Why didn't Sironder return back to his people?
(And why did he lose
all of his challenges in the Underworld?)
Syranthir, the former Duke of Jorri, fell in love with the mysterious
lady of the Lake Oronin Charmain. He met her before the City surrounded
by horde of Spolite and pledged to fight for her. She was a Daughter of
the Lake and the Goddess of Water, they had relationship when he visited
in the City Wall of Kendesos.
She said she prohibited her lover coming to her Castle Blue in the Lake
Oronin so they usually met at the small island in the lake. But Syranthir
would not take her prohibition seriously. After long she returned back
to her home under the Depth of Lake, Syranthir again was anxious her beauty
and wisdom.
There was another reason Syranthir needed to explore the Underwater World of Oronin, King Aegrastus had a Magical Mirror which could be used as Mighty Weapon against Loskalmi Knights and Armours, which was called "Mirror of Gbaji". It could easily find weaknesses of everything, Spolite also feared it but they always won a Battle while they dared to use it and saw their own weaknesses. So Carmanians defeated Spolites but could not chase their retreat.
Minister Periotri (Loren Miller) said,
"Now is not Good Time for King's Traveling while your Kingdom in the
process of Founding."
Chief Theologian Estrekor (Greg Stafford) said,
"Fighting for Heathens isn't good even that was not fighting for Evil,
you will pay in the risk of entangled by Trick of Fronalakino."
Komos Seer (Nick Brooke) said,
"Omens are Bad, you will meet misfortune under the Hill and the Depth
of Water."
But he knew they should not pretend themselves safe from the Mirror
of Gbaji, he could not help trying to gain her wisdom because once she
hinted the Hidden Secret treasure of Water which could defeat even Evil
of the magic of the Mirror. He armed with Herediary Surcoat of Jorri and
Brass Armor of Three Eyed Blue, and his only Squire was Accomplished Blue
Eyed Smith, he drove a small boat for his master and advanced into the
Mist of the Oronin. He brought the Regalia of the Patriarch of Ten Thousand.
When Syranthir reached to the small Isle which was used for trysts
of him and Charmain, he let his loyal servant back, and found a spiral
way into the Depth of Water encircling the root of that small isle. Armed
Syranthir rode his famous White Stallion into this road to Mystical Underwater.
At the First Hall of the cave (That was a magical place where set
on the shore of the Lake which water stood like a piller and miraculously
not spilled), he saw two groups fought each other. Each of the One Group
wore bronze armours and rode Black Horses, each of the other Group were
Footsoldier Dwarves who wore White Gleaming Heavy Chainmails and armed
with Polearms. Syranthir sided with the Bronze Armour Cavalries because
they had similar appearance of his homeland people. He defeated Dwarves
and drove them away.
But they weren't grateful to his help at all, and asked why he helped
their side. Syranthir was embarrassed by the consequence, but replied they
seemed his kin in Loskalm. They accepted him grimly and gloomily, they
pressed wine on him which is prohibited to him by the oath of his Chivalric
Path. But they forced him to drink with trickery, and he fell into Coma
for the intoxication.
"He doesn't have eyes to find
Truth."
"He doesn't understand how he changes, and is changed by his Innerself,
as an ordinary Westerners."
When he realised himself again, Knights left him and disappeared from the
shore of Lake. (Note: Tension between Pelanda and Loskalm)
At the Second Hall of the Lake, he met two Knights on the horses
jousted with Lances. The Stronger wore Yellow Coatmail with the Emblem
of the Mane of Lion and the Weaker wore Black Armour with the Symbol of
Spolite Nail of Arkat, was driven to the corner of the Vale. The Black
Knight asked Syranthir for Help. Syranthir clashed the Yellow Knight and
beated down him from his horse back, Yellow Knight and Syranthir then fought
fiercely over the land with their Swords. But soon after Syranthir defeated
Yellow Knight, Black Knight backstabbed him with his lance, the head got
stack to his side and the precious blood of Prophet's Father dropped to
the Lake. Syranthir fell down over the Body of Yellow Knight.
"Why don't you want to see the Truth?" The Black Armour Knight
arrogantly asked Syranthir from his horse back. (Note: Source between Dara
Happa and Spol)
After he bandaged his side, (Two Knights strangely disappeared from
his front) he went to the deeper Area of the Lake. At the Third Hall of
the Lake, he saw Blue Armoured Knight who waited his arrival, he already
knew his appearance when he went through Adoption Rite with Pelandans.
He was Sword King. (Note: Humakt) He challenged Syranthir Death Duel with
only gestures. Syranthir well knew he could never defeat the King, accepted.
Syranthir again and again charged to his Body, but every turn, Sword King
beated down Syranthir and finally broke his Sword forged in Loskalm into
Pieces, Syranthir stopped his movement and waited the Fatal Blow. But the
King also stopped his Edge of the Sword beneath Syranthir's throat and
asked.
"Why did you accept my challenge? You know you cannot defeat me."
Syranthir replied,
"I know all Old Ways, but I choose the New Way as Hrestol chosen.
Talor fought for Arkat though he well knew Arkat would betray his trust.
