted the Might of Law. Without effort, 
  the Divine Justice asserted itself, and though all of the world 
  was dead and gone, Justice brought it back to life. 
  Second, Yelm conquered the Rebels. While doing 
  nothing except praying, his power extended itself over the 
  Rebels so that they died and surrendered to him. 
  Third, Yelm conquered the Underworld. This realm 
  had formerly been lost, and Yelm redeemed it by bringing 
  salvation, light, and rebirth to the Land of Darkness. 
  Most 
  importantly, 
  Yelm 
  was 
  Illuminated. 
  He 
  experienced the impossible. Yelm experienced being one of 
  the Many while he was nameless and faceless. He had no 
  contact with the One. He at last knew the Other. 
  When this harmony was achieved, the Divine Justice 
  reasserted the cosmos, and Yelm built the world anew with 
  the released forces of creation. Yelm prepared this by 
  accepting the apologies of those who had done him wrong. 
  Then he sent them out into the world, one by one, to 
  prepare the way again for his coming. 
   
  Shargash Returns 
  The first deity whom Yelm sent out from the Underworld 
  to the Above World was Shargash. His violence had 
  destroyed the world so Yelm sent him to recover the 
  broken pieces. He had no loyalties but kept everything 
  stirred up, so nothing was either lost or settled, and so the 
  pieces could be reformed. 
  Next Yelm sent Kargzant, his rebellious subject. 
  Kargzant was a being who was never happy in one place, 
  and so Yelm sent him to travel through’ the broken world 
  to find the lost pieces, and then bring them back together. 
  Yelm sent along many Star Captains who would help him. 
  Kargzant went from place to place, finding the bits and 
  scraps of destruction which Shargash left behind. In the bits 
  he saw little living things, the way that insects and mice live 
  in a palace after the invaders have torn it down and slain the 
  inhabitants. These little things were people, and others who 
  had huddled without mercy in the dark realm. 
  Kargzant brought together these scattered bits of spark, 
  flame, and starlight which had ebbed in the great darkness 
  around the Underworld. As Kargzant did this, for the heroic 
  survivors of the True People, the sky overhead was 
  sometimes a distant grey color, and then stars appeared. 
  Kargzant brought these pieces together, and he found 
  among them a people who were willing to follow his strange 
  rites. He made them his people, and under his leadership 
  they became the leaders of the world. At the earliest 
  glimmer of light, these people mounted upon their enslaved 
  steeds and made themselves to be the only leaders of all the 
  miserable survivors, whether True People or not. From 
  their ancestral homelands they retook all of the Pelorian 
  lands with the power of their savage bright god. They 
  became the Jenarong peoples. 
   
  Jenarong the Lord 
  110,800 to 110,900 
  Jenarong was a demigod of the old days, and he re-
  established the earliest Dara Happan Empire, even though it 
  was corrupt by current standards. He was the son of 
  Hirenmadar, son of Targos, son of Kuranits, son of the 
  Starlight Wanderer, a god.108 
  Jenarong’s father had come here and found a land 
  which was nearly empty, nearly dead, and he made the 
  people stand up and the grass to grow for his horses. He 
  found the city of Raibanth, then merely a ghost city, and 
  brought it back to life. 
  Jenarong raised the god called Raibamus from sleep, 
  and set the people and the city to life again. As was the way 
  of his folk, Jenarong kept Raibamus, the mighty god of the 
  city, prisoner by might of his own god’s great magic. 
  Jenarong was a great and vigilant leader who protected 
  his people from all outside violence. As long as they paid his 
  good tax, they were protected from digijelm, aldryami, and 
  the demons of the Fifth Hell. 
  After many years of friendship and protection, 
  Raibamus offered to tell Jenarong how he could become 
  emperor of the whole land, as long as Jenarong liberated 
  Raibamus. Raibamus explained that an Emperor had such 
  power and prestige that all of the gods and goddesses of the 
  land would pay homage to Jenarong. 
  The chieftain called his council to him, and they 
  debated this plan and finally agreed to try. The plan 
  succeeded, and Raibamus was freed. He dug up an ancient, 
  buried crown and gave it to the king of the city. 
  Then the people began the plan of Raibamus. Our 
  ancestors made many helmets, spears and ladders. They 
  followed Jenarong as he led his army against the south. The 
  people there resisted, and of course the green city could not 
  be stormed. Jenarong goaded their tyrant out to single 
  combat, and he was killed. The city surrendered, and that 
  way Jenarong gained the support of Shargash. Then, bearing 
  the Girdle of Strength, Jenarong went to Yuthuppa and 
  gained the help of men there, so that Dayzatar approved. 
  At last, Jenarong went upon the ruins of the ancient 
  Tower of Enthronement. There he received a vision of the 
  Ten Tests, and so learned how to become Emperor of Dara 
  Happa. 
  In those days Kargzant wandered freely about the sky, 
  just as his worshippers and children wandered about the 
  earth upon their horses. Jenarong sacrificed to Kargzant 
  upon the empty Footstool, and received assistance to 
  assemble pieces of the imperial regalia. Only three cities 
  survived at that time, and each provided a portion of the 
  regalia. Furthermore, the would-be Emperor commissioned 
  other portions, to replace those lost Many were just junk, 
  compared to the Instruments of Power which had been 
  used. He risked his life, and the good of his people, upon 
  the strength of these new tokens. With them, and his own 
  courage, Jenarong completed the Ten Tests and was 
  crowned Emperor of Dara Happa. 
                                                             
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  The rites of enthronement were called the Jenarong 
  Rites, and were used by many subsequent emperors. 
  Kargzant was witness to the ritual, and the Guide of Office 
  for the Emperor. The rites were proved effective because 
  the One Hundred Gods and One Hundred Goddesses 
  came and made obeisance to Jenarong, and brought 
  treasures and gifts for him. 
  After Jenarong became Emperor his god, Kargzant, 
  grew stronger and became a much larger dim planet in those 
  times when it came close to the cities. Thus many people 
  crept from hiding to take refuge there. 
  After Raibamus was freed, the city thrived and grew 
  even more quickly. Many people came, attracted by its 
  wealth and opportunity. At first there were many fights 
  between the original people in the city and the newcomers. 
  The original folks in the City were members of the Seven 
  Families, and they did not wish for outsiders to come and 
  destroy what they had preserved. But Emperor Jenarong 
  recognized that these people were better allies than enemies, 
  and so he created the way to naturalize the newcomers to 
  the new Dara Happan ways. Thus were made the Half-folk. 
  These people were never allowed to become full citizens, 
  but they gratefully accepted the benefits of their new status 
  because even half-citizenship under Dara Happa is better 
  than the freedom of a barbarian. 
  Emperor Jenarong did many other civilizing things. He 
  was the first person to raise a temple to Gamara, the Horse 
  Goddess, in Raibanth. It replaced the older Temple to 
  Veng109 who was the ancient Lord of Avilry. Jenarong and 
  his folk hated the great birds and their riders, and hunted 
  them down until they were all dead. He also rebuilt a 
  Temple to Dayzatar, which re-established keeping records 
  of the stars and planets. 
  Jenarong ruled for 100 years as Emperor, and when he 
  died many hundreds of horses, boars, and slaves were burnt 
  with him. The blaze was so huge that it even inflamed 
  distant Kargzant, which burned even brighter so that the 
  Wandering Sun was seen over the entire empire at once. 
   
                                                             
  109 Veng. Demi-bird deity, no longer worshipped in Dara Happa, and 
  considered to be demon. 
  Horse on the Table 
  110,993 to 111 018 
  Horse on the Table110 was a son of Jenarong. He became 
  Emperor by imitating the tests and ceremonies which 
  Jenarong had discovered. He had many strong followers, 
  and he extended his protection far and wide. Many foreign 
  peoples continued to flock to his protection. 
  During his reign the two sons of Yelm began to fight 
  again. The War in Heaven threatened to destroy the world. 
  Horse on the Table would not allow this, and he betook 
  himself to the Footstool and sacrificed many beasts to his 
  god. Kargzant was strengthened by this support, which 
  Shargash did not have. Shargash was badly wounded, and he 
  could have died except that his old followers of Alkoth took 
  pity, and took him into his old temple for protection. As a 
  result, Shargash was defeated and chained to his route in the 
  sky. Kargzant ruled the gods. 
   
  Realm of Jenarong 
  Also Showing Presumed Route of His 
  Ancestors 
   
   
   
                                                             
  110 In later manuscripts, Gerruskoger. 
  
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  The Dominion of Kargzant 
  111,001 to 111,100 
   
  Vuranostum 
  111,035 to 111,072 
  Vuranostum was the son of Hendrestus, a chieftain among 
  his folk, and Hippoi, the horse goddess who was mother to 
  their tribe. He was one of the Hyaloring Tribe, a folk who 
  occupied all the lands south of Dara Happa. He is called 
  “The Handsome Equestrian” because of his bright blond 
  hair and dark blue eyes. He is also sometimes called Leaps 
  Over Walls. 
  Vuranostum was from the people called the 
  Hyalorings. Only those people who were perfect could ever 
  rule among the Hyaloring Tribes, and Vuranostum was their 
  best king. He constantly led his household upon wild hunts 
  which ranged far outside of their home territory. One day, 
  at the Rabbit Fields111 Vuranostum encountered a foe on 
  one of these hunts. He was challenged to a race, fight, and 
  battle by Argoom, the Shadow Rider. Vuranostum won the 
  race easily, and slew Argoom in the fight. Then he got his 
  warriors, and they went to Dara Happa for the battle, which 
  would have completed the ritual. 
  However, the Hirenmador lords in Dara Happa 
  insisted upon another race and fight first, because Argoom 
  was an outlaw among them. They were trying to cheat their 
  way out of the conflict. 
  Yet Vuranostum agreed to the contest again, and once 
  again he out rode all opponents, thanks to his great horse. 
  Then in fair and single combat he easily killed their 
  champion. Then everyone fought a battle, but the 
  Hirenmador were dispirited and quickly surrendered. The 
  newly conquered people then convinced Vuranostum to 
  become Emperor of Dara Happa. He performed the Ten 
  Tests, and ascended to the throne by the tradition and Rites 
  of Jenarong. 
  Emperor Vuranostum led his peoples to conquer the 
  Veshtargos tribe.112 Vuranostum was not afraid to organize 
  the hungry settlers who wanted more land. They followed 
  his banner, and protected the herds and wagons during the 
  war. The war went well, and the settlers did well. As a 
  reward, Perkonius was allowed to open a shrine to Lodril in 
  Raibanth, and to name Ten Sons and Servants. 
  Emperor Vuranostum opened many other temples. In 
  Yuthuppa he saw a humble shrine to Oropum, and he said 
  it was his ancestor. He appointed the old man there to be 
  High Priest, and gave him a herd of sacred goats. His name 
  was Ervegus, and his successor was Tomastus, whose songs 
  to, entertain his emperor were heard by Dayzatar and 
  brought him back to wakefulness. As a result, the stars were 
  more visible to the priests there. 
  Emperor Vuranostum was curious about legends of 
  old, and he sent men to seek other cities which he had 
                                                             
  111 Rabbit Fields. in Darjiin. 
  112 Veshtargos Tribe. They occupied modem Esvuthil and Birin. 
  heard stories about. They went in all directions, but they 
  returned without success. 
  When Emperor Vuranostum died he was wrapped in 
  precious cloths and placed high upon a platform, where 
  nothing mortal could reach it. The buzzards, including the 
  Queen of Buzzards, were unable to disturb it Around it 
  many other important people were buried this way, and it 
  came to be called the Field of Biers. 
   
  The Sons of Vuranostum 
  After Vuranostum died his sons quarreled among 
  themselves over who ought to be Emperor, but none was 
  willing to undergo the Ten Tests. Thus anarchy threatened, 
  and many tributary states revolted. 
  One Sacred Day, the sons of Vuranostum were 
  summoned by Kargzant. The god needed his faithful 
  followers to fight with him against monster gods which had 
  escaped the Underworld. The sons of Vuranostum knew 
  their duty, and so they went into the sky realm to help their 
  god against the enemy. They fought against a great giant 
  which destroyed armies with its shout, pierced a hundred 
  with the tip of his spear, and slew ranks of heroes with his 
  iron sword. 
  Kargzant did not hesitate before a fight, and charged 
  into the melee. But the giant cheated, and it tripped the 
  horse god, and tied it with steel ropes, then licked a cruel bit 
  into its mouth, and a bridle upon its head. That way 
  Kargzant was bound, and the horses of the world were 
  trained, and the sons of Vuranostum and all the people of 
  Kargzant were doomed to fall before the people of 
  Oralanatus. 
  After this, the movement of Kargzant in the sky realm 
  was regular. The pattern prepared the world for the later, 
  true light of day and dark of night Thus, for the first time, 
  there was a discernable difference between night and day. 
   
  
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  The Dominion of the Last Evil 
  111,101 to 111,110 YS 
   
  Son Of Evil 
  Son of Evil113 was a son of Vettebbe, a star god. He had 
  great personal power, but no morals. He hated all people 
  not of his tribe, and he sacrificed even those for his own 
  selfish needs. 
  When Son of Evil heard that the grandsons of 
  Vuranostum were going to visit their grandfather’s grave he 
  prepared an ambush. As the men neared the Field of Biers 
  wild animals attacked and slew all but one of them. Then 
  Son of Evil and his men slew the last son. 
  To prove himself worthy of kingship, Son of Evil 
  broke down the whole of the Field of Biers. He poisoned 
  his mother and his wife, because they were not of his tribe. 
  He daily killed the hungry peasants of his land. 
  The people ran from him and his band. He burned 
  down the Temples of Lodril and of Dayzatar. The land lay 
  fallow. He burned the cities. The river ran over its banks. 
  During this madness, he collected seven of the Regalia, 
  and decided to undertake the Ten Tests. He journeyed on 
  Jenarong’s Rites, then climbed upon the Emperor’s Tower. 
  After he fulfilled the rites of Emperor, he fouled the Tower 
  with human blood and excrement. 
  At this the river overflowed more, until the city of 
  Raibanth was an island. Son of Evil left it and the water 
  subsided. People sought to worship other gods, so he 
  hunted them down. A howling wind from the north blew 
  across his land, and his herds took ill. He doubled all tribute 
  and took men’s’ wives and daughters. 
  However, the Justice of Yelm had not deserted the 
  world completely. The Rebel Gods, after chaining Kargzant, 
  fought against all evil. Thus Vettebbe eventually dimmed 
  and moved away in the sky, and the Emperor took ill. First, 
  the organs which had befouled the Tower bled, rotted, and 
  one fell off. The hands which had struck the murdering 
  blows grew palsied and shook day and night. The mouth 
  which had profaned the sacred precincts grew black and 
  breathed out poison. 
  Son of Evil called the greatest doctors and healers of 
  his land. They told him that he could be saved only if he 
  came to terms with his sacred obligations. Son of Evil held 
  them in such contempt that he hanged all the healers, and 
  took their wives and husbands for carnal torture. 
  This foul leader was the evil torch which struck the 
  flame of Truth to ignite the passion for Justice among the 
  sleeping peoples of Dara Happa, for it required his vileness 
  and wickedness to bring the ray of light into the lives of 
  ordinary folk. When the weight of the corruption was too 
  great, the Fatherless Prince was waiting. The terrible pain 
  and agony caused by Son of Evil woke him. 
   
   
                                                             
  113 In later manuscripts, Huradabba. 
   
  The father of Avivath was one of the Dekdari  who 
  had the blood of the Seven Families, but no property. His 
  name, and of all his fathers, are in the Esventheus Scroll and 
  go back to the time of Jenarong. They are thirteen in 
  number, and stem from Latkantus, vouched by King 
  Dinzered. They were all good decent folk. Thee names of 
  his fathers are: Latkantus, Latpuvus, Latestus, Vorstenans, 
  Vorlatkantus, Meslatkantus, Avinus, Bulesnus, Avisnus, 
  Avintus, Avisteknus, Avikentus, Merbeskentus the street 
  cleaner. 
  Avivath, the Avenging Son, was the son of a city street 
  cleaner, yet he worked and struggled with his life and went 
  from misery to become bearer of the Golden Shaft. His 
  parents were killed and he begged, then lost an arm, became 
  a thief, and discovered the Knot of Antirius, which he 
  loosed. He reformed his ways, fighting no more against the 
  rightful emperor — foul though he was. Instead Avivath 
  purified himself, taught his secrets to the people, and 
  thereby strengthened Antirius. 
  In time, Avivath was blessed with the Sunspear. On 
  Justice Day he used it to strike down Son of Evil, and when 
  the Sons of Justice came to slay his household, family, and 
  friends he showed them he had none left. Instead, and he 
  showed them the shreds of the Cloak of Justice which he 
  had collected and sewn together. As a result, they obeyed 
  him. He then liberated the Ten Spirits (of Yelm’s 
  Enthronement Tower) from among the slaves of Son of 
  Evil. 
  That day Yelm’s Real Tower appeared in Raibanth, 
  sleek and celestial, and so bright that it shamed all the man-
  made places of Dara Happa and reminded all mortals of 
  what once was. The Ten Spirits took up their places in the 
  Real Tower, and waited. The voice of Antirius was heard by 
  all who were pure or deserving, promising that the material 
  tower would appear on the proper day. 
  And on that day the new era began. This was the day 
  that Antirius rose and replaced unsteady Kargzant. The 
  imperial power was freed from the underworld because the 
  world was pure enough to house it again. 
   
  
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  The Anarchy Year 
  111,111 
   
  In the year 111,111, after the death of Son of Evil, there was 
  a period without Emperor in Raibanth. The commoners call 
  it Liberation Year, or The Year Without Lords. In truth, it 
  was a year of anarchy wherein anything could have 
  occurred, and great evils nearly came true. 
  There was great cheering at first. Everyone went into 
  the streets and celebrated as if Deseeti was back. The 
  Darjiinian festivals knew no greater revelry. But frivolity is 
  no way of life, and soon joy departed from among the 
  masses. Leaders arose from among themselves, and the 
  merchants took control because they knew about money. 
  Order set in. For a while, all went well. Then great 
  groans rose from everyone about the merchants who ruled. 
  The rich had made themselves to be leaders of the peoples, 
  and they commanded from great halls within the cities. 
  They impersonated the nobility and they even had staffs of 
  office. But after a while the common people stopped 
  working and rioted. In fear of their lives, the merchants 
  gave control of the land to the soldiers. 
  Peace set in. Everyone was relieved. But then there was 
  great weeping about the soldiers who ruled. The military 
  men had become disgusted with the indecency of the 
  commoners 
  and 
  determined 
  to 
  preserve 
  civilized 
  respectability. But they did it with violence, and so everyone 
  was sad, and fought back. Cities were sacked, citizens slain. 
  Suffering mercilessly, the people sought help or protection 
  from the gods. The Priests’ Council struck down the 
  generals, and they seized control. 
  Justice prevailed. Relief spread throughout the cities. 
  But then greater suffering came from the priests who ruled. 
  They were disgusted with the generals’ sense of decency and 
  neglect of duties.114 The priests called on old pacts, 
  summoned secret curses, and commanded the desperate 
  people to help with prayer. They made the Old Ways work, 
  but they did it with fanaticism and without regard for the 
  foibles of the common folk. 
  Despite this succession of mishaps in the good land, 
  the heavens continued towards correction. The most 
  glorious event which occurred was the rebirth of true light. 
  The god Antirius, the immortal fount of Justice and Light, 
  rose again from death and into the sky upon the Dawn of 
  the annual New Day. Everyone who was watching noticed 
  the difference. 
                                                             
                                                            
  114 neglect... Dara Happa was heavily raided by its neighbors at this time. 
  Thus was signaled the end of the Darkness, for the 
  realms of Day and Night switched places.115 Kargzant was 
  defeated, ridden by Lightfore. Antirius, stronger and 
  brighter than that old sun, rose. The horns announced the 
  rise of the first new day. 
  At that signal, the Hidden Heirs stepped forward, to 
  compete for the Throne. The Empire prepared again for its 
  rightful heir. 
  Gestornus, who had been the first nobleman to 
  endorse Avivath, undertook the Ten Tests, with great 
  support from the commoners, generals, and priests. They all 
  sought peace, and worked in co-operation to bring success. 
  Alas! Treachery reigned instead because a woman left a 
  door open. We curse Philekka and her kin, and condemn 
  the evil passion which caused her to betray her people. She 
  was condemned herself, for her lover slew her after the city 
  was sacked.116 
  During the Challenge of his ceremony, Gestornus was 
  surprised and killed by a nomad king.117 His tribe plundered 
  the city, raping and slaying without restraint. 
  Then they enforced their rule. They slew all the kin of 
  Gestornus. The warlords also slew anyone who prayed to 
  the newly returned god. Naturally, when rightful worship 
  was forbidden the land fell into despair. 
  The new Warlords demanded that all labor must be 
  done according to their old schedule. They killed anyone 
  who did otherwise. Thus men and women found 
  themselves planting in the paddies in the dark, and making 
  pots and saddles by firelight. 
  These evil acts prevented the Righteous Sun from 
  rising. It kept the Emperor of the Universe from assuming 
  his proper place. Antirius, Protector of Dynasties, was 
  without a dynasty to support. The world was not right. 
  Nonetheless, Antirius did his duty and worked to prepare 
  the world for the rising of the True Sun. 
   
   
  115 switched places. This confusing statement was later interpreted to mean 
  that Antirius and Kargzant rose at the same time, arid that Kargzant 
  was either eclipsed or (less commonly) renamed, and that later (in 
  111,221) the True Yelm Sun rose in the same manner. 
  116 Philekka. She is now a renown demon of the underworld. 
  117 nomad king. Usually assumed to be Eater of Flesh, but neither he, his 
  warlords, or tribe are specifically named, and so suspected to be 
  someone else. 
  
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  The Dominion of Avivath 
  111,112 - 111,121 YS 
   
  Eater of Flesh 
  111,112 to 111,121 YS 
  Eater Of Flesh118 was a grandson of Horse on the Table: 
  He had fought against the Son of Evil, and captured some 
  of the Regalia in his wars. He ignored the gleaming Tower 
  which begged to be the site of enthronement. He claimed 
  that the ways of his forefathers were sufficient for him, and 
  that he was Emperor by virtue of the rites of his 
  predecessors. 
  During his reign his outriders brought him the first of 
  the Strangers119, an unknown people who did not know any 
  human language. Eater of Flesh summoned the whole of 
  the Circle of Kargzant to advise him and to judge the 
  newcomers. After great debate and discussion the strangers 
  were deemed to be weak and unfit to live, and so they were 
  killed. Their stuffed corpses were borne about on carts in 
  the Emperor’s train to terrorize the peasants. 
  After that whenever the Strangers appeared they were 
  attacked and killed by the Warlords.120 The collected heads 
  were brought to Raibanth, and laid in rows along the Route 
  of Yelm. Another time some of the Warlords found their 
  slaves conspiring with the Strangers, and 10,000 slaves were 
  killed as a result. 
  The oppression of the Warlords was impossible to 
  bear, and the wounded people cried out to Antirius to help 
  them. They expected the god to perform some great miracle 
  or to raise a great general. But he did not. 
  Avivath returned instead. He walked into the old 
  Imperial Market of Raibanth and was immediately 
  recognized. He performed many miracles which proved to 
  the greatest skeptic that he was the avatar of Antirius. Word 
  of this spread quickly and thousands came flocking back to 
  the cult of Antirius. 
  Eater of Flesh and his warlords attacked Avivath when 
  he was leading his people in the expiation rites to cleanse 
  the folk. The intruders were entirely burned up, and no one 
  could find anything of them left afterwards. 
                                                             
                                                            
  118 In later manuscripts, Dardaggus. 
  119 Strangers. Now known to be barbarian people and non-humans from 
  the south. 
  120 warlords. Literally gametae, or “riders.” The term is applied to the ruling 
  warrior class of the Jenarong dynasty. 
  Seeing his great power and victory, the people both 
  rich and poor all begged Avivath to undertake the Ten Tests 
  to become Emperor. But he turned them down. “The Two 
  Crowns are not for me,” he said. So then they asked if he 
  would be their Elector, and join the rabble and work forever 
  for the commoners. “I will always be with you, even if I 
  cannot be found. Do not lose faith,” he said, “for the ways 
  of Dara Happa are True and strong.” So then the people 
  begged him to become their tyrant, as the barbarians have it, 
  but again he refused. As a result they were all confused and 
  afraid, and asked what they should do. 
  “Restitution is not yet complete. But be encouraged, 
  that if your hearts are pure and your wills are stern, then 
  within the allowed time of descent121 my own descendant 
  will walk upon the Sacred Stair. But such a fate is not for 
  me.” 
  This everyone found comforting, and they returned to 
  their work encouraged. 
   
   
  121 allowed time of descent. That is, 4 generations. 
  
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  New Dominion of Antirius 
  111,122 to 111,221 YS 
   
  Antirius 
  Today Antirius is the god who delivers judgment to 
  everyone. He sends one of his 10 Angels whenever asked in 
  the right way. Yet each worshipper is warned: “Be cautious 
  of praying to Antirius, for his Judgment is Final, and he 
  knows more than you do.” His execution of Justice may not 
  satisfy the petitioner, but the petitioner must accept it as the 
  divine wisdom and grandeur which it is, even if it’s beyond 
  his mortal understanding. 
  Antirius has many names, and each has a story. He is 
  the Upholder of Justice, even in die decisions such as when 
  he judged between his wrong brother and the right 
  foreigner. He is Protector of Emperors, and has shielded 
  the rulers of Dara Happa many times, such as when his 
  spear pierced the Ram God. He is Giver of Victory, who is 
  called upon by Urvairinus the Victor, Shargash of Alkoth, 
  and Daxdarius of Pelanda. He is Chief of Assemblies, and 
  taught men the rules of order to speak at a meeting, and the 
  right speech to address each other as gentlemen. He is 
  Keeper of Law, for he received the Mantle of Solemn 
  Majestic Glory when the Emperor was murdered. He is the 
  Keeper of Contracts, and he invented the sacred seal ring to 
  mark bondage. He is the Seer with a Thousand Eyes, for 
  when a poor man once came and complained that injustice 
  occurred at night, Antirius caused the stars to come out to 
  help him. He is The Undeceivable, for once even his 
  invisible Other confronted him at the Hill of Gold, but he 
  was not fooled. He is the Giver of Wisdom, for he rescued 
  the Heart of Oslira and gives it out through the hands of 
  the White Lady to bring back life. He is Receiver of the 
  Goddesses, for after Yelm was murdered the One Hundred 
  Goddesses came to him and asked for protection. He is the 
  Lord of Hospitality, for he protects the sanctity of whoever 
  honors hospitality. He is the Lord of Oaths, for he punishes 
  whomever uses his name to protect a promise, and then 
  breaks it. And he has many other names. 
   
  Breaker of Walls 
  111,125—111,136 
  Breaker of Walls122 ascended to the throne of Dara Happa 
  with the Jenarong Rites. Before doing so he had summoned 
  his family and cried out against the injustice of the rulers of 
  the land. They took their weapons and, encouraged by 
  noble Justice, fell upon the kinsmen of Eater of Flesh and 
  slew them all. He captured the Imperial Regalia, and was 
  enthroned upon the Tower of Yelm with the Jenarong 
  Rites. 
  Breaker of Walls sought peace among all his peoples. 
  He ended the war with the Strangers and invited a band of 
  them to come to the Temple to study. But later they 
                                                             
                                                            
  122 In later manuscripts, Kerunebbe. 
  profaned the holy ground, and Breaker of Walls was forced 
  to kill them. 
  Breaker of Walls also sought peace with the 
  commoners. To this end he invited Avivath to come and 
  preach to him. However, the emperor found the preaching 
  unsuitable for nobility, and tried to imprison Avivath. The 
  prophet escaped, and when Breaker of Walls learned that he 
  was in Jeanthus he besieged it. The prophet escaped, but the 
  emperor spent a year in siege before he knew that He was 
  so angry that he ordered all walls to be torn down, and set 
  the peasants to work doing it. Whenever he met resistance 
  from a locale, he did this. Yet as soon as he left, the people 
  stopped working, and sometimes began building the walls 
  again. Breaker of Walls was always infuriated at this 
  disobedience, and his men slew whoever disobeyed them. 
  Breaker of Walls was cursed with a bad illness which 
  no one could heal. His flesh decayed upon his bones, and 
  bits fell off, yet he felt no pain. Breaker of Walls discovered 
  the perpetrators of this attack, and his armies went to exact 
  either a healing or revenge. They did not succeed, and he 
  died at the Siege of Hematuran, trying to reach the priests 
  of Antirius who had cursed him. 
   
  Eats Women 
  111,136 - 111,145 
  Eats Women123 became Emperor with the Jenarong Rites. 
  He did not wait until the pyre of his predecessor had 
  burned down before he began the Ten Tests, When he was 
  atop the Footstool, he summoned a grim cloud which 
  enveloped the nearby shaft of light which marked the site of 
  the Tower of Yelm. 
  Emperor Eats Women waged a fierce battle against the 
  worshippers of Antirius. He and his many sons constantly 
  sought Avivath, who was preaching of the good god 
  Antirius wherever he went. But because the people loved 
  him so much, Avivath always escaped. Eats Women also 
  tried to destroy all the priesthood, and killed many good 
  men and women, but he failed to kill them all. 
  Eats Women at first sought Avivath by hunting with 
  only his guards as helpers. Later, after some failure, he used 
  his whole tribe to search and ransack. Finally Eats Women 
  used his whole army, which had sworn evil vows to gods of 
  the Fourth Hell to succeed at their tasks. They slew every 
  woman in Hematuran, and cut pieces out of them all and 
  ate them raw. 
  But the good god, Antirius, was more powerful, and 
  Avivath lured his foe onto quaking ground which exploded 
  and buried them all in the Ervuthan Lava Beds. This proved 
  that Antirius had the support of the earth in his quest to 
  bring Justice back. Thus the emperor was slain during the 
  peasant revolt led by General Ergentes. 
   
  123 Eats Women. In other sources, called Dagguneri. 
  
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  Lies With Truth 
  111,155 - 111,172 
  Lies With Truth124 was a son of Emperor Breaker of Walls. 
  He ruled over Kostaddi and Kestinaddi, and was called 
  Bright Eagle Lord.125 
  During his reign he captured Avivath by first 
  befriending him, and then betraying him. The emperor was 
  afraid of Avivath, for his priests told him that the man was 
  an incarnation of Antirius. Lies with Truth then condemned 
  Avivath for heresy against the ruling gods. Avivath was 
  stripped and shackled to the Corporeal Purification Rack. 
  The emperor ordered everyone out to witness the death of 
  their hero, and Avivath was publicly tortured. 
  Yet although he bled copiously, Avivath was not hurt. 
  When his blood had dripped over the four sides of the dais 
  and fallen upon the ground, Avivath slipped his chains 
  and escaped among the crowd. Intervening soldiery were 
  met by mobs, and half the city of Hargoth was burnt by its 
  residents before fighting stopped. 
  Avivath had escaped, but he later appeared without 
  warning to Emperor Lies with Truth, who was so 
  frightened that he concentrated all his attention to co-
  ordinate his greatest magic and magicians to simply keep the 
  hero away from him. As a result, Avivath can now hide 
  forever among the common folk, and can never be 
  recognized or even seen properly by a noble person.  
  Emperor Lies With Truth assembled his armies and 
  marched upon the city of Ganthens, where the children of 
  Avivath were known to be gathered. The good soldiers who 
  were loyal to Antirius gathered to oppose them, and slew 
  many of their foes that day. But they were crushed, for the 
  fierce warriors of the emperor were bred to war and cruelty. 
  They stormed the city, and sought to slay everyone in their 
  attempt to kill the lineage of Avivath. Yet, for all the 
  bloodshed and innocent slaughter, the swords of the 
  Emperor did not do their job. Although many hundreds of 
  innocents were slaughtered, and Anirdavu was killed, his 
  son escaped. Emperor Lies With Truth conquered the rest 
  of Darjiin, but never again rested easy, fearing that his foes 
  had escaped. His gods told him that Khormesha, the 
  grandson of Avivath, had escaped with his mother, 
  pregnant sister, and wife. 
  Lies With Truth was killed in battle fighting against 
  dragons and digijelm in Saird. He was burnt hurriedly as the 
  army escaped, and the ashes scattered someplace in Vanch. 
  For three years, there was no Emperor in Dara Happa. 
  The Rich Land was impoverished as many peoples fought 
  for the right to rule, but they all feared the wrath of Avivath 
  if they should usurp the throne. 
   
