Prync Daen and Now

Prync Daen and Now
Literature
Author	Gudat Dozon, with assistance from Manuel Bircham
Genre	Fictional Prose
Printer	Daenshore Masters Limited
Accessibility	General Knowledge

“Prync Daen and Now” is a collection of several Eronidas stories and pieces of orature from across their history. Manuel Bircham, a merchant’s assistant working for the Regalian Empire on Daen in 293 AC, came to greatly respect the Eronidas and their society. As a result, he approached a Gornanc, a bard, of the Eronidas called Gudat Dozon about producing and publishing some myths the bard knew. The result was this collection, and Manuel Bircham, later produced other works on Eronidas myth.

Prync Daen and Now

Foreword

Here transcribed are six tales or works of orature, roughly in the order that they occured within the Eronidas oral histories. While most are poems, one is a spoken tale. Some words are retained from their native Vasar to provide a more authentic feeling than the term’s translation. An index of translations can be found at the end of the text.

Birth of the Call

At the dawn, the Kornorak lay open

In the first light, the world was fresh

Thus came life, ruled by the gods

The skyrender, the bearer of Zammoc

The cloudbeater, the heir of Xkracka

Yazgar came down to nest in the Koyladu

Anuk rose in protest from his throne of hewn stone

Antuk rallied the clan, Yanganna, Ka, Genkōrr, and all the rest

And last, most young and prized, Vakgar and Makosh raised their weapons

They met at the mouth of Polrannu

Yanganna bore herself, Ka called the waters to his aid

Anuk and Antuk raised the winds, and Genkorr called the loyal beasts

Against them flew the titan of all winds

Against them soared the beast of many feathers

Against them came Yazgar with the Zammoc

The unleashing of the Zammoc

Ran the mouth of Polrannu red

And so the gods died

The young world was cracked and shattered

Smashed like a Pakta-Yazgar egg

And so the gods died

The old world ended

And Yazgar lived

But so did Vakgar and Makosh

She was furious to find their hiding place as the new sun rose

She was furious to see the blood trail into the newly growing brush

And so the Call began

The Rise

Yazgar had hunted her prey across many rivers, many jungles, and many mountains. In that time, she had seen nothing but the Eronidas multiplying, and her chief prey evading her. From their spawn, she was beset, poked and prodded by the crudest Dar. She did not slay them, for they were not her task. But, as time continued, she knew she had to stem their tide. If not, even the fall of their remaining gods would perhaps not be enough to end their presence.

Thus, she nested as she had done in the beginning, and the first Rakhvvar emerged. From their great mounds, reaching the heavens, they took to making their cities her nests, and took to slaughtering the Eronidas in her name. They would take them, and kill them at first light, and feed their entrails to her for power in the struggle that was to come.

The Eronidas knew of their weakness, and so sought strength. As Vakgar and Makosh were united, so too must their kind be bonded together. They sought out the Aranark, the brick-builders, and became masters of the defense. They sought out the Gosran, and learned what little of the hunt they could. All were joined, and united.

And so began the war. The war to honor the Call, and to defeat the enemy. It would be a millennia before the Eronidas were to truly unite for their great journey.

