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| Because he was smart and quick-brained, Lorkas soon got enrolled in the team of Capt'n [[:lore:Bortaras]]; and after several adventures I shall maybe tell about another day, he took the succession of the old mariner. | Because he was smart and quick-brained, Lorkas soon got enrolled in the team of Capt'n [[:lore:Bortaras]]; and after several adventures I shall maybe tell about another day, he took the succession of the old mariner. | ||
| - | [[Horizon]] was the name of his ship, and famous was his crew, exploring huge territories and fighting the Princes of [[Sinas]], who back then tried to put the whole area under their iron, greedy grasps. | + | [[:lore:Horizon]] was the name of his ship, and famous was his crew, exploring huge territories and fighting the Princes of [[:lore:Sinas]], who back then tried to put the whole area under their iron, greedy grasps. |
| - | But Lorkas heard about a wonder that him and his crew soon wanted to find: The [[White Bird of Hope]]. | + | But Lorkas heard about a wonder that him and his crew soon wanted to find: The [[:lore:White Bird of Hope]]. |
| - | Buried in the Very East, it was said to be. And so he sailed east; he crossed the [[Great Desert]], passed the Mountains of [[Daigojij]], reached the forests oft he western normanika. But still was the Bird further away. | + | Buried in the Very East, it was said to be. And so he sailed east; he crossed the [[:world:Great Desert]], passed the Mountains of [[:lore:Daigojij]], reached the forests of the western normanika. But still was the Bird further away. |
| Reaching the Eastern Ocean, they decided to try to cross it, despite that it was said to be the end of the world. And for 30 days and nights, across tempests and monsters, they firmly kept heading east, east, east. | Reaching the Eastern Ocean, they decided to try to cross it, despite that it was said to be the end of the world. And for 30 days and nights, across tempests and monsters, they firmly kept heading east, east, east. | ||
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| When despair was growing on them, mists magically opened, revealing a golden city built on what seemed to be a rich, fertile coastal plain. | When despair was growing on them, mists magically opened, revealing a golden city built on what seemed to be a rich, fertile coastal plain. | ||
| - | People there spoke a strange language; they were small and not unlike joyful foxes, and they welcomed [[Lorkas]] and his men (and women) warmly. Soon, they learned to understand each other enough. | + | People there spoke a strange language; they were small and not unlike joyful foxes, and they welcomed [[:lore:Lorkas]] and his men (and women) warmly. Soon, they learned to understand each other enough. |
| They called themselves "The People of the Mother", and they had never seen the "Flat-Eared Giants" before, although they already met "Flat-Eared Beards" and "Flat-Eared Greens" before. | They called themselves "The People of the Mother", and they had never seen the "Flat-Eared Giants" before, although they already met "Flat-Eared Beards" and "Flat-Eared Greens" before. | ||
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| The [[:lore:Suranimites]], one of the religious movements amongst the cult of [[:gods:gaea|Gaia]], believed that it wasn't [[:gods:gaea|Gaia]] that had created the world, but that she rather was its "cleaning woman", the one that keeps it running and nice. | The [[:lore:Suranimites]], one of the religious movements amongst the cult of [[:gods:gaea|Gaia]], believed that it wasn't [[:gods:gaea|Gaia]] that had created the world, but that she rather was its "cleaning woman", the one that keeps it running and nice. | ||
| - | For them, the Real Creator was [[:gods:Gnat the Cosmic Gnu]], The First of Them, sent by the [[:lore:builders|Builders]] to create in their names. | + | For them, the Real Creator was [[:gods:Gnat the Cosmic Gnu]], The First of Them, sent by the [[:lore:imperial_myths#The Legend of the Builders|Builders]] to create in their names. |
| But most people outside Suranimites feared and hated Gnat at the same time, because it was an annoying god for two reasons. The first was that it shattered their beliefs that gods were omnipotent beings, serving the Builders and representing them before mortals. That something else may exist turning them into minor servants was not something easy to swallow. | But most people outside Suranimites feared and hated Gnat at the same time, because it was an annoying god for two reasons. The first was that it shattered their beliefs that gods were omnipotent beings, serving the Builders and representing them before mortals. That something else may exist turning them into minor servants was not something easy to swallow. | ||
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| But there was something else... [[:gods:gnat|Gnat]] was said to be married with [[:gods:Ada]], the Unquestionable Lady, The One of Order, that represents the ultimate force of order, as opposed to chaos. But she also represents ultimate entropy, the glacial end of eternity, and that's something that meant that the world was not eternal. And Gnat started to be seen as a puppet in the hand of Ada, creating only to escape from the boredom of eternity. | But there was something else... [[:gods:gnat|Gnat]] was said to be married with [[:gods:Ada]], the Unquestionable Lady, The One of Order, that represents the ultimate force of order, as opposed to chaos. But she also represents ultimate entropy, the glacial end of eternity, and that's something that meant that the world was not eternal. And Gnat started to be seen as a puppet in the hand of Ada, creating only to escape from the boredom of eternity. | ||
| - | Moreover, Gnat is associated with [[Xathena]], the One in Green, Mistress of the Carpenters who endlessly work at keeping the structure of the universe in shape. | + | Moreover, Gnat is associated with [[:gods:Xathena]], the One in Green, Mistress of the Carpenters who endlessly work at keeping the structure of the universe in shape. |
| - | Xathena was also hated by most races, as it is said that she confined them into the limits of her own [[Greenish Structure]], jailing them away from the felicity that only Builders can enjoy. | + | Xathena was also hated by most races, as it is said that she confined them into the limits of her own [[:lore:Greenish Structure]] , jailing them away from the felicity that only Builders can enjoy. |
| After the religious wars of the IVth century EK, the Suranimites were wiped out, their books burned, their temples converted into Gaian ones. | After the religious wars of the IVth century EK, the Suranimites were wiped out, their books burned, their temples converted into Gaian ones. | ||
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| Nowadays, only those who follow the cult of the Mother (Fendrakis, of course, but also Maössis and the orcish tribes of Druven, for example) do refer to Gnat with respect. | Nowadays, only those who follow the cult of the Mother (Fendrakis, of course, but also Maössis and the orcish tribes of Druven, for example) do refer to Gnat with respect. | ||
| - | There is a prophecy telling that the time of Xathena will pass, and the rule of Gentaki will come. And after Gentaki, Sawinga will come, and then, Gnat's influence over Bigworld will decline, as the Cosmic Gnu will go into a long sleep, dreaming of the past, leaving most of the work to Builders. | + | There is a prophecy telling that the time of Xathena will pass, and the rule of Gentaki will come. And after Gentaki, Sawinga will come, and then, Gnat's influence over [[:Bigworld]] will decline, as the Cosmic Gnu will go into a long sleep, dreaming of the past, leaving most of the work to Builders. |
| Finished is the story :) | Finished is the story :) | ||
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