                                                             
                                                            
  124 Lies with Truth. In other sources, called Kestinendos. 
  125 Bright Eagle Lord. A term still in use in Rinliddi. 
  Child of Wrath 
  111,175—111,185 
  Child of Wrath126 was the grandson of Eats Women, and 
  had an extra eye in his forehead which was visible to many 
  people who were not even priests or priestesses. He 
  performed the Jenarong Rites to be Emperor. 
  During his reign Khormesha the son of Anirdavu, lived 
  in Naveria. With his family, he wandered from city to city 
  preaching the good word of Antirius to all who would 
  listen. 
  Khormesha was a wise and good man, who obtained 
  great understanding during his exile and travels. He was the 
  first person who explained the Parable127 of The First King. 
  Furthermore, in his travels in this world and that he 
  rediscovered the tales of the Anaxial dynasty, and the 
  people thereby learned the causes of their plight. 
  Khormesha gained a widespread reputation for wisdom 
  throughout the land. He was invited by the priesthood to 
  come to Raibanth and build a new temple to Antirius. He 
  agreed, but only if it would be raised at the Shaft of Light 
  This was a challenge to the Emperor, who forbad any 
  activity at the Shaft. At first the priests were so afraid that 
  they revoked their offer. Later, though, they renewed it, and 
  offered to be among the builders if Khormesha would 
  come. So he did, with his family. 
  Child of Wrath heard of this and came with all the allies 
  which he could muster. They besieged the city, and sent a 
  great demon which broke the walls before it was wounded 
  and banished. They were not successful before disease 
  visited their tents and horses, and so they deserted the siege. 
  Everyone in Raibanth was ecstatic, and renewed their 
  commitments to build the new temple. 
  Khormesha was blessed by Naveria, because he cared 
  so much for the women in his life. Thus he had many sons. 
  The eldest became widely known as a very pious priest. The 
  second was a famous noble who held wide estates in 
  Doblia. The youngest was Khorzanelm the Soldier. He was 
  born in the city of Pillini while his father and mother were 
  in exile. 
  Khorzanelm fought his first battle against Child of 
  Wrath. The enemy warlord had brought his army to exact 
  tribute from the rice farmers of Henjarl, and the peasants 
  had asked the Lord of Raibanth for help. The army of Child 
  of Wrath fled in panic and the farmers eagerly swore 
  Lodril’s loyalty to the general of Raibanth. 
  My grandfather told me that he was born on the same 
  day as that battle: Reed day Two, Springtime, in the year 
  111,178. 
  Child of Wrath watched as his holdings diminished and 
  his followers deserted him. He determined then to call upon 
  the power of his mother, who was the Goddess of Wrath. 
  She had burned the father of Child of Wrath to death 
  during their lovemaking. Now her child summoned her to 
   
  126 child of Wrath. In other sources, called Illardarga. 
  127 Parable of the First King. Which asks “How is it that the First King was 
  slain by his wife, when the first ruler was Murharzarm?” The question 
  rises because of Naverian cult practices. 
  
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  be within him, to give him the power and insight to destroy 
  the temple which had thwarted him so long. 
  Child of Wrath had one friend in this, but it was the 
  only one he needed for his limited objective. He called up 
  an army of angry peasants, and they betrayed the city by 
  holding a gateway open for the Warlord and horsemen to 
  enter. Then the unfaithful Lodril priests caused the earth to 
  shake, and the walls of Raibanth were broken in a second 
  place. The enemy entered and plundered the city. Most 
  importantly, the quake had shaken the unfinished temple to 
  the ground. 
  While inspecting the ruins the priests of Antirius found 
  the corpse of Child of Wrath. He had sacrificed his own life 
  to achieve the ruin of the temple. 
   
  Dispenser of Horses 
  111,186 to 111,203 
  Dispenser of Horses128 was the son of Lies with Truth. He 
  had been raised in the city of Envestur in Kestinaddi, and 
  he hated Antirius and all who worshipped him.  
  During his reign the Cloak of Antirius was 
  reassembled. This was a great marvel, for none had thought 
  such a thing possible since the shreds had been scattered far 
  and wide among the Seven Families since the time of 
  Manimat, over a thousand years earlier. It was only possible 
  due to the great works of discovery by Khormesha the Sage, 
  who was the Philosopher of Light at Raibanth. He was not 
  a priest, and lived not in any temple, but many priests and 
  even high priests came to listen to his talks. 
  Khormesha spoke with many peoples, and sent letters 
  to many others, imploring all of the members of the Seven 
  Families to assemble to bring about the justice they all 
  sought. They came, some in secret and some openly, to 
  Tower of Yelm, the each bearing whatever shred of the 
  ancient cloak they possessed, even if it was only a thread. 
  Then with great prayers and impeccable ceremony the 
  priests summoned Antirius and listened again to the words 
  which he spoke when the cloak was divided. Then the wise 
  among the men debated the next course of action; they 
  found little to dispute so they acted quickly. The scraps were 
  laid down upon the temple altar as everyone sang. The High 
  Priestess of Dendara would have woven it, but her fingers 
  were burnt with its power and she did not try. Instead, it 
  was bathed in an almost blinding gold light, and the patched 
  fabric was re-knit by divine guidance, so that no one could 
  tell what had been original and what was added. “The 
  wearer of this,” said the priests, “Will be Emperor of Dara 
  Happa.” 
  Naturally Emperor Dispenser of Horses wanted the 
  cloak, and he led his army to get it. They besieged the tower, 
  and with powerful magic they shot arrows through the walls 
  and slew the priests. The commoners rose and fell upon the 
  attackers then, and drove them off. The Cloak of Antirius 
  continued to hover in the beam of light, and remained there 
  untouched. 
  The army of Naveria waged war against Dara Happa, 
  claiming that Dispenser of Horses was a false and empty 
                                                             
                                                            
  128 Dispenser of Horses. In other sources, called Viramakradda. 
  emperor. My grandfather told me that he fought his first 
  battle against Dispenser of Horses. My grandfather marched 
  with Captain Vertus of Nattaus, following the banner of the 
  Prince of Yunirtos. The emperor came from the north, and 
  his armies bore banners and flags which were made of huge 
  glowing feathers from birds which no longer exists. 
  Dispenser of Horses never lost Raibanth, and he died 
  of a sickness gotten while boating upon the Oslira River. 
   
  Upon Hilltops 
  111,204 to 111,215 
  Upon Hilltops129 was a citizen of Alkoth, and the son of 
  Shargash, and became Emperor by using the ancient 
  Ovosto Rites With the Imperial Regalia, he was crowned at 
  Alkoth by his own priests and spirits, and with his own 
  liturgy. Eusibus was a huge man and a great warrior. 
  Furthermore, his intellect equaled his other great 
  attributes. His generosity was great among his followers. His 
  only weakness was in his lack of piety. 
  Eusibus rose to leadership in defending Henjarl from 
  the Monster Army, which had devoured all the highlands 
  and had been moving closer each year. Eusibus was captain, 
  champion, and statesman in delaying and defeating them. 
  He was so powerful that the defeated enemy agreed to 
  follow him into battle against his other foes. They hated the 
  Warlords, too. Aided by nonhuman armies, Eusibus pillaged 
  Vonlath, Kostaddi, and Darjiin. 
  Later, the Princes of the Ten Tests came to Alkoth and 
  fell upon the city as if it was their enemy. None of the allies 
  of Eusibus would come to his aid. A siege began, but before 
  disease could set in Prince Khordavu, who was only 19 
  years old at the time, summoned portions of the Regalia to 
  him. He used his Justice to cause the Girdle and Low 
  Crown to come to him. This was an act of great defiance, 
  for they were held in the Emperor’s own treasury which was 
  guarded by beasts, men, and spirits. 
  The items came, and so Eusibus was forced to try to 
  recover them, if he wished to retain his title. Face to face, 
  the two men defiantly shouted their legacies at each other. 
  The Emperor said he deserved to be obeyed, by right of his 
  position as Keeper Justice. At that moment the great green 
  wall of Alkoth, which had never been breached, rumbled 
  and rolled. It tilted, which collapsed the eastern 
  underground gateway, and exposed the bottom of the 
  western one.130 
  After he saw what had happened Emperor Eusibus 
  changed his mind. He agreed that he would begin to discuss 
  these, and almost any other, matters anew. They retired to 
  Khordavu’s military pavilion to talk. After a most pleasant 
  evening, of the type enjoyed by aristocrats, Eusibus the son 
  of Shargash announced the immediate retirement of the 
  Emperor. This had never been done before, and the Ten 
  Princes all gathered together to guard him during this 
  renunciation. Reprisals were pitiful, proving his claim was 
   
  129 Here, and in other sources, called Eusibus. 
  130 It tilted.... The walls of Alkoth were a single green stone, said to be a 
  bead from Shargash’s necklace. Entries into the city were dug 
  beneath the wall. 
  
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  weak. Eusibus was granted the posts of Guardian of Regalia 
  and Lord of the Roving Army. His city was acknowledged 
  as one of the Great Ancient Cities of Murharzarm. He 
  joined the Procession. 
  In that campaign my grandfather marched with Captain 
  Hestus of Nattaus, following the banner of the Princes of 
  The Ten Tests. That battle was the Battle of Alornik, and 
  though modest, was an utter victory for Dara Happa. This 
  was the year 111,210. 
   
  Kills for Life 
  111,221 
  Kills for Life131 was the son of Dispenser of Horses. He 
  outlived all his brothers, and he accumulated their goods 
  and help to become Emperor. He used the Rites of 
  Jenarong. 
  Kills for Life was also haunted with the curse of his 
  brothers. He took upon himself terrible future fates in order 
  to obtain immediate powers. He then sought the Princes of 
  the Ten Tests, and tried everything he could to slay them. 
  He slew only the weak, the unfit, and the unworthy. During 
  his campaign Kills for Life was slowly driven insane until he 
  turned upon his family and killed or drove them off. He 
  invited diseased people to share his food, and he once cut 
  pieces of himself off to eat with others. 
  He felt these acts would prepare him for victory against 
  his foes. When he felt the Ten Tests being prepared, he 
  gathered his friends and went to oppose the upstart. He met 
  with the candidate at the Tower of Yelm, and there they 
  fought. Kills for Life was defeated, and destroyed, and the 
  mess of his body burnt respectfully, so there would be no 
  evil curse left behind. 
  This ended the reign of the Jenarong dynasty, and of 
  others who had been enthroned using those rites. The 
  ceremony was discredited because it did not ensure the 
  emperor would be Just, and maintain the order. 
   
                                                             
  131 In other sources, called Harkaztem. 
  
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  The New Dominion of Yelm 
  111,221 to the Present 
   
  Yelm 
  Yelm is132 the One, the Light, the Lord of Day, the 
  Enthroned One, the Giver of Live and Death, the Attended 
  One, the Lord of Four Quarters, the Conqueror of 
  Burburstus, the Maker of the Throne, the Dispenser of 
  Power, the Keeper of Intellect, the Lord of the One 
  Hundred, the Fire of Life, the Father of Fire, the All-seeing 
  Eye, the Victorious, the Source of Warmth, the Reborn 
  One, the Eternal Witness, the King of Planets, the Allfather, 
  the Vision, the Father of Emperors, the Slayer of Sakkar, 
  the Gem of Heaven, the Oath of Life, the Bringer of Peace, 
  the Constant, the Enemy of Darkness, the Victor over the 
  Dark Way, the Shining Overhead, the Blazing One, the 
  Thousand Beams of Light, the Son of Vastness, the Ladder 
  to Mankind, the Ladder to Heaven, the Pillar of Light, the 
  Protector of Justice, the Holder of the Measure, the End 
  and Beginning of Time, the Maker of the True Path, the 
  Father of Seasons, the Opener of the West, the Opener of 
  the East, the Self-born Father, the Boundary of Space, the 
  Liberator, the Keeper of Order, the Receiver of Gods’ 
  Sacrifice, the Lord of 100,000 Years, the First among Many, 
  the Axle, the Vessel of Intellect, the Father of the Eight, the 
  Pure One, the Four Steps, the Lord of Yuthubars, the 
  Namer of Beasts, the Keeper of Law, the Banisher of 
  Beasts, the Sacrificed, the Self-resurrected, the Arisen, the 
  Receiver of Sacrifice, the Resurrector, the Lifter Up, the 
  Lord of the River, the Lord of the Above, the Highest Lord, 
  the Teacher of Masters, the Aetheric, the Aetheric Second, 
  the Lord of Ket,133 the Lord of Peridalf,134 the Winged Eye, 
  the Protector of Emperors, the Protector of Malf,135 the 
  Keeper of Daltash,136 the Maker of Fire, the Sitter Upon 
  Treetops, the Vanquisher of Haralm,137 the Goldentoothed, 
  the Divider, the Counter of Tribute, the Merciful 
  Conqueror, the Protector of the Weak, the Thought of 
  God, the Master of Horses, the Great Charioteer, the Three 
  (Emperors) in One, the Shell of Hantha,138 the Disease-
  destroyer, the Snake Killer, the Ceaseless One, the 
  Illuminated One, the Bringer of Fear, the Bringer of Shame, 
  the Bringer of Honor, the Bringer of Right Livelihood, and 
  the Maker of Classes. 
   
                                                             
                                                            
  132 Warning: Some of the interpretations are general or uncertain, and 
  fraught with ancient meanings. Intellect, for instance, might be better 
  translated as Cleverness, according to some. 
  133 Ket. A measure, about a yard long. 
  134 Peridalf. A term of unknown meaning. 
  135 Malf. A term of unknown meaning. 
  136 Daltash. A term of unknown meaning. 
  137 Haralm. A term of unknown meaning. 
  138 Hantha. A term of unknown meaning. 
  Khordavu 
  Our Bright and illustrious Emperor Khordavu is the son of 
  Khorzanelm the Soldier. He was born when the family was 
  living in the New Temple. At midnight his mother, the 
  saintly Alitera, began her groaning labor. The stars were 
  covered over by a dark cloud, and black rain fell all across 
  the city. At the stilt time a chill and deadly fog crept through 
  the city, strangling pregnant women. Her labor lasted for 12 
  hours, and the nurses counted 294 contractions before the 
  child was born. He did not cry, and his mother was glad to 
  see a boy. When placed to his mother’s breast he spoke 
  kindly, “No fear yet,” This took away her pain, and the sky 
  abruptly cleared without thunder, and a breeze blew away 
  the deadly fog. 
  Because his father was away, fighting against the Empty 
  Emperor, and because of the many prodigies, the newborn 
  boy was brought to his grandfather for naming. The wise 
  Khormesha looked into the boy’s eyes, then counted the 
  invisible ones who had come to give their blessings. None 
  were there to bring curses. He had no natural shadow. 
  He named the boy Khordavu, because he would need 
  the special protection which only Davu139 gives. Then he 
  sent him to the nursery, where he was raised among the 
  others of his blood. 
  When he was a child Khordavu distinguished himself 
  when he foresaw assassins coming to attack the family when 
  they were in Eskeila.140 Another time, when the stars were 
  blocked, only he could guide the brothers out of the woods. 
  Another time his arrogance about having no shadow 
  caused him to get lost and fall off a cliff. Only Khormesha’s 
  great vision located him — anyone with only ordinary kin 
  would have died. It was after that event that Khordavu was 
  initiated into friendship with Davu, so it would not happen 
  again. He was 10 years old. 
  The boy was not invited to the initial meetings of the 
  ‘Princes, 
  even 
  though 
  everyone 
  recognized 
  his 
  precociousness. Nonetheless, the little sage sneaked off 
  anyway and hid in the equipment of the Princes of the Ten 
  Tests. When he was discovered the rites had begun, he was 
  within the circle, and so he had to attend. He survived the 
  Raw Meeting, and after a suitable rest, the Shaping Meeting. 
  With the other, he swore the vengeance oath, and had the 
  savages of Zarkos mark it into his flesh. 
   
   
  139 Davu. An angelic protector of the family. 
  140 Eskeila. A village. 
  
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  Princes of the Ten Tests 
  The Princes of the Ten Tests were all descendants of 
  Khormesha the Sage. Each of them swore to fulfill their 
  oldest known legend and be the one to summon the true 
  sun to the world once again. This was no simple task, and 
  they had to travel far through this world and that one to 
  complete it, and most of them died in the process. 
  In their quests they retraced the ancient routes of 
  Murharzarm and spoke to folk who had been long dead. 
  They conferred with star gazers, and some of them went to 
  distant stars. They made friends and allies as well as 
  enemies. 
  The Ten Princes struggled against human foes, spiritual 
  enemies, demonic oppressors, and divine antagonists. Yet 
  the prevailed, and they reassembled the Regalia of Anaxial, 
  so that their best man could perform the most ancient ritual 
  which was possible. They hoped that they would acquire the 
  blessing of the good gods by following their most ancient 
  rules. It was not easy, but they succeeded. Though it took 
  21 years and six of them died, they acquired the Ten 
  Accoutrements, and then some others to bring even more 
  unity and power to the Emperor. 
  The epic tale is well known, and anyone can listen to 
  The March of Khordavu to learn more. Here is how they 
  acquired the Regalia: 
   
  Loincloth of Morality 
  Every man has his own loincloth. It covers all personal 
  matters and protects our soul from chaffing. Each man 
  acquires this when his boyhood is taken from him, and he 
  wears it proudly ever after. Khordavu got his at age ten. 
   
  Sandals of Protection. 
  These keep the pure from touching the impure. These were 
  lost by Emperor Manarlavus when the glacier closed over 
  his empire. They were stolen by horse nomads, and kept 
  among them and passed down from father to son. Though 
  revered, they were not known for what they were until 
  Emperor Dispenser of Horses acquired them as trophies. 
  He knew them to be what they truly were. These were 
  gained by Mashtathum as part of his inheritance, and 
  proffered to the Ten Princes as his part of the bargain. 
   
  Vestments of Disclosure 
  These are the portion of a person which everyone can see. 
  These were lost by Dendeneus, who gave them away for a 
  loaf of bread. As is well documented these clothes were 
  made anew for Emperor Anaxial and each emperor after. 
  Great honor was conferred for creating the magnificent 
  vestments anew. They were made by Dendara. They were 
  pure white, sleeved, knee-length. 
  These were obtained from the goddess by Prince. 
  Kervinus, who married the good priestess of Dendara and 
  brought her the high honors which her goddess had 
  deserved for so long. 
   
  Girdle of Command 
  This bears the power of the center. Its circle enclosed the 
  universe, and its medallion buckle bears the countenance of 
  Strength incarnate and brings it to the wearer. This was 
  never lost to good folk When Alkoth was resettled by its 
  residents they found this in the temple. It had maintained its 
  own safety. It was in the Regalia of Emperor Eusibus, and 
  was gained for the Ten Princes by Khordavu the Young 
  Prince, during his siege of Alkoth, after which the Emperor 
  Eusibus abdicated. 
   
  Bow of Domination and Cap of Mernita 
  This weapon was first held by Emperor Lukarius. It is a 
  wonderful and divine weapon for with it a man can reach 
  the sky, and from that place draw down the right of 
  Domination. It was part of the Regalia for all the 
  subsequent Anaxial emperors. It had been carried by the 
  Urstamus family through the Darkness. Jerakus, patriarch of 
  that house, was killed by Darvedarshu, the cousin of 
  Khordavu, who was the son of the Captain. He brought it 
  to the Ten Princes. 
  Thanks to the wise counselor of Prince Khordavu, the 
  Ten discovered that it was not the right piece of the Regalia 
  which they sought. Through more wise counsel Khordavu 
  learned that the bow was necessary to succeed in an assault 
  on the city of Elzast. His brother led that assault, and the 
  city fell. As the conquerors received their plunder the chief 
  advisor to Khordavu discovered the missing Crown of 
  Mernita. This feathered hat had been missing ever since the 
  time of Emperor Urvairinus, whose father had lost it in his 
  wars. 
   
  
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  Low Crown of Rule 
  This encircles the world like a wall, and protects all within it 
  from the evils outside. This had first been lost in the Flood. 
  Anaxial mourned its loss. Urvairinus got it back through 
  war. The dynasty was blessed by it, but Emperor 
  Vanyoramet lost it again when he was on his first quest. 
  This allowed the enemy to enter the dome. The crown was 
  kept by savages until taken by king Jenarong. He kept it 
  when he led his tribe to this land. The god Raibamus woke 
  without knowing why, and discovered that the crown had 
  awakened him. So he tricked the nomad emperor to 
  surrender the crown to him. This made Raibanth the 
  strongest city in the world. 
  The Young Price Khordavu learned this secret. He 
  called forth the King of Raibanth and offered him great 
  presents and rights if he would turn the crown over. 
  Khordavu saw that the crown of the city, granted to King 
  Dinzered, was actually the ancient Crown of Deumalos. The 
  City god recognized this. Raibamus agreed, for the good of 
  the Empire. 
   
  Orb of Authority 
  The Orb of Authority is the great shining orb which hovers 
  over the head of all true emperors and gods. It gives 
  protection and insight, as well as power to rule. 
  The Orb had been lost at the Hill of Gold. The 
  Emperor lost it to the Cruel God, who gave it to the 
  digijelm for safe keeping. Darvedeskorgos, the cousin of 
  Khordavu who was the son of the Captain, regained it. He 
  went to the Hill of Gold and gambled his soul for a chance 
  to regain this. he won, and brought it to the Ten Princes. 
   
  Scepter of Order 
  This artifact is made of pure gold, and it allows the 
  Emperor to direct the divine regard upon whatever he 
  desires, thereby illuminating it and laying aside all falsehood 
  which deny the Order of Yelm. 
  It had been hidden in Yuthuppa before the city was 
  abandoned. The new settlers did not know it was there. It 
  was not discovered for centuries, and then kept secret. At 
  last this was taken from Yuthuppa by Urvairadatu, who was 
  aided by his wife, Jesentera the daughter of Khormesha, 
  who was a priestess of Naveria. 
   
  The Roost of Tholm 
  This great creature is an extension of the Emperor, and 
  from its ethereal heights can see everything in the world. 
  Furthermore, it may be sent anyplace to bear the presence 
  of the Emperor into the world. 
  Emperor Kestinoros had lost this. But it was recovered 
  by Tholm, the Snow Hawk, who bore the Roost to a safe 
  place. When the Bright Eagle Lords came to power they sat 
  upon this to look over their realm. It passed among their 
  tribes as booty when their empire collapsed. 
  The Roost was brought back from Kestinaddi by 
  Hedestrikus of Ganbarri, a lord of impeccable repute who 
  was the son of the Tyrant of Ganbarri and Orestena, the 
  daughter of Khormesha the Wise. When Khordavu was 
  Enthroned, the Eagle flew down from heaven to sit upon it. 
  Mantle of Sovereignty 
  The Mantle of Sovereignty is also called the Cloak of 
  Antirius, a cloth of the greatest power and fame. This is the 
  Justice without Measure, which surrounds all of creation. 
  This was lost in the reign of Manimat. It was sliced into 
  pieces and distributed among the peoples. Whoever carried 
  it could be saved from the Darkness. 
  The reassembly of this had been begun by Khordavu’s 
  grandfather, Khormesha the Sage. The Short Cloak had 
  hovered since then in the light of the Tower of Yelm. over 
  many years Khordavu regained the rest of the parts, and 
  brought them in sacred procession from Darjiin to 
  complete the cloak. 
   
  The True Empire Grows 
  Although the Lords of the Jenarong were Emperors of 
  Dara Happa, they were not good ones. Under their rule 
  there were many rebellions by the natives who disliked their 
  cruel lords. Some of the emperors conquered foreign lands 
  and the other ancient races. 
  The Ten Princes were the force which united the 
  ancient lands of Dara Happa again. This heroic band of 
  comrades and kinsmen took a mighty oath to compete and 
  co-operate to destroy the evil overlords and reinstall the 
  worship of Antirius and Yelm. They undertook the Progress 
  of Anaxial, invoking ancient pacts and calling forth half-
  forgotten spirits and memories. In this way they re-awoke 
  the ancient powers and drew the power to themselves. They 
  worked hard, though many died, and they drew the imperial 
  net tighter and tighter, bringing the Truth closer to 
  themselves. Here are the critical events of their successes: 
  Their early adventures would require a book to fill, and 
  in their struggles they did not acquire much territory, 
  though they found many friends both human and divine. 
  The Sankenites were the first great nation to join, and 
  so they have a place of honor among us now. They brought 
  their four allies. 
  Von lath was the next land conquered. The people of 
  Raibanth would have been glad to welcome the liberators, 
  but the Two-spear Men occupied the city and slew anyone 
  who they distrusted. 
  Kestinaddi was the next area conquered. The people 
  welcomed the Ten Princes as liberators. 
  The Henjarl alliance was the next conquest, falling to 
  Khordavu 
  the 
  Young 
  Prince. 
  The 
  false 
  emperor 
  surrendered after this, and promised his support to whoever 
  gained the rightful throne. 
  Western Vonlath was conquered next. General 
  Darvedingasus crossed far upstream and conquered all the 
  small cities and towns of the land, leaving the great city141 
  surrounded and without support. 
  The whole of the land of Naveria joined next, led in 
  kindness by their priestesses, who all harbored fondness for 
  the Sage and his ways. 
  When the great city of Raibanth surrendered at last 
  there was ‘great celebration;’ and the Ten Princes entered 
  into the city in a great parade of victory and celebration. 
                                                             
  141 Great City. That is, Raibanth. 
  
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  When the candidates for Emperor gathered in 
  Raibanth, the tribes of Kostaddi all joined the Ten Princes. 
  They were being attacked by their enemies, and needed help 
  which came swiftly. As a result, Kestinaddi was 
  conquered142 and its treasure was taken. 
  The great success of the Ten Princes caused all the 
  foreign nations to recognize their greatness. Many became 
  allies and subjects at this time. Foremost among them was 
  the land of Pelanda, the land of city states. 
  The Nobles of Birin then threw their lot in with the 
  Ten Sons. The Elzast army did not agree, and marched 
  upon Yuthuppa to seize it. In the subsequent battle 
  Yuthuppa was liberated and joyfully joined the ancient 
  empire again. 
  This united the remnants of the ancient emperor. The 
  Triple Spheres were raised. Yet no one was selected by man 
  or god to be the One Emperor, and they awaited the right 
  signs and portents to discover what was needed. 
   
  The Brooch of Manimat 
  Darjiin has always been a troublesome place since 
  Surensliba incited the first rebellion there. Manarlavus had 
  sent Shargash there to defeat them. 
  In the time when all good men fought Eater of Flesh 
  the King of Darjiin and the King of Kostaddi formulated a 
  plan to trap the evil false emperor, but the Darjiinite 
  betrayed his ally into the hands of their foe. In return, he 
  received three strips of cloth from the Emperor. 
  The people of Darjiin at that time worshipped their 
  ancestor, who was enthroned in an ancient brooch. This 
  was their greatest possession, and is said to have kept their 
  whole city of Dzessmath pure from conquest by the Empty 
  Emperor. This great treasure had been taken from them by 
  conquest in the reign of Horse on the Table, who was 
  driven mad the second time when he could not melt it. 
  Khorzanelm Elleden,143 Khordavu’s father, learned 
  that the brooch was being held in the Jeweled Vault, whose 
  location had been kept secret for many years. He 
  summoned Shargash to help him to destroy the Empty 
  Emperor who ruled in Darjiin. The Henjarl army, with 
  many southern allies, marched upon the enemy. The battle 
  was fought and the Darjiinites fertilized the ground with 
  their blood. Then the gods blasted the ancient cliff open, 
  revealing the hidden tomb. The armies then took away 
  everything and enslaved anyone who was not killed. 
   
  The Enthronement of Khordavu 
  At the end, three candidates among the Ten Princes were 
  left. They did not wish to kill each other to find out who 
  was favored to be the next Emperor. They yearned to have 
  a proper emperor again, and at a summoned assembly; the 
  demigod Avivath came among them. He was visible by the 
  masses, but only barely by the guards. He was visible to two 
  of the Ten Princes, but not to Khordavu. Thus Khordavu 
  was deemed to be the most high and worthy of all of them. 
                                                             
  142 conquered. Again. Apparently it had revolted. Presumably any setbacks 
  were omitted from this list. 
  143 Elleden. Literally “the soldier.” 
  The other princes received the governorships of Yuthuppa 
  and Alkoth. 
  In 111,221 Khordavu was enthroned Emperor of Dara 
  Happa, upon the Footstool, under the bright beam of the 
  Tower of Yelm. He was blessed by Yuthuppan Priests, 
  guarded by Alkoth Soldiers, and also waited upon by the 
  other Seven Servants. The rites used were precisely the same 
  as those used by the Emperor Anaxial, upon re-establishing 
  the ancient Empire. 
  In the ceremony Antirius, the Protector of Dynasties, 
  descended and placed the Mantle of Solemn Majestic Glory 
  upon the shoulders of the new Emperor. It had not been 
  brought out of the Pillar of Light until then. 
  The evil warlord called Kills for Life showed up to 
  protest the new emperor with his army and magic. Emperor 
  Khordavu, atop the Footstool, simply pointed at him, and 
  he was struck dead by a ray from the sun. 
   
  The Great Counterattack 
  The re-ascent of an Heir of Yelm upon the Footstool 
  brought serious repercussions from across the world. The 
  Warlord dynasty summoned a great army from the east to 
  come and to help them eradicate the remaining three of the 
  Ten Princes. They called upon demonic ancestors, mythical 
  beasts, special spirits, and terrible gods. They amassed a 
  force greater than any which had been seen in Dara Happa 
  before. 
  Troubles for the new Empire were not few at this time, 
  either. At that time a new army invaded the land, 
  approaching from the south. These were the descendants 
  and slaves of the Rebel Gods, who had been released from 
  their prisons when Shargash was chained. Many of them 
  were not even human. 
  This army terrified the Dara Happans even more than 
  the Warlords, for they had little knowledge of these 
  inhuman foes. Yet Emperor Khordavu was not frightened, 
  and saw the simple solutions to unforeseen problems. He 
  did not hesitate to approach these strangers, and to demand 
  they make themselves known. 
  After peaceful inquiry, Khordavu learned that these 
  people were all followers of Rebellus Terminus, who they 
  called Oralanatus. They said that they had been sent to 
  destroy this land, who had hated them for many years. 
  Emperor Khordavu proved to them that they were 
  wrong in their intents, and that they did not want to destroy 
  Dara Happa, but only its evil dynasty of Warlords. 
  Khordavu proved to them that their gods had paid homage 
  to Emperor Yelm in the Underworld, and had been sent 
  forth in their turn to prepare the world for the return of the 
  Emperor Sun. The gods of these people were those which 
  had been in the battle in the sky when Kargzant was 
  defeated. After this discussion, the new invaders announced 
  that they were now coming here to drive off the evil, and to 
  finish the job of preparation for the Emperor. 
  Emperor Khordavu then summoned his enemies to 
  him, and both the Bad Gods and the Evil Gods came. 
  Khordavu then set them upon each other. The monster 
  army destroyed the Flesh-eaters, the tribe of warlord 
  demigods who had come from the farthest side of the world 
  
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  to destroy Khordavu. Instead of victory, the Warlords were 
  all exterminated, and not even one of their children was 
  spared for enslavement. 
  After the battle the Monster Army came to Emperor 
  Khordavu and surrendered. Khordavu recognized that they 
  had been sent by their own Gods, who at that moment were 
  making peace with Antirius. 
  Then Khordavu stood upon his throne, and he 
  dissolved the Monster Army so it would harm no one any 
  more. He divided the monsters of the army from each other 
  to go into their separate quarters. He sent the night men, 
  the digijelm, into the north. He sent the underground men, 
  the mostali, to the east. He sent the wood men, the 
  aldryami, to the west. And to the south, he sent the 
  dragonmen. 
  Emperor Khordavu then granted the army and their 
  leaders the honorable title of World Council of Friends. 
  Then they left, and went to their homes. Many of them did 
  stay, for they loved the beautiful land of Dara Happa, and 
  agreed to live by the laws of Khordavu.  
   
