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'''Agani Tayeu'a''' -- ''"Tree of Magic"'' in [[Gerenshuge]] -- is the mythical staff of [[Firulf]] which is said to harness the raw power of lightning. It is often depicted as a magnificent black staff that is marbled with silver streaks. [[The Suur Pillar (book)]] contains a tale about it: |
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Agani Tayeu'a -- "Tree of Magic" in Gerenshuge -- is the mythical staff of Firulf which is said to harness the raw power of lightning. It is often depicted as a magnificent black staff that is marbled with silver streaks. The Suur Pillar (book) contains a tale about it:
"Firulf, great God of Elemental Magic, possessed a mighty staff, one of black marble and silver. The Staff of Firulf, the Agani Tayeu'a, held within it immense Elemental powers. It could hurl bolts of lightning with a thought. Many times would benevolent Firulf lend Agani Tayeu'a to mortals in a quest for knowledge, and with the power the Staff bestowed upon them, they succeeded in their quests, bringing enlightenment to the lands. Once, a mighty king of a long forgotten kingdom kneeled upon the ground of his palace shrine and prayed to Firulf above. 'O Mighty Firulf, I beseech you. A fierce dragon from the seacaves beyond my kingdom has ravaged my lands - - it has killed my people. My own wife has died at its hands! I seek a way to restore the dead to the living, but first I must kill the dragon of the sea.' Firulf observed the mortal pleading for aid, and a magic to Resurrect the dead would be a great boon to the peoples below. So to the king Firulf gave Agani Tayeu'a, and bade him slay the dragon and take his quest for knowledge. But the king was wise, and he had tricked the god. Destroy the dragon he did, but he did not embark upon a quest to save his people. Instead of using the Staff of Firulf in such a quest, the king gathered his army and rode to the neighboring kingdom. He used the power of Agani Tayeu'a to crush his enemies and increase his own might. 'I have the power of the gods at my control! None may stand before me!' he exclaimed as he conquered the bordering nation, a peaceful land of Elotheans seeking knowledge. Firulf was enraged at the affront. He visited the kingdom in the form of a horned owl, and skewered the king with his beak. Taking the Staff back, Firulf returned to his domain in the clouds. And then he gathered about him all his magic, and hurled the Agani Tayeu'a to the earth below. Where the Staff struck, the earth shook with a fury as though a dragon had tumbled to Elanthia. And where the Staff struck, a massive stone monolith rose up, as lightning from the skies bombarded it in an illuminating display of fireworks. The kingdom that had once ruled that land was no more, and where once had been plains, now stood mountains. Where once was the king's palace, there now was a crystal lake. The monolith stands even to this day, and encased within it is the Agani Tayeu'a, the Staff of Firulf."