elMyumier'tir | Book I: Principles & Teachings

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B O O K   I :   P R I N C I P L E S   &   T E A C H I N G S

 

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Tᴀʙʟᴇ ᴏғ Cᴏɴᴛᴇɴᴛs

I. ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ & ғᴜɴᴅᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟs

II. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍʏᴜᴍɪᴀʀᴀɴ ᴘᴀɴᴛʜᴇᴏɴ

III. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʀᴜᴅɪᴛᴇs ᴏғ ᴍʏᴜᴍɪᴇʀ

 

ᴏᴇᴍ. ɪɴᴛʀᴏᴅᴜᴄᴛɪᴏɴ & ғᴜɴᴅᴀᴍᴇɴᴛᴀʟs

elMyumier’tir translates from Ancient Elven as “the Law of Myumier,” as myumier means ‘to bring forth’ or ‘to carry.’ Though once regarded as little more than legislative provision, late cultural shifts within Cauróst would witness a gradual development in its meaning from written law to strict social adherence, whereby the act of bringing or carrying forth refers to bringing one’s purpose to existence.

 

Upheld chiefly by the elves of Cauróst, elMyumier’tir is a spiritual and moral calling that is summarily divided into five erudites, each representing different practical means by which an elf may labor towards the betterment of their people. Evidently, these erudites are not all-encompassing nor binding of this noble pursuit, and it is not uncommon that their followers may recognize a sense of self in more than one path. 

 

There exists three fundamental truths upon which this doctrine rests. Sourced from the wisdom of bygone Elvenlords and rulers, each are thought to act as the guiding moral compass of elMyumier’tir; inviolate and supreme. 

 

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I. Elves are the only of the four descendants to have suffered two Ibleesian curses: one for infertility, and another for sloth.

 

II. The right of elven Kinghood is crowned only those who wish Malin’s dream realized.

 

II. Malinor was not a conquest, but a home.

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ɴɪᴜᴛ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴍʏᴜᴍɪᴀʀᴀɴ ᴘᴀɴᴛʜᴇᴏɴ

Secondary to the five erudites are the deific pantheon of Sokar, Malin, and Gavrael: elven wardens whose watchful gaze grants faith to elvenkind in concord of elMyumier’tir.

 

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sᴏᴋᴀʀ Patron of Endings Worshipped as the caretaker of death, she is said to guide the souls of passing elves to finality, for the immortal life of an elf is sacred among their kith.

ᴍᴀʟɪɴ The August King The Forefather of all Elves; it is said that the elves are burdened with earthly toil until the day he returns. He is the intermediary between Elves and the metaphysical world.

ɢᴀᴠʀᴀᴇʟ Aengul of Peace Storied as a symbol of harmony and balance, she is said to have once acted in concord to Malin himself in his many trials against armies of undeath and dark.

 

ʜᴀᴇʟ. ᴛʜᴇ ᴇʀᴜᴅɪᴛᴇs ᴏғ ᴍʏᴜᴍɪᴇʀ

 

Eʀᴜᴅɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Dʀᴀɢᴏɴ

ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴇ: Dominion, Sovereignty, Fate

ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ: For elves to Achieve  |  Erudites of Foresight, Policy, and Order

sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪsᴍ: Often described as a dual-edged sword, the Dragon is an emblem of authority, whose rule may be tyrannical and wicked, or just and merciful. It embodies the charge of those who wish to realize a golden age for elvenkind through intellect, command, and rule, while recognizing that its measured virtues demand an effective, calculative grip to be wielded. 

ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ: Tempered, confident, and blunt. They’re the tacticians, the war-leaders, the statesmen, and justiciars of elvenkind. 

 

ᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴀᴇ ᴇᴠᴀʀᴇʜ, ʟᴀʀ, ᴜᴛ ɴᴀᴇ'ʟᴇʜ ᴘᴀʀᴏɴɴᴀɴ ɴᴀᴇ sᴜʟɪᴇʀᴇʏᴀᴇ, ɪʜᴇɪᴜʜ ᴠɪʜᴀɪᴀɴ

 

 

Eʀᴜᴅɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Uɴɪᴄᴏʀɴ

ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴇ: Spirit, Tradition, Magic

ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ: For elves to Preserve  |  Erudites of Culture, Heritage, and Art

sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪsᴍ: The gentlest of the erudites, the Unicorn stands for the sacred preservation of cultural bonds among elvenkind. They tend to be among the most devout, learned, and reverential of cultural guardians, for the scent of spilled ancestral blood yet lingers on the modern silks of their descendants.

ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ: Serene, creative, and adaptable. They’re the artists, the healers, the sorcerers, and poets of elvenkind.

 

ᴍᴇᴛᴛᴀ ɴᴀʀɴ'ᴀᴄᴀᴇʟᴇ ᴘᴀʀɪʀ ɪᴛᴏ, ɴᴀᴇ'ʟᴇʜ ᴛᴀʟᴏɴɴɪɪ ʟᴇɴ ɪᴛᴏ ᴍʏᴜᴍɪᴇʀᴇʜ, ɪɢɴᴇ sᴜʟɪᴇʀ ᴇʜ

 

 

Eʀᴜᴅɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Sᴛᴀɢ

ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴇ: Harmony, Guardianship, Peace

ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ: For elves to live in Accord  |  Erudites of Stewardship, Unity, and Insight

sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪsᴍ: The noble guardian of the glade and grove, the Stag signifies unerring balance. Representing the vast tribune of elvenkind conjoined into one are its crown of antlers, resplendent, regal, and proud in stature. It tends to the concord of its people as guides in times of sorrow and thwarts seeds of division that poison their gardens, making them potent sources of wisdom.

ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ: Tolerant, patient, and introspective. They’re the wardens, historians, philosophers, and peacekeepers of elvenkind.

 

ᴀsᴜʟ ʜᴀᴇsɪᴇᴀᴇ ɪᴛᴏ ʟᴇɴᴛɪ ʟᴇɴᴛᴇ, ᴀᴄᴀᴇʟᴇ ᴜʀɪᴀʀ ᴅᴀɢʀᴀɴ sᴀɴᴇʀᴇ, ʟᴀʀᴇʜ ғᴇɴɴ ɪᴛᴏ ɪʏᴀᴛʜᴇ

 

 

Eʀᴜᴅɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Gʀʏᴘʜᴏɴ

ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴇ: Valor, Honor, and Glory

ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ: For elves to be Righteous  |  Erudites of Warriorship, Chivalry, Nobility

sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪsᴍ: The fiercest among elvenkind, the Gryphon represents individual strength and morality, those who devote themselves to duty and righteousness in rejection of the destructive vices of their forefathers. They brandish their steel in defense of the needy folk, and sheathe it before the defenseless ones. 

ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ: Principled, gallant, and adaptable. They’re the soldiers, the duelists, the swordrights, and auxiliary of elvenkind.

 

ᴀɴᴜʜ'ᴡʏ ɪʟᴜ ᴋᴀᴇ ɴᴀᴇ ʜɪʟᴇɪᴀ ɪʟʟᴇʀᴇ, sᴀɴᴇʀ, ᴇʜʏᴀ ʟʏᴜɴ ᴡᴇʟɪᴇʀᴇʜ, ᴀᴍᴇ ɴᴀᴇ ᴇᴠᴀʀᴇʜ

 

 

Eʀᴜᴅɪᴛᴇ ᴏғ ᴛʜᴇ Bᴀsɪʟɪsᴋ

ᴠɪʀᴛᴜᴇ: Knowledge, Curiosity, and Ingenuity

ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏsᴇ: For elves to Seek  |  Erudites of Discovery, Reason, and Academia

sʏᴍʙᴏʟɪsᴍ: The Basilisk’s all-seeing gaze represents the unyielding search for understanding and mystery, its followers ever-questioning of the material plane. They are among the most logical and resilient of elvenkind, thus making them great researchers and  scientists. They understand the world for what it is, however harsh or pleasant that reality. 

ᴘᴇʀsᴏɴᴀʟɪᴛʏ: Perceptive, intuitive, and curious. They’re the inventors, scientists, lorekeepers, and scholars of elvenkind. 

 

ᴛᴀʟᴀʀᴇʜᴀɴ ᴄɪᴡ ʟʟʏᴛʜɴᴇ, ʀᴀᴇʟʟ ᴅɪᴏɴ ᴇɴᴇᴛ ᴛᴀʟᴀʀᴇʜ ʟᴏᴍᴇ, ᴋᴀᴇ ɪʏʟ'ʟʟᴇ

 

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This is a rewrite of the old Law of Myumier post and can be considered a canon cultural following going forward. Credits to @JJoseyfor the elven script in the dividers, those are her translations! Thanks for reading