  The Brooch of Manimat 
  Made of gold, lapis lazuli, jet, and ivory. Variations of the 
  emblem are found throughout Darjiin as good luck charms. 
   
   
   
  
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  The Perfect Sky 
   
  We are the blessed, for we are the first mortals to live once 
  again under the sky of perfection. Our earth no longer 
  shakes and moves, the seasons remain in place, the 
  monsters and invaders have been driven away. Our rice 
  paddies leap to grain under our hands. Healthy children 
  abound. Bees are everywhere. Perfection surrounds us. God 
  sits on his Throne to oversee the good of mankind. 
  The proof of our Perfection can be seen in the sky 
  overhead. Scholars and seers everywhere agree that there are 
  now 100 celestial bodies. When Yelm the One Hundred 
  ruled, long ago, there were exactly one hundred bodies in 
  the sky. Now there are one hundred again, and so the old 
  times return and stability reigns.144 
  Here are the One Hundred Bodies, as enumerated by 
  the Star Seers of Yuthuppa. 
   
  The Forty-Nine 
  The first forty-nine deities are also called the Reliable 
  Deities. These 49 were the deities which were recognized by 
  the earliest Star Seers of Yuthuppa. They could be relied 
  upon to appear in certain places, if both the storm clouds 
  and drifting Kazkurtumite darkness allowed visibility. By 
  this observation we can see that the ancient Star Seers had 
  discovered that the sky was rotating. This would have been 
  a remarkable achievement, because the sky had not done so 
  before the Darkness. The fact that they knew this is one of 
  the proofs that they have always been in contact with their 
  god, whom we call Dayzatar. 
  These are the Original Stars of the elder times. Many 
  hundreds of others have appeared since then, but these are 
  now generally the brightest stars in the sky (except, of 
  course, for those few which have faded or disappeared since 
  then, as noted below). 
  The Inner Circle are the first three deities, those closest 
  to the pure heavens. Subsequent stars to appear in the area 
  have been recognized to be their assistants. 
  The other 46 included 22 stars recognized as 
  individuals, and 24 included only as part of one of the five 
  multi-star constellations. Of those five constellations, four 
  are monsters and the last is Lestakus, the brave Hunter. 
  These are NOT listed in chronological order of 
  appearance, as are the last 51, because these 49 were all well 
  known when the first lists were made. 
   
  1. Pole Star 
  First of the Great Stars. Polaris was the first celestial body 
  to return to the dark sky and destroy the darkness of 
  Kazkurtum. True then, true now, Pole Star is the center of 
  the sky and the axis of our cosmos. He is the General of the 
  Sky, Keeper of the Sky Dance, Post Top and Star General. 
   
                                                             
                                                            
  144 stability. Obviously, other stars have since appeared, which brought the 
  whole of Plentonius’ prophetic powers into disrepute. Nonetheless, 
  this star lore has provided the basis for later knowledge. 
  2. Arraz 
  Second of the Great Stars. Brother to Yelm, weak and 
  willing to serve. He used to be King of the Sky, but 
  abdicated when Kazkurtum ruled. He was succeeded by 
  Pole Star, who has taken the Post Throne in the center of 
  the sky. Yet Arraz remains as one of the most powerful 
  stars, close to the center, and is still King of the Sky People. 
   
  3. Ourania 
  Third of the Great Stars. She is the virginal daughter of 
  Dayzatar, created of his wisdom to rule the sky with her 
  brother, Polaris. 
   
  4. Porridge Star 
  This is also called Evandal145 and was called Yuthuppa’s 
  Mother in the old texts. This was the first Reliable Star 
  recognized outside of the central sky. 
   
  5. Everina 
  This is the home of the goddess of rice, Everina. She came 
  down at Yushargos from this star and taught people to 
  worship her again. 
   
  6. Conspirator 
  The unluckiest star. Before the cities, when the Stargazers 
  saw this they would know that an ill wind was coming their 
  way. Now it is always visible. 
   
  Burburstus and the Virtue Stars 
  The Virtue Stars seem to have been a Plentonic invention. 
  There is no extant evidence to indicate that they were 
  known 
  beforehand, 
  nor 
  were 
  they 
  very 
  popular 
  afterwards.146 
  The more common designation for this large 
  constellation is as Burburstus, with each star designated as a 
  part of the dragon. These more common designations are 
  also given as subtitles in the entries below. From Plentonius’ 
  description it is clear that he was familiar with the more 
  common designations. It has been suggested that his 
  description is actually at one with the description below, 
  with this dragon constellation interpreted to be the Throne 
  of Yelm. (Mundanists147 speculate that he was trying to 
  more closely tie together the Gods Wall of Raibanth with 
  Yuthuppan star lore.) 
  Here is a more popular and widespread explanation of 
  Burburstus, taken from a later astronomy manual:  
  “Burburstus148 came from under the earth and beyond the 
  shadow. It flew upward to destroy the perfection of Yelm. 
  It was a loathsome and frightening thing, the first monster 
  ever seen in the universe. It intended to destroy Yelm, but 
   
  145 And more popularly, the Teat of Oropum. 
  146 Except during the Golden Dragon Era. 
  147 Mundanists. A Dara Happan sect which claims all myths have a simple, 
  practical and (usually) material origin. 
  148 Burburstus. Elsewhere called the Dark Dragon. 
  
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  the Young God was not frightened, and instead fought 
  back. He opened his extra eye, brought out the Eight 
  Lights, and without touching the vile creature he slew it, cut 
  it into pieces, and made the best parts into his throne.149 
  After he took his place, his eight sons sat enthroned around 
  him.” Note that Plentonius does not try to change stars # 
  97 and 98, which are also parts of the dragon, and which 
  must have appeared during his lifetime. 
   
  7. First Star of Virtue; House of Insight, 
  or Burburstus’ Eye 
  When Burburstus attacked the heavens, the East Son of 
  Yelm came to oppose it. He worked with his brothers in 
  perfection, and the most vile evil could not overcome them. 
  Burburstus was hacked into pieces, and the best parts kept 
  to make bright homes to honor the victors. The head of the 
  monster was cursed and cast down, where evil gods later 
  took it up as a weapon.150 
   
  8. Second Star of Virtue; House of 
  Serenity Burburstus’ Maw 
  When Burburstus attacked the heavens, the Southeast Son 
  of Yelm came to oppose it. He worked with his brothers in 
  perfection, and the most vile evil could not overcome them. 
  Burburstus was hacked into pieces, and the best parts kept 
  to make bright homes to honor the victors. 
   
  9. Third Star of Virtue; House of 
  Strength Burburstus’ Neck 
  When Burburstus attacked the heavens, the South Son of 
  Yelm came to oppose it. He worked with his brothers in 
  perfection, and the most vile evil could not overcome them. 
  Burburstus was hacked into pieces, and the best parts kept 
  to make bright homes to honor the victors. 
   
  10. Fourth Star of Virtue; House of 
  Brilliance Burburstus’ Chest (or Heart) 
  When Burburstus attacked the heavens, the Southwest Son 
  of Yelm came to oppose it. He worked with his brothers in 
  perfection, and the most vile evil could not overcome them. 
  Burburstus was hacked into pieces, and the best parts kept 
  to make bright homes to honor the victors. 
   
  11. Fifth Star of Virtue; House of 
  Sovereignty Burburstus’ Wing 
  When Burburstus attacked the heavens, the West Son of 
  Yelm came to oppose it. He worked with his brothers in 
  perfection, and the most vile evil could not overcome them. 
  Burburstus was hacked into pieces, and the best parts kept 
  to make bright homes to honor the victors. 
   
  12. Shackle Burburstus’ Body (or Liver) 
  This is where the power of the dragon was taken, for its 
  serpent which can not be destroyed lives here, and will 
  always be present. So from here is it controlled. 
   
                                                             
  149 Throne. Kelastan, Gods wall 0-2. 
  150 Probably meaning Star 57, which is perhaps intended to be Zaytenaras. 
  13. Sixth Star of Virtue; House of 
  Transformation Burburstus’ Belly 
  When Burburstus attacked the heavens, the Westnorth Son 
  of Yelm came to oppose it. He worked with his brothers in 
  perfection, and the most vile evil could not overcome them. 
  Burburstus was hacked into pieces, and the best parts kept 
  to make bright homes to honor the victors. 
   
  14. Seventh Star of Virtue; House of 
  Wisdom Burburstus’ Tail 
  When Burburstus attacked the heavens, the North Son of 
  Yelm came to oppose it. He worked with his brothers in 
  perfection, and the most vile evil could not overcome them. 
  Burburstus was hacked into pieces, and the best parts kept 
  to make bright homes to honor the victors. 
   
  15. Eighth Star of Virtue; House of 
  Action Burburstus’ Stinger 
  When Burburstus attacked the heavens, the Eastnorth Son 
  of Yelm came to oppose it. He worked with his brothers in 
  perfection, and the most vile evil could not overcome them. 
  Burburstus was hacked into pieces, and the best parts kept 
  to make bright homes to honor the victors. 
   
  16. Seed of Erenbaya 
  Erenbaya is a Green Star. Erenbaya is the Mother of Trees. 
  Later this single star grew to become a whole tree, as we can 
  still see. From it came the first Tree People.151 (Other parts 
  are Stars #37, 53, and 96) 
   
  17. Erkonus 
  This is where they held the Grain Contest before the 
  Darkness, and where afterwards the Grain Teachings were 
  found. 
   
  18. Dove 
  Mother of Peace, at first clear and bright as pure passion, 
  but now simply one bird among her flock at the edge of the 
  Forest, fleeing before Lestakus. 
   
  19. Harp 
  When the harmony of the universe was being learned, 
  Hyraos came from this star and brought music to us. 
   
  20. Tholm 
  The High Flyer is here when he rests, perched over the 
  earth to peer at us below. 
   
  Lorion 
  Lorion 
                                                            
  was a monstrous serpent goddess which slithered 
  from the waters below into the sky, soaking it and ruining 
  its perfection. Lorion wished to devour Dayzatar, who fled 
  to the west to avoid being touched, and then went outside 
  of all possible contact with deities less than himself.152 
   
  151 Erenbaya. Gods Wall III-22. 
  152 Other parts of Lorion appeared later, marking rebellious outbursts by 
  the deity. Other parts are # 74-76, and 80-81. 
  
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  21. Lorion’s Tongue153 
  22. Lorion’s Eye 
  23. Lorion’s Tail 
   
  Urnbudud 
  When the gods fought, Urnbudud154 cut the rtm of the sky 
  loose from its bindings to make it turn. Then Urnbudud 
  went across the sky, striking down whoever displeased him. 
  That is why the Desert is so empty today. But later the 
  Young God bound him to the sky, where we see it now. 
  24. Urnbudud, leg 
  25. Urnbudud, leg 
  26. Urnbudud, arm 
  27. Urnbudud, arm 
   
  28. Varnaga155 
  This is the lair of the Crocodile, the hidden monster within 
  which lurks ever ready to snatch its prey and drag it to a 
  hideous death. Even if the victim is not devoured whole he 
  will probably be ripped to shreds, for this infernal creature 
  has two hundred sharp teeth and iron jaws which clamp 
  onto its prey and do not let loose even if it is slain, and once 
  attached it spins itself around and around with its powerful 
  tail, and when it rips a man’s whole leg out by the joint the 
  blood can shoot out for almost twenty feet, and drench 
  those innocents standing nearby, and such blood is so 
  poisoned by the monster’s venom that it can almost never 
  be scrubbed clean. 
   
  29. Vergenari 
  The Sow, mother of peasantry. She always runs quickly. 
   
  30. Ubisus 
  The wild Bull was a threat to the peace of the world until it 
  was pinned in place here. After that there were no threats 
  from the barbarians. 
   
  31. Oasis 
  This is the Waterhold Star, where the Young God is 
  refreshed each year. 
   
  32. Thasus 
  The star of the Founder, Buserian’s grandson. He is called 
  the Wise One, Bearer of the Lost Light, and the Far 
  Traveler. 
   
  33. Bakoka’s Pincer 
   
  34. Bakoka’s Womb 
  Bakoka156 invaded the world, picking among the ruins of 
  the 
  Desert. She could not cross water. The Young God fights 
  er here. 
                                                            
  h
   
  answered the Empress’ plea and 
  ved her and her people. 
   gets up once a year to cross 
  the 
  and view his domain. 
   part of the Tree, which grew from the Seed of Erenbaya. 
  7 
  oddess of the Rains. 
  in the Woods. Lestakus made him 
  ay there with his arrow. 
  as sought by Lestakus, and she fled 
  to the Forest to hide. 
  e 
  immortalized in the dome.158 
  t 
  4. Lestakus’s Knee 
  ater some survivors gathered about this. 
  s. It is a key 
  arking spotter for the Young God’s journey. 
  e was the first of the survivors to gather at the Pot. 
  8. Ulurdum159 
  9. Ulurda 
   
                                                            
  153 This star has faded and is mostly invisible in modem times. 
  154 Urnbudud. Mastinan for ‘Thundering.” Often connected with Doburdun, 
  GW I-18; but also with Shargash, Vadrus, and later with Orlanth. 
  155 Varnaga. Gods Wall IV-3. 
  156 Bakoka. Monster goddess, mother of Scorpion People. Gods Wall IV-
  14. 
   
  35. Jewel Flower 
  The beautiful star, which 
  sa
   
  36. Youth or Throne 
  This is the Young God who stabilized the heavens and 
  accomplished many other deeds, and then set his chair in 
  this place, where he rests. He
  sky 
   
  37. Root 
  A
   
  38. Shafesora15
  G
   
  39. Lion 
  The Lion is one of the creatures which terrorized heaven, 
  until being driven to hide 
  st
   
  40. Swan 
  The Noble Flyer. She w
  in
   
  Lestakus, the Hunter 
  Lestakus is the god who controls the monsters and other 
  creatures of the Forest. When his greatest prey sought 
  refuge in the sky Lestakus went there too. Because it was his 
  own home, he knew of the Ways and overcame th
  monsters. Thus they were all 
  41. Lestakus’s Bow 
  42. Lestakus’s Hear
  43. Lestakus’s Hip 
  4
   
  45. Pot 
  L
   
  46. Winnowing Fan 
  This star glances the horizon. Some say it wink
  m
   
  47. Cold Man 
  H
   
  4
   
  4
   
  157 Shafesora. This star is no longer visible in modern (i.e. 112,600 YT) 
  times. 
  158 Lestakus. Literally “Hunter,’ and perhaps intended to be a title for some 
  other deity here, but as often interpreted to be a separate entity. 
  159 Ulurda and Ulurdum. Lit. ‘moving blue goddess’ and “moving blue god.’ 
  Both disappeared, and are said to have been part of the bodies 
  absorbed by Uleria, Body 69. 
  
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  These last stars are listed in the order in which they were 
  recognized by the Yuthuppan priesthood to be regular 
  heavenly bodies. Later documents listed the dates of 
  discovery, and noted correspondences with the Gods Wall 
  and other documents. 
   
  The Broken Ring 
  The appearance of Disruptor, the first star of the Broken 
  Ring, terrorized the Stargazers, who feared the whole edifice 
  of the firmament would topple again. They were provoked 
  by their fear to record their current image of the sky, in case 
  the gods needed help later. 
  The first star was called the Disruptor, because it was 
  adverse to the rest of Buserian’s calculations. Subsequent 
  additional stars finally brought the Star Gazers to recognize 
  this as the Broken Ring, also called Rebellus Terminus, or 
  Umatum. Other parts are # 54, 56, 57, 88, as well as some 
  others which became visible later. 
   
  50. Disruptor 
  This is an orange star, part of the Broken Ring, whom the 
  barbarians call Oralanatus. This is the first of a cluster of 
  erratic stars which are still not yet attached properly to the 
  dome, though they are at the center of the sky every 7 days 
  before they are cast down, invisibly, for another seven. 
   
  Lightfore 
  The planet called Lightfore appears here, out of the 
  temporal sequence used for the other 51 later stars. The 
  spot was originally filled by Kargzant, which had been 
  prominent, but was no longer visible by Plentonius’ time.160 
   
  51. Lightfore 
  The bright god rose and went to War against the destructive 
  god Kargzant. At first Lightfore was timed so that he 
  appeared exactly opposite to Kargzant, so that one rose 
  when the other set. But slowly Lightfore drew Kargzant to 
  him, so that his erratic movements had to come to time 
  with Lightfore’s. Thus, in 111,111 Kargzant disappeared as 
  a separate entity, chained to be Lightfore’s slave.161 
   
  52. The Bear 
  This is Ertelenari, whom the ignorant call Arakang.162 This 
  is the Bear which measured the quarters and made all the 
  wild animals. 
   
                                                             
                                                            
  160 Kargzant. Here is a comment about this disappearance from a later 
  astronomical manual: “Kargzant was the greatest of the early Outlaw 
  Planets. It was originally accompanied by several lesser nomads who 
  have disappeared over the years since he rose in 110,666. Kargzant 
  eventually defined the sky route now called the Sunpath. His early 
  appearances were very erratic in both duration and intensity at first, 
  but increased both ways as more stars appeared. At last, however 
  (111,111), Kargzant was defeated by Lightfore and chained into 
  constancy, and so is no longer visible.’ 
  161 slave. i.e.- he had exactly the same period as Lightfore 
  162 Arakang. Mastinan for “king bear.’ Plentonius is wrong about his bear 
  deities. Arakang is the most likely god of Gods Wall II-21. 
  53. Branch 
  A part of the Tree, which grew from the Seed of Erenbaya. 
   
  54. Raider Star 
  The Outlaw of the Sky was joined by his first follower. This 
  is another part of the Broken Ring.163 
   
  55. Shargash 
  The Protector arrived to settle the heavens. At first 
  (110,787) this was only dim red, but got brighter and also 
  bigger very slowly until at last he was greater than Kargzant. 
  He was first accompanied by the Old Soldiers. They all 
  eventually departed, some being promoted to become 
  greater fixed stars. Shargash is the greatest of the 
  Wanderers.164 
   
  56. Third Outlaw 
  Another part joined the Broken Ring.165 
   
  57. Dragon’s Head 
  The enemies of Order were reinforced by our foe, the 
  Dragon.166 This is an evil star, mutant in its color, erratic in 
  its pose. It blocks out all the light of stars near to it.167 
   
  58. Lokarnos 
  Here is the Timekeeper, who came back to us again in 
  110,790. He was big when he rose, and he grew bigger. He 
  is slow and ponderous, but utterly reliable. 
   
  59. Cold Woman 
  She was the second being to gather at the Pot. 
   
  The Jumpers 
  The rising and falling pattern of the Jumpers was finally 
  recognized in 110,822. They do not rotate with the rest of 
  the dome, and so perplexed many for years. Previously 
  recognized, they had been counted among the many Erratic 
  Bodies. There is no Southern Jumper known. 
   
  60. Theya 
  When the Eastern Horizon began to glow regularly, the 
  hearts of all who dared to hope were filled with strength 
  and courage. Soon Theya could be seen leaping into the sky. 
  Some thought that this body would one time leap upward 
  and travel all the way to the summit and be the new Sun, 
  but they were wrong. 
   
  61. Rausa 
  The Red One. An unlucky star to shine on your fate. She 
  was Reliable after her leaping patterns were discerned. 
   
   
  163 A second star orange joined the earlier Disruptor. 
  164 Wanderer Planet Ulsed-, a prefix, denotes this status. The route of the 
  Wanderers was incalculable by Plentonius. Later their collective path 
  was recognized and called Southpath. 
  165 A third orange star joined the Disruptor in its weird pattern. 
  166 A green star, unique in its color, joined the Disruptor Star. 
  167 blocks out... Not a fact, probably meaning that its unusual color, 
  perhaps of the whole Ring, attracts attention away from other stars 
  near it. 
  
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  62. Kalikos 
  The Northern Leaping Star was accepted into the Reliable 
  Stars when its pattern was recognized. 
   
  The Awakeners 
  Numbers 63 through 68 are sometimes called the (Early) 
  New Stars, but more often are called Awakeners for their 
  part in preparing for the Dawn. The all appeared within a 
  year and a half, followed by the First Dawn and the rise of 
  Uleria. The return and recognition of Entekos led to a surge 
  of wild prophesy, based in part upon the Brass, Silver, and 
  Coal Tablets. These prophets believed that all of the old 
  bodies would return. But the appearance of a new and 
  radically different body in #69 shattered all illusions of 
  prediction. The Recorders, however, who spent their 
  miserable lives scratching down records of their heavens in 
  mud tablets, had new reasons to live. 
   
  63. Ervegus 
  The pupil of Dayzatar. 
   
  64. Entekos 
  This planet rose in 110,837. She had existed before 
  Kazkurtum, and in this year she returned and was 
  recognized. At that time Storm became Air. Some say she is 
  the mother of Jenarong. 
   
  64. Barley 
  This is the first of the crops of the Dara Happan Dry 
  People. This and the next two are collectively called the 
  Grains of Erkonus. 
   
  65. Millet 
  This is the second of the crops of the Dara Happan Dry 
  People. 
   
  66. Beezil 
  This is the third of the crops of the Dan Happan Dry 
  People. 
   
  67. Jenarong 
  The Great Awakener came to Dara Happa and raised the 
  spirit of Raibamus, who alerted the people to repair their 
  walls and welcome the Emperor back again. Afterwards he 
  was placed in the sky. 
   
  68. Delarvus 
  The Sacrificial Victim, no longer visible. 
   
  69. Uleria 
  The early sky was full of many swirling bits of shapeless 
  debris, both good and evil. They were usually extinguished 
  by the Young God, although many crashed down upon the 
  earth. However, among all the dashing debris one small and 
  immortal bit attracted others to gather around itself. This 
  was the Heart of Uleria, and as it grew it became stronger 
  than it had been before. At the urging of Entekos she 
  moved upon the Planetary Path, to conform to the rules of 
  the world. But unlike other deities who had died, Uleria was 
  made totally of Life, and so she could not enter the 
  Underworld, where the Path always led. Thus, when she 
  first traversed the heavens, upon reaching the Western 
  Gates she did not enter them, but as her body disappeared 
  in the west simultaneously reappeared upon the eastern 
  horizon, rising. She had not traversed the Underworld, as 
  proved by her immediate re-appearance in the east. Thus, 
  she proved how powerful were the Old Powers, and 
  prepared the world to come together again. She reappeared 
  again to us in this form in the year 110,842. 
   
  70. Vuranostum 
  The Great Lawmaker of Dara Happa endowed the great 
  and wise man Ervegus to open the first temple of Dayzatar. 
  The wise Emperor was granted this place of honor after his 
  death. 
   
  The (Later) New Stars 
  Stars #71 to 88 are called the (Later) New Stars. They 
  generally appeared sporadically. 
   
  71. Sweet Rice 
  This is the first-discovered crop of the Dara Happan Wet 
  People.168 
   
  72. Fat Rice 
  This is the second crop of the Dara Happan Wet People. 
   
  73. Hardy Rice 
  This is the third, and favorite, of the crops of the Dara 
  Happan Wet People. 
   
  74. Drowns Children 
  Lorion rose from its bank and ravaged the land at this time. 
  The perpetrators were captured and nailed into the sky. 
   
  75. Scours to Rock 
  Another of the Serpent Stars, punished for its damage. 
   
  76. Pulls down Walls 
  The third of the Serpent Stars. It tried to avenge its sistery 
  by bringing down cities. 
   
  77. Reed 
  This is the reed which our hero used when he had to escape 
  the stone people. He breathed underwater with it.169 
   
  78. Steward 
  He keeps all unwanted and undeserving beings out of 
  Heaven. This star is used to measure the inner heavens. 
   
  79. First New Flower, or Second Flower 
   
                                                             
  168 The three Rices, number 71, 72, or 73, are also called the Eggs of 
  Biselenslib or the Daughters of Everina. 
  169 This is also called Reed Boy, and in Suvaria they call it Yestendos, and is 
  an important deity for the poor. 
  
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  80. Lorion’s Eye 
  Lorion the vomiting monster smeared herself all across the 
  sky, but was at laid to rest in this place. 
   
  81. Lorion’s Marker 
  The Sky Serpent was finally put to good use here, when its 
  outrageous part was used to mark the Zero Line.170 
   
  82. Second New Flower, or Third Flower 
   
  83. Mr. Hardworking Paddy Worker 
   
  84. Mrs. Hardworking Paddy Worker 
   
  85. Harp, or the Instrument-carrier 
  Working for his master, Arraz. 
   
  86. Norees 
  The Cook, who brewed up a meal which revived his 
  sleeping master. 
   
  87. Avivath 
  The Great Hero, as those of old, was taken into the heavens 
  and granted his own star, where he still shines among the 
  other Officers. 
   
  88. Donkey Holder 
  The enemies of order were given servants in this time.171 
   
  The Last Stars 
  Stars #89 through 98 are the Last Stars, which were then 
  followed by the perfect planets which completed the 
  Wholeness of the Sky. 
   
  89. The First Fish 
   
  90. The Second Fish 
  The value of these slimy creatures was granted at last when 
  they were put into the sky. 
   
  91. Whisperers 
  The Bad Gods made a last effort to infiltrate the good sky, 
  and though they rose into this place they were held here, 
  dim and obscure. 
   
  92. Oxbow 
  The tools of the Dry People were honored when their 
  favorite tool was placed here in the sky. 
   
  93. Willow (or Silverbark) 
  These trees bend their branches over the washing river. 
   
  94. Hare 
  As the earth was brought to stability, the trickster Rakenveg 
  hid in the sky, and was trapped there by Lestakus. 
   
                                                             
  170 Zero Line. An astronomical marker, part of the Frame. 
  171 Another orange star joined the Broken Ring. 
  95. Borna 
  She was honored by being placed here. 
   
  96. Fork 
  Another part of the Tree grew at this time. 
   
  97. Strong Wing 
  Burburstus the Dragon sought to move, and stirred here, 
  but it was prevented by the great increase in Justice in the 
  universe as it prepared for Yelm. 
   
  98. Wing Claw 
   
  99. Antirius, The New Sun 
  In 111,111 the Harbinger rose. The Revealer came into the 
  sky and cast his light upon the world in preparation for the 
  coming of True Life. Humanity stood in awe and was 
  grateful for the warmth and glare. The innocent and the fit 
  came to Antirius and were protected from the purifications, 
  and prepared themselves for the New Sun. 
   
  100. Yelm 
  At last He has Risen, as we all saw when He stood 
  motionless over our good Lord Khordavu upon the 
  moment of his Enthronement. The Pillar is whole, and the 
  One God shines directly upon Him and us. The Emperor 
  has no shadow, nor does the Great God. 
  We can look forward now to the return of the Eight to 
  motionlessness, and the other Two to servitude. We will see 
  the cessation of the tilt of the sky, so that a stable and 
  benign climate will cover us all. The stars will grow brighter, 
  until they make the night as light as day. All citizens will be 
  able to see the Pillar within one hundred years. The Four 
  Monster Kingdoms, will send emissaries to trade with us, 
  and Dara Happa will be their beneficiary. The Second 
  Emperor will ascend to rule the lower realms while the 
  Highest One ascends to the sky. 
   
  Finale 
  From Greg: 
  The Emperor has many fine sons. Eldest is Khormesha the 
  Shining, wise in power; second is Anirmesha the Bright, the 
  poet. (This ends with so much local detail and praise that it 
  either amuses or disgusts me. Anyone want to fill in this 
  stuff?) 
   
  *FINISH* 
   
  
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  Appendix A. The Gods Wall 
   
  Plentonius’ Text 
  The Gods Wall is our most sacred monument. It was made 
  at the start of the world, when Emperor Yelm received 
  control of the universal government. 
  It has no secrets. Anyone may see it simply by traveling 
  a Half-March172 northward from Raibanth, to stony 
  Eggarlodril,173 which is now called the Castle of 
  Dugoloth.174 If you do not know the way, just follow the 
  broad Triumphal Road which leads from Raibanth to the 
  monument. Every Emperor has walked upon it after he is 
  Enthroned, and upon this sacred ground he received the 
  One Hundred. We mortals draw strength and life from 
  walking where He trod.175 
  In the beginning of time splendid Yelm lowered his 
  Scepter of Creation and touched the earth. There he raised 
  the Footstool, descended from the sky, and received 
  dominion of the world. After his sacred Enthronement 
  Emperor Yelm traversed the Triumphal Way. His mere 
  passage created that broad road. The Handsome 
  Guardians176 went first to form the honor guard to greet 
  him as he passed, and the other statues rose from the earth 
  to honor him,177 pushing forward like an eager but rude 
  crowd. 
  Upon the Expanse of Prostration the One Hundred 
  Deities assembled to pay homage to the Emperor. At this 
  time they all swore to the Compact of Rule, whereupon 
  Yelm was to rule, and all of the others were to follow their 
  natures and to obey. 
  The Emperor then ordered his brother, Lodril the 
  Shaper, to commemorate the event. He did so by making 
  the first rolling seal which he then pressed upon the cliffs. 
  There it left its imprint, as if in mud, to recall the great 
  event. 
  However, the cliff near Eggervak is not mud, but is in 
  fact the rock called steadfast, which is so hard that no tool 
  can cut it except adamant. It can barely be touched even by 
  the tools of the gods whose wind and water have worn 
  down Murharzarm’s holdings, and which seem to be able to 
  shape anything except steadfast. The Great Shake did not 
  damage the cliff or sculpture, even though elsewhere a 
  whole mile of cliff moved and the ancient castle fell down. 
  The Flood178 buried part of it but submergence in water and 
  earth did not alter it, because it dissolved only that which 
  was impure. Thus the paintings and plastering of the demon 
                                                             
                                                            
  172 About 10 miles. 
  173 Eggarlodril. Literally “Lodril’s Sculpture”. 
  174 Dugoloth. The ancient Overseer of Raibanth in the Age of Manimat. He 
  hid his people in these rocks after the dome of Manarlavus collapsed. 
  175 But don’t sit in the throne! It destroys anyone except an Emperor who 
  sits upon it or hovers over it. 
  176 Handsome Guardians. collective name for the forty well-carved statues 
  along the Triumphal Way. 
  177 other statues. Over 150 megalithic stones are scattered around the sides 
  of the Way. Some are crudely carved, some neatly cut, others both 
  uncut and uncarved. 
  178 Flood. Presumably of Anaxial. 
  kings179 were removed to reveal the true denizens of the 
  deep. The lightning bolts which were hurled upon it by 
  those barbarian lords180 did not weather it either, even 
  though they melted acres of Anaxialian Wonders. Pity us 
  who will never see the beauty they destroyed. 
  But that first memorial, which Yelm made, still stands 
  unchanged. All other Emperors who followed Yelm, less 
  perfectly, 
  often 
  made 
  similar commemoratives 
  for 
  themselves and their gods. Sometimes they worked with 
  modest notation and sometimes without restraint, each 
  artist depending upon the fashion and patronage of his era. 
  Those great works, being shaped upon less durable stone, 
  have all been weathered. The Gods Wall is intact. 
  That the Gods Wall is so intact after so long proves its 
  inherent permanence, and hence truth. That is why we use it 
  as the test for all other truths about Dara Happa. 
  Some have questioned me about how there can be 
  deities here which had not yet appeared. For instance, we 
  can find the Six Portions of Yelm here: Vrimak at I-14, 
  Antirius at I-18, Bijiif at IV-24, BernEel Ashagorn at I-15, 
  Everinus at II-17, and Kazkurtum at IV-23. How, they ask 
  me, can this be, since Yelm is obviously still alive? 
  The answer is simple to those of us who truly know 
  and are blessed by Yelm. Here is an example of his infinite 
  and all-reaching Omniscience, for we see that Yelm even 
  predicted the existence of those parts of himself which he 
  did not know yet. Indeed, here at the start of Creation we 
  see the Low 25, which are the Other, which was not yet 
  known to Yelm. Yet there they are, ready to participate their 
  parts in the upcoming mythology of Yelm. Seeing all these 
  foreigners there, it should be no surprise to us for the All 
  Seeing God to review his own inner Parts too. 
  Some barbarian priests asked me, again and again, “If 
  this is true, then why do we not see our gods, who came 
  later and who are important to us today?” 
  Again, the answer is plain to those of us who truly 
  know the emperor’s God. I am not surprised that the 
  southerners didn’t know. They are all Jesgetti.181 Those lesser 
  gods which came afterwards and are not shown are merely 
  transitory deities, all of which are going to be replaced some 
  day, as our Empire grows to even more perfection. 
  Thus, to enlighten and teach you, I offer this beginning 
  explanation of the Gods Wall. 
   
