Urshaanin
| Urshaanin | |
|---|---|
| Status: | Historical Figure |
| Race: | S'Kra Mur |
| Gender: | Male |
| Associates: | Avaar, Zharhati |
Mythical-historical philosopher thought to live after the cultivation enslavement of the Gor'Tog, but before the Long Winter. Received entry into Sraan Smolg at an early age. He is primarily known for his philosophy that became known as the Singularity. It is due to him that the S'Kra Mur have the expression "the blue eyes of Urshaanin" -- which refers to someone with great wisdom and the ability to see truth.
Excerpt from Ushaanin's Singularity, the book
Throughout our history, as S'Kra we have developed many philosophies, as any thinking race tends to do. Some were not exclusive to our own species, as there were great thinkers among the others races -- Moliko the Balance, for example, gathered a considerable following of S'Kra long after her death. Urshaanin's philosophy, however, came from what most consider to be the core of S'Kra thought.
Much of what was known of the philosopher's life has been lost to time. He existed far back in S'Kra history, yet he was so prominent that all knew him by his given name, and his family connections rarely if ever come into view. Some believe that his close followers intentionally shrouded his origin in mystery the better to make him a figure inspiring awe. We do know that he worked closely with Avaar, renowned poetess and alleged lover of Urshaanin himself. It is thus that her poetry, above any others', is most trusted as a true testament of Urshaanin's thoughts.
Urshaanin believed, as we have learned, that the individual S'Kra was sovereign of his or her own destiny. This tremendous power to shape one's own world and thereby the world of those not wise enough to realize their strength was what he called the Singularity. It was believed that a S'Kra who could truly perceive all aspects of his or her effect on the living world would become as a god among us -- something more than merely mortal, though each one of us possessed this great potential. Certain traits would lead toward this, and those were enumerated in Avaar's most most famous poem, but much is left unknown so that individual S'Kra Murs can look most deeply within themselves without dogma to find answers that present themselves when one's mind is not cluttered with another's ideas.
Regardless of his history, it is clear that Urshaanin believed the S'Kra to be capable of great things, if they would deny the limitations that society's assumptions place upon them. Of him physically we know only that Urshaanin had blue eyes, yielding the expression "the blue eyes of Urshaanin", referring to one who is possessed of much wisdom and the ability to see through to truth.