Grakklarmosh and the Sumu

Grakklarmosh was born strong to the Tuerak

When he emerged, his cry spurned the Spogytor into flight

And awakened the snoring Shoiru with a squeal

He who would surmount Chief Urkadak

Was born with a warcry into this world

At the age of five, he entered training

And toppled his teacher to the dirt in the first days

He was lauded, groomed, and beloved

Yet he only sought out challenges worthy of his skill

And so by the age of ten, he was a master of Panlomoc

The Sumu of Avgar, prized Lug-Fousso of the Tuerak broke free

It carved through the camp, it flattened the storehouse

It gored those who came against it, and it was unstoppable

But Grakklarmosh stepped behind it, and he was joined by Malkur

Together, the pre-men each grasped a loin of the beast and flipped it

With a thunderous crash, the Sumu of Avgar lay on its back

It struggled mightily, and Mt. Makronoc shook mightily

But Grakklarmosh maintained his pin, and his grasp was like iron

At last, the Sumu breathed its last, and all beheld the triumph

Grakklarmosh was celebrated, and Malkur came to know him

The Voyage to the East

The ships were vast, their build quite strong

And so the thousands boarded

Mighty Eos sat in the center

And so the vessels sailed

The ships came to Protak and the first threat came

A beast as dark as night, and as fast as Zammoc

Eos walked into the open and threw a perfect Dac

And so the vessels sailed

The ships came to Glykrak and the second threat came

A smell most sweet and mouthed plants the height of warriors

Eos brandished his torch like Vakgar and burned the eating vines

And so the vessels sailed

The ships came to Kagonon and the third threat came

The land was bare, and the people starved

Eos dove into the ocean and wrenched forth Karshariac

And so the vessels sailed

The ships came to Apokomoc and the fourth threat came

The land was jagged, sharp and deadly

Eos raised his warhammer and battered the points smooth

And so the vessels sailed

The ships came to Tekekton and the final threat came

A cunning beast who hid among the cattle, who slept with the sows

Eos called those loyal to him, and he smote the still form

And so the vessels came to Daen

Glories to Eos

All glories to Eos, all glories to the Great Anaxon

Beloved of legions, conqueror of thousands, uniter of all

Descendant of Grakklarmosh, inheritor of the blood of Tuerak

Crusher of Othkak, final victor from the Field of Othstak

Eos, driver of the livestock of Negeb

Eos, enforcer of the Call and ultimate child of Vakgar and Makosh

All glories to him, the victor of 10,000 battles

All glories to his last command

Go forth and conquer, in the name of Eos' way

Defeat and enslave all from the new land

Make the Great Anaxon forever live in the blood spilled in the way of the Call

All glories to Eos, all glories to the Great Anaxon

Gorrus and Val

Gorrus raised an Estate of mudbrick by the river in the fifteenth year

Val raised an Estate of sticks by the forest in the fourteenth

Gorrus went abroad to seek rewards

Val remained and focused on his land

Gorrus returned with mates and slaves

Val eyed them from afar

Gorrus went abroad to seek the beasts

Val remained and took both the mates and slaves

Gorrus returned to an empty house

Val now had a full and lavish one

Gorrus broke down the fence between their fields

Val was slain by Gorrus in the fields

Gorrus reclaimed all taken from him

Val was slain for seizing foolishly

Translation Index

• Kornorak = The first world, literally translated into Common as “cradle”
• Zammoc = Lightning, but also sometimes translated as Magic
• Xkracka = Aridity/Barrenness
• Koyladu = The first valley in the world
• Polrannu = The first river in the world
• Pakta-Yazgar = What is known in Common as the Ollivear
• Dar = Spear
• Aranark = Supposedly the builders of the first ancient Eronidas cities
• Gosran = Supposedly a group of hunters well known on Guldar for having the best tactics (such as they were)
• Poklatrak = Synonym for Yazgar, but also used to refer to her and the Rakhvvar collectively
• Tuerak = An ancient clan of Eronidas of legendary size and strength
• Spogytor = A species of small bird from Guldar
• Shoiru = What is known in Common as the Bathogg
• Panlomoc = A unique term for war, combat, and fighting together as a concept
• Sumu = What is known in Common as the Wooly White Bison
• Lug-Fousso = A term for a particularly large Wooly White Bison, essentially, the alpha of a herd
• Field of Othstak = A legendary battlefield on Guldar
• Karshariac = The Eronidas term for shark, but also “seabeast”
• Anaxon = The Eronidas term for King

Trivia

• The Eronidas' journey from Guldar touched far more than five islands, but most scholars consider the ballad to have symbolic meaning; each of the five islands represents a basic situation that the Eronidas encountered over their long voyage and across multiple islands.
• “Gorrus and Val” is sometimes taken with quite a different meaning than two Eronidas fighting each other. Some suggest that it is a metaphor for the Nelfin and Eronidas fighting, for while one fights, the other tills the land, and where one is overtly brave and powerful, the other is sneaky and underhanded.

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