  — Plentonius the Scribe of Khordavu 
   
   
  179 demon kings. They presumably altered the external face of the Gods 
  Wall. 
  180 barbarian lords, circa 111,218, when the southern barbarians were 
  ravaging Dara Happa. 
  181 Jesgetti. Literally "debarkers," referring to their early debarkation from 
  Anaxial’s ship. 
  
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  An Editorial Note on Footnotes 
  The footnotes herein are not part of Plentonius’ narrative. 
  They are, in fact, synopses of later Dara Happan 
  commentaries on the. Wall. ‘Although some of those 
  commentaries are extensive, these notes are not. I have 
  commented primarily on those portions whose Truth has 
  been in the greatest question, despite Plentonius’ statements 
  of certainty. 
  Perhaps ironically, this essay which claims the 
  uttermost Truth, is known to have stirred the earliest known 
  philosophy, the Plentonic Debates. 
  The Plentonic Debates began within a century after the 
  author first circulated copies of his document. Debate 
  started with worshippers of Doburdun, the Darsenite 
  Thunderer, who pointed out that figure I-18 was precisely 
  their deity, icono-graphically. They did not know Antirius, 
  who was not associated with Doburdun at all. Attributes, 
  powers, and myths were all different. 
  Apparently many learned people had also been quietly 
  wondering what I-18 had to do with Antirius. The priests’ 
  questions thus began debates about the nature of the 
  Plentonic Truth which, in turn, led to debates about the 
  nature of Truth. 
  The long term result of the debates was a gradual 
  disbelief in Plentonius’ Truth, and a putting away of his 
  document. His inaccuracy at stellar predictions further 
  damaged his absolute veracity. Nonetheless, although his 
  infallibility was destroyed, Plentonius was admired for 
  centuries. Later, the other versions interpreting the Gods 
  Wall which were written all drew upon Plentonius. 
   
  Size 
  The entire Gods Wall is 70 ket long by 25 ket high, at the 
  top of the One.182 Furthermore, it is entirely above ground 
  level at a height of three ket, average. The cliff extends only 
  a small way beyond the top of the sculpture, averaging 
  about 5 ket. Thus the entire cliff face is about 33 ket183 high. 
  It extends, at varying heights, up and down the river for a 
  long way. 
  Rank is (apparently) shown by the relative heights of 
  the entities. The three “staff-holders” behind the throne are 
  7 ket, while Murharzarm (I-1) is 6 ket (including his disk). 
  The four lords of the directions are 5 ket, the greatest 
  among the Assembly are and 4 Ket, and most of the lesser 
  deities 3 or 2. Yelm would be 10 ket tall, if he ever stood up 
  from the Throne. 
   
                                                             
  182 or 210 feet long by 75 feet high. 
  183 99 feet. 
  Illustration:  The Gods Wall 
  KEY 
  This crude diagram is taken from the original manuscript. It 
  does not begin to show the colorful details of the original 
  sculpture. However, some aspects are more clear, once they 
  are pointed out. 
   
  Gender 
  Gender is clearly identified for many figures.  
  MALES all have a beard, though the length may vary 
  on an individual. FEMALES all have breasts, and are 
  beardless. NEUTRAL gender is also present in large 
  number. These are generally short, and have neither beard 
  nor breasts. Plentonius universally labels them as male. 
  Subsequent debate brought this into question, first by 
  deciding that they were all actually servants and therefore 
  identified as genderless. Later some were identified as male, 
  others as female, and some indeterminable. Later yet some 
  extremists and experimenters claimed those images were 
  said to be of deities who were sexless, hermaphroditic, or 
  even able to change genders. 
   
  Clothing Styles 
  The hundred deities seem to be divided by their clothing 
  types into several groups, though the majority are in Dan 
  Happan togas, or unique. Even within a group details vary 
  for each deity, such as having different beard styles, while 
  goddesses have significantly different cuts to their dress 
  indicative of their status. Jewelry is not shown here, but is 
  prominent among all the deities, and usually individualized. 
   
  
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  Main Groups and Individuals of 
  Interest 
   
  • 
  The Lords. Distinguished by high ornamentation., 
  detail, and abundant jewelry. Several show affinities 
  for other styles. I-1 through I-11. 
  • 
  Naked, or near naked. I-12 and 13, III-14. In some 
  historical times, these images were modestly 
  covered with hangings. 
  • 
  The Feathered. Distinguished by feathered cloaks. 
  I-14 through I-17. (Cloak also worn by I-10) 
  • 
  Mastinan (sometimes Darsenian). Distinguished by 
  its rope belt and line/dot design pattern. I-18, I-19, 
  III-1, III-9, IV-5. (similar to I-8) 
  • 
  Stars. Distinguished by extreme simplicity, no belt, 
  etc. I-22 to I-25. 
  • 
  Workers. Short (above knee) tunics. II-7 to II-16. 
  • 
  Northern. Distinctive left-over-right cut and “vine” 
  pattern. II-22, II-24, III-22. (similar to I-10) 
  • 
  Naverian. Distinguished by its archaic “edged 
  style,” still popular in that province. III-4, III-5, III-
  8, III-12 to 14, III-16 to 17, IV-6. (similar to I-7) 
  • 
  Zarkosite. Distinguished by being of hides and furs. 
  III-18 to III-20. (similar to I-4) 
  • 
  Suvarian. Simple cut, “wave” pattern, and identical 
  jewelry. II-2, III-24, III-25. (similar to I-6) 
   
  Parts of Yelm 
  Vrimak: 
  I-14. 
  Antirius: 
  I-18. 
  Bijiif: 
  IV-24. 
  BernEel Arashagem: I-15. 
  Enverinus: 
  II-17. 
  Kazkurtum: 
  IV-23. 
  Ezelveztay 
  Ezelveztay hovers overhead. This sign is The ONE before 
  One. It is visible as a translucent Orb which hovers over the 
  head of a rightful Emperor even today. Indeed, it can be 
  seen over the divine head of our own Grand Emperor 
  Khordavu. Thus we know he is illuminated and blessed by 
  this closeness to the One. 
   
  The Solar Court 
  Upon the right, receiving the horde of deities, sits the 
  Emperor and his court. Ten separate figures are here. They 
  are, together, Glorantay. 
   
  The Emperor 
  1. YELM 
  The Emperor sits at the Center of the Cosmos. The Bright 
  One is the Greatest of the Gods. Lord God, Emperor of 
  the Universe, Allfather, Keeper of Order, Seer of Sight 
  beyond Sight, Overseer of Overseers, Conqueror of Dark 
  Burburstus, Lord of the Four Quarters, Lord of the Eight 
  Celestial Sons, Lord of the One Hundred, Lord of Light 
  and Source of Sight. He is Celestial Body One Hundred. 
  Ten Rays radiate from his eyes. Four bless the Gods of 
  the North. Three bless the Gods of the East. Two bless the 
  Gods of the South. One blesses the Gods of the West. He 
  wears the Double Crown of Dara Happa, just as does our 
  own Emperor Khordavu — may he live forever! 
   
   
  
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  2. Kelastan 
  Kelastan is the great living throne upon which the Emperor 
  rests. This used to be Burburstus, the Dark Dragon, which 
  is the enemy of all life and justice, and which is released 
  whenever there is no Emperor upon it. It is the source of 
  Passion and Death. 
   
  3. Ledareeshata 
  Ledareeshata is also called the Pillar Goddess.184  The Pillar 
  is the connection between the Above and Below. Thus 
  Ledareeshata is the Material World, wherein we humans, 
  made by the gods, live. All Below is dark and reptilian. 
  Above Ledareeshata resides the Mystery. Between these 
  grinding eternals is the living place of our mortality. 
   
  The Aetheric Brothers 
  The brothers of Yelm, being the highest, most deserving, 
  and most trustworthy of all beings are honored to stand 
  behind the Emperor from whence they may offer their 
  advice and assistance. These radiant beings are all easily 
  identifiable by their distinctive staffs and clothing, which 
  were presents from the Lord and Lady.185 
   
  4. Dayzatar 
  Our Great and Highest Lord, perfect and unattainable God 
  of the Sky and Above. All existence is contained within his 
  circle. His staff is of ivory from Senthoros, unwashed, with 
  the Old Forty Signs carved upon it by a blind man, and 
  topped with amber. This is the staff of Priests. Dayzatar is 
  also called God of Invisible Wisdom, Star-seer, and Master 
  of Purity. We cannot see Dayzatar because he is so great 
  and we are so small. When the world was corrupted, the 
  Great and Wide Dayzatar withdrew to the far side of the 
  Sky Dome, from whence only the masterful priests of 
  Yuthuppa can still contact him. 
   
  5. Arraz 
  Our High Lord, clear and unwavering, well studied and 
  loyal, the brave General of the Celestial Army. His staff is of 
  oak, and atop it is the flag of battle. This is the staff of the 
  Sky Army. Arraz is also called Second Star, King of the Sky 
  People, Father of Stars, and King of Servants. 
   
  6. Lodril 
  The Lord, broad and strong master of labor, wide God of 
  the Earth and Below. His hard mountain fir staff, the 
  perfect handle to attach to the Honorable One’s tools, the 
  Beloved, the Clay God. Lodril is called the God of Peasants, 
  the Worker, the Earthly One, and many other names. 
   
  The Overseers 
  The first thing which Yelm did when he came upon the 
  Earth was to name lords over the four quarters. These are 
  the first Overseers, who have command over those who 
  come to the court. They are the ones who helped Yelm to 
  measure the Universe, each using their own special tool. 
                                                             
  184 The Pillar God was far better documented, with living cults which met 
  around and upon ancient stone towers raised or lowered by the gods. 
  185 Lord and Lady. Presumably Yelm (staff) and Dendara (clothing). 
  7. Asharthcha 
  White Overseer of the North, Ruler of the Compass, 
  Keeper of Wisdom. He is also called the Long-bearded 
  Measurer.186 
   
  8. Indarthrad 
  Yellow Overseer of the East, Ruler of the Ketstick,187 
  Keeper of Insight. He is also called the Beardless Measurer. 
   
  9. Nemarthshar 
  Red Overseer of the South, Ruler of the Right Angle, 
  Keeper of Strength. He was attacked by a cloud of burning 
  traitors who pummeled him to death, and then burned the 
  crushed remains.188 
   
  10. Vanarthurd 
  Blue Overseer of the West, Ruler of the Plumb, Keeper of 
  Sovereignty. He was seized by the Goakstart, which means 
  “She monster which turns men into stone.”189 which turned 
  him into a mountain. In that way the High Crown was 
  stolen from him. It was later the Son of Anaxial who 
  retrieved the High Crown for the Empire.190 
   
   
   
                                                             
  186 He was destroyed by Umatum, when the Broken God crashed into the 
  northern pillar. This began the movement of the Sky dome. 
  187 Ketstick. ket is a measure, “from nose to fingertip,” roughly about a yard 
  long. 
  188 Those outrageous bandits were eventually defeated and enslaved by 
  Shargash. 
  189 Plentonius explains this derivation, implying this was a previously 
  otherwise unknown DH word. 
  190 The tales say he got it back from YarGan. 
  
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  Row I 
  These are the Gods of the Above. Except for two of them, 
  these are the deities by whom it is acceptable to swear 
  sacred oaths and to worship at any time. 
   
  Lord of the Center Below 
   
  1. Murharzarm 
  Emperor of Dara Happa, Keeper of the Surface World, 
  Guardian of Justice and Right Order, Emperor of Humans, 
  Patriarch of the Empire. He is a son of Yelm. He holds the 
  Staff of Justice, which is topped by scales. 
   
  The Ten Planets 
  The Harmonious Realm was created by Yelm and divided 
  among his Eight Sons and two other deities. They lived in 
  the Sky. 
   
  2. Zaytenaras 
  Overseer of Senthoros. Master of Transcendence. He is also 
  called Messenger of Above. He never sets foot upon the 
  foul earth, which is why he has no feet. 
   
  3. Buserian 
  Overseer of Abgammon. He is one of the Eight Celestial 
  Sons of Yelm. He is also called the Yellow God, the God of 
  Priests, and the Master of Insight. He is also called Star 7. 
   
  4. Reladivus 
  Overseer of Nivorah. He is one of the Eight Celestial Sons 
  of Yelm. He is also called the Master of Serenity. He is also 
  called Star 8. 
   
  5. Shargash 
  Shargash is one of the Great Gods. He is Overseer of 
  Alkoth. He is one of the Eight Celestial Sons of Yelm. He is 
  also called the Master of Strength. He is also called Star 9. 
   
  6. Derdurnus 
  He is one of the Eight Celestial Sons of Yelm. He is also 
  called the Master of Brilliance. He is also called Star 10. 
   
  7. Deumalos 
  Overseer of Hamados. He is one of the Eight Celestial Sons 
  of Yelm. He is also called the Master of Sovereignty. He is 
  also called Star 11. 
   
   
   
  8. Falsoretus 
  He is one of the Eight Celestial Sons of Yelm. He is also 
  called the Master of Transformation. He is also called Star 
  13. 
   
  9. Verithurus 
  Overseer of Mernita. He is one of the Eight Celestial Sons 
  of Yelm. He is also called the Master of Wisdom, the White 
  God. He is also called Star 14. 
   
  10. Ghevengus 
  He is one of the Eight Celestial Sons of Yelm. He is also 
  called the Master of Action. He is also called Star 15. 
   
  11. Ghelotralas 
  Overseer of Akuturos. He is also called Messenger to 
  Below. He is also called Star 12. 
   
  The Intruders 
  These two deities do not belong here, but gained access 
  through trickery and deceit which later destroyed the world. 
  If they had not been placed here the Sky would never have 
  fallen. These are the two which should never be 
  worshipped. Oaths sworn by them are useless. 
   
  12. Uleria 
  The Goddess of Lust, Lewdness, Nakedness, and Fertility. 
  She was allowed into Heaven because she had been Love, a 
  member of the Celestial Court. But when the rest of 
  Glorantay rightfully fled she remained behind and so was 
  perverted by the world and destroyed it. She is also called 
  Celestial Body 69. She is also called by many names unfit for 
  ink and papyrus. 
   
  13. Umatum 
  Rebellus Terminus, the Killer of Murharzarm, the Outsider, 
  the Intruder, the Father of Monsters. This is the foul son of 
  Uleria, who brought many evils to the world thorough his 
  lewd and depraved actions. He is also called Star 50. 
   
  Other Sky Gods 
   
  14. Vrimak 
  God of Eagles. This is one of the Portions of Yelm. He is 
  also called High Flyer, Messenger of Heaven, Lord of the 
  Above, Wings of Shining Day, Father of Kestinaddi. 
   
  
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  15. BernEel Arashagern 
  This is one of the Portions of Yelm. It is hiding behind the 
  eagle, knowing that it is the food of eagles. This is also 
  called Star 12.191 
   
  16. Avarnia 
  Goddess of Quails and other small birds. She was also the 
  Nurturer of Mernita in the reign of Emperor Anaxial. She is 
  also called Star 18.192 
   
  17. Tholm 
  God of Falconry, son of Avarnia. He chose to serve the 
  Emperor, and so was spared when all of his people were 
  destroyed by war. He is also called Star 20. 
   
  18. Antirius 
  This is one of the Portions of Yelm. He is holding the Steps 
  of God in his hand, by which he descends with the word of 
  Yelm for the Emperor, and ascends with the word of the 
  Emperor for God.193  He is also called Star 99. 
   
  19. Avivorus 
  God of the Spear, he is also called Hastatus, or vulgarly, 
  Spear Man. He is also called Star 87.194 
   
  20. Erekos 
  Goddess of the Full Jar or Goddess of the Upright Jar. 
   
  21. Shafesora 
  The kind and beloved gentle Goddess of Rain, Fertility and 
  Plenty. She is also called Star 38. 
   
  22. Nasakos 
  Goddess of the Sharing Jar. 
   
  23. Polaris 
  God of the Sky, Keeper of the Stars. He is also called Star 1. 
   
  24. Ourania 
  Goddess of the Sky and Heavens. One eye has a tear 
  dripping, the other is surrounded by a twinkle. She is also 
  called Star 3. 
   
  25. Oropum 
  Goddess of Guidance, her star is one which was first known 
  to the Yuthuppan star gazers. She is also called Star 4. 
   
                                                             
  191 Not a typo. Two separate bodies arc designated as Star 12. 
  192 Star 18 is, most commonly, called the Dove, not the Quail as listed here. 
  193 Actually, this is the image of Doburdun, the Darsenite Thunder God. 
  The interpretation of this image began the Plentonic Debates. 
  Eventually most philosophers agreed that Antirius was actually the 
  single beam coming down from Ezelveztay. 
  194 Star 87 is also commonly called Avivath, a later incarnation of the 
  Sunspear Hero. 
  
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  Row II 
  These are the Gods which serve the Gods of Above. They 
  are acceptable deities to worship. 
   
  The Highest Goddess 
   
  1. Entekos 
  The Goddess of the Right Air. Her clothing is the winds 
  and clouds. She is also called Goddess of Calm, Lady of the 
  Summer Air, Mother of Moons, Queen of the Air, and Star 
  64.1 
   
  Goddesses of Women 
  These four goddesses are found throughout Dara Happa, 
  always found together. Foreigners have even imported the 
  cult. 
   
  2. Arira 
  Goddess of girls, maidens, and innocence. She wears a 
  particular hair style, with coils bundled on the sides, which 
  denotes her virgin status. 
   
  3. Naveria 
  Goddess of Wives. She holds her sacred pot and spoon. 
   
  4. Lesilla 
  Goddess of Mothers. She holds a harvesting sickle, and 
  wears a particular head dress which is still seen during our 
  autumn harvest festivals. 
   
  5. Koveria 
  Goddess of Grandmothers, Old Women. She holds herself 
  with two canes, one short and one long. 
   
  The Workers These are the Ten Sons and Servants of Lodril 
  who do the labor of the gods. They are led by their leader. 
   
  6. Mohenjar 
  God of Overseers. Mohenjar carries a ceremonial mattock 
  and a small legged bucket. He knows how, and is not afraid 
  to dirty himself. 
   
  7. Morkartos 
  The Foreman. He carries a long crossed staff, or “chief 
  foreman’s” staff. 
   
   
   
  8. Perandos 
  The Digger (with Mattock.) He carries a mattock and brick. 
   
  9. Pererlotil 
  The Digger (with shovel.) He carries a shovel and bucket., 
  and brick mold. 
   
  10. Navestos 
  The Harvester. He carries a sickle and basket. 
   
  11. Urder 
  The Worker. He carries a thresher (whip) and basket. 
   
  12. Morurder 
  The Boss. He carries a small baton of authority. 
   
  13. Alfostios 
  The Cooper. He carries a saw, with a barrel beside him. 
   
  14. Ostevius. 
  The Carpenter. He carries a hammer, with a box beside him. 
   
  15. Venurtera 
  The Potter. She carries a wheel, with a pot beside her. 
   
  16. Urdera 
  The Carrier. She carries two baskets. 
   
  Other Deities 
   
  17. Enverinus 
  God of Fire. This is one of the Portions of Yelm. He is 
  present at all sacrifices. 
   
  18. Hyraos 
  God of Harpers. He holds a harp. 
   
  19. Erissa 
  The Healing Goddess. She is also called Our White 
  Goddess. She holds the vine whose cooked leaves cures 
  bloody wounds. 
   
  20. Lokarnos 
  God of Merchants. He holds a merchant’s scale/balance. 
  Also God of Counting and Star 58. 
   
  
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  21. Ertelenari 
  Goddess of Bears. Like many goddesses she is rebellious, 
  but unlike any other, this one looks away from the 
  Emperor! It is no wonder we do not like her today. She is 
  one of the so-called Finger Goddesses.1 
   
  22. Oroypsus 
  The fat and sensual God of Pleasure. He holds grapes and 
  an apple, or other fruit. 
   
  23. Yarm Plant 
  In some lands this plant is revered beyond all reason, 
  presumably because of its part in deceiving Anaxial. For all 
  its uniqueness, the yarm should not be considered to be the 
  ancestor of all vegetation. 
   
  24. Ulkamoon 
  God of the Club. He protects mankind from many dangers, 
  including the gryphon which attempts to disturb Yelm’s 
  ceremony here. Note his impudence, though, as he looks 
  away here. 
   
  25. Galgarenge 
  Goddess of Gryphons. She was an early rival of Yelm, and 
  was also one of Marriage contestants. She sought to disturb 
  this ritual, but ended up paying homage. 
   
  Row III 
  These are the Gods of the Earth. These may be worshipped 
  under supervision from the Gods of Above. Otherwise, it is 
  unlawful and leads to corruption and death. 
   
  1. Gerendetho 
  Lord of the Earth. He is also called the Raiser of Hills, the 
  Long Runner, the Father of Kostaddi, the Spear Shaper, the 
  Old Hunter. 
   
  2. Dendara 
  Goddess of Women, Marriage, Obedience, and the 
  Household. Her smile shows her happiness. She holds a 
  Spindle, her sign. She is also called the Good Goddess, 
  Spindle Goddess, Wife of Yelm, Mother of Eight, Mother 
  of Ten, and Wife Goddess. 
   
  3. Denegeria 
  The Daughter. This goddess is loved by everyone, and when 
  she was kidnapped the whole world went into mourning. 
  She was rescued and released by Yelm. She is holding a 
  snake and a sheaf of flowers. 
   
  4. Injerina 
  The Good Sister. She is well known in tales, where she 
  appears alongside her bad sister. 
  5. Oria 
  Great Goddess, Source, Mother of Earth, Mother of All, 
  Mother of 80, Mother of 100. She is the mother of many 
  gods and goddesses of the earth. All plants and animals are 
  claimed to come from her. 
   
  6. Bosjerina 
  The Bad Sister. She is well known in tales, where she 
  appears alongside her good sister. 
   
  7. Everina 
  Goddess of Rice. She is one of the Four Great Nurturers of 
  Dara Happa. She holds a sheaf of drooping rice stalks. 
   
  8. Vergenari 
  Goddess of Pigs. She is one of the Four Great Nurturers of 
  Dara Happa. She is one of the so-called Finger Goddesses. 
   
  9. Pela 
  Goddess of Barley, Grains. She is one of the Four Great 
  Nurturers of Dara Happa. She holds a sheaf of barley in her 
  arm. 
   
  10. Biselenslib 
  Goddess of Alkoth. All peasants must wear their tunics 
  short, which is why her legs look so long. 
   
  11. Deseeti 
  God of the Club. His unworthiness is proved by his 
  inattention here, for we can see he looks behind him rather 
  than at the Rites.195 
   
  12. Thilla 
  Goddess of Yuthuppa. She holds an inverted root.196 
   
  13. Busenari 
  Goddess of Cattle. She is one of the so-called Finger 
  Goddesses. 
   
  14. Memenari 
  Goddess of Motherhood. She is one of the so-called Finger 
  Goddesses. 
   
  15. Selshena 
  Goddess of the Center. Sometimes called the Footstool, she 
  rose from the ground to meet the Descending God. 
                                                             
  195 Deseeti. Actually, an orgiastic fertility god. He is often confused with 
  Kenstrata, a similar (but wilderness) deity from Darsen, who is the 
  mate of Orogeria (below). 
  196 Actually, another Plentonius error. Thilla does hold a branching root, 
  but this is the antler of a deer, indicating Orogeria, a related goddess 
  of the wilds. 
  
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  16. Vantestos 
  The God of Government and Rulership.197 He submitted to 
  Yelm, and was given a rightful position.198 
   
  17. Sagittus 
  God of the Bow. He is also called Urengeri, and is a servant 
  of Yelm. 
   
  18. Durbaddath 
  God of Lions. He is also called the Father of Ergesh and 
  Votank. He has the head of a lion. Yelm replaced it when he 
  was beheaded, and in return Durbaddath agreed to give 
  over his son as a slave to Yelm.199 
   
  19. Ergesh 
  God of the Slaves, called Obedient One, Server, and 
  Beloved.200 
   
  20. Uryarda 
  The Goat Goddess. She is the one who got off the boat too 
  early. 
   
  21. Leafy Plant. 
  This is only an accoutrement of Erenbaya. 
   
  22. Erenbaya 
  Goddess of Vegetation, especially Trees. She is covered 
  with leaves, etc. 
   
  23. Tree 
  Another accoutrement of Erenbaya. 
   
  24. Surensliba 
  Goddess of Herons. She is also called the Long-legged, the 
  Snapper, Marsh Mother, but especially Lewd One, the 
  Perverted, the Polyandrous. 
   
  25. Yestendos 
  God of Reed Boats. He is a companion of Surensliba. 
   
  Row IV 
  These are the Gods of the Below. They are also called the 
  Lower 25. They are Low and Base, and unfit for whole men 
  or women to worship. 
   
  The Good Deities of Below 
                                                             
  200 Actually appears to be Votank, God of the Votanki People, who were 
  regularly raided and sold into slavery. 
  the River. She is one of the Four Great 
  . Fish 
  d accoutrement of Oslira. 
  he Bad Deities of Below 
  . Varnaga 
  od, a servant and accoutrement of Oslira. 
  . Rakenveg 
  eceit. He is also called Fool, Liar, Hare 
  . Netta 
  ight and Darkness. Also the Goddess of the 
  . Veskerele 
   the Second Underworld, Keeper of the 
  . Natha 
  e Second Underworld, Keeper of the Second 
  . Deshlotralas 
  rworld, Keeper of the Third Hell. 
  . Annara Gor 
  derworld, Keeper of the Third 
  10. Deshkorgos 
  God of the Fourth Underworld, Keeper of the Fourth Hell. 
  He is also called Monster Man. His task is to imprison the 
  monsters which are behind him, for he is not human, nor 
  ever was as we can see from the bones. He wields a whip, 
  197 Elsewhere, the God of Tyranny. He wears the Crown of Tyrants, which 
  he seized illegally. 
  198 Many of the symbols of Vantestos were later given to the Provincial 
  Governors of Dara Happa. 
  199 This story is unknown to Durbaddath cultists in Votankiland (later 
  called Balazar). 
  1. Oslira 
  Goddess of 
  Nurturers of Dara Happa. 
   
  2
  Servant an
   
  T
   
  3
  The Crocodile G
  If there is anything bad about the river, it comes from this 
  vile and bloody god. Yelm hates him, and has instructed all 
  good men to slay his children wherever they are seen. No 
  holy man or scribe is ever expected to even look upon this 
  spawn and god of evil. 
   
  4
  God of Trickery, D
  Man, Carrot God. 
   
  5
  Goddess of N
  First Underworld, Keeper of the Undergrounds, and 
  Keeper of the First Hell. 
   
  6
  The faceless God of
  Second Hell. 
   
  7
  Goddess of th
  Hell. She holds a bell, and her priestess’ costume has many 
  others as well. She is also called Avenger, Mistress of the 
  Balance, Mother of Murder, and Assassin. 
   
  8
  God of the Third Unde
  He holds aloft the Bone of Power. 
   
  9
  Goddess of the Third Un
  Hell. Her hair is of serpents, and her clothing is in rags. She 
  is also called Ugly Old woman. 
   
   
   
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  11. Sakkar 
  of Men. He is the saber-toothed 
  f Snakes and Serpents. 
  5. Mahaquata 
  oddess of Death. When Yelm was 
  n below the cube of the 
  arth. She is the assassin of Murharzarm. She has bat ears 
  6. Gerra 
  e is banished to the Underworld but 
   Horror. She is the Mother of Nightmares, the 
  ne who brings evil to us. Behind her are her perverse crew. 
  , and renders us with her horns, claws, and 
                                                            
  God of Fear. Hunter 
  hunter.201 
   
  12. Jajagapa 
  Catcher of Souls. He is a hunter, dog-headed, and bears his 
  net. 
   
  13. Sanama 
  Goddess o
   
  14. Bakoka 
  Goddess of Scorpions and Scorpion-people. 
   
  1
  The bat-winged G
  Enthroned, she hung upside dow
  e
  and wings. 
   
  1
  Goddess of Sorrow. Sh
  escapes to plague us anyway. 
   
  17. Gorgorma 
  Goddess of
  o
  She is relentless
  mouths. 
   
   
                                                            
  201 Sakkars are a type of fierce predator  of the Pelorian valleys, eventually 
  extinct in civilized lands. 
  The Tortured Victims 
  These are the suffering souls who are being punished for 
  their evils, or for those which they want to bring to the 
  world. These all escaped from hell during the Great 
  Darkness. 
   
  18. Gamara 
  She is howling, and her arms have been cut off. 
   
  19. Annilha 
  This evil bat demon was the sister of Lokarnos. For her part 
  in destroying the world Night Eagle202 cast her down from 
  the sky of eternal night into the maws of the hole she made. 
  Mystics can see her Blue Streak, far to the south. 
   
  *(Missing figure)203 
   
  20. Oralanatum and Walindum 
  These two midgets are the petty foreign gods. One is 
  standing on the head of the other to mimic the stature of 
  their betters. 
   
  21. Rashorana 
  This is the tortured Woman howling with pain, this time 
  held up side down. 
   
  22. Erlandus 
  The sexual monster of the south, the husband of Erlanda, 
  Mother of Kings. Cast into Hell and dissected, he has been 
  cut open, and his intestines are visible beneath his tunic. 
   
  23. Kazkurtum 
  The Empty Emperor, the Worthless Ruler, the God of 
  Nothingness. This is one of the Portions of Yelm. 
   
  24. Bijiif 
  A pile of dust, to which Yelm was reduced. A single speck, 
  glistening, reveals its true identity. This is one of the 
  Portions of Yelm. 
   
  25. Jokbazi 
  The Broken. Here are pieces and fragments of a deity who 
  has been lost forever, dismembered and never resurrected. 
  This is the worst fate of all. 
   
  A. Bird (Rabbit Head) 
  B. Fire (Arrow head) 
  C. Shape (Shish kabob) 
  D. Animal (Semicircle) 
  E. Warmth (Square with Dot) 
   
  * end * 
   
   
   
  202 Night Eagle. An aspect of Vrimak. 
  203 This non-figure is ignored by Plentonius. The stripes without a figure 
  indicate its invisible presence. It was probably Vorgetala, the Unseen 
  Goddess of Wendaria, and one of the Finger Goddesses. 
  
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  Appendix C. Star Lore 
   
  Greg Sez: These are not Gloranthan documents, but a 
  overview and an explanation of the system which they used. 
   
  Celestionomy 
  Some Information about the Dara 
  Happan Sky Lore 
  Yuthuppa is generally considered to be the center of all 
  Gloranthan celestial lore. Every people across the world had 
  their own original mythos, but none of them had the 
  breadth and depth of Yuthuppan lore. Thus in the West the 
  Malkioni had the ancient Zzabur Lore and later acquired the 
  more extensive Pillar Lore. This got its name from the 
  fabled City of the Pillar, where the celestial information has 
  been recorded since the start of time. Though many 
  Westerners, both God Learner and after, deny the 
  identification of Yuthuppa as the Pillar City, all other 
  evidence supports it. Likewise the Kralorelans have their 
  City of Watchers, located to their west across the Desert. 
  From there came the ancient seers who taught the wisdom 
  of the sky. 
  The reason for this is simply the truth: the Buserian 
  priesthood of Yuthuppa are directly beneath Pole Star, and 
  are heirs to wisdom forgotten or unknown to others. Their 
  system provides the origins for the other extensive systems 
  in Glorantha, even having penetrated some Arbennan 
  shamanic customs. 
   
  Buserian 
  Buserian is the God of Priests, of Writers and Scribes, of 
  Celestionomy and Celestioscopy, of Divination, and of 
  Principled Organization. 
  Buserian came to importance in the era of Kazkurtum, 
  and provided the secret for bringing back the world. The 
  cold and dark was killing everything. Buserian had made 
  himself a house made out of hides covering bent sticks, but 
  the Rebel Gods had torn off its outer covering. Buserian 
  was a wise and powerful man, and as he viewed the 
  desolation he determined to remain huddled within the 
  scant protection of the remaining frame, for it gave him the 
  greatest protection he could expect. So he stayed there, deep 
  and silent as the winds howled and demons marched past 
  him. He remained, praying to enter into the mind of 
  Dayzatar, until from there he discerned the Pole Star right 
  overhead. From seeing this star Buserian gained strength to 
  continue. He noticed that 
  Pole Star came more and more often, and always right 
  overhead. So Buserian prayed too to Pole Star, to protect 
  him and to teach him. And Pole Star replied. 
  After a long time communicating to Pole Star then 
  Buserian began to be able to see other stars appearing. He 
  learned from the stability of Polaris about the circular 
  movement of the other stars. He remembered and spoke to 
  the many bits of light, and every time he learned something 
  new he was filled with the desire to survive. And so he did. 
  