There is no hope if I cannot embrace Mystery of All Existence as Jernotia
and Paradox of Double Sword Edge as Bisos when I will confront Godlearners
and Franalakino in the Deadland."
The Sword King
smiled sadly,
"Good Answer. I also remember my disloyal son and Brave Talor, I give
you my sword as the proof of Founding New Truth, as a compensation for
I broke your Old Sword. Though I love you, I cannot help you in the next
stage. I know you will die for seeking New Way and your Son will recover
your soul from YarGan."
Syranthir got the Sword of the King.
At the Fourth Cave, he met the Green Knight, he was a Magical Puppet
of Sorcerers who stole the Realm of Loskalm for they making their Slaves
to Automata and then waited him for killing while he was alone. It charged
fiercely with its Lance to Syranthir's Shield with mechanical swiftness.
Syranthir soon got serious injuries and barely survived for the Power which
was bestowed from the Sword of the King. But his lifelong loyal Horse was
finally killed by the Machine Knight and he fled from that cave when he
found a small pit. He fell down to the Fifth Cave and saw the Beauty of
the Palace of Blue Men.
He saw a Blue General with Horrible Trident [Wachaza] and the Lord
of Mabakarisarro who emblaces both Death and Life [Magasta] but he managed
to go stealthily their domain, because the Blue Men captured many Pelandans
as Slaves, and they hid him from the eyes of their masters. Pelandans in
Slavery knew what happened in the Surface World and hoped him to liberate
their soul. Syranthir safely went into the Sixth Cave and saw Palace of
the Wounded King. [Daliath? Oronin?]
He met the Wounded King and revealed his true self, his Subjects
enraged for Dirty Existence of Merely a Human in their Noble Palace. But
the Sly King stopped them because he knew the relationship of Charmain
and Syranthir, and asked what he wanted. Syranthir told him about Mirror
of Gbaji, Lost his Wife Charmain, and Horrible Stain which was sullied
by Godlearners to the Regalia of Patriarch of Ten Thousands.
The Wounded King knew all of these Answers but coldly adviced he should not take such horrible trials, but Syranthir refused and asked again. The Wounded King asked him his Son, the Crown of Oronin, a stolen Goblet, the Method to recovering his Health because once YarGan hurt his secret part. Syranthir drank Poison [of Nelat] which gave him the resistance in the Atmosphere of Arganum and was led to the Deepest Area of the Lake...The Seventh Cave, The Palace of YarGan Arganum.
The Underworld Water of the Mirror [Styx] reflected the Magic of
the Mirror of Gbaji. And Gbaji and Arkat fought in the Mirror as the Double
of another eternally and made the Wave of Underworld Water. There existed
Black Obsidian Palace of YarGan which was the reflection of Castle Blue,
but not Mirage as Castle Blue. The guide of the Sly King taught poisoned
Syranthir where YarGan and his Master GanEstoro enslaved Charmain. He stolein
the palace and sought the Dungeon which concealed his Wife.
But he found his Wife sleeping in an elegant Bed and his Son in a
cradle in the Gorgeous Carram of the Palace, he saw a baby wrapped in a
baby blanket and was consoled by the smile of Carmanos for a while, and
shook her out of her sleep. Charmain was astonished and embarrassed before
she could show a pleasure, and asked him how and why he could come such
a horrible palace.
Before he could answer her questions. the Slaves of Master of the Palace
came to her room and taught her visiting their master, Charmain hid him
the Next Room. She told Syranthir never see her room before she would open
the door again or they would met Worst Doom. Syranthir promised her to
do so.
Syranthir could not resist the impulse and peeked in the Next Room,
an saw she slept with the Demon Lord. In the Anger and Sorrow, he could
not help making a small voice, he sensed YarGan saw him, rushing into her
room and struck at his hide. But the Poison of Lake Oronin already stole
his power from his Blood, and YarGan mockingly drove him into the corner
of the room, but Charmain drove herself before the Spear of the King, and
seriously wounded. Syranthir took Carmanos from the cradle, and ran away
from the Balcony of the Castle. Enraged YarGan conjured the Power of GanEstoro
from the Depth and his Slave Demons pursued him.
The Babygod Carmanos already had Great Power and Knowledge and secretly
revitalized his father. Syranthir found a small boat in the Shore of the
Lake [Styx] and drove it into the Gate of Upper World. When he found the
pursuit, for his surprise, Carmanos telepathized his father to drop the
Regalia into the Lake, though firstly he refused.
Soon Demons approached to the boat. Syranthir unwillingly dropped the Regalia
of Loskalm and made the Many Streak of the Black Surface of the Water which
cracked the Magical Mirror of Gbaji. And Demons who touched the Crack found
themselves freezed. Syranthir saw a Goblet which appeared from the Waveless
Surface of the Lake which was concealed by Charmain and caught it followed
by his son's advice.
After Yargan saw what happens, he used the Black Magic of his Spear
and called many Black Ravens to attack Syranthir. Carmanos saw it and sensed
both Sorcerors of the West and Spolite Priests found the advantage of that
situation and tried to kill his father in the extreme situation of the
possibility. Carmanos called the Power of Romanakrin to Underworld to drive
Ravens, and secretly warped Sorcerors' power against Godlearners'. The
small boat was crushed for Great Magic was conjured but Syranthir reached
to the stairs to the Palace of Wounded King.
