Xerdali Isles : Laws

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Xerdali Isles : Laws

 

 

 

“Welcome to the Xerdali Isles, Kharajyr!

 

To maintain peace within our community, you are hereby expected to follow the core values of Cana’hedo. Should you not do this, your relatives and you may face great dishonor and possible further punishment. What are the core values of Cana’hedo?"

 

 

 

Loving all things.

 

It is love: to love yourself and the world around you, to love your creator and mother and child and spouse, the grass and the trees and the sky and the waves.  To love and appreciate this entire world and every living thing upon it, and understand that all of it is your home and all of its inhabitants are your friends, that is Cana’hedo.  It is to see the fallen and pray for them, to see the wounded and aid them, to see the sick and cure them.  To see the frail of mind and console them or to guide he who has little faith and ensure him everything will be alright, that is Cana’hedo.  

 

 

 

Helping the lost.

 

The love and care towards others brings the entire world that much closer together, and should that bond continue unbroken you will stand immune to even the greatest darkness.  Where joy thrives, however, there will always be the poor unfortunate souls of the world who wish misfortune and harm upon others, and it is always important to reach out to bring these individuals - so clouded in their own troubles - back into the light.  There as some truly blinded to the way of things, and will grow angry at your attempts to help them.  Do not relent, and you will deliver them from self destruction.  

 

 

 

Keeping the peace.

 

Then there are those who are violent and would seek to harm you or the ones you love, do not let them.  Do not be fooled, for the word Peace does not mean passive, and it is of paramount importance that the peace is kept as much as possible, and that injuries are prevented.  When someone hails sorcery or arrows upon you, raise up a shield wall and protect your home from punctures and scorching.  When someone comes at you with a sharp blade, pick up something dense and blunt and knock them out.  If the opportunity presents itself, disarm them and restrain them.  Your objective is to strike them with a non-lethal force, and to ensure those around you are safe from harm.  

 

 

 

Respecting the body.

 

As much as you must care for others, you must also look after yourself.  Your own body is sacred, beautiful and natural, and he well rested and fed shall have the fortitude to weather any storm.  The body is the vessel that guards the soul, and thus he who does not eat nor look after himself will be considered astray from the path.  So eat, feed yourself and feed those around you, feed until you cannot no longer but do not display greed when others show need.  He who hoists a weight of grandeur is one who has proven their dedication to the body.  The purpose of mortality is to grow and evolve, physically, mentally and emotionally and he who would hinder this is true of sin.  Do not disfigure one another, and do not look down upon the disfigured, for their suffering at the hands of a soul who is lost is suffering enough.  Instead look down upon he who would disfigure another, or he who has disfigured himself, for they are lost and do respect the body.  

 

 

 

Revering the mind.

 

Argued by some as your entire or at the very least prime existence, revering the mind is fundamental to achieving Cana’hedo.  Contributing to the growth of your mind can range anywhere from expanding your pool of knowledge through lengthy study to nurturing your mind, allowing it the ease that rest provides.  So look to broaden your horizon:  travel the world, the land and the seas, like every moment may be your last; for when you are admitted to the stars that will be an opportunity missed.  Share your tales with friend and foe, educate and entertain.  Make them laugh, make them think, allow them to appreciate the lore of the world.  Better yet show them, show them the waves crashing against the rocks, the wolves that hunt the doe, or the ticking clockwork of a cutting edge invention.  To revere the mind is to help it grow continuously, and to open your deep wealth of knowledge for all to learn from.  He who is wise walks the path of Bayla.

 

 

 

Worshiping the great.

 

The past, present and future are all forged by sinner and apostle alike, yet to commemorate the sins of the weak is to further perpetuate and verify their deeds and that is a sin in itself.  Only through the remembrance of the greatest figures to ever contribute to the progression and care-taking of our world will we open up avenues for similar epics.  It is said that he who follows the path will ascend in the afterlife to join the stars, but it is he who has acted as a pillar of his virtues that will shine at the forefront.  Like the Goddess Metztli and her divine heralds, these bright stars and any who follows the path of Bayla true will be loved as they too were divine.  So adhere to history, embody bravery and valor, wake with honor and wisdom, and settle only for peace.  

 

 

 

 

 

You are the key to the gates of enlightenment,

turn from past deeds and achieve serenity.

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