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  Buserian was found by a miserable band of survivors. 
  They begged him for help, and Buserian agreed. When they 
  obeyed him they grew stronger, and they called themselves 
  the Stargazers, and forgot what they were called before that. 
  So Buserian taught them, and they protected him and made 
  a frame to pull him along the ground when they all left there 
  afterwards. 
  After they left the storm gods tore down the original 
  frame, but Buserian had already taught it to everyone else 
  who would listen. The Stargazers used this system to map 
  the skies. This is why the mapping system is called 
  Buserian’s Frame. 
   
  Buserian’s Frame 
  Buserian’s Frame is used as the location reference for stars. 
  It is a circular grid for the sky. The houses and regions of 
  the Frame do not move around the sky at all, but are fixed. 
  Thus the sky moves in relation to the grid. The east-west 
  line is the same as the midsummer’s 
  Lightfore Path and goes exactly through Pole Star. It 
  rises in the east from Theya’s Hinge, which is the place 
  where the Yellow Radiate strikes the horizon; reaches the 
  zenith at Pole Star, then descends along the Black Line and 
  finishes at Rausa’s Hinge, . The white/red or north-south 
  line is found by measuring a right angle from the 
  yellow/black line at Polaris. 
   
  These divide the Sky into its basic parts: the center and 
  exte
  that all stars eventually appear in every one 
  of t
  s a date was given by referring to 
  a ce
   few of 
  the 
  ders more. It was recognized as 
  a pa
  rior (or horizon), and the four quarters. Other radiates 
  from the center divide the enclosed half-sphere into other 
  “houses.” Since this grid does not move, but the living 
  dome does, the stars move around the sky, going from 
  house to house. 
  This means 
  he houses of their Circle throughout the year. Thus it is 
  critical to know the date and time in order to know the 
  precise position of a star. 
  Alternately, sometime
  rtain star in a certain house. If the writer wished to be 
  obscure, he could use an obscure star, if clarity was sought, 
  any of several local systems could be used. The Pelandan 
  Farming Schedule was one such local system. (“When the 
  Plow enters X, it is time to bless and use the tool.”) 
  Planets, on the other hand, are restricted to a
  houses through which they pass. The Yelm Path, for 
  instance, never leaves Houses 57/88, 56/25, 24/9, 8/1, 4/5, 
  16/17, 40/41, and 72/73. 
  The Red Pathway wan
  thway only lately, and many scholars in Dara Happa are 
  still unconvinced. However, plotting the Red Pathway 
  planets accurately is one of the secrets by which the 
  Buserian Celestiology is noted, and works for them. 
   
   
  
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  The Frame 
  nter 
  nter of the sky. His real name is 
  f the 8-armed cross. Those 
  arm
  The Main Frame 
  ided into three horizontal regions. 
  has four Colored Radiates, and four 
  Ord
  e East is the Yellow Radiate. It 
  • 
  adiate. It is 
  • 
  . It is 
  • 
  te Radiate. It 
   
  he Four Ordinary Radiates are: 
  ) or Eastsouth; Also called 
  • 
  • 
  so 
  called 
  the 
  • 
  O
  names, for neither quail 
  nor 
  Secondary Radiates 
   the rim of the two Circles. 
                                                            
  Pole Star, Ce
  Pole Star sits in the exact ce
  a secret, known only to initiates. Everyone else calls him 
  Pole Star because of the fact that he is exactly overhead, as 
  on the top of a dome, like the nomad kert, which has a pole 
  running from the ground to the roof. Some legends say that 
  the original Pole was the ancient Pillar, a god which used to 
  be worshipped but no longer is. 
  Pole Star’s ancient rune is o
  s now divide the sky into its Eighths. Those eight lines 
  radiate from Pole Star make the Main Frame. 
   
  The Main Frame is div
  From below, these appear to be concentric circles. They are 
  divided by radiating lines which come from the center, or 
  from the second ring. 
  The Main Frame 
  inary Radiates. This makes the first Eight Houses. The 
  Four Colored Radiates are: 
  • 
  From Pole Star to th
  is also called the Theyan or East Radiate. 
  From Pole Star to the South is the Red R
  also called the Erindamus,204 or South Radiate. 
  From Pole Star to the West is the Black Radiate
  also called the West or Rausan Radiate. 
  From Pole Star to the North is the Whi
  is also called the North or Kalikos Radiate. 
  T
  • 
  Indem (originally “Indnem”
  the Serenity Pole, or Yareladivum, or the Quail Tree. 
  Nemvan, or Southwest; Also called the Brilliance Pole, 
  or Yabethjesarum, or Egret Tree. 
  Vanash, 
  or 
  Westnorth; 
  Al
  Transformation Pole, or Yamastinum, or Dove Tree. 
  Ashind, or Northeast, Also called the Action Pole, or 
  Yajarananus, or Eagle Tree. 
  bviously these are symbolic 
  egrets naturally inhabit trees. These associations also 
  appear elsewhere, such as the egrets being noted as 
  especially brilliant, or quail being serene. 
   
  Secondary Radiates come from
  They can be designated by a variety of names, including the 
  rooms of a house or mathematical designations. More 
  simply, they are ignored since the spaces between the lines 
  is more important. 
   
   
  204 Erindamus. A dog god. 
  The Circles 
  The sky is divided first into three (sometimes four) Circles, 
  which lie in concentric circles around Pole Star. The Circles 
  are named the Upper, or Ourania’s, Circle; the Middle; and 
  the Lower Circle. 
  The Upper Circle is also called the City (see below) 
  since the two regions perfectly coincide. It is divided into 8 
  Houses, sometimes called the Eight Courts. 
  The Middle Circle is also called the Middle Heaven. It 
  is divided into the same 8 houses, or (more commonly) into 
  Sixteen Rooms. 
  The Lower Circle is also called the Lower heaven or 
  Lower Sky. It ends upon the horizon. It is divided into the 
  same 8 Houses, or more commonly, into Thirty-two Plots, 
  or Yards. 
  The Last Circle is the latest added to the system. This 
  is the Horizon Line or Underworld Line. This line is made 
  by the horizon, and because the dome tilts there are some 
  areas which are visible part of the year, but for other parts 
  they are below the horizon. The stars below this line are of 
  the “fourth circle, which is actually not a circle but is 
  irregularly shaped. The fact that the sky below the Horizon 
  Circle is sometimes below the horizon implies (for some) 
  that there is a much larger portion of the sky invisible there 
  too (perhaps another whole half-sphere forming the 
  Underworld Sky!) 
   
  The 88 Houses 
  The Circles are subdivided by the Radiates to form 88 areas 
  (sometimes called houses). These are called octants, arcs, 
  and sub-arcs (and sometimes sub-sub-arcs), depending 
  upon which Circle they are in. They are numbered 
  consecutively, rotating east-south-west-north, starting from 
  the Yellow Radiate. 
  • 
  Octants are the first 8 zones of the Inner Heavens, 
  whose perimeter is defined by Ourania’s circuit. 
  • 
  Arcs are the next 16 regions (#9-24), located in the 
  Circle of the Middle Sky. It surrounds the Upper Sky. 
  Its lower border is marked by the Pit, a peculiar mark 
  which does not go around the sky. 
  • 
  Subarcs divide the Lower Sky into an additional 32 
  regions (#25 to 56). 
  • 
  Sub-sub-arcs are the regions of the Subarcs which 
  dip below the Horizon Line due to the annual tilting 
  of the dome. Because of the unequal tilting, areas of 
  the north are smaller than in the south. These are the 
  32 areas numbered 57 to 88. 
   
  
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  Common Sky Areas 
   
  Beside the formal system of Buserian, there exists the 
  common identification of the sky and its inhabitants. This is 
  based simply upon what is visible to the ordinary, unaided 
  eye when viewing the unclouded sky. 
  The sky is divided into five general regions for simple 
  identification purposes. These areas are not abstract, but can 
  be easily seen and discerned, and are known to most people. 
   
  The City 
  This is the same as the region of the Upper or Central Sky. 
  It includes the Three Great Stars of Polaris, Arraz, and 
  Ourania; plus their servants, called the Officers, the Chorus, 
  and the Household. Their turns about the sky are stately 
  and dignified. 
   
  The River 
  An undulating swatch of light arcs overhead. This is the 
  Celestial River, which invaded the sky after drowning the 
  earth, when Emperor Anaxial was afloat. It has the greatest 
  concentration of stars and constellations. Many tiny stars, 
  unnamed and hard to discern, are within its current. Though 
  some people say that the diffused light within it are even 
  tinier stars, collectively being the commoners of the Star 
  Tribes, these are actually the dust of the destroyed ancient 
  ones. 
   
   
   
  The Forest 
  One quarter of the celestial dome is fairly dense with stars, 
  mostly too small to be recognizable and named. Lestakus 
  the Hunter is lord of this realm. Many of the brightest stars 
  are demigods, collectively called the Escaped Prey. ‘Despite 
  the name, Plentonius cites stories for the imprisonment of 
  most of them into the sky. The theory is that they escaped 
  Death by gaining this static immortality. 
   
  The Fields 
  Between Forest and River are the Fields. A moderate 
  number of stars appear here, irregularly placed. Prominent 
  constellations tend to be of creatures or of tools. 
  This area is sometimes divided into the Spring Fields 
  and Summer Fields. The Spring Fields includes the vast 
  Marsh (sometimes called the Lake). 
   
  The Desert 
  Across the River from the Fields is the Desert. This area is 
  nearly devoid of stars. ALL of the visible stars there are 
  named individually or in constellations. 
   
  
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  The Young God 
   
  The Solar Mythology recognizes the Story of Yelm as its 
  essential tale. Said another way: the world is the way it is 
  today because of what Yelm did. Restated again with a sense 
  of inclusiveness: The world is the way it is today because of 
  what Yelm and his ancestors, associates, enemies, and 
  descendants did, or did not do. 
  The sky is the way that it is because of what Yelm did. 
  The story of what he did is shown there, in the dome, as the 
  tale of the Young God. Said another way, the Yelm religion 
  recognizes the Tale of the Young God to be one part of the 
  Tale of Yelm. 
  The story of what the Young God did is recorded by 
  the planet Lightfore. Parts of the story are discernable from 
  the constellation where Lightfore rises (and sets), and by its 
  passage through variously important celestial bodies. 
  The planet Lightfore has always held some enigma. Its 
  Gloranthan name is always a title, like Lightfore, and its 
  secret name remains a secret (if it was ever known or agreed 
  upon!) Furthermore, the story of the Young God may be 
  told about other deities as well. It was told about Kargzant 
  before the Anarchy Year turned everything around, and its 
  influence is still seen in many nomad customs. (see Wyrms 
  Footnotes article) 
  The story of the Young God is now the story of Yelm, 
  and is told as such here. Lightfore is now recognized by the 
  Dara Happans to be Antirius, the “Little Sun” which 
  remained in the darkness. They remind us that Yelm’s own 
  consciousness was in Antirius, as well as in Bijiif, the 
  Descender. As Bijiif descended into Hell, Antirius also 
  descended into the Land of the Dead. These are, they say, 
  both elements of the same Yelmic secrets. 
  The title “Young God” deserves some comment. The 
  story is clearly not of a young god, but of a god who begins 
  young, goes through the vigor and richness of youth and 
  adulthood, then enters into the wisdom and weakness of old 
  age, and (in the winter) dies and is reborn. Sometimes the 
  tale is of the Year God, and his titles are Spring God, 
  Summer God, and so on. 
  Nonetheless, the Youth of the deity is always foremost. 
  This is probably to emphasize one of the secrets of the 
  Yelmic cult: eternal rebirth with the blessings of the Sun. 
   
  The Story 
  Star Number 36, called the Throne, is the starting point for 
  the tale. This star is also called the Youth, or even Young 
  God. 
  Lightfore always rises from the same spot (more or 
  less, the variance is tiny and of no matter here) on the 
  physical horizon. This place is called Theya’s Gate. The 
  Dome moves a tiny bit more than one full circuit each day 
  and night period, and as a result Lightfore rises from a 
  slightly different part of the stellar horizon each night. 
  When the Young Yelm rises exactly upon Star 36, he 
  begins the journey of the Young God. He rises into the Sky, 
  conquering Burburstus, the Dark Dragon. This event begins 
  the Celestial Year, and the season of Spring. He hitches the 
  Oxbow and Plow (or among the Wet People, “the 
  (irrigating bucket and (sprout) bag.”) 
  During the Spring Season Yelm walks “across fields, 
  through the Marsh to Erkonus, and on to the Forest.” 
  During the summer, he delves “into the Forest, the 
  Hunter’s realm.” He meets its denizens with varying results. 
  At last the Hare shows him the way to defeat Hunter 
  and get out, in return for not being eaten by Yelm (or any 
  Dara Happan Emperor.) 
  Yelm leaves the forest at last, returns to “the other 
  field” and, after a search, “returns the Pot to the Cook.” At 
  last, he ends up on the shores of the River. 
  Yelm must confront the serpentine River (which is 
  often called the Styx, Lorion, or even Oslira). But, as always, 
  Water bears the weakness of fire, and the Young God is 
  overwhelmed by the serpent. He is vomited out by the 
  monster on the far side of the River and enters into the 
  realm of Death. This is the start of Autumn. 
  Yelm suffers subsequent mishaps and shamings. He is 
  seen naked by the Spy, defeated by Urnbudud, shamed at 
  the Whisperers, and insulted by the Bull. 
  Only at the Oasis does he find any sustenance, and his 
  entry there marks the start of Winter. After a brief, but 
  suitable, rest Yelm rises and goes through the rest of the 
  Desert. He meets Thasus, who prepares him for combat by 
  giving him stellar secrets to chant against his next foe, 
  Bakoka, the Scorpion Mother. She is defeated when she 
  devours the Lost Light, but has stripped Yelm of his 
  powers. The Young God continues and nearly despairs, 
  since he finds nothing in the desert. His hope is finally 
  restored when he finds the Budding flowers, and with their 
  instruction he then makes his way back to the River. Once 
  submerged, his wounds and pains are taken away, and he is 
  renewed. He emerges as the Young God again, and takes his 
  Throne, which stands upon a rock in the center of the 
  River. 
   
  Times and Places 
  Shortly after the Spring Equinox, in Disorder Week of Sea 
  Season, Lightfore both rises and sets in the constellation of 
  Youth. 
  At the Summer Solstice, Lightfore rises over the Lion, 
  travels on a very short journey and sets somewhere near to 
  but behind the Plough, Willows, etc. (still quite near to 
  Youth, in fact). Shortly before the Autumn Equinox, in 
  Fertility Week of Earth Season, Lightfore rises and sets over 
  Fan. At the Autumn Equinox, Lightfore sets in the River. 
  At the Winter Solstice, Lightfore rises over the Bul4 travels 
  on a very long journey, and sets over the Scorpion. At the 
  Spring Equinox, Lightfore sets in Youth. 
   
  
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  The Star Time 
  A story told in Yuthuppa, their Truth 
  This is called the Star Time, or Sparks and Embers, for that 
  is all the fife and health that folks had in those chill, starving 
  days. The people of the empty land would all have died 
  from the cold and starvation, and they almost all did. But 
  some of them were saved by the Stargazers. 
  When the Stargazers came to Yuthuppa, the people 
  came out of ‘their cold towers to look upon the strangers, 
  who were well fed and well clothed. The Stargazers in turn 
  looked with concern and compassion at the starved, 
  shattered peoples. 
  “Who are you? You astonish us,” said the survivors, 
  “for we have not seen anyone well fed for all of our lives. 
  We thought you might be ogres, but we see that is not true 
  at all. How do you do this?” they asked. 
  “We are the Stargazers,” they replied, “And although it 
  is not easy, we will try to teach you.” And there were not 
  any people who were not avid students in learning that 
  night. 
  “That,” said the Stargazer, pointing to Teat of Oropum, 
  “is the Porridge Star. You should begin with that.” And they 
  taught the people how to sing, and how to pray, and how to 
  address the stars and their spirits in the right ways. And 
  when they were done, the people had simple food to eat, 
  and to them it was like ambrosia. 
  When they were fed, the survivors said, “You also 
  appear to be well dressed, and perhaps even well armed. 
  These are things foreign to us, and we would like to know if 
  you can teach of these things too.” 
  “You have shown me that you are of us,” said 
  Stargazer, “by the intensity of your prayer and your success 
  at this task, so I will teach you more. Before I leave from 
  your camp I will teach you the Protection Star, and the 
  Goat Star, and the Bread Star, which you must pray to all 
  year.” 
  “Where are you from?” asked the people, satisfied, and 
  hopeful for the first time in their miserable lives. “Who are 
  your gods?” 
  “We have no gods,” they said, “for the gods can only 
  disappoint we mortals. We instead believe only in the power 
  of the stars, and their spirits who help us. 
  “In the beginning, after the First People were made but 
  before there was war, our ancestors were just one of the’ 
  many tribes which wandered upon the bountiful earth in 
  bliss and innocent joy. 
  “In those days we searched for special places, and 
  power spots, and regions where the gods had gone and left 
  their effects We found one which we loved above all the 
  rest. 
  “This we called the Sky Spot, for when there any good 
  person could fly up into the Sky World and see what the 
  Luxite people of the Upper World did. They came back and 
  told everyone, and so the folk adopted the ways of the Sky 
  People to their lives on this world. Thus they adopted the 
  wandering ways, and companionship of the sturdy goat, and 
  the sowing of wild oats, and the reaping thereof. And they 
  kept traveling to the Sky World, to get more information 
  and wisdom, and to chart the changes which we discerned 
  were occurring. 
  “The changes in the Sky World were frightening to all 
  of us there, and we knew that there would be great changes 
  to come. We all knew well that every god on the Surface 
  World has a planetary counterpart in either the Sky or the 
  Underworld. When the celestial bodies moved quickly, and 
  fell out of place, we helped to shepherd the innocent stars 
  to safety, and we charted their paths in the world. We loved 
  Pole Star, who gave us his protection in the heavens, and 
  the Safe Prayer, and sent the Star Captains to help us. 
  “And they helped us here on earth too, and the 
  Stargazers came back with news of the heavens, and with 
  advice, and how to contact the stars which could still help 
  us. And so in that way we have survived in the worst of 
  conditions, even though we are only small bands of upward-
  looking people.” 
   
  Burburstus, or Houses of 
  Virtue? 
  Plentonius’ comments about the Houses of Virtue received 
  one significant piece of support, but its author (Hernavus of 
  Darleep) was executed by Emperor Anirmesha for treason. 
  All which remains of his notes is shown here. 
  It is possible that this Virtue business was a Yuthuppan 
  secret, revealed by Plentonius (probably inadvertently) and 
  subsequently ignored and suppressed. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
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  Yuthuppan Star Story 
  Towers 
  In Yuthuppa (and the rest of Dara Happa, to a lesser extent) 
  are the famous Star Story Towers. On certain days of the 
  year pilgrims go to certain towers which are charged with 
  momentous events and powers. Each tower has no floors 
  within it, though large ones often have stairs spiraling 
  around their interior. Many windows are placed erratically 
  around the walls. 
  The towers are all officially named as a specific date. 
  Commoners also usually know the story of the tower, and 
  call it by that title. On the given date the windows of the 
  tower reveal the specific celestial entities which are in the 
  given story. The windows always reveal some aspects which 
  are not given in the verbalization of the tales. For instance, 
  the appearance of the Dove star reveals to pilgrims that 
  Uleria influenced such-and-such story, even though she is 
  not told to be in the tale. 
  The Tower of No Walls is the same as the Tower of All 
  Stories. Buserian’s Frame, with no walls and all windows, is 
  sometimes called the Tower of All Stories. 
   
  The Changing Sky 
  Another Yuthuppan document 
  The sky is the realm of gods and immortals. That it is more 
  perfect than our world is readily apparent to anyone who 
  has viewed its vast splendor, for anyone can see that it is 
  larger than the lower earth. More important is its 
  immutability. Indeed, the changeability of the celestial is a 
  measure of the stability of the cosmos. 
  In the most ancient time the heavens were unchanging. 
  No wanderers roamed the sky. No rotation moved the mass 
  of stars around, or altered their positions by season. The 
  bright, life-giving Sun stood high in the sky, sharing his 
  power with all. 
  Everything changed after the Rebel Gods began their 
  rampage. First, Yelm rose higher in the sky, then was 
  damaged and dimmed forever, then disappeared. The sky 
  dulled. After that stars began to disappear, some by 
  dimming, others when they fell and were destroyed or 
  drowned in the raging sea. The color of the sky changed, 
  and bodies moved about in the sky but did not fall. Some 
  changed color. Some split apart, while others joined into 
  one body. But overall, the skies were emptied of their 
  diversity and splendor. 
  We can mark the return of Order to the universe with 
  the gradual return of the stable sky. First, some stars 
  became visible and did not change. They are the Great 
  Stars. Then they were joined by others. 
  When planets appeared to guide folk there was some 
  conflict between them. Kargzant destroyed two gods, and 
  ruled the others to protect mankind. 
  Kargzant was subdued in turn by the Sons of Yelm. 
  They fought Kargzant and made him stable in the sky. He 
  resisted, aided by energetic worshippers. But at last the 
  world was ready, and Antirius and Kargzant met in combat 
  at the Pillar of Fire, and Kargzant was thrown down. 
  Antirius rose in his place. 
  After that the world was much safer for humans. Cities 
  were repopulated. Farming in the rivers returned. People 
  looked forward towards the return of Divine Justice when 
  imperial Yelm brought back Peace. This Peace came close 
  to All during the reign of Khormesha the Great. Alas! It was 
  ruined once again by the Eater, led now by Gbaji the 
  Destroyer and his digijelm. They infiltrated the realm of 
  light as shadows, and then destroyed it. 
  The world resorted to disorder, and though some 
  emperors held their realm together the world declined in 
  morality until the very universe itself was threatened. The 
  Measurer was the sharp-eyed scholar who first discerned 
  discrepancies in the planets, and boldly listed “The Newer 
  Stars” including many which were not on the official lists 
  inherited from the past. Shortly after copies of his 
  manuscript were made he and his followers were burned at 
  the stake as heretics for spreading “bad omens,” and his 
  manuscripts collected and used as tinder. No one afterwards 
  dared to learn their visual techniques. A few copies of his 
  observations were hidden. 
  Shortly afterwards a military officer ordered all the 
  Yuthuppan Dayzatar temples in the city to be closed. The 
  priests refused, and city troops went to defend the ancient 
  towers. The fierce troops attacked the temples and killed 
  everyone defending them, then plundered the ancient gold, 
  and nailed the doors closed. Thus the accumulation of 
  observed knowledge was broken for this era, except for the 
  Secret Eye which can never be closed.205 
   
  Clarifications 
  Shortly after 112,000, in the reign of Kewetdesh, the 
  “Second Emperor of Peace,” the Dara Happan priests 
  published another re-definition of the sky, “as it is” rather 
  than to a theoretical ideal. Scholars argued over definitions, 
  engaging openly in the Clarification Debates upon subjects 
  which once got a man on the spike. These included the 
  Planet and Moon debates, the Third Path Debate, and the 
  Coming Planet debate, etc. These were, in general, part of a 
  enthusiastic expansion of celestial knowledge. In general, 
  solutions were offered, nothing was settled for certain. 
   
  Lunar Solutions 
  Finally, many of the questions of the celestial mechanics are 
  answered in the Lunar Settlement,. This was proposed and 
  proved by the Red Emperor in Dayzatar’s Gathering of 
  1/14. 
  It involves a series of crystalline spheres which move in 
  very complicated patterns which are acceptable to 
  mathematicians, and a mystery to normal humans. 
   
                                                             
  205 secret Eye. Uncertain, claimed to be a secret spy organization. More 
  prosaically, it might simply be temple records from outside the 
  destroyed area. 
  
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  Dome and Sky Facts 
  Some Observable Facts About the Sky Dome 
   
  Day and Night 
  Day and night lengths, as determined by a constant measure 
  of Time, vary depending upon the time of the year. 
  Days are longer in the summer, and also warmer, and 
  the sun itself is brighter, being brightest on the Solstice. 
  Nights are longer in the winter, and also colder, and the sun 
  itself is dimmer. The length of the night creates many subtle 
  differences in summer and winter Celestiology. Lightfore’s 
  movement across the desert, for instance, is long and 
  grueling in comparison with time spent swimming in the 
  River. 
   
  Daily and Nightly Movement 
  The Sky Dome moves in a direction called Domewise. If 
  you lie on your back and look upwards at the Sky 
  Dome (i.e. when you look at a map like the Elder 
  Secrets or DHBE or Ephemeris), the stars appear to be 
  rotating from the east to the north, from north around the 
  west, and so on.206 
  If you watched any single star for the whole night, it 
  would move around the sky in a dome-wise direction. 
  If you were standing, and watching a star all night, it 
  would appear and move half way around the sky in a 
  direction of East to North to West to South to East. Stars 
  closer to the horizon (the sow move a much greater 
  distance in the same time that the City stars make a stately 
  turn. 
   
  Annual Movement 
  From the same viewpoint, in the course of the year, the 
  Dome makes one complete dome-wise rotation. That is: 
  Lightfore rises in Youth, then in Lion, then in Lorion, then 
  in the Desert. 
  Specifically, it rotates through 360 + 360/294ths of a 
  degree in every day/night cycle (361.2245 degrees if you 
  really need to know: a full turn plus one third of one 
  percent of another full turn), making 295 complete rotations 
  in a 294-day year: 294 nightly turns, plus one grand cycle of 
  the stars. 
  Each night at sunset, the stars are slightly dome-wise 
  from where they were last night. (Usually, that is: variable 
  night lengths will interfere with this to a small degree). 
   
  Annual Tilt 
  The dome tilts back and forth, north and south, each year:’ 
  It tilts upon two unmovable hinges, the Gates of Theya and 
  Rausa, which have remained unbroken since the world was 
  first created. These gates do not move around, but are 
  immobile. From Theya’s Gate each day the Sun and, each 
  night, the Planets depart for their journeys across the sky. 
  They set, later, at Rausa’s Gate. These places are set. 
                                                             
  206 On earth, "clockwise.” 
  In the summer the dome dips to the north. This reveals 
  stars along the southern horizon which are not visible in the 
  winter. These are called the Summer Stars. 
  In the winter, the dome tilts so that the southern edge 
  dips below the horizon, revealing the winter stars along the 
  northern horizon. It dips slightly farther to the south than it 
  does (later) to the to the north.  
   
  A Heavenly Event 
  Celestial and Terrestrial events are said to be always linked 
  in some way. Often these interconnections are mysterious 
  and uncertain, but sometimes (especially at their Origin) 
  utterly clear, as here. 
  Here is a quote called “The Stellar War” which relates 
  the celestial events which occurred when Jannisor the 
  Conqueror assaulted the city of Glamour. It implies that the 
  historical events (of the Sable People’s assault and 
  subsequent enlightenment (or betrayal, as the southerners 
  have it) by the Twin Stars) were duplicated (or perhaps 
  caused?) by celestial events. 
  The Twin Stars were a very obscure body before this, 
  but they were certainly worshipped by the Sable People of 
  Prax before the battle. The Sable Tribes probably mustered 
  out in such force because they knew (unlike most) that their 
  own private planet was going to (presumably) occlude the 
  enemy Red Goddess. 
  “After her (the Red Goddess) accession to the heavens, 
  the heavens had to respond to her presence and, in some 
  cases, make room for Her. As always, these celestial events 
  had repercussions on earth. 
  “One particularly bright star burst into brilliance, called 
  Jannisor the Wanderer. The Madness Dust, which had 
  wiped out other stars, disappeared after it contacted his star, 
  and was like fuel for it. The brightness of this wanderer 
  obscured the crimson brilliance of the Moon itself as it 
  moved closer. 
  “Then the constellation of the Twin Stars moved out 
  from behind the moon, crossed the Jannisor Star, and went 
  on. Jannisor disappeared behind Her and did not emerge 
  from its passage behind her body in 1/28 (1275 ST), as the 
  Sisters had. 
  “This event was like a new fuel for the goddess’ fife, 
  and within Her a new blaze began to bum. For the next ten 
  years She increased her brilliance until at last she was even 
  visible in the daytime, despite the efforts of the Sun and his 
  minions.” 
   
  
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  Orlanth in GRoY 
   
  South of the Dara Happan cultural region was another 
  formative area, centered in the region now called Dragon 
  Pass. In the First Age these southerners were first called the 
  Strangers, and a little later, the World Council of Friends. 
  They are also called the Theyalans and First Council, or 
  (after their primary deity) Orlanthi. They were descendants 
  of the Debarkers, who got off of Anaxial’s boat too early. 
  This document was created during the first non-hostile 
  contacts between the two great cultures. From its internal 
  evidence, Plentonius is clearly uncertain about the name of 
  the enemy storm god or gods, and makes clumsy attempts 
  to identify them with his own Umatum and Rebellus 
  Terminus. Among the forms of the southern god to appear 
  here are: Orlanatum, Orlanatus, Erlandus, Lanatum, 
  Thunderer, and perhaps others. It is possible that these are 
  each tribal forms of the Storm and King god, or just 
  Plentonius’ misunderstanding of barbarian tongues. 
  Eventually these two cultures fused into a single entity 
  called the Golden Empire of Nysalor, but that did not begin 
  until the reign of Emperor Khorzanelm (c. 111,368 to 
  111,405), a century and a half after the era covered in this 
  book. During the friendly century of this era occurred a 
  fusion of the two mythologies of Dara Happan Yelm and 
  Theyalan Orlanth. For instance, the part of Rebellus 
  Terminus was taken by Orlanth, and he was associated with 
  the Disruptor constellation by other peoples. Likewise, it 
  was an easy step for the Orlanthi Emperor to become the 
  god Yelm. The harmonious duality of Nature was thereby 
  shown, especially in a myth of their competition for the 
  hand of Ernalda, a Sairdite manifestation of the earth 
  goddess. 
  When the Nysalorite Empire broke apart and the 
  barbarians invaded, the unified belief continued, although 
  unified religion was broken. Differences were encouraged 
  by politics taking a turn for the worse, and the natural 
  differences between deities being emphasized. Working 
  harmony was gone again, leaving only the Ideal. 
   
  - end - 
   
  Heaven Corrupted 
  A Brief Record of Celestial Movements 
   
  Incomplete and of relatively late compilation, but useful nonetheless. 
   
  First 
  was perfection. The Mighty Pillar stood in the center, while 
  the Perfect Bowl stood overhead. 
   
  1. Separation of Three Good Brothers 
  from One 
  The perfect Sky is divided into its three regions. Enclosing it 
  all is the Aether. 
   
  2. Lodril’s Descent, Crash, and Burn 
  Lodril, the lowest of the brothers, can not resist the 
  temptation of the world and descends to the ground. Where 
  he touches he crashes and burns a great hole into the 
  ground. 
   
  3. Dragon’s Rise and Yelm’s Descent to 
  High Sky 
  After Lodril’s descent Life came from the earth, and the 
  Nestentos Serpent came to the surface. Yelm rose to the 
  Sky, leaving the terrestrial realm to Murharzarm. 
   
  4. Entekos’ (partial) Ascent (in the West) 
  Entekos, the Goddess of the Atmosphere, rose above the 
  ground to be the link between the high gods and the lower 
  gods. She took her position in the west, and lower than 
  Yelm. 
  5. Yelm’s 8 sons “go out” from His Body 
  The Eight Sons each took up their position in the Sky. 
   
