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	==The S'kra Landing Upon the Eastmost Island ==
	''as retold by Leshh Tanu'i and excerpted from ''<br>
	''"Te Merikanto Rautavaara" ''


	This is the tale as handed down to us, over generations, of
	our landing, told before time was even kept.

	Far beyond the sea, beyond the domains of all we know, far
	as the place of the nest of the sun, the gods were
	displeased with our ancestors, and the leader of us all was
	forced to a harsh decision. A sacrifice was demanded, and
	those that studied the ways of the gods told him there was
	no choice and no avoiding the end.


	So they made a little boat, carved from a single precious
	log (for trees were scarce and valuable in that place)
	and laid the Great One's (Shh'oi'ur) son on a bed of scaled
	silks. A fire was lit on the western shores, a great
	bonfire made of all manner of precious trees. And as the
	flames drew themselves up to the stars, the little boat
	was set adrift on the sea. The waves accepted the
	sacrificed babe, and without pause bore him beyond the
	light of the fire and in to the dark unknown.

	There he drifted til the gods should take the babe to the
	starry road, but even over the roar of the sea, the harsh
	squalling of the unknowing infant was carried through the
	void. And the World Dragon himself stirred to hear his
	small kin in such distress, and beat its wings weakly in
	the revelry of Periel's singing.

	Peri'el stirred to spread sleep sands again, but the cries
	of this small babe were so pitiful, her songs faltered as
	she wept salty tears at his fate.

	Perhaps the winds were swifter than believed, perhaps the
	babe stronger than mortals, perhaps his launching was a gift
	to us all, ordered by those with the foresight. The babe
	survived to be cast ashore on a rocky isle, helpless still,
	but beyond the grasp of the sea.

	With Peri'el's eye watching him, and Eluned's wise creatures
	providing their care, he survived and grew to a youngling.
	He was swift and strong, and after the fashion of his
	ancestors, made a dwelling in the cracks and cliffs of the
	isle. He fed himself on plants and seabird eggs, and made
	bold shouts signifying his existence to the stars and the
	sea. And of an age, Peri'el herself stepped forth to touch
	him, and left behind a nest for The One (Ur) to protect.

	And in time, the nest hatched. And the Children of The One
	(Lohogi'hhs'ur) shaped the island to their needs, and sought
	the treasures of Hav'roth, the god they came to believe
	responsible for their Coming.

	Thus the Children claimed The Islands for their own, and
	still defend it against any who would wrest it from them.
	Many secrets are contained there, where the cities are
	constructed as a great winding serpent, as each Child of the Nest
	(lohogi'tel'tegreis) built his own chambers, generation
	after generation.

	We look east with reverence and fear, as the source of our
	coming, and the source of those that would have had us never
	be.

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==The S'kra Landing Upon the Eastmost Island ==
''as retold by Leshh Tanu'i and excerpted from ''<br>
''"Te Merikanto Rautavaara" ''

This is the tale as handed down to us, over generations, of
our landing, told before time was even kept.

Far beyond the sea, beyond the domains of all we know, far
as the place of the nest of the sun, the gods were
displeased with our ancestors, and the leader of us all was
forced to a harsh decision. A sacrifice was demanded, and
those that studied the ways of the gods told him there was
no choice and no avoiding the end.

So they made a little boat, carved from a single precious
log (for trees were scarce and valuable in that place)
and laid the Great One's (Shh'oi'ur) son on a bed of scaled
silks. A fire was lit on the western shores, a great
bonfire made of all manner of precious trees. And as the
flames drew themselves up to the stars, the little boat
was set adrift on the sea. The waves accepted the
sacrificed babe, and without pause bore him beyond the
light of the fire and in to the dark unknown.

There he drifted til the gods should take the babe to the
starry road, but even over the roar of the sea, the harsh
squalling of the unknowing infant was carried through the
void. And the World Dragon himself stirred to hear his
small kin in such distress, and beat its wings weakly in
the revelry of Periel's singing.

Peri'el stirred to spread sleep sands again, but the cries
of this small babe were so pitiful, her songs faltered as
she wept salty tears at his fate.

Perhaps the winds were swifter than believed, perhaps the
babe stronger than mortals, perhaps his launching was a gift
to us all, ordered by those with the foresight. The babe
survived to be cast ashore on a rocky isle, helpless still,
but beyond the grasp of the sea.

With Peri'el's eye watching him, and Eluned's wise creatures
providing their care, he survived and grew to a youngling.
He was swift and strong, and after the fashion of his
ancestors, made a dwelling in the cracks and cliffs of the
isle. He fed himself on plants and seabird eggs, and made
bold shouts signifying his existence to the stars and the
sea. And of an age, Peri'el herself stepped forth to touch
him, and left behind a nest for The One (Ur) to protect.

And in time, the nest hatched. And the Children of The One
(Lohogi'hhs'ur) shaped the island to their needs, and sought
the treasures of Hav'roth, the god they came to believe
responsible for their Coming.

Thus the Children claimed The Islands for their own, and
still defend it against any who would wrest it from them.
Many secrets are contained there, where the cities are
constructed as a great winding serpent, as each Child of the Nest
(lohogi'tel'tegreis) built his own chambers, generation
after generation.

We look east with reverence and fear, as the source of our
coming, and the source of those that would have had us never
be.

Book:FltSLUEI - Revision history

ISHARON: double redirect

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''"Te Merikanto Rautavaara" '' This is the tale as handed down to us, over generatio...