A Thesis, a Plan, a Grand and Foolish Ambition

[spqrSancus 175]

 

Before you is an elf. A high elf, by the looks of it. He's sitting in the tavern, scribbling away into a scroll. Peering over him, one might note the format, then the title - an essay being made.

 

 

 

 

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Asul’athri Parir’taliyu

The Esteemed Melody Druid Wendy

Naelurir Dedicancy

2nd of Malin’s Welcome, 1579

On Restoring the Ways of Malin and the Aspects

Once, in the beginning of time, all Elf-kind was one. From the times of Aegis, and a time before that, elves were but elves, mali were mali. There were, in those times, no difference between what we now call mali’ker, mali’aheral, and mali’ame, but instead were each united in the love of Malin and the Aspects. It was only in the times nearing the ends of Aegisean history and the beginnings of Asulonian history that the elves began to splinter, and distinct cultural identities were formed. It is due to this grand split that all elven-kind has floundered since the times of the Golden Age of the Princedom of Mali’nor. Since this time, mali’aheral fell to degenerate isolationism, mali’ker fell to the falsehood of elmori’quessir, and mali’ame fell to banditry, and to this day, the only culture among these elves which have truly sought to return to the ways of Malin have been elmali’ame, those whom changed the least in the time away from the rest of elmali (though it should be noted that elmali’ker have made a grand effort to push away from their ties with elmori’quessir).

In order to return to this Golden Age of Mali’nor, elNaeluriran, the newly-founded priesthood of elmali’ame to which I have dedicated myself to, have begun the long work of recovery of the tradition of Malin’s people, the first and the ancient elves. It is partially to this purpose wherefore I have joined elNaeluriran in my Dedicancy, as I hope to, like many other foolish elves before me, pave a path to the potential reunion of all elves under the Ways of Malin.

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It is widely believed by many scholars that Malin was a druid, perhaps even the first, and considering the belief of other scholars pertaining to the ancient elven language which was spoken by his people and is still sometimes spoken now, there is no reason to believe otherwise. Malin was a guide for the elven people, and his words showed them the ways of the forests, the birds, the trees. In fact, by his mouth and the oral traditions which had sprang from it, the elves themselves became harmonious guardians of nature, and all across the land, elmali were respected and honoured.

To he was the gift of the knowledge of the very words of the Aspects given after leaving his brothers and their descendants behind. And under his guidance, elf-kind flourished. With the Father’s bow and the Mother’s touch, he made a place for mali to live in unity with themselves and the world around him. A land of peace, of compassion, wisdom, and knowledge. A time when the Aspects smiled upon mali, because they upheld the balance as they were taught, and therefore, all was well.

Yet, in time, Malin vanished, and elf-kind was lost - this was the destruction of Mali’nor, and of mali history as a united species.

It is my belief and my hypothesis that the ancient knowledge of Malin and the ancient elves must be recovered in order to return his people to the righteous path. In short, it requires the rebirth of Malin in a new form.

The first step as I see it has been taken already; the creation of a centralized elven priest caste, whereby the mali’ame could rally behind, those whom were already closest to Malin’s old ways. The second step, as I see it, is the spread of Aspectism and the opening of this priest caste to all of elf-kind, rather than solely to elmali’ame. In other words, the ways of Malin must be restored not only to

 

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those whom followed most faithfully to his teachings in his absence, but rather, it must be restored to those whom need it most; those whom abandoned him.

It might be suggested that this second step could be further broken down into steps of its own. The author would begin by continuing to retrieve lost traditions of the ancient elven people, such as Seeds and rituals. They would then attempt to retrieve the original lost language of the ancient elves, which we mangle today. In doing so, we could potentially perform much greater miracles than we have been capable as of yet, and thus awe the mali’aheral and mali’ker into fully remembering their ancient past and therefore coming to join us.

Note that I am not suggesting the complete assimilation of their cultures - I believe that the right and peaceful interpretation of the maehr’sae hiylun’ehya, the philosophy believed to have been borne by Malin’s wife, Larihei, and the stunning devotion to ancestral spirits of elmali’ker are both beautiful and valuable parts of mali culture as a whole, and must be retained. However, these philosophies and beliefs should be incorporated into each other, and therefore bring all of elf-kind under Malin again. In summary, elmali’ame should be lightkeepers to Malin’s flame, guiding elmali’ker and aheral towards them.

This will be a long and arduous path to follow, but in time, if all of mali can reclaim the traditions of our forefather Malin, the harmony of both nature and its people will therefore be restored, and again will come a Golden Age.
 

 

 

 

Upon finishing, he promptly stands and heads off to find his mentor, the Melody Druid Wendy.

[candlite 77]

1 minute ago, spqrSancus said:

It is partiallu to this purpose

(Might wanna fix that :p)

 

Wendy walks about, smiling to herself as she senses her aspiring dedicant doing exemplary effort as always.

[spqrSancus 175]

((Woops lol yeah))

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