  6. The Pit, and Umatum 
  A flaw appears in the Dome, and from it comes Umatum, 
  who moves everything. Umatum moves in a wide circle 
  through the Middle Sky, provoking the other Sons of Yelm 
  to respond. 
  • 
  Makestina rushes towards with the news Yelm, and 
  in his haste abandons all formality and is so 
  embarrassed that he gives himself up, and is 
  absorbed entirely by his Father. 
  • 
  Jernedeus follows at a distance, but while watching 
  Umatum ignores his own progress and crashes off 
  the east end of world. 
  • 
  Derdurnus spins to watch, and goes spinning off the 
  edge of the world. 
  • 
  Zatora follows Umatum at a great distance through 
  his circle (later see Zator, below). 
  • 
  Kargzant follows Umatum, circling behind and low. 
  • 
  Shargash is struck directly by Umatum, and thrusts 
  the invader onward and follows. Umatum is fatally 
  wounded and wobbles around the sky, sinking lower. 
  Shargash moves inside of Umatum’s path, protecting 
  the City. They fight with missiles, and eventually 
  Umatum wavers, then crashes down in the far north. 
  
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  • 
  Therados (Zayteneras) dodges up and out of the way. 
  • 
  Deumalos drops “like a rock” to dodge the coming 
  Umatum, and is gone. 
  • 
  Zator goes into the Pit and is never seen again. 
  Instead the first myriad of stars come out. 
  • 
  Umatum crashes upon North Camp. This starts the 
  tilting north-south Dome Movement. It goes 
  northward first, because the Pillar there is broken, 
  until it is pushed back even harder by Arnstadum 
  (identified now with Kalikos). 
  • 
  Sons of Umatum rise out of the ruined North Camp, 
  bearing the weapons of their dead father. Unknown 
  to them, a Dragon pursues. 
   
  7. Uleria Appears 
  The beautiful body rises from the east, rises to center, and 
  keeps going past Entekos. 
   
  8. Yelm Destroyed 
  A conspiracy of gods kills the emperor. The Doom 
  Conjunction brings many planets together and light of Yelm 
  is blocked out. The great fire disintegrates, and its parts go 
  to various places. 
  (Note of interest. Yelm’s size in the prehistoric sky was 
  determined when he first set. That size, as marked against 
  the horizon (by the (northern) Peak and (southern) Well of 
  Barda) is the same now as it was then, and is called one Sun-
  size. This unit is used to measure the skies.) 
   
  9. Settings 
  The stars and other greater bodies of the sky begin to 
  disappear. 
  • 
  Bijiif Sets in the West. See Copper Tablet for 
  locations of other planets at the Doom Conjunction. 
  Rausa rises the first time. 
  • 
  Entekos is the second body to set. She follows 
  Yelm’s (sometimes called “her husband’s”) path. 
  • 
  Jernedeus is next, going down the Western Gate as 
  usual.207 
  • 
  Derdurnus continues circling lower, is eventually 
  struck by a/the Bat Planet, and falls. The ruler of the 
  planet is replaced by Tholm (or another Ghevengus-
  rune) at the Lower Sky level. 
   
  10. Pre-dawn Risings 
  • 
  Entekos and her two new children. These were 
  Lokarnos (risen for the first time) and Vendara (aka, 
  one of the “Moon” goddesses.) They separate, but all 
  walk the same path. 
  • 
  Lorion, the Great River, rises up into the sky upon 
  the footsteps of Entekos and her children. 
  • 
  Sedenya, The moon goddess, when “Tolat was not 
  yet on her trail”. 
  • 
  Others. 
   
                                                             
  207 “as usual” means, according to modem (Lunar) knowledge, that the 
  moon had, in fact, risen and descended here before Yelm. 
  11. Fallings 
  One by one, the remaining planets and constellations 
  disappeared from the sky, following their master Yelm into 
  the Underworld.  Entekos was first, followed by Lokarnos. 
  Dayzatar, after taking 10,000 years to traverse half the sky 
  (from the zenith to the horizon), he was the next to last god 
  to leave the world. As is well known, he then climbed outside 
  the Dome, thereby preventing pollution in the Underworld. 
  Shargash, the warrior, was the last god to succumb. 
   
  The Axis Succession 
  A series of gods appears to have ruled the sky, according to 
  their own mythology. Each was at the center of the sky, or 
  the Axis of the world.  Aether may have been first. Yelm 
  was next. Arraz followed Yelm, and appears to have been 
  the former Pole Star. Polaris was third, taking over before 
  Time began. The implication of this, especially the 
  Arraz/Polaris shift, is that the entire dome moved its center 
  — a part of the celestial cataclysm which began the world of 
  humankind. 
   
  Kazkurtum and Star Time 
  A period existed in which no stars or celestial bodies of any 
  sort were known, remembered, or contacted. 
  Then Buserian observed, spoke to, and received gifts 
  from Pole Star and the other 49. 
   
  Planetary Returns 
  The planets of modern time returned to the sky in a 
  sequence still remembered. Not all planets and moons were 
  immediately recognized as regular bodies, hence they are 
  not listed among the 49 Reliable Bodies. These dates are 
  known to be approximate in the earliest (preliterate) cases. 
  • 
  Star Age - The 49 were all eventually visible in this 
  era, plus many others which were not Reliable. 
  • 
  110,666 Kargzant and the companions - The first 
  planet, and for a long time, the brightest celestial 
  body. During its reign many new stars were 
  identified, and others seen. Theya and Rausa were 
  identified, but not Reliable. Kargzant’s irregular 
  period eventually stabilizes. Rules for 445 years and 
  then “fades.” 
  • 
  110,700 Shargash and the Old Soldiers - Shargash 
  began as a body dimmer than Kargzant, but grew to 
  be both larger and brighter. 
  • 
  111,800 Lokarnos - This is the Jenarong era, when 
  the first (new) records were kept openly in 
  Yuthuppa. 
  • 
  By 111,000 “dawn” - Entekos, Uleria, Broken Ring. 
  • 
  111,111 Bridle Conjunction - Antirius “overcomes” 
  Kargzant, who is dethroned and bound to his 
  rightful home. (110 years) 
  • 
  111,221 Yelm - Khordavu/Plentonius Era. (154 
  years) 
  • 
  111,375 Yelm/Nysalor - Purified, etc. 
   
  
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  Dara Happan Planetary Runes 
   
  Here is the essential Dara Happan symbol system for their celestial notations. 
   
  Modern Signs 
  These are all used in current (modern, 112,600 YS) Lunar 
  Celestiology. For convenience, I also provide the 
  (outdated/Sartarite) names given in Elder Secrets of Glorantha. 
  Incidentally:  The similarity of the Theyalan stellar 
  names to the Dan Happan ones indicates (to me) that the 
  Theyalans got most of their star lore from the lowlands of 
  Dara Happa, perhaps in the time between Khordavu and 
  Khorzanelm. 
  y 
  Yelm 
  (Yelm/the Sun) 
  e 
  Entekos 
  (Moskalf) 
  9 
  Shargash 
  (Tolat) 
   
   
  Uleria 
  (Mastakos) 
  L 
  Lightfore 
  (Lightfore) 
  u 
  Lokarnos 
  (Lokarnos) 
  a 
  Orlanatus 
  (Orlanth’s Ring) 
  T 
  Theya 
  (Theya) 
  R 
  Rausa 
  (Rausa) 
  q 
  Red Moon 
  (Red Moon) 
  ? 
  Artia 
  (the Bat) ! 
  < 
  Twinstars 
  (Twinstars) 
  9 
  Arraz 
  (Dayzatar’s Eye) 
  1 
  Pole Star 
  (Polestar) 
  5 
  Ourania 
  (Not listed) 
  D 
  The Pit 
  (Dark Spot) 
  k 
  Kalikos 
  (Kalikos) 
   
   
  Blue Moon 
  (Blue Streak)  
   
   
  Annhilla 
  (Hidden Moon) 
   * 
  Bright Star 
   x 
  Normal Star 
  • 
  Dim Star 
   
   
  Falling Star 
   
   
   
  Young God 
   
   
   
  The Sky of Dead Gods 
   
  Showing some more of the deities of Kazkurtum’s time which are no longer extant. 
   
   
  
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  Ancient Celestial Runes 
   
   
   
  Four Ladders 
  Some other Dan Happan runes, all of which relate together, or to the Pillar, or some such. 
   
  Sacred Pillar of Earlier 
  Dara Happan Philosophy 
   
   
   
  Sacred Pillar of Later Dara 
  Happan Philosophy 
   
   
   
   
  Pelandan Firestick 
  Some say this is on the Godswall. 
   
   
   
  The Parts of Yelm 
   
   
   
  Godswall Ladder 
   
   
  
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  Appendix D. Some Related Mythology 
   
  Here are the other myths which I have written down that are related to those here in GRoY.  
   
  Others from Dara Happa 
  Lokarnos 
  Greg Sez: In addition to their celestial origins, the real 
  (worshipped, functional) deities of Dara Happa also had 
  other stories about them. Here is the best-known about 
  Lokarnos. It is told at the High Temple, in Raibanth. 
  Lokarnos began his career as an imperial official. He 
  handed out the tokens which allowed someone entry into 
  the Palace of Yelm. These were simple, unadorned gold 
  discs, called coins. 
  Later on a special type was made for persons who 
  permanently had passage, and some time afterwards these 
  were pierced or hung from loops, and in this way 
  medallions were invented. 
  Later yet some of these were made for specific uses, 
  such as the ones used to bear messages from Yelm to his 
  servants, or from his servants to each other. Others were 
  special, and provided safe conduct, or trading rights, or a 
  magical power. These are called talismans. 
  One time Lorkarnos’ great master had to carry a great 
  burden. As would any good servant, Lokarnos rushed to his 
  aid and took the burden. But it was much too heavy for the 
  minor godling, and he despaired for not performing his 
  lord’s desire. When he crawled from beneath the load, 
  Lokarnos spilled his bag of the disks, medallions, and 
  talismans.208 From that reading he invented the first wheels, 
  and made a cart, and with this he bore the burdens of his 
  lord until the axle broke, and wheels fell crooked, and the 
  cover spilled open upon Lokarnos, crushing him. When his 
  master went on, beneath the load, Lokarnos remained, 
  limping pathetically. 
  When the world got worse, and people needed food 
  and goods, they had to obtain them from someplace other 
  than where they lived. Since it was the Lord’s obligation to 
  feed the people, and the Lord was gone, of course Lokarnos 
  bore these burdens too. The god continued to give out the 
  coins of passage, blessing or messages. 
  When cities came, people began to be more like their 
  gods. The Emperors ordered them to make coins, 
  medallions, and talismans. Thus from Lokarnos, the Cart-
  maker, came the first coins. Later they also made the first 
  coins which were not gold, to use in trade with foreigners. 
   
  The Contest for the Other One 
  Greg Sez: This is another version of “the Other story” 
  which is so important to Solar mythology. Every Emperor 
  must meet his Other. Many versions of this list exist, all of 
  them much longer than this condensed list. Given here are 
  the deities which (almost always) appear upon (nearly) all of 
  the other lists. 
                                                             
                                                            
  208 Incidentally inventing a type of divination, coinomancy. 
  Important: This called the “Distilled List (of Others)” 
  is a relatively modern document. It is preceded by the 
  opening paragraph given: 
  Nature rules. With the creation of One was the 
  inevitable creation of the Other, as well. The creation of 
  light is also always the creation of a shadow too. In our 
  seeking for goodness, we must not forget to look behind us. 
  Even the great Yelm was at first ignorant of these factors, 
  but as we see here he comes to terms with them in a gradual 
  way. First as water; second, darkness; and so on, Yelm 
  makes a continual re-definition of Other. 
  Once, in the gods world, there was a contest to choose 
  the Other One. After all, Yelm was the One, but there were 
  many which claimed to be the Other. 
  They decided to get together and have a contest, and 
  fair judging, to see which of them was the Other One. Since 
  they didn’t trust each other at all, they asked Yelm to judge. 
  He agreed, of course, being the Source of Justice. 
  There were many contestants, and they all made a good 
  case for themselves to be the Other One. 
  Dayzatar was philosophical, “for you are a thinker, but 
  not with a mind like mine,” said Dayzatar. 
  Lodril claimed it, “for you are in no way a gross and 
  carnal lover of all that is fleshly; tasty, and dirty without 
  shame.” 
  Daliath came forth and claimed it, “for you are the 
  dryness, heat, and light of the world, which knows this by 
  the strength of your Justice; but I am the waters of Wisdom, 
  and know by knowing.” 
  The carrot god209 came forth, “For you are not just 
  Somebody, but the One body, and I am just a next-to-
  nothing.” 
  Oria, the First Goddess, came forth “For you are the 
  Great God, the Allfather, while I am the Great Goddess, 
  the All Mother.” 
  Dendara, his wife, “for while you are sure, I am not; 
  you are upright, I am not; you lead, I follow; you ask, I give; 
  you want, I supply.” 
  Gorgorma, who gnashed her teeth and claimed it, “For 
  you dare not even think of what I am.” 
  Umatum the Rebel God came out then, and claimed it, 
  “For you are the Emperor and the Keeper of Order, while I 
  am the Outlaw and the Changer.” 
  Kazkurtum, the shadow of the sun, came forth, and 
  claimed “You are the source of All Seeing, yet I am still 
  invisible.” 
  Jakbozi, a lord of the Fifth Hell came forth and claimed 
  it, “For you are all which was made and is meaningful, while 
  I am of chaos and meaninglessness.” 
  Yelm gazed upon them all and decided with Justice and 
  Wisdom. After due decision making, he declared the truth. 
   
  209 Rakenveg. 
  
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  “Dendara is the Other,” he said, “For indeed she is 
  utterly unlike me, and is also the one who I cherish beyond 
  my own life.” 
   
  Desire 
  Greg Sez: This is another late document, attributed to a 
  (Lunar) Myth Mapper who was in the land of the Happy 
  Dead. 
  I asked Plentonius why he hated Uleria so much. He 
  said:  The life of the gods was perfect and idyllic in every 
  way. They had no Time to cause them change, and they had 
  no desires which were not met in every way. There was still 
  endless space to grow into, and a plethora of good and 
  excellent things and ideas which were yet to be tried and 
  known. Like inhaling a chest full of sweet mountain air210 
  the world grew. 
  Yet, there became a measure of their existence, for 
  there occurred a moment when all changed. It was not 
  recognized when it happened, of course. But afterwards, all 
  of Creation was measured from that moment by 
  philosophers. 
  It was when Dendara wanted to hear a new song.  
  It was when Kargzant wanted to be Emperor. 
  It was when Orlanth wanted a new way to bring power 
  to the Many.211 
  This was the moment, across all of mythology, when 
  unfulfilled desire was born. After that, some entities fulfilled 
  their own wants anyway at the expense of the weak, and 
  thereby diminished the Cosmic Order. 
  When Yelm met with them, and made appeasements to 
  meet their demands with generosity, the Rebel Gods went 
  away satisfied, but soon grew greedy and disturbed again. 
  They returned again, with a new name and a new cause, and 
  demanded that their ultimate desires must be met. 
  “I settle All,” said Yelm. “Speak the facts, and I will 
  grant your desires with Justice and Truth.” The Rebels 
  spoke among themselves, and then placed their demand. 
  “We demand the impossible,” they said. 
  Yelm, Speaker of Justice, with full ceremony and 
  accoutrements, declared this to be done. “But you must be 
  more specific.” 
  “I would be You,” said one of the Rebels, out of turn. 
  Then it is done,” He said, “For it is the Truth that you 
  want uncertainty and shattered limitations, and in your 
  persons and deeds these terrible things have come to Be. 
  You, Rebel Gods of Power, have already brought about the 
  dominance of uncertainty and limited existence. For now, it 
  is your own treasure to keep and preserve.” And many disks 
  were given among the visiting rebels. 
  “Now you must go and leave us in peace.” 
  So the rebel gods did that, and returned to their homes 
  in the south in great triumph and immediately fell upon 
  each other with gleeful war. And I, cursed by Desire myself, 
  wish now only to depart. Farewell. 
   
                                                             
                                                            
  210 Like...air. This phrase is utterly un-Plentonic, and reveals its false origins. 
  But the sentiment was accepted. 
  211 A very late Lunar philosophy. 
  Mountain Making 
  Greg Sez: Gerendetho was head of an ancient pantheon 
  with its strongest roots in the Kostaddi area. The Ovosto 
  dynasty are in his family, along with many others known 
  only to regional folk rites. 
  One day Gerendetho was angry at the Granite Man, 
  who lived in a big palatial hill.... 
  When they finally got to fighting, Gerendetho was 
  unbeatable and sheared the whole top of all the mountains 
  off, and the foundation ruin of that god’s home is now 
  called the Hungry Plateau. Gerendetho shoved all the rock 
  and refuse aside, and that big pile is now called the Jord 
  Mountains. That is why we say “the Jords have no roots.”212 
   
   
   
   
  212 Other (usually single) Rootless Mountains are known. 
  
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  Darjiin - Some Origin Tales 
   
  Greg Sez: The bulk of this book is from, and about, Dara 
  Happa during its mythic, legendary, and early historical 
  times. After Emperor Khordavu politically united Dara 
  Happa, its (GRoY) mythos and religion became the pre-
  dominant framework within which all other beliefs were fit. 
  Yet some regions were only clumsily fit within the mythico-
  political system, and their mythologies were incompletely 
  subdued by the dominant Yelmite radiance. Some of those 
  areas maintained their strong local identity (and some of 
  their early deities) even unto modern Lunar times.213 
  All Darjiin royal and solar prerogatives were usurped 
  when the Brooch of Manimat was incorporated (by 
  Khordavu) into the Imperial Regalia. Nonetheless, the sub-
  imperial families clung stubbornly to their traditions, rights, 
  and deities. Some previously obscure cults (such as the 
  sexual aspect of SurEnslib) were elevated to be richly 
  sponsored and of aristocratic interest, hence political 
  importance, just to defy the Emperor. 
   
  Suvar and the Monsters 
  Suvar was a son of Perakosus.214 He loved to hunt, and he 
  was always respectful of his deity. Suvar and the Suvarsons 
  worshipped KuKwatta, whose name means “It-four.” This 
  deity had four faces: one angry male, one angry female, one 
  benevolent male, and one benevolent female. This deity was 
  utterly capricious and arbitrary, but Suvar knew the ways to 
  appease it when it was angry, and to accept the gifts when it 
  was not, and so he led his people on a good way of life. 
  However, there were barzkarto215 in the woods who did 
  not like Suvar hunting there. The barzkarto were monstrous 
  and utterly unhappy, for they were like two people attached 
  to each other at the back. They had four legs, four arms, 
  and two heads each. But these heads could not swivel all the 
  way around, and so they could not ever see their own other 
  part! This made them angry and jealous, and unconcerned 
  with the welfare of others. 
  Suvar and his sons were troubled by these monsters 
  which threw rocks and poison darts at them, and laid clever 
  traps in the woods. Suvar was deeply troubled, and he went 
  to his father for advice. But Perakosus only said to fight 
  them, and no more. 
  Grandfather lived then in the Great Cave216 He had 
  gotten his wisdom and power from going into the Cave 
  before. So now Suvar went deeper into the blistering 
  tunnels of the earth, and there he discovered ErNear, and 
  from her he learned the solution. 
  So Suvar got the right rock, and he chipped the sharp 
  axe from the obsidian. With this Suvar was able to cut the 
                                                             
  land
   they were 
  eate
   
  kille
  and Verondum chased 
  them
  ms and lived without troubles until the 
  Outsiders came.220 
                                                            
  213 modem Lunar times. That is, circa 112,625 YS., 1625 ST, or 8/1 Lunar. 
  214 Perakosus. Suvarian, literally “begetter of (my) father,” i.e.- 
  “grandfather.” This deity was later identified with other powerful 
  Grandfathers, and eventually recognized as an aspect of Lodril, the 
  Earth God. 
  215 barzkarto. Description in text. Neuter word, used for singular and 
  plural. The ancient Race is extinct now. 
  216 Great Cave. Location lost, found briefly, and lost again. 
  enemy people into two parts. Thus separated, the parts were 
  able to face each other instead of face away, and so they 
  were all happy afterwards and stopped harassing Suvar and 
  his family. Then they taught Suvar and his sons all they 
  needed to know to survive, and said that they would come 
  back to help whenever Suvar sang the right songs.217 The 
  tribe thereafter had many children, and they spread rapidly 
  through all their lands, and into the nearby ones as well. 
   
  Verondum 
  Verondum was a son of Suvar and ErNear. When he was of 
  age he deserted the caves of his mother and went eastwards 
  along the river218 and marked the sites for many camps. 
  One day he saw a goddess named SurEnslib, the great 
  heron mother whose children populated the river and marsh 
  s. 
  SurEnslib had laid many eggs which had already 
  hatched. Her first clutch were named after the Sun and 
  planets, because they were so beautiful and radiant The 
  second clutch was of the many plants which covered her 
  realm, like the One and Two Reeds, Cattail, Lily Pad, and 
  ninety six others. Her third clutch was of fish and frogs, 
  snakes and muskrats, herons and gulls, and all the other 
  animals. But before her fourth clutch could hatch
  n by the agarzi, a race of dog-headed lizards. 
  Verondum had pity on the goddess, and he set snares 
  to capture the beasts. But they were too fierce, and they tore 
  his snares. He set them again, and this time lay in wait with 
  his spear. The demon beast came and cracked the sixth 
  clutch of eggs in its mouth, then was snatched by the snare. 
  When it. fought to bite itself free, Verondum ran out and
  d it with his spear. He did this until they were all killed. 
  SurEnslib was very pleased, and Verondum guarded 
  her when she next sat upon the nest. Although ghosts of the 
  agarzi came, they were helpless, 
   off with their heads on poles. 
  The clutch hatched, and out came the first of our219 
  people. They are the Revered Ancestors, and they thrived 
  under the direct attention of SurEnslib and Verondum. 
  They lived along the shores of their many rich rivers and 
  caught fish and other food with their hands. They swam 
  without fear, and they made reed boats only to bear goods 
  across the water. They did not hunt animals or even harvest 
  normal plants for food. They spread all along the Doblian 
  and Joat River syste
   
  217 whenever Suvar sang the right songs. That is, when the Suvarians 
  shamans sang, thereby contacting the local sereskarto, or spirits. 
  218 river. Claimed to be both the Esel and Doblian rivers, or an earlier river 
  which included both. 
  219 the Suvarians people of Doblian, Darjiin, Durnvok, and sometimes Arir. 
  220 The Outsiders are led by the Hippopotamus God, Crocodile Goddess, 
  and Tapir God. The death of the people saddens SurEnslib, who 
  devours the bodies to make new eggs. These are the Hero Families, 
  many of whom later became aristocrats. They lead the people to 
  victory and to punish the hostile deities, turns their children into food 
  for the humans. 
  
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  One day there came to the King of Survargar a strange man. 
  He said he was of the Real People, but the damuski221 said 
  he was of the people called the Old Ones. They wore no 
  clothes at all except for a belt which bore many bags. The 
  covered their bodies with many colors of paint, and they 
  were not embarrassed by their nakedness. They said they 
  had come because their ancient lands had been overrun by 
  the Ram People, and they needed help to get their lands 
  back. 
  The king sent scouts from Survargar City went to look, 
  and when they came back they said that only Perakosus 
  himself could hold back that horde. The King of Survargar 
  called the painted messengers to him, and told them that he 
  couldn’t help, because neither he, his damuski, nor his 
  women could contact Perakosus any more. The fault was in 
  the land, which was too worn down and cold to give help 
  since the Sons of Verondum went away with the Old Songs. 
  He then invited them to stay for the upcoming 
  celebrations. Since they would gorge far beyond their 
  normal expectations, they agreed to stay before they 
  returned home with the sad news. 
  When the dancing began, the Old Ones asked politely 
  if they could join in since it was a familiar rhythm to them. 
  The King agreed, and with the Old Ones dashing about in 
  their odd colors, everyone agreed it was much more lively. 
  When the singing began, the old Ones were delighted 
  to recognize the rhythm and many of the words. They asked 
  if they could sing along, and the King agreed again. But 
  when the Suvarians stopped singing, one time, the Old 
  Ones kept on, in their odd dialect. Now the damuski 
  objected, and they stopped the ceremony. But the Old Ones 
  said that these were the songs they knew. At last the Father 
  damuski stopped the quarrel, realizing that the Old Ones 
  knew the missing parts of the Old Songs. They said they 
  could even sing all the Perakosus songs, if they would get 
  the voices to help. 
  This was held to be great news. The Old Ones began 
  singing classes for the damuski and women to teach all the 
  ceremonies which fit into that part of the year. 
  So in the hunting season the King of Arir222 sent some 
  banded fighters, but mostly the singers. 
  They went to where the Old Man slept, and with their 
  magic they attracted the enemy to come towards them. 
  They sang a taunting song, a hurting song, a killing song, 
  and a cowardly song. All of the famous and powerful men 
  and women of the Ram People armed and drove their 
  animals along to meet the challenge. 
  Then the singers woke the Old Man, but before he rose 
  they all went quickly away. Only the Old Ones remained 
  behind, still singing a part which no one else knew. 
  When the Ram People came to sack the shrine, the Old 
  Man rose. The great magicians of the Ram People, who had 
  driven off the Old Ones with ease, sought to suppress the 
  wonderful god. He exploded, surrounded them with his 
                                                             
                                                            
  221 damuski. Suvarian, literally “dog-pole man,” i.e.- magic user or shaman. 
  222 Arir. An anachronistic reference, since Arir is a much later (post-mythic) 
  name. But it directs towards the ancient Suvarian royal city. 
  arms, and burnt them all — human, animal, and spirit — to 
  ashes. The Ram People were destroyed. 
  After that the god Arketos223 remained standing there, 
  to keep the dead away and watch for the return of any foes. 
  The Old Ones moved back into their lands. 
  After a while there was a new attack by a foreign 
  people called the Erlandings. They were children of the 
  terrible storm gods of thunder and lightning, Erlandus and 
  Ovadorudus. 
  Painted people came to the King of Survargar and 
  asked for help again, reminding the king of his ancestor’ 
  generosity. The king remembered the benefits, and said he 
  would help again if they taught his singers the rest of the 
  missing songs. The Old Ones agreed. 
  This time it rained and snowed when the Old Ones 
  sang. The enemy gods got closer. But at last Perakosus 
  woke, and he sprang to life again. The gods fought, and 
  though the gushing rains of the sky drowned out the fires, 
  the rain god was wounded too, and the Erlandings fled. 
  This left two more guards to frighten off enemies. 
  Yet a third invasion came. The priests sang, and the 
  earth warmed and heaved. But it was the Cold Gods and 
  their children who came, and the heat and cold broke each 
  other, and the great rising mountains bent and folded. The 
  children of the invaders, we call them trolls now, moved 
  into the broken terrain and live there still. These made three 
  great hills, whose hard faces protected the refugees. 
  We call these six peaks the Old Ones of the Yolp 
  Mountains. They are the six great mountains of that region, 
  where the Elder Races still live in strength. 
   
  The Manimati 
  A broad synopsis 
  Among the early tribes of (modern) Darjiin (and Doblian, 
  Arir, and Durnvok) were the Singers (eeola). They traveled 
  from area to area, and when the tribes gathered, the singers 
  provided 
  introductions, 
  entertainment, 
  and 
  worship 
  ceremonies. Among these Singers were the Good Singers. 
  They did not sing well, the sang with goods. That is, they 
  traded material goods as their particular song. 
  When the invading horsemen appeared, the Good 
  Singers encouraged the people to make hilltop cities on the 
  protected plateaus of Darjiin and surrounding areas. Those 
  who failed were killed. 
  Whenever foes abandoned their chariots and walked 
  into the lands, the Manimat clan sent their best leader with 
  War Songs. Their small communities survived this way. 
  Sometimes enemy gods came, and in those cases the 
  Earthquake Priests wakened the Old Ones, who brought 
  earthquakes, volcanoes, and earthbolts224 that reshaped the 
  very land, thus confusing the invading armies. 
  Several dynasties of Manimati oversaw Darjiin. The 
  little actually known is contained in the map and essay in 
  this book. 
   
  223 Sometimes Yolp Mt. 
  224 earthbolt. Similar to Sunspear. 
  
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  Here are excerpts of the “(Older) Chronicle of the Bright Eagle Lords. “ Only fragments of the original exist (now 
  collectively called the “Older Chronicle... “), including these. They are provided here because they give another view of 
  some of GRoY’s events, and reveal more of the Dara Happan way of life during the late Jenarong dynasty era. 
   
  Kestinmodos 
  Kestinmodos was heir of the previous Lord, and he was of 
  the lineage of Emperor Kestinoros, by a younger son. Thus 
  he was of imperial blood, but did not qualify to be one by 
  being within three generations of an emperor. Nonetheless, 
  this did not prevent him from leading an exemplary life of 
  imperial demeanor. He was called Lord Bright Eagle, and 
  his entire lineage still wore the bright blue, red, and yellow 
  feathers of the Paradisal Aviator225 during ceremonies. 
  Kestinmodos was modest and did not try to overstep 
  the natural bounds of a servant of the Empire. He was 
  pious and ever attentive to the will of his gods. He expected 
  to be tested in both of these aspects of his life, and he was. 
  First the Emperor came to Hematuran to collect his 
  tribute, and he saw the young daughter of Kestinmodos. 
  The filthy nomad lusted for her, and asked for her as a gift. 
  The young virgin begged to not be given, and her mother 
  said she would go back to her father’s family if their 
  daughter was given to such a monster. Nonetheless, though 
  of bestial descent, the Emperor was rightly anointed, by star 
  and sun; and so before the whole world Kestinmodos gave 
  her to the Emperor, and a great dowry. Thus he passed his 
  first great test. 
  Some time later all of East Vonlath suffered badly from 
  the blistering heat of Daga, the Drought. The demon 
  brothers and sisters came and stalked the land, and one 
  midsummer slipped between the worlds and stole the statue 
  of Arir, which was sacred to the peasants. Kestinmodos 
  knew he had 
  He called together his priests and advisors, and with 
  their guidance and support went atop the Pillar and looked 
  to see what was needed. 
  When the Light Plumage covered him, he reported it, 
  and as the law required it, instructions were remembered by 
  others. Then he was prepared by his council. 
  In the arms and plumage of the Champion of All-
  seeing Eye226 he ascended the Pillar again, and then 
  summoned his Enemy. The Enemy came, and the two 
  fought a deadly battle until, at last, the Enemy was killed. 
  Kestinmodos retrieved the statue, and descended the pillar 
  to his people. They received him happily, and the land was 
  fertile again. 
  Then the Emperor came, strapped to his horse and 
  bound with stinking bandages. He said his magicians had 
  revealed that his illness was due to Kestinmodos, and 
  demanded the curse be lifted. Kestinmodos claimed no 
  knowledge of this, and he called his advisors for help. Even 
                                                             
                                                            
  225 Paradisal Aviator. Also called Heavenly Flyer, or Divine Lifter, but this 
  flowery title is still the favorite of the lords of the area to act. 
  226 All-seeing Eye. Either Yelm or Vrimak. 
  before they were all present, the Emperor said he would kill 
  the daughter of Kestinmodos out of punishment. Such 
  threats were always given time to be considered. But the 
  Emperor immediately placed her into a catapult and hurled 
  her over the walls. But such was the love of All-seeing Eye 
  for this family that the hand of the god intervened, and 
  Iveneria was caught and gently lowered to the ground in a 
  hay wagon. 
  After meditation the lord’s councilors declared that the 
  Enemy of Kestinmodos had, in fact, been the Emperor. 
  When Kestinmodos learned that he had offended his own 
  gods by inadvertently harming his overlord, he retired in 
  shame in the hopes that it would uphold his family name 
  and keep the stain to himself. He submitted himself to the 
  Thirteen Punishments, and was so cruelly battered when the 
  nomads came to take him away that they did not even 
  bother, but slew him quickly, so that his mighty suffering 
  would no longer strengthen his people. 
  Kestinmodos was burnt amid a nest of aromatic woods 
  and rich possessions. He flew, circling lazily, to the sky. His 
  heir received the staff of rule without incident. 
   
