Celian Folklore: The Deer of Fi'Andria

[Laeonathan 3981]

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Celian Folklore: The Deer of Fi’Andria

Published 144 SA. 

 

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80 years ago, the Starlanders established Fi’Andria, on the western shores of Almaris. Ever since a strange occurrence has followed them: The Deer of Fi’Andria. While none has ever truly grasped its nature it has been found to be immensely long lived. It was first seen attracting settlers after around a year of the establishment of the Celian Capital.

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It had not been sighted for 40 years; yet upon the establishment of Celia’lin, the “Starhome” it appeared once more. It jumped around happily amongst those gathered to listen to Ailer Anordal; quite to his own dismay. Several theories have been established regarding its origins:

 

1. Upon the suggestion of a local druid, some believe it to be a mani, a greater spirit of the wild. Due to its connection it despises the unnatural powers of the void. Such seems befitting as the deer disappeared around the time the Celian Tear must have been created and started revisiting the Celian People once they had settled in Celia’lin, this time free of a voidal rift. However, an elder druid had remarked that no such mani was known, rendering the theory a mere myth by a trickster druid.

 

2. Yet others expect it to be a strange and new spirit gifted by the greater powers to guide the Celian people and morally support them during times of peril, with some Celianorians claiming its “Nyeh!” sounds would calm and inspire them deeply, almost touching their very souls.

 

3. Many however disregard those theories and simply claim that the deer is what it is: A deer that follows after the Celian people, likely contributed to the fact that the tree bark of the golden Trees of Fi’Andria have a high nutritional value and apparently quite liked by deers in general.

 

No matter what is true, in the end one thing can be certain: The Deer of Fi’Andria will always be a blessing when it visits the Celian people.

 

ilMaehr’sae ilkun’ehya

 

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ay’pueran;

Raziel Amethil,

Vintner-Captain & Protector of the Celian People