As suggested by the Baby, Syranthir grudgingly healed his father-in-law
Oronin with the Water of Styx which the magical Goblet brought, that was
the miracle of the One God. Subjects of the King cheered his Healing but
never pleased that method. Soon the Envoy of YarGan coming to the Gate
of the Wounded King and ordered to extracate Syranthir. Though Carmanos
protested, The Sly King decided to drive him to the Outer World.
So Carmanos called Romanakrin again, and Power of Erstoro was also called
by King Aegrastus and YarGan, the Two Great Powers tried to play a bet.
GanEstoro brought Syranthir to the Top of Castle Blue, direct Reflection
of YarGan's Castle, There was a Bridge of the Sword as neither they could
extracate nor let him go.
That bridge had Sharp Edge like two sides of a sword, and under that
bridge, the Hell of Fronalakino, the Place without Truth existed in the
Blackened Water. And the End of the Bridge was a Void which led to the
Will of the Outer Mind.
Though Syranthir was a Good Man, the Will of Arganum made his Body big
and drove his body to the Edge using his pride. But Carmanos whispered
the First Voice to his Father, and let his body shrink to the normal size.
Then Goddess Charmain drove herself into the Underworld Lake. That made
a streak which brought temporal switch of Underworld and Surface. GanEstoro
and YarGan could not see Romanakrin because Jernotia secretly covered their
vision.
The Shower of Blessing fell to Carmanos, shattered the Curse of God Learners
and the Mirror of Gbaji. Syranthir saw that scheme over the bridge. His
Body was already destroyed by the many trials and the Wise King demanded
Sacifice of his Soul, his son helped him into the Salvation beyond Demiurge.
Charmain also was secured though she betrayed her husband for her people,
and met her independence in the Castle Blue.
After that time, Carmanos soon reached Adolescence in the court of
the Wise King, Blue King never demanded the Body of the Prophet, because
even in every time he tried to kill him in the cradle, Carmanos burned
his hands with Sacred Flame, and before he abandoned the role as a Divine
Child, he already liberated the Veth Ethidisi and Five Coloured Fishes
from YarGan.
History of Lake Oronin
Gods Age
(Late Green Age and Early Golden Age?)
VisaruDalan ruled the Mount Fire, his son, Turos curved many living animals
from clay. That was Center of Wendaria and the Land of Five Mountains.
(Middle or Late Golden Age?)
Many Tribes of Blue (and Stream of Water?) invaded Pelanda, one of them
made Mabakarisarro, Sweet Sea (Peter Metcalph wrote about this lake). One
of the Detachment attacked Old Dozy DidalaDalan aka VisaruDalan. The Leader
of the Blue People was King Oronin and eventually defeated King of Wendaria.
Mount Fire was no more. There was Lake Oronin. Oronin's magic and fertility
appeared as the Beautiful Five Coloured Fishes.
(Storm Age or Early Great Darkness?)
YarGan Arganum came from the West, he killed (or hurt?) King Oronin and
got the Crown of Oronin and Rulership over Blue People. He started (a)
City Culture from his Capital Kendesos and patronized Western Sorcerors.
His Cruel Rule lasted until Jernotian High Gods, King Bisos, General Daxdarius,
Mystic Jernotia, Prophet Idomon finally drove him and his minions to the
Depth of Sweet Sea. During YarGan's period, The Fertility of the Lake (Five
Fishes) also was depleted
(Great Darkness)
Bleak Period
Time
(Dawn)
In my humble opinion, after Degeneria relit the Flame in the ruin of Hagu, the part of the Life of King Oronin also revived as under the Cosmic Compromise in Orlanthi Myth, but that is imperfect and not Fertile as his reign. YarGan still lived in Depth of Pelanda and demanded Blue People's servitude. Struggle between Spolite and Dara Happa worsened this situation. I think Castle Blue (see Redline History 0th Wane, Appendix) was a consequence of Compromise, King Oronin and YarGan, God Age and Time. (There is no refering about Fishes about this period...)
(Carmanian Empire)
Next Great Change, was of course that of Syranthir and Carmanos. Sironder married with a Mysterious Goddess of Castle Blue and helped the Fertility of the Lake, the Power of Brinnus finally defeated or absorbed the Power of Enthyr, and Carmanos started Worship of his mother.
(Bull Dynasty)
As they also stood for Carmanian Dualism, they remained the superficial
Worship though they hunted down the Bloodline of Carmanos.
(Lunar Empire)
Apotheosis of Teela Estara was a consequence of Battle of Castle Blue.
Lunars destroyed the Cult of Carmanos in the Battle of Four Arrows of Light,
and the supernatural War of Lake Oronin caused Fishes: see Rune Quest Genertela
Book about Lake Oronin, Five Fishes again disappeared.
Maybe in Hero Wars, the returning of Coloured Fishes indicates some Great
Cataclysm....
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