  Kestingatha 
  Kestingatha (from the city of Kesium) was heir of the 
  previous Lord, and he was of the lineage of Emperor 
  Kestinoros, by a younger son. Thus he was of imperial 
  blood, but did not qualify to be one by being within three 
  generations of an emperor. Nonetheless, this did not 
  prevent him from leading an exemplary life of imperial 
  demeanor. He was called Lord Bright Eagle, and his entire 
  lineage still wore the bright blue, red, and yellow feathers of 
  the Paradisal Aviator during ceremonies. 
  Kestingatha was the Tongue of Dirt, the Foreperson 
  who personally paid homage to the Kahn and delivered the 
  tribute each year.227 He was also responsible for ensuring 
  that the decrees of the overlords were carried out by his 
  subjects. The Kestin-lineage were all good by nature, and 
  their close co-operation ensured them a tight grip over 
  those of their subjects who might dissent. Thus they had 
  consolidated their homelands, and expanded to rule over all 
  of Kostaddi as well. 
  Nonetheless, such is the perversity of the Lodrilites 
  that some of them were forever rebellious. Foremost among 
  them were the rice farmers, who insisted upon showing 
  their ankles and calves, and even exposed their backs and 
  chests to the naked glare of the midday gods. 
   
  227 Tongue of Dirt. Although of great status, it had its demeaning 
  moments. A gentler part of the ceremony to simply approach the 
  Emperor included licking the ground. Being allowed to approach 
  closer meant licking the Emperor’s feet (and other pans) - a great 
  honor! 
  
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  Those Lodrilites worshipped a rebel god who hated 
  All-seeing Eye. The god was named Blows From Within, 
  and was a shadow heat without light. They had priests who 
  could cause anyone to turn their own magic inward, and 
  thus to overexpose their souls until they burst. When 
  enough of these priests convened, they could even cause a 
  small deity to break this way. Thus they had destroyed Old 
  Oroninum, Pendera (Curse her name), and Verapur. The 
  leader of these enemy priests was an old man without family 
  named Uppineus. 
  The Legion of the Rod were sent to Karvisti to punish 
  the followers of Uppineus who had refused to plant their 
  rice for the rulers and thereby endangered the security of 
  Kestingatha and the world. At Nenuvus228 deceitful 
  peasants drew out illegal weapons and fell upon the bright 
  warriors, who were slain and their bodies and feathers left 
  dead in the mud. 
  At this time Avivath was among men, spreading the 
  worship of Antirius, and the truth of his Justice. He was 
  hated by the Emperor, who was destroying cities in his mad 
  search for the demigod. Whenever the Emperor found signs 
  of worship of Antirius, he ordered the nearest city wall 
  destroyed. But whenever he or his soldiers went away, the 
  destructive work would stop immediately. Then the soldiers 
  came back and killed many people. As a result, the rice 
  farmers all ran away and joined the unnatural cult which 
  Uppineus led. 
  One of the signs of a coming rebellion among the 
  worshippers of Blows From Within was a trembling of the 
  ground. Sometimes only a small tremble would tell it, other 
  times it would be a larger one. But no one had felt this 
  shaking since before the Dawn when a jolt razed the newly-
  built walls of the city of Usdedu (now a village) where the 
  Emperor was hunting Avivath. 
  Antirius foresaw the dangerous harmony between the 
  Emperor, who hated the God of Justice, and the perverse 
  followers of Blows From Within. As a result, Avivath left 
  his latest temple and went to Kestineddi to speak with Lord 
  Kestingatha and the priest Uppineus. 
   At the city Avivath went first among the common 
  people, and he proved himself full of faith and love for 
  them all with his healing and kindness. At last he met 
  Uppineus, and the magnitude of his Justice turned the 
  corrupt old man’s heart towards compassion for the 
  innocents who would be destroyed by his magic, should it 
  occur. 
  Uppineus, in tears, then told Avivath that he was glad 
  to feel better now, before the destruction occurred. Avivath 
  asked for clarity, and Uppineus said that the Great Spell was 
  long-ago primed and prepared, and had reached such 
  magnitude that it would soon ignite, and that nothing could 
  be done to appease the god to change his actions. 
  When Avivath wept, Uppineus asked why. Avivath said 
  because now he was grief-stricken for the thousands of 
  innocents who would die. 
  Uppineus said he would help as much as possible, but 
  the explosion was inevitable. Avivath told him this would 
                                                             
  228 A village now near to Torang. 
  not be a problem with anyone important, if Uppineus 
  would agree to make a lasting peaceful resolution with 
  Kestingatha. Uppineus agreed. 
  Avivath then went to visit with the great lord. 
  Kestingatha pleased Avivath with the formal reception, and 
  was flattered when Avivath noted the Laws written in gold, 
  as of old, upon the gates of the palace. There were covered 
  women in the marketplace, wise men debating in the 
  antechamber, and blind elders in the council chamber. 
  In such an atmosphere it did not take very much to 
  convince the good ruler of the wisdom of creating peace 
  and harmony between himself and his subjects. At first 
  Kestingatha was reluctant, for the strictures of All-seeing 
  Eye by which he lived his life were clear. But Avivath 
  offered to have his own god intercede between All-seeing 
  Eye and the lesser beings, and thereby preserve the sanctity 
  of the god and his faithful rulers. Convinced, Kestingatha 
  agreed. 
  Kestingatha, after preparation, prayed and made 
  sacrifices to his god. After many days of purification and 
  prayer his priests came forth and announced that All-seeing 
  Eye had agreed with this, and was pleased with the return of 
  Antirius to the realm, but would not tolerate the further 
  presence of Blows From Within. 
  Kestingatha promised to do whatever he was asked, as 
  long as it was reasonable and not dishonorable to him or his 
  lineage, and brought peace and harmony back to the land. 
  But, knowing the vehemence of the rebellion, prepared for 
  magical war. 
  Avivath went back among the commoners again, and 
  explained to their leaders what he wished to do. They 
  agreed. 
  So the Emperor came with his army. Because of the 
  bright shaft of light which played upon the place, he knew 
  that there was a new temple to Antirius there. The Emperor 
  rode upon horse and came fast The worshippers at such a 
  founding were many, and if they were all slain then the cult 
  would have suffered a severe blow But the Emperor had 
  been fooled, for these were in truth the high priests of 
  Blows From Within, gathered together for their most sacred 
  ceremony. When the Emperor and his minions were upon 
  the priesthood, Blows From Within blasted out his power 
  with all of the pent fury. The ground where the priests and 
  army stood was shattered, and from beneath leapt up gouts 
  of burning stone which consumed all the people and beasts, 
  except those special priests who were prepared beforehand, 
  and naturally survived. 
  Avivath was vastly pleased with this deed, for it 
  relieved him of his most powerful pursuers. 
  Avivath then guaranteed to the rebels safe protection 
  and a just hearing before their enemy, Kestingatha. 
  Uppineus led them, a motley and dirty crew, to the shining 
  palace of Lord Bright Eagle. Such was the glory of Antirius 
  that day that they did not even soil the beautiful place a bit. 
  The leaders then swore that they would forswear their 
  worship of their god, Blows From Within, and instead 
  accept the worship of Lodril, the dutiful brother of Yelm, as 
  long as they were allowed to maintain some of their peculiar 
  habits. This was naturally acceptable to Kestingatha, as long 
  
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  as it was within his power and no shame came to him or his 
  god. So peace was made between lord and peasant. 
  Kestingatha sponsored a great new temple to Antirius, 
  built in the new style with a great golden dome arching 
  overhead. (It also has a great square base, and an equally 
  impressive statue to Lodril.) As a result of this Kestingatha 
  was blessed, and he grew strong and wealthy, and was noted 
  far and wide for his justice. Furthermore, his army was 
  fierce and they defeated the nomads in twelve battles. 
  For many years afterwards there was no Emperor. At 
  first the enemy fought among themselves to see who would 
  qualify, then the winner hesitated for fear of encountering 
  Antirius or his human supporters. 
  Kestingatha died, and in the manner of his people he 
  was burnt amid a nest of aromatic woods and rich 
  possessions. He flew directly heavenward. His heir received 
  the staff of rule without incident. 
   
  Kestinendos 
  Kestinendos,229 from the city of Kesium, was heir of the 
  previous Lord. He was of the lineage of Emperor Jenarong, 
  and the grandson of Kerunebbe.230 Thus he was of imperial 
  blood, and could qualify to be one by being within three 
  generations of an emperor. Nonetheless, this did not 
  prevent him from leading an exemplary life of imperial 
  demeanor, for he was tutored in the Palace of the Paradisal 
  Aviator. He married the daughter of a good lord, and he 
  proved himself through tests to be worthy of rule. He was 
  titled Lord Bright Eagle, and he wore the bright blue, red, 
  and yellow feathers of the Paradisal Aviator during 
  ceremonies. 
  Kestinendos had been Champion for the previous 
  Lord, and had done great good for the land. He was widely 
  loved, and had proved himself to be in touch with the spirit. 
  Thus even though he was both hot and cold, he proved 
  himself both capable and honorable. 
  Kestinendos was widely acclaimed as the new 
  Emperor, and because of his great reputation as a general 
  revolts broke out everyplace to try to overthrow the nomad 
  overlords. As always, rebels were savagely repressed, but 
  now there was a center of resistance and refugees flooded to 
  Vonlath, Kostaddi, and Kestineddi. The emperor made as 
  many into soldiers as he could, and sent them back to fight 
  for their homelands. But many stayed, unwilling or unable 
  to fight, but still requiring sustenance and protection. 
  The nomads were also desperate. To get help they lied 
  and made false oaths to their other enemies. Those foes 
  were the Monster People, because none of them were 
  humans. The nomads promised to the Monsters that they 
  could rule all of Saird and Darani if Kestinendos was 
  overthrown. A great army of monsters came, both day and 
  night, above and below ground, and helped the nomads in 
  every way. 
  Kestinendos was unable to halt the invaders. He asked 
  Avivath, the Prophet, what to do, and was advised that the 
  enemy did not seek the emperor, but only Avivath. The 
                                                             
  229 In GRoY, called Lies with Truth 
  230 Kerunebbe. in GRoY, Breaker of Walls. 
  emperor had a choice of whether to turn him over to the 
  foes; or to either abdicate; or be killed fighting. 
  Kestinendos said that he could not bear to rule in a 
  world which did not make sacrifices for the likes of Avivath. 
  He spent great effort to hide the prophet, and to make sure 
  that no unjust person could ever again capture him. Thus 
  Avivath disappeared among the common folk, and can 
  never again be recognized or identified by any lord. 
  The nomads lords came then, and with the Monster 
  army laid siege to the city of Yemes, where the emperor 
  waited. The imperial army sallied out, and there was a 
  terrible battle upon the plain. But Antirius had spoken, and 
  the emperor was slain along with all of his army. The 
  Monster Army then rushed to the city, eager to sack and 
  pillage, but they found it was entirely empty. They destroyed 
  it, stone for stone, out of frustration, hate and malice, so it 
  does not exist anymore. 
  Emperor Kestinendos was a soldier to the end, and was 
  among the last people slain. The enemy all wished to seize 
  his body for torture and desecrate it, and fell upon each 
  other for the right to make the killing blow. When it was 
  clear that the enemy were never going to find peace again, 
  Kestinendos prayed to his gods and his prayers were 
  answered when he burst into flame, clear and pure. His 
  eagle circled the field of battle below, and then flew to the 
  sky. 
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
  
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  Alkoth Material 
   
  Shargash 
  Greg Sez: This is some Alkoth related material, with a very 
  typically warlike attitude. 
   
  Shargash is the origin of all fighting arts. All fighting which 
  is done in the universe is done for him, and all combat or 
  destruction is done with some aspect of his immortal 
  power. Shargash participated in the making of the world, in 
  the making of humankind, and in the making of Alkoth and 
  its traditions. 
  Shargash is the God of War. When the first trouble 
  began he was the one who bore that power in the Empire. 
  He was trouble, and was already to bring that violence 
  against the foes who brought it into the land. Always and 
  ever he was postponed by the Emperors, however, whose 
  wisdom could foresee what would occur when the Stable 
  land used the principles of the Unstable Land for self 
  defense. However, they did not foresee the inevitability of 
  that, and so they were crushed by their own lack of 
  preparation. 
  Shargash was not unprepared. He had been refused 
  when he wanted to fight the Dragon, and the Serpent, and 
  Sedenya the Red Goddess, and the Bird People, and the 
  Dragonewts, and the Ice Gods, and the Black Eater, and the 
  Too-many. But his skills were always refused, and at the 
  command of the Emperor he went away obediently. Yet he 
  was not discouraged, and each time he studied more, and 
  learned from what had gone before, and so he was always 
  the keenest in all knowledge of war and destruction. 
  He loved to receive human lives, and when people 
  were sacrificed to him before a battle Shargash was more 
  likely to grant victory so that he could have more lives 
  afterwards. 
  Shargash fought against an array of enemies which are 
  not known to other sky gods, for they were all dead or in 
  hiding with the Courageous God who alone stood against 
  evil. Shargash fought against the Selfish God, the Cruel 
  God, and the Devourer. 
  Shargash wished to protect his most loyal humans 
  during these wars. Thus he took his ring231 and he put it 
  upon the earth around his people. This is still the wall of 
  Alkoth, our city. 
  Anything which was peaceful was destroyed in those 
  wars, and Shargash slew everything which was good in 
  order to bring it within his Enclosure. 
  Kazkurtum was his particular foe, and Kazkurtum 
  sought to have himself killed too, so that he could come 
  into the Enclosure. But he never did, and so Shargash was 
  able to train and rearrange his forces. They did the first 
  Cremation Rites there, to make all ready for the battle. 
  When all was ready, Shargash pledged his word to his lord 
  and received blessings, them went forth again to the 
  Battlefield, and after a fierce fight he threw down 
                                                             
  231 sometimes also said to be a bead, an arm band, or his Girdle. 
  Kazkurtum, and instead of slaying the evil god Shargash cut 
  him into pieces and placed guards and magics over each 
  part. Then Shargash went to the Stronghold, and from there 
  he released the imprisoned animals and plants, so that the 
  world was renewed again. Before the witness of the whole 
  world., Shargash strode forth upon the heavens and made it 
  right again, and all of life followed him. 
   
  Names 
  Shargash is the Devourer, the Purifier, the Foremost, Stone 
  and Stick, Destroyer of Umatum, Conqueror of Kargzant, 
  Crippler of Elmalus, Caster down of Lesilla, the Thunderer, 
  the Wielder of the Skyspears, the Lord of Ashes, and Lord 
  of the Dark Way. 
   
  The Shargash Cremation Ritual 
  Greg Sez: Shargash is more than just the God of War. Here 
  is one other well known aspect. 
   
  The people of Alkoth do not bury their dead, nor do they 
  burn them in the same manner as other Dara Happans. 
  Instead, when a person dies within the walls of the city the 
  body is taken to one of the many Shargash Temples. 
  The Temples are officially called Enclosures, for they 
  are unlike any temples to other gods. They are high walls 
  decorated with hundreds of heads and skulls of the slain 
  enemies of the city. They are entirely open to the sky, 
  except for a few small buildings where the attendants live 
  and supplies are kept. 
  Bodies of the newly dead are treated by sub-priests of 
  Shargash, all of whom are by law and custom liberated 
  slaves. The dead are then stacked upon biers of wood, each 
  stiff corpse placed indiscriminately among its fellows 
  without regard to its rank while alive or the accompanying 
  accoutrements given to be sacrificed to the god. The central 
  Great Enclosure has room for many hundreds of bodies, 
  and it is a great prestige to be burned in it, where Shargash 
  himself was burnt. When a party of mourners brings a body, 
  up to ten of them ire tattooed with the special mark of that 
  Enclosure. Later, at the Sacred time, anyone with that 
  special mark for the year is welcome into the Enclosure to 
  participate in the annual Burning. 
  The inner walls of the temple are covered with scenes 
  of the Underworld where the Dead Gods sit and suffer. The 
  demons are also all there, as well as the legions of faceless 
  and unfeeling ghosts. Great piles of the dead lie about the 
  ground, stacked high among the wood and treasures to be 
  sent along. No mourner knows exactly where their own 
  beloved lies. Before the rite everyone disrobes and rubs 
  their faces and bodies with the ashes of the past dead, and 
  they cast their clothing upon the biers. The priests and 
  priestesses do not officiate from some pyramid or altar, but 
  move among the keening crowd. 
  The ceremonies are long and grueling. The bodies are 
  burnt, and seers watch for meaning among the swirls of 
  
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  smoke and howling of both the newly released dead and 
  their living kin. The gods and demons come down off of 
  the walls and walk there where the living and the dead 
  mingle. It is not unknown for the demons to snatch one or 
  more persons from among the living. All of the participants 
  are inevitably plunged deep into the ultimate despair of 
  death, and they all are transferred to the Land of the Dead, 
  and everyone who is released afterwards is also purged and 
  refreshed in the manner which can be provided only by 
  such a rite. 
   
  The First Muster 
  Greg Sez: This story commemorates an event much like 
  the cover picture of GRoY, but much earlier, in fact being 
  the first such muster. Most other cities do not 
  commemorate this event, and see Murharzarm as a heroic, 
  but not warlike, emperor. This story could as easily be of 
  Emperor Urvairinus, who invented war for Dara Happa,232 
  including bronze armor which, appearing here, seems 
  anachronistic. Alkothites say the other cities may say what 
  they want, but they remember that when Murharzarm came 
  to their city, this is what he did. 
  Murharzarm was appointed to be the first Emperor of 
  Dara Happa by his father, the almighty Godfather, Yelm, 
  Emperor of the Universe and Protector of the World, and 
  Keeper and Source of all Justice. 
  One day Murharzarm learned that the rebel gods were 
  mustering their barbarian hordes to march against Dara 
  Happa. Murharzarm was noted for his patience and reason, 
  but this offense was the last outrage which he could stand, 
  and so he called forth all of his retainers, and prepared 
  himself for war. 
  Murharzarm faced south, the direction of the enemy, 
  while his retainers armed him for war. From the Ten Cities 
  they came, and here is what they brought: 
  First, under all else, they put upon him the Shirt of 
  Blessing, a gift from the City of the South. 
  Second, over the shirt was placed a thick Coat of 
  Safety, a gift from his own city (Raibanth). 
  Third put upon him was the Breastplate of Protection, 
  a gift from the Green City. 
  Fourth was the Cloak of Power laid upon his imperial 
  shoulders, a gift from the Spotless City. 
  Fifth to be put upon him was the Helm of Defense, a 
  gift from the City of the North. 
  Sixth was the Mace of Authority hung at his right side, 
  a gift from the Red City. 
  Seventh was the Hawk of Jarsen,233 taken upon his left 
  arm, a gift from the City of Gold. 
  Eighth was given the Spear of Domination, taken in his 
  right hand, a gift from the City of Lodril. 
  Finally was given a fierce Tall Bid of Power,234 reins in 
  his left hand, a gift from the City of Birds. 
                                                             
                                                            
  232 Indeed, a very similar muster is told in Alkoth, but with the augners 
  replaced by horses, slightly different city names, numbers of men and 
  animals, and a few other petty differences; these make this feel more 
  authentic. 
  233 For Urvairinus, the Shield of Purity. 
  234 For Urvairinus, a war horse. 
  When Murharzarm stepped forth from his hallway his 
  own people were frightened and fell back away from him. 
  Then he called forth to those of his people who had not 
  fled so far to bring their weapons, and prepare to fight 
  against the enemy. 
  The people of Murharzarm came in four divisions: 
  From the Southeast came the zarkos. They were 
  barefooted and wore goat hides, and they carried leather 
  slings and pouches of rocks, each glowing with deadly 
  magic. They could run all day without getting tired, and 
  were sharp-eyed and honest. 
  From the Southwest came the Suvarians. They wore 
  linen clothing, and bore sharp javelins and long knives and 
  wicker shields. 
  From the northwest came the Pelandans. They bore 
  heavy thrusting spears, and bore large shields of ox hide and 
  wood. They wore bronze upon their chests, and their heads, 
  and on their left shin. 
  From the northeast came the Jarasans. They rode upon 
  the fierce Tall Birds called augners and carried long spears to 
  reach their foes upon the ground.235 
  In the center stood Murharzarm and his nine officers. 
  Thus arrayed, they went forth to battle the foes. 
  There was a terrible war which followed, for the enemy 
  were everywhere. But the skills of Murharzarm and the 
  guidance of his god brought victory to the Empire. 
  Murharzarm brought all his prisoners before him for 
  judgment. He could have had them all killed, but mercy is 
  more valuable than murder. Instead, Murharzarm divided 
  the enemies from each other, and banished them to the 
  outer realms. Thus, in this way the Nomads were sent to the 
  east, the Heortlings to the south, the Warlords in the west, 
  and the digijelm in the north. 
   
  First War 
  During the reign of Emperor Urvairinus the Ram People, 
  led by their gigantic black iron god, invaded Dara Happa. 
  After destroying their own lands outside of the realm, they 
  approached the ancient city of Elempur. The defenders of 
  the city came out and there was a great brawl. But it was an 
  unsophisticated battle, more like a mob action, with no real 
  heroics to make it stand out. 
  The men of Elempur were beaten, and they turned and 
  ran inside their walls. But they were still unsophisticated, 
  and though they had stone walls to withstand the 
  earthquakes which they expected, they were not prepared 
  for the god magic which they did not know. Thus they were 
  surprised when the Ram People leapt up over the walls. 
  Then the Ram People sacked and looted the city, and killed 
  thousands of the people of Elempur, and then dragged 
  everyone else into slavery. They took away everything they 
  could, and destroyed the rest. 
   
  235 These bird-mounted cavalry are called avilry. In modem times, only 
  dragonewts ride avilry. Augners are rare outside of dragonewt 
  breeding grounds, but memories remain. To “see an augner” means 
  to have bad luck. Being “bird food” contains a similar idea. The 
  augners were exterminated by neighbors (and cultural relatives) of the 
  early Jenarong dynasty after a long, dark war. 
  
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  Everyone in Dara Happa was shocked by the terrible 
  slaughter. They had never seen this before. Some people 
  were frightened and said they should surrender when the 
  Ram People came. But all of the men of Alkoth were nearly 
  mad with anger, and they wanted to run all the way to 
  Elempur to get into a fight to avenge their countrymen. 
  Instead they got into fights with each other to see who 
  would fight the enemy first. 
  Emperor Urvairinus did not want this, and so he 
  organized the men into an army. First, he commanded them 
  to count off into groups of ten. Then, through his skill at 
  leadership he commanded them to arrange who among 
  them would fight the enemy first and who would be second, 
  and so on, until every man had a number from one through 
  ten. Then he made them line up that way, and practice 
  lining that way, and then moving that way, in line. And then 
  he put the many lines together, and so had blocks of 100 
  men at a time. They practiced marching in order, and in line 
  and column.. This way discipline was invented. 
  Then he created the first war formation, which was 
  arranged like his city. It was round, for in the ranks each 
  soldier stood shoulder to shoulder with his fellow, curving 
  around to form a circle. The men were divided into four 
  groups, each facing a different direction. And in the center 
  was a fifth quarter, the head quarter. This formation is 
  called the Sunstand formation. 
  Each century had 100 men: [nine tens of 9 soldiers and 
  one officer each, one caput of ten specialists such as 1 CO, 1 
  XO, 3 helm (bodyguards) and 5 messengers (later healers). 
  Urvairinus made sure that every man in his army had all 
  the weapons possible to him. Thus everyone bore a stout 
  two-handed spear and a pair of javelins, or else a short bow. 
  These were the same as even the enemy had, of course, but 
  none of them had discipline and training. 
  When the Ram Tribes were done with Elempur they 
  marched north along the river, burning and destroying as 
  the came. Their army was so large they left no blade of grass 
  behind them, and so thirsty were they that they drank the 
  river to half of its full size. Emperor Urvairinus did not wait 
  until they reached Nivorah, but met them at the borders of 
  Saird. The Dara Happans were outnumbered, and the 
  enemy lusted to capture the Emperor, who was at the center 
  of his army. When the howling barbarians threw themselves 
  upon the noble defenders the great value of training 
  showed. The Dara Happan army was trained to fight or to 
  stand, both in victory and defeat. It could move in circle, 
  line, or column formations. They fought together, but the 
  enemy were only individuals, and they died by the hundreds. 
  So Emperor Urvairinus won the battle that day. So 
  much blood flowed that the river was flooded over its banks 
  in the Red Flood. Afterwards the barbarians often came 
  back, but never in such strength. The emperor ordered that 
  army units must be raised and trained in all of his cities 
  throughout the empire, and be sent to help him, along with 
  food and money, upon command. All the cities in his 
  empire which wished to be considered among his main 
  cities quickly gathered its bravest youth and best equipment, 
  and sent a regiment or more, and they still do. 
   
   
   
  
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  Index 
   
  Abgammon.................12, 58 
  Above World.................... 32 
  adamant...................9, 21, 54 
  Aether................. 6, 7, 73, 74 
  Aetherial ...............................6 
  Aetheric ...................7, 42, 57 
  Akanimataka ..................... 30 
  Akuturos......................12, 58 
  Alabaster Camp...................8 
  aldryami .......................32, 46 
  Alfostios ............................ 60 
  Alitera ................................ 42 
  Alkoth.....................1, 12, 23,  
  24, 25, 28, 33, 38, 40, 43, 
  45, 58, 61, 84, 85, 86 
  All Mother......................... 77 
  Allfather.......... 14, 42, 56, 77 
  All-seeing Eye.......42, 81, 82 
  Alornik............................... 41 
  Amber Camp.......................8 
  Anarchy Year..... 1, 5, 36, 69 
  Anaxial......................1, 4, 20,  
  21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 
  39, 43, 44, 45, 54, 57, 59, 
  61, 64, 68, 73 
  Ancestors ..............30, 33, 79 
  angel self............................ 24 
  angels ................................. 10 
  Anirdavu............................ 39 
  Anirmesha...................52, 70 
  Annara Gor....................... 62 
  Annhilla.......................14, 75 
  Antirius Precepts.............. 24 
  Anvesos............................. 28 
  Arakang ............................. 50 
  Arbennan........................... 65 
  Arganum............................ 25 
  Argoom ............................. 34 
  Arira................................... 60 
  Ariralves ............................ 15 
  Aristocrats......................... 11 
  Arketos .............................. 80 
  Army.. 25, 40, 41, 46, 57, 83 
  Arnstadum ........................ 74 
  Arraz .......................7, 12, 47,  
  52, 57, 68, 74, 75 
  Art .................................... 1, 6 
  Artia ................................... 75 
  Asharthcha....................8, 57 
  Ashrill ................................ 23 
  Assembly.................7, 24, 55 
  Athletics................................6 
  augners............................... 85 
  Avarnia ..................23, 26, 59 
  Avenging Son ................... 35 
  Avikentus .......................... 35 
  avilry................................... 85 
  Avintus .............................. 35 
  Avinus................................ 35 
  Avisnus.............................. 35 
  Avisteknus......................... 35 
  Avivorus......................20, 59 
  Awakeners..........................51 
  Bad God......................45, 52 
  Bakoka...................49, 63, 69 
  banded fighters..................80 
  barbarians.... 4, 5, 14, 15, 25, 
  37, 49, 50, 54, 73, 86 
  Barley...........................51, 61 
  barley goddess ...................19 
  barzkarto............................79 
  bat ..........................14, 15, 63 
  bats......................................30 
  Bear.....................................50 
  Beauty...................................6 
  Beezil ..................................51 
  Below.....................57, 58, 62 
  BernEel Arashagem..........56 
  BernEel Ashagorn ............54 
  Bethegus......................20, 22 
  Biers.............................34, 35 
  Bijiif.........................5, 15, 16,  
  29, 54, 56, 63, 69, 74 
  Bird People ........................84 
  Birin .............................34, 45 
  Biselenslib .............23, 51, 61 
  Black .........28, 29, 66, 67, 84 
  Black Eater.........................84 
  Black Shadow....................29 
  Blade of Destiny ...............29 
  Ble King .............................25 
  Blood Games.....................26 
  Blows From Within..........82 
  Blue Men............................22 
  Blue Moon.........................75 
  Blue Streak..................63, 75 
  Borna..................................52 
  Bosjerina.............................61 
  Bow of Dominance..........23 
  Bow of Domination .........43 
  Bow of Lukarius................30 
  Branch ................................50 
  Brands.................................18 
  Bread Star...........................70 
  Breaker of Walls....5, 38, 39, 
  83 
  Bridge .................................13 
  Bridle ..................................74 
  Bridle Conjunction ...........74 
  Bright Eagle..........39, 44, 81 
  Bright Eagle Lords ....44, 81 
  Bright Palace......................19 
  Brilliance......... 11, 48, 58, 67 
  Broken Ring..........50, 52, 74 
  Bronze Camp ......................8 
  Brooch of Manimat.... 1, 30, 
  45, 46, 79 
  Brothers...................7, 18, 57 
  Bulesnus.............................35 
  Bull...............................49, 69 
  Burburstus................1, 7, 42,  
  47, 48, 52, 56, 57, 69, 70 
  Busenari..............................61 
  Buserian .... 1, 10, 12, 13, 20, 
  22, 23, 49, 50, 58, 65, 66, 
  68, 71, 74 
  cannibal..............................28 
  Cap of Mernita........... 25, 43 
  Celestial Choir.............. 8, 10 
  Celestial Court.......... 6, 7, 58 
  Child of Wrath.......5, 39, 40 
  Chorus................................68 
  Circles.................................67 
  City of God .............. 4, 8, 11 
  City of Watchers...............65 
  Clarification Debates........71 
  Cloak of Antirius ....... 40, 44 
  Coal Tablets.......................51 
  Cold Gods .........................80 
  Cold Man...........................49 
  Cold Woman.....................50 
  Compact of Rule...............54 
  Conspirator........................47 
  Cook............................ 52, 69 
  Copper Ledger................4, 5 
  Cruel God.............29, 44, 84 
  Daga....................................81 
  Dagguneri ..........................38 
  Daliath................................77 
  damuski..............................80 
  Dara Happa............... 1, 2, 3,  
  4, 5, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 
  18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 
  26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 
  34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 
  41, 44, 45, 46, 47, 51, 52, 
  54, 56, 58, 60, 61, 62, 65, 
  66, 69, 71, 73, 75, 76, 77, 
  79, 81, 84, 85, 86 
  Daraka................................30 
  Darani.................................83 
  Dardaggus..........................37 
  Dareeshena................. 12, 14 
  Darjiin ...1, 5, 27, 34, 39, 40, 
  44, 45, 46, 79, 80 
  Dark...42, 47, 56, 57, 69, 75, 
  84 
  Dark Dragon........47, 57, 69 
  Darkness ...........................14,  
  31, 32, 36, 42, 43, 44, 47, 
  48, 62, 63 
  Darkness Exile..................31 
  Darleep...............................70 
  Darokon.............................30 
  Darsen...................19, 22, 61 
  Darvedarshu......................43 
  Darvedeskorgos................44 
  Darvedingasus...................44 
  Davu...................................42 
  Dawn.................5, 36, 51, 82 
  Daxdarius...........................38 
  Dayzatar..................... 4, 7, 9,  
  10, 17, 18, 28, 32, 33, 34, 
  35, 47, 48, 51, 57, 65, 71, 
  74, 75, 77 
  Dead Gods.........1, 9, 75, 84 
  Dead Justice ......................31 
  Dead Time.........................31 
  Death...................... 6, 14, 15,  
  16, 26, 42, 57, 63, 68, 69 
  Dekdari ..............................35 
  Delarvus.............................51 
  demon kings......................54 
  demons.... 14, 18, 28, 32, 65, 
  84, 85 
  Dendara ................... 4, 9, 10,  
  11, 22, 23, 28, 29, 31, 40, 
  43, 57, 61, 77, 78 
  Dendeneus......19, 28, 29, 43 
  Denegeria...........................61 
  Derdurnus ............58, 73, 74 
  Deseeti .........................36, 61 
  Desert....... 49, 65, 68, 69, 72 
  Deshkorgos ...................9, 62 
  Deshlotralas.......................62 
  Deumalos. 12, 13, 44, 58, 74 
  Dezokon............................30 
  digijelm.... 28, 29, 32, 39, 44, 
  46, 71, 85 
  Dinzered ......................35, 44 
  Diskalta ..............................25 
  Dispenser of Horses ...5, 40, 
  41, 43 
  Doblia.................................39 
  Doburdun.............49, 55, 59 
  Domewise..........................72 
  Doom Conjunction 1, 4, 17, 
  74 
  Dosvolos............................23 
  Double ...............................56 
  dragon ..................... 7, 47, 48 
  dragonewts ........................85 
  dragonmen.........................46 
  dragons...............................39 
  Dry People...................51, 52 
  Dubgrulub ...........................9 
  Dugoloth......................30, 54 
  Durbaddath.......................62 
  Durnvok ......................79, 80 
  dynasty ..................... 4, 5, 20,  
  25, 30, 36, 37, 39, 41, 44, 
  45, 78, 81, 85 
  Dzessmath.........................45 
  Eagle of Heaven ...........7, 14 
  Earth God .........................79 
  Earth Walker.....................19 
  Earthworld ..........................9 
  Eater.....5, 36, 37, 38, 45, 71 
  Eater of Flesh.....................5,  
  36, 37, 38, 45 
  Eats Women................38, 39 
  Edaranu..............................30 
  eeola....................................80 
  Eggarlodril.........................54 
  Eggervak............................54 
  Eight Celestial Gods ........31 
  Eight Celestial Sons....56, 58 
  
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  Eight Courts...................... 67 
  Eight Lights....................... 48 
  Eight Sons......................... 58 
  Elector ............................... 37 
  Elempur....23, 24, 25, 85, 86 
  Elevens .............................. 28 
  Elleden............................... 45 
  Elmalus........................31, 84 
  Elvtios................................ 22 
  Elzast............................43, 45 
  Emperor ............ 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,  
  8, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 
  18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 
  26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 
  34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 
  41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 
  52, 54, 56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 
  68, 69, 70, 73, 77, 78, 79, 
  81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86 
  Empty Emperor....5, 31, 42, 
  45, 63 
  Enclosure .......................... 84 
  Entekos..4, 5, 14, 22, 51, 60, 
  73, 74, 75 
  Entertainment..................... 6 
  Enthroned......42, 44, 54, 63 
  Enthronement ...............4, 5,  
  26, 32, 35, 45, 52, 54 
  Enverinus ............. 16, 56, 60 
  Envestur ............................ 40 
  Erekos................................ 59 
  Erenbaya......................48, 62 
  Ergentes............................. 38 
  Erindamus......................... 67 
  Erissa.................................. 60 
  Erkonus..........10, 48, 51, 69 
  Erlandings ......................... 80 
  Erlandus .........15, 63, 73, 80 
  ErNear............................... 79 
  Ershkintu............................. 9 
  Ersorianen...................10, 11 
  Ertelenari.....................50, 61 
  Ervegus........................34, 51 
  Ervuthan Lava Beds ........ 38 
  Escaped Prey .................... 68 
  Eskeila................................ 42 
  Eskervonlath..................... 11 
  Esvenratha ........................ 10 
  Esventheus Scroll............. 35 
  Esvuthil........................23, 34 
  Eusibus ........................40, 43 
  Evandal.............................. 47 
  Everina......11, 13, 47, 51, 61 
  Everinus............................. 54 
  Evil Gods .......................... 45 
  Expanse of Prostration ... 54 
  Ezelveztay ................6, 7, 13,  
  14, 17, 56, 59 
  Falsoretus ................4, 22, 58 
  Fan................................49, 69 
  Farkuros............................. 13 
  Fasteneus.....................28, 29 
  Fat Rice.............................. 51 
  Field of Hurdurus ............ 25 
  Fifth Hell.............. 28, 32, 77 
  Finger Goddesses.......61, 63 
  firemen............................... 28 
  Firestick............................. 76 
  Fireworld..............................9 
  First Dawn........................ 51 
  First Fish ........................... 52 
  First Goddess ................... 77 
  First New Flower............. 51 
  First People.............4, 10, 70 
  Five Statues..........................4 
  Flesh-eaters....................... 45 
  Flood...........4, 23, 44, 54, 86 
  folgors................................ 28 
  Footstool..............5, 7, 8, 11,  
  12, 13, 14, 22, 27, 28, 32, 
  33, 38, 45, 54, 61 
  Forest.............. 48, 49, 68, 69 
  Fork.................................... 52 
  four directions .....................8 
  Four Ladders ................1, 76 
  Four Monster Kingdoms 52 
  Galgarenge ..................10, 61 
  Gamara........... 23, 28, 33, 63 
  Ganthens........................... 39 
  Gate..............................69, 72 
  Gates of the Dead............ 16 
  Gathering .......................... 71 
  gazzam.........................13, 26 
  Gbaji .................................. 71 
  Gerendetho...........19, 61, 78 
  Gerra......................21, 25, 63 
  Gerruskoger...................... 33 
  Gestornus.......................... 36 
  Ghelotralas........................ 58 
  Ghevengus..................58, 74 
  Girdle............................7, 12,  
  13, 23, 32, 40, 43, 84 
  Glamour............................ 72 
  Glorantay............ 6, 7, 56, 58 
  Glorantha................2, 65, 75 
  Goakstart........................... 57 
  Goat Star........................... 70 
  God.........................4, 5, 7, 8,  
  9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 
  20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 
  31, 42, 47, 52, 54, 56, 57, 
  58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 65, 
  69, 77, 79, 82, 84 
  Goddess of Wrath ........... 39 
  Gods Wall ..................1, 2, 6,  
  7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 
  16, 20, 21, 22, 23, 27, 47, 
  48, 49, 50, 54, 55 
  Golden....5, 8, 11, 35, 47, 73 
  Golden Age...................8, 11 
  Golden Dragon Era......... 47 
  Golden Order......................5 
  Gorgorma..............10, 63, 77 
  Grain Contest................... 48 
  Granite Man...................... 78 
  Great Cave........................ 79 
  Great Shake....................... 54 
  Great Stars ............47, 68, 71 
  Growth.................................6 
  gryphon ............................. 61 
  Half-folk............................ 33 
  Hamados ...............12, 20, 58 
  Handsome Guardians ......54 
  Harbinger...........................52 
  Hardy Rice .........................51 
  Hare .......................52, 62, 69 
  Hargoth..............................39 
  Harkaztem..........................41 
  Harmonious Realm ...... 1, 7,  
  8, 14, 58 
  Harmony..............................6 
  Harp.............................48, 52 
  harstex ................................21 
  Hastatus.......................20, 59 
  Hedestrikus........................44 
  Hematuran..................38, 81 
  Hendrestus.........................34 
  Henjarl............ 39, 40, 44, 45 
  Heortlings ..........................85 
  Hernavus............................70 
  Herustana....... 21, 22, 23, 27 
  Hestus.................................41 
  Hidden Heirs.....................36 
  High Crown................. 7, 12,  
  13, 23, 57 
  Highest One ......................52 
  Hill of Gold...............17, 29,  
  30, 38, 44 
  Hinge ..................................66 
  Hippoi ................................34 
  Hirenmador .......................34 
  Hodrudes ...........................30 
  Horizon Line.....................67 
  Horse on the Table..... 5, 33, 
  37, 45 
  Household ..................61, 68 
  Hungry God ......................31 
  Hungry Plateau...........19, 78 
  Hunter ........................47, 49,  
  61, 63, 68, 69 
  Huradabba .........................35 
  Hurdendus..................28, 29 
  Hyaloring............................34 
  Hyalorings..........................34 
  Hyraos .........................48, 60 
  Ice Gods.............................84 
  Illardarga ............................39 
  Illuminated..................32, 42 
  Imperial Splendor ......11, 13 
  Indarthrad..................... 8, 57 
  Injerina ...............................61 
  Inner Circle........................47 
  Inner Heaven.....................67 
  Iron Ram............................29 
  Iveneria...............................81 
  Jajagapa...............................63 
  Jakbozi................................77 
  Jannisor ..............................72 
  Jeanthus..............................38 
  Jenarong...................1, 5, 32,  
  33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 41, 
  44, 51, 74, 81, 83, 85 
  Jerakus ................................43 
  Jernedeus........ 12, 23, 73, 74 
  Jesentera.............................44 
  Jesgetti ................................54 
  Jethsarum....... 12, 13, 23, 26 
  Jeweled Vault........19, 20, 45 
  Joat River ...........................79 
  Jokbazi................................63 
  Jord.....................................78 
  Joy.........................................6 
  Justice .....................3, 4, 5, 6,  
  7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 
  15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 23, 24, 
  25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 35, 
  36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 52, 58, 
  71, 77, 78, 82, 85 
  Justice Day.........................35 
  Kalikos ............51, 67, 74, 75 
  Karasa.................................20 
  Karasal................................20 
  Kargzant..........................1, 5,  
  14, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 
  36, 37, 45, 50, 69, 71, 73, 
  74, 78, 84 
  Kazkurtum................... 4, 16,  
  29, 31, 47, 51, 54, 56, 63, 
  65, 74, 75, 77, 84 
  Keeper of Daltash ............42 
  Kelastan ...................... 48, 57 
  Kendathalus.......................26 
  Kenervus............................26 
  Kerunebbe.................. 38, 83 
  Kervinus.............................43 
  Kesium........................ 81, 83 
  Keskeskenni ............. 6, 7, 14 
  Kestineddi................... 82, 83 
  Kestinendos................ 39, 83 
  Kestingatha...........81, 82, 83 
  Kestinliddi..................... 1, 81 
  Kestinmodos.....................81 
  Kestinoros .. 1, 4, 26, 27, 44, 
  81 
  ket ................................ 55, 57 
  Ketenari..............................10 
  Kewetdesh.........................71 
  Khordavu...............1, 3, 4, 5,  
  40, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 52, 
  54, 56, 65, 74, 75, 79 
  Khordeneus.......................20 
  Khormesha................ 39, 40,  
  42, 43, 44, 52, 71 
  Khorventos.................. 4, 18,  
  19, 28, 29 
  Khorzanelm............... 39, 42,  
  45, 73, 75 
  Kills for Life...........5, 41, 45 
  King of the Sky.......... 47, 57 
  Kingdom of Perfection....11 
  Knot of Antirius...............35 
  Kosganervus......................26 
  Kostaddi..................... 39, 40,  
  45, 61, 78, 81, 83 
  Koveria...............................60 
  Kralorelans ........................65 
  KuKwatta ..........................79 
  Kuranits .............................32 
  Lanatum...................... 14, 73 
  Land of Action..................11 
  Land of Death...................28 
  Land of the Dead ............16,  
  69, 85 
  Land of Transformation..11 
  
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  Last Stars........................... 52 
  Latestus.............................. 35 
  Latkantus........................... 35 
  Latpuvus............................ 35 
  Leaping Star...................... 51 
  Leaps Over Walls............. 34 
  Ledareeshata ..................... 57 
  Legion of the Rod............ 82 
  Lesilla.....................23, 60, 84 
  Lestakus....47, 48, 49, 52, 68 
  Liberation Year................. 36 
  Lies with Truth...................5,  
  39, 40, 83 
  Lightfore....5, 18, 36, 50, 66, 
  69, 72, 75 
  Line ........................52, 66, 67 
  Lion........................49, 69, 72 
  Lodril ......................4, 7, 8, 9,  
  10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 
  22, 34, 35, 39, 40, 54, 57, 
  60, 73, 77, 79, 82, 83, 85 
  Lodrilites ...............22, 81, 82 
  Lokarnos ........... 4, 5, 22, 28,  
  50, 60, 63, 74, 75, 77 
  Lord and Lady.................. 57 
  Lord Bright Eagle ........... 81,  
  82, 83 
  Lord of Below .....................9 
  Lord of Seven................... 25 
  Lore............................1, 2, 65 
  Lorion...................48, 49, 51,  
  52, 69, 72, 74 
  Lost Light....................49, 69 
  Love .........................6, 10, 58 
  Low.........................7, 12, 13,  
  14, 26, 40, 44, 54, 62 
  Lower Air.......................... 26 
  Lower World ............7, 9, 18 
  Lukarius..1, 4, 23, 24, 25, 43 
  Lunar Settlement.............. 71 
  luvloos ............................... 21 
  Luxite................................. 70 
  Madness Dust................... 72 
  Mahaquata...................14, 63 
  Main Frame....................... 67 
  Makestina .......................... 73 
  Malkioni............................. 65 
  Manarlavus...............1, 4, 27,  
  28, 43, 45, 54 
  Manimat ...............1, 4, 5, 28,  
  29, 30, 31, 40, 44, 54, 80 
  Manimati .....................30, 80 
  Mantle..........5, 7, 12, 13, 25,  
  29, 30, 31, 38, 44, 45 
  Many ...........................2, 4, 6,  
  14, 17, 18, 24, 31, 32, 33, 
  42, 45, 46, 47, 62, 68, 71, 
  77, 78 
  Mashtathum...................... 43 
  Mastina ....................9, 11, 21 
  Measurer......................57, 71 
  Memenari .......................... 61 
  Merbeskentus.................... 35 
  Mernita .......................12, 23,  
  24, 25, 43, 58, 59 
  Meslatkantus..................... 35 
  Metal Men..........................19 
  Middle................2, 26, 67, 73 
  Middle Sky ............26, 67, 73 
  Mighty..........................10, 73 
  Millet...................................51 
  mindirins ............................21 
  Mohenjar.....................11, 60 
  Molanni ..............................10 
  Monster........................ 9, 40,  
  46, 49, 62, 83 
  monsters.....................14, 28,  
  29, 30, 31, 46, 47, 49, 62, 
  79, 83 
  Moon..........2, 71, 72, 74, 75 
  Morhaka.............................30 
  Morkartos...........................60 
  Morurder............................60 
  mostali ................................46 
  Mother........................47, 48,  
  60, 61, 62, 63 
  Mountains...................78, 80 
  Mr. Hardworking Paddy..52 
  Mrs. Hardworking Paddy 52 
  Mundanists.........................47 
  Murharzarm.......1, 4, 10, 11,  
  12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 20, 22, 
  26, 28, 29, 39, 41, 43, 54, 
  55, 58, 63, 64, 73, 85 
  Musa ...................................18 
  Myth Mapper.....................78 
  Nasakos..............................59 
  Natha..................................62 
  Nattaus ........................40, 41 
  Nature................2, 31, 73, 77 
  Naveria .....25, 39, 40, 44, 60 
  Navestos.............................60 
  Nemarthshar................. 8, 57 
  Nenuvus.............................82 
  Nestentos....................11, 73 
  Netta............................14, 62 
  New Day............................36 
  New Stars...........................51 
  New Sun.............................52 
  Nivorah ......................12, 23,  
  24, 25, 27, 28, 58, 86 
  No Walls ............................71 
  nomads.......4, 43, 50, 81, 83 
  Norees................................52 
  North Camp ......................74 
  Nysalor........................73, 74 
  Oasis ............................49, 69 
  Officers .......................52, 68 
  Old Ones............................80 
  Old Soldiers................50, 74 
  One God....................... 3, 52 
  One Hundred Bodies.......47 
  One Hundred Deities.......54 
  One Hundred Goddesses.9, 
  33, 38 
  One Hundred Gods and 
  Goddesses................ 8, 22 
  Oralanatum........................63 
  Oralanatus.............34, 45, 50 
  Orb of the Eye.....27, 28, 29 
  Orestena.............................44 
  Oria....................9, 10, 61, 77 
  Orlanatum..........................73 
  Orlanatus .................... 73, 75 
  Orlanth....... 1, 49, 73, 75, 78 
  Orogoros....................... 4, 20 
  Oroninian People .............18 
  Oroninum..........................82 
  Oropum ...................... 34, 59 
  Oroypsus..................... 19, 61 
  Oslira River................. 31, 40 
  Ostevius ...................... 20, 60 
  Ostodaka............................30 
  Other..............2, 4, 6, 10, 14,  
  15, 22, 29, 32, 38, 48, 50, 
  54, 58, 60, 66, 77, 78 
  Others11, 14, 24, 26, 28, 74, 
  77 
  Ourania ...18, 47, 59, 67, 68, 
  75 
  Outlaw......................... 50, 77 
  Outsiders............................79 
  Ovadorudus.......................80 
  Overfather ...........................5 
  Overseers........25, 56, 57, 60 
  Ovosto .4, 19, 20, 21, 40, 78 
  Palace........................... 77, 83 
  Palace of Yelm ..................77 
  Parable of the First King.39 
  Paradisal Aviator........ 81, 83 
  Path..................42, 51, 66, 71 
  Pela .....................................61 
  Pelanda.....10, 13, 25, 38, 45 
  Pelandan Farming.............66 
  Pendera ..............................82 
  Pene....................................20 
  People.....................7, 11, 16,  
  25, 26, 28, 35, 47, 48, 49, 
  51, 57, 62, 70, 71, 80, 83, 
  85, 86 
  Perakosus.................... 79, 80 
  Peralam...............................30 
  Perandos ............................60 
  Pererlotil.............................60 
  Perfect ...............1, 12, 47, 73 
  Perfect Bowl......................73 
  Perkonius...........................34 
  Philekka..............................36 
  Pillar......................11, 13, 42,  
  45, 52, 57, 65, 67, 71, 73, 
  74, 76, 81 
  Pillini...................................39 
  Pit 13, 16, 67, 73, 74, 75 
  planet............................ 4, 33,  
  50, 51, 69, 72, 74 
  planets ....................4, 17, 22,  
  33, 52, 66, 71, 74, 79 
  Plentonic Debates ..... 55, 59 
  Plentonius.................. 47, 48,  
  50, 54, 55, 57, 61, 63, 68, 
  70, 73, 74, 78 
  Plow............................. 66, 69 
  Polaris...................17, 18, 47,  
  59, 65, 66, 68, 74 
  Pole Star...............18, 28, 47,  
  65, 66, 67, 70, 74, 75 
  Polestar...............................75 
  Porridge Star............... 47, 70 
  Portions.... 54, 58, 59, 60, 63 
  Portions of Yelm 54, 58, 59, 
  60, 63 
  Post Throne ......................47 
  Pot .........................49, 50, 69 
  Prax.....................................72 
  Primolt .............................6, 7 
  Princes of the Ten Tests.40, 
  41, 42, 43 
  Principles .............................7 
  Protection Star..................70 
  Quadropoli........................27 
  Queen of Buzzards...........34 
  Radiate..........................66, 67 
  Raibamus ....................12, 32,  
  33, 44, 51 
  Raibanth.............7, 8, 12, 13,  
  14, 22, 23, 24, 25, 30, 32, 
  33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 
  44, 45, 47, 54, 77, 85 
  Rakenveg.........20, 52, 62, 77 
  Ram God...........................38 
  Rarokon .............................30 
  Rashorana..........................63 
  Rausa........ 50, 66, 72, 74, 75 
  Rebel Gods............ 4, 13, 19,  
  29, 35, 45, 65, 71, 78 
  Rebellus Terminus.....15, 31, 
  45, 50, 58, 73 
  Recorders...........................51 
  Red.................................8, 30,  
  50, 57, 66, 67, 71, 72, 75, 
  84, 85, 86 
  Red Emperor ....................71 
  Red Goddess...............72, 84 
  Red Moon..........................75 
  Red Pathway......................66 
  Reed.......................39, 51, 62 
  regalia ..........................12, 13,  
  19, 20, 29, 31, 32 
  Reladivus.....................12, 13,  
  23, 32, 58 
  Reliable Bodies..................74 
  Reliable Deities .................47 
  Reliable Star.................47, 51 
  Rites.............................19, 22,  
  24, 26, 33, 34, 35, 38, 39, 
  40, 41, 61, 84 
  River ...42, 62, 68, 69, 72, 74 
  Roof..............................28, 29 
  Roost of .............................44 
  Root....................................49 
  Sable People......................72 
  Safe Prayer.........................70 
  Sagittus..................23, 25, 62 
  Saird.................23, 39, 83, 86 
  Sakkar...........................42, 63 
  Sanama...............................63 
  Sankenites..........................44 
  Scarlet Camp .......................8 
  Scepter of Creation ..........54 
  Schedule.............................66 
  Scorpion Mother ..............69 
  Second Emperor.........52, 71 
  Second Fish.......................52 
  Second Flower ..................51 
  
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  Second New Flower ........ 52 
  Secret Eye.......................... 71 
  Sedenya.....14, 24, 31, 74, 84 
  Seed of Erenbaya ............ 48,  
  49, 50 
  Selagern.............................. 28 
  Selfish God..................29, 84 
  Selshena.........................7, 61 
  Senthoros .12, 19, 20, 57, 58 
  Septopoli............................ 24 
  Serenity .....11, 12, 48, 58, 67 
  Serpent............51, 52, 73, 84 
  Servants and Children ..... 22 
  Servants and Sons .............. 9 
  Seven Families ..... 33, 35, 40 
  Seven Servants.................. 45 
  Seventy Families............... 22 
  Shadow .............................. 34 
  Shadow Rider.................... 34 
  Shafesora .....................49, 59 
  Shaft of Light.................... 39 
  Shargash..................1, 4, 5, 8,  
  10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 17, 22, 
  23, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 
  38, 40, 45, 49, 50, 57, 58, 
  73, 74, 75, 84 
  Silverbark.....................30, 52 
  Sixteen Rooms.................. 67 
  Sky...........................1, 4, 5, 7,  
  10, 15, 17, 18, 24, 28, 47, 
  50, 52, 57, 58, 59, 65, 66, 
  67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 
  74, 75 
  Sky Dome.........4, 15, 57, 72 
  Skyspears .....................31, 84 
  Solar Court................1, 8, 56 
  Solemn Majestic Glory... 17, 
  38, 45 
  Son of Evil .......5, 35, 36, 37 
  Sons and Servants .....10, 11, 
  13, 27, 34, 60 
  Sons of Justice .................. 35 
  Southpath.......................... 50 
  Sovereignty.....................7, 8,  
  13, 25, 44, 48, 57, 58 
  sow ...............................70, 72 
  Sparks and Embers.......... 70 
  spirits...........................22, 26,  
  28, 40, 44, 45, 70, 79 
  Spot..............................70, 75 
  Spy...................................... 69 
  Star Captains....5, 18, 32, 70 
  star lore........................47, 75 
  Star Story........................... 71 
  Star Story Towers............. 71 
  Star Time.....................70, 74 
  Star Tribes......................... 68 
  Stargazers........47, 50, 66, 70 
  steadfast............................. 54 
  stone people...................... 51 
  storm gods...................66, 80 
  Strangers............... 37, 38, 73 
  Sunpath.............................. 50 
  Suns Swirl.......................... 19 
  Sunspear................35, 59, 80 
  Sunstand............................ 86 
  Supla................................... 18 
  SurEnslib........................... 79 
  Surensliba..............27, 45, 62 
  Surface World... 7, 9, 31, 58, 
  70 
  Survargar ........................... 80 
  Suvar .................................. 79 
  Suvaria .........................11, 51 
  Swan................................... 49 
  Sweet Rice......................... 51 
  Teat of Oropum.........47, 70 
  Temple of Antirius and.. 28, 
  29 
  Ten.................1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7,  
  9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 
  20, 21, 22, 27, 32, 34, 35, 
  36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 43, 44, 
  45, 56, 58, 60, 61, 65, 85 
  Ten Heavenly Bodies .........7 
  Ten Original Cities.....12, 21 
  Ten Planets ...............1, 5, 58 
  Ten Princes3, 40, 43, 44, 45, 
  65 
  Ten Spirits........ 7, 12, 13, 35 
  Ten Tests....................11, 13,  
  18, 19, 20, 22, 32, 34, 35, 
  36, 37, 38, 41 
  Terminatus........................ 15 
  Thardenero ....................... 20 
  Thasus..........................49, 69 
  The Eight .......................... 73 
  Therados............................ 74 
  Theya . 50, 66, 69, 72, 74, 75 
  Theyalans.....................73, 75 
  Thilla............................23, 61 
  Third Flower..................... 52 
  Thirteen Punishments..... 81 
  Thirty-two Plots............... 67 
  Tholm...........................1, 26,  
  27, 44, 48, 59, 74 
  Three.........................4, 7, 13,  
  28, 42, 56, 68, 73 
  Three Good Brothers..7, 73 
  Throne..........................7, 36,  
  42, 47, 48, 49, 55, 69 
  Thunderbolts.................... 31 
  Thunderer11, 14, 15, 55, 73, 
  84 
  Timekeeper .................22, 50 
  Tolat.............................74, 75 
  Tomastus........................... 34 
  Too-many.......................... 84 
  Torang ............................... 82 
  Tower..........................3, 7, 8,  
  11, 13, 18, 19, 21, 24, 25, 
  26, 27, 32, 35, 37, 38, 40, 
  41, 44, 45, 71 
  Tree.......................21, 30, 48,  
  49, 50, 52, 62, 67 
  Triple Spheres................... 45 
  Tripolis .............................. 31 
  Triumphal Road............... 54 
  Triumphal Way .................54 
  True People .......................32 
  Truth.................3, 4, 5, 6, 13,  
  29, 35, 39, 44, 55, 70, 78 
  Twin Stars..........................72 
  Twinstars............................75 
  Ubisus.................................49 
  Uldoviham ..................22, 25 
  Uleria ................5, 10, 11, 49,  
  51, 58, 71, 74, 75, 78 
  Ulkamoon ..........................61 
  Ulurda.................................49 
  Ulurdum.............................49 
  Umatum .....................17, 31,  
  50, 57, 58, 73, 74, 77, 84 
  Underworld..............7, 9, 15,  
  18, 31, 32, 34, 45, 51, 62, 
  63, 67, 70, 74, 84 
  Upon Hilltops .............. 5, 40 
  Upper World .....................70 
  Uppineus............................82 
  Urder...................................60 
  Urdera.................................60 
  Urengeri.......................23, 62 
  Urengerum.........................23 
  Urgutogus ..........................29 
  Urnbudud....................49, 69 
  Urstamus............................43 
  Urvairadatu ........................44 
  Urvairinus ................1, 4, 24,  
  25, 26, 38, 43, 44, 85, 86 
  Uryarda........................22, 62 
  Usdedu ...............................82 
  Vanarthurd.................... 8, 57 
  Vanch...........................29, 39 
  Vanestalavus......................29 
  Vantestos............................62 
  Vanyoramet ................... 1, 4,  
  28, 29, 30, 44 
  Varnaga .......................49, 62 
  Vendara..............................74 
  Veng....................................33 
  Venurtera ...........................60 
  Vergenari.....................49, 61 
  Vergustus ....................29, 31 
  Verithurus..........................58 
  Verithurusa ........................10 
  Verithurusus ...............12, 13 
  Verondum...................79, 80 
  Vertus .................................40 
  Veshtargos .........................34 
  Veskerele....................... 9, 62 
  Veskerelgat...........................9 
  Vettebbe.............................35 
  Vinakotal............................14 
  Vingkotlings.......................31 
  Viramakradda ....................40 
  Vonlath.....23, 40, 44, 81, 83 
  Vorgetala............................63 
  Vorlatkantus ......................35 
  Vorstenans.........................35 
  Voshgatyuth.........................9 
  Votank................................62 
  Vrimak........................ 15, 17,  
  54, 56, 58, 63, 81 
  vrok hawk ..........................10 
  Vuranostum......5, 34, 35, 51 
  Walindum.................... 26, 63 
  War in Heaven ..................33 
  War of the Many Suns .....24 
  Warlords....................... 5, 36,  
  37, 40, 45, 46, 85 
  Waterhold Star ..................49 
  Wedilaka.............................30 
  Well of Barda ....................74 
  Wendaria............................63 
  Western Gate .........4, 51, 74 
  Westerners.........................65 
  Wet People ................. 51, 69 
  wheat goddess...................19 
  Whisperers.................. 52, 69 
  White Goddess .................60 
  White Lady ................. 15, 38 
  White Pool.........................28 
  Willow ................................52 
  Wing Claw .........................52 
  Woman-devourer................5 
  Woods................................49 
  Worker ..................52, 57, 60 
  Workers and Servants......11 
  World.......................... 5, 7, 9,  
  12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 46, 
  57, 70, 73, 85 
  World Council............ 46, 73 
  World Pillar ................ 15, 17 
  Wounding ..........................17 
  YarGan........................ 25, 57 
  yarm.......................21, 26, 61 
  Yarnadara...........................23 
  Yelm ...............1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,  
  7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 
  15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 
  25, 26, 27, 29, 31, 32, 33, 
  35, 36, 37, 38, 40, 41, 42, 
  44, 45, 47, 48, 52, 54, 55, 
  56, 57, 58, 59, 61, 62, 63, 
  64, 66, 69, 71, 73, 74, 75, 
  76, 77, 78, 81, 82, 85 
  Yemes.................................83 
  Yestendos .......20, 22, 51, 62 
  Yolp....................................80 
  Young God1, 48, 49, 51, 69, 
  75 
  Youth.....................49, 69, 72 
  Yushargos ..........................47 
  Yuthubars .... 4, 8, 11, 12, 42 
  Yuthuppa ..................... 4, 20,  
  22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 29, 32, 
  34, 44, 45, 47, 57, 61, 65, 
  70, 71, 74 
  Zarkos ...................11, 22, 42 
  Zator............................ 73, 74 
  Zatora.................................73 
  Zaytenaras.............12, 48, 58 
  Zzabur................................65 
   
  
  The Stafford Library Series
  – By Greg Stafford –
  3001 – King of Sartar
  King of Sartar is a compilation of myths, stories and colorful background for the Hero Wars. It consists of a series of 
  Gloranthan documents including: the Annotated Argrath’s Saga, The Zin Letters, Orlanthi Mythology, The Composite History 
  of Dragon Pass, The Argrath Book (documents about the Lightbringers Quest), the EWF, and Jalk’s Book (Data on the 
  Colymar Tribe, Boldhome, and the Grazers).
  3002 – The Glorious Reascent of Yelm
  The Glorious Reascent of Yelm is the foundation document for modern Dara Happa, written in the Dara Happan year of 
  111,221 (221 S.T.) to commemorate the accession of Khordavu the Exalted. It sets forth the basic mythology of Yelm and his 
  pantheon from the beginning of Time, through the Great Darkness of the Kazkurtum, to the return of Antirius and Yelm. It 
  also includes The Perfect Sky and The Gods Wall, two important sources for information on the deities of the Dara Happan 
  Pantheon. Updated in 2007 with corrections and revisions, including the Index.
  3003 – The Fortunate Succession
  The Fortunate Succession is an early draft of the “Official Lunar Imperial List of Emperors.” Each of the 77 Emperors 
  of Dara Happa are named, each with some generalized dates for their rule and notes about their reign. They are divided by 
  dynasties. It also includes an additional longer section on Moonson, Takenegi, the reigning and ruling Glorious Red Emperor.
  3004 – The Entekosiad
  The Entekosiad is a collection of stories told by a person who went seeking Entekos, the Pelandan goddess of the atmosphere 
  who rains blessings down upon mortals.. Valare Addi was the seeker, who mistook her goddess Teelo Estara to be the same as 
  Entekos. She lost her life seeking the truth, but with the help of the goddess she returned from death and became a famous 
  Lunar Saint. She is the discoverer of Chronoportation, an important Lunar secret of the Hero Wars.
  3005 – Missing Lands
  Missing Lands contains information on the oceans and seas, the continent of Pamaltela, and the many islands outside of 
  Genertela. These are sections once intended for the RuneQuest supplement Genertela, Crucible of  the Hero Wars to be published 
  by Avalon Hill publications but were cut out due to size limitations.
  3006 – Revealed Mythologies
  Revealed Mythologies details the mythologies of the Malkioni (westerners), Vithelans (Easterners), and Doraddi (Pamaltelans) 
  of Glorantha, which previously have been obscured by the mythology of Central Genertela. Each section of the book provides 
  the core mythologies of these powerful and important cultures, accompanied by Godtime maps from the culture’s point of 
  view. Each mythology is also accompanied by a glossary of the culture’s important divinities, places, events, and philosophies. 
  3007 – Arcane Lore
  Arcane Lore reveals a vast treasure trove about Heroquesting. Collected from almost 30 years of questing, this book explores 
  the philosophy, mechanics, and practice of Heroquesting from a multitude of viewpoints and angles. Although much of the 
  material was written for the old RuneQuest game, and other parts were used in the development of Hero Wars and HeroQuest, 
  all of it is useful in understanding heroquesting and developing your own Heroquests.
  3008 – The Middle Sea Empire
  The Middle Sea Empire is a Second Age book detailing the empire of the Godlearners, from its humble beginnings to its epic 
  destruction. A detailed history, King’s list and many geographical descriptions provide a wealth of gamable material. The Jrusteli 
  tapped great powers through their Heroquesting as shown on the timeline included. Malkionism, from before Time, at The 
  Dawn, and through the Second and Third Ages is shown through its many historical transitions.
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