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And it came to pass that Azk and Emalō wept for Bethasdr and pleaded unto the Aiylōhyme that they might have seed that the line of Azk should be fulfilled. And Friggō had mercy, sending the spirit of Thelli unto Emalō, and there was raised up Thelli, the son of Azk, who was sent unto them that all righteousness might be fulfilled. This Thelli grew in stature and became mighty in the ways of Sydier and the ways of his father. And his father and his mother taught him in the ways of the spirits. So, it was said that Thelli walked within the spirit.
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So it was that one day, Thelli strayed through the forest, and the trees spoke to him while Thelli was on Sydeir communing with the trees. It was that they told him of a certain stone in a river bed, saying that this stone was white and precious above all. Then Thelli went in search of this stone, and coming to the place, communed with the Aiylōhyme. Thūnoraz came down and taught Thelli the ways of the Seer. Then, Thelli, having received the commission, placed his hand in the clear waters and pulled from it a stone, white, made of crystal. And with the instruction of the Aiylōhyme fashioned from it a Urim, and it was that Thelli became the first seer among the children of Azk and Emalō.
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It was that Thelli looked into the stone and saw the formation of the world and the organization of it. And he saw the foundation of the Aiyseir and what would become of them. He saw the war on Athalaz, and nothing was kept from his sight.
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And Thūnoraz came unto him saying: Son of Ash, the time is now that you may speak unto the Holy Trees which I have set apart, speak unto them and you shall become first among the Vyaneir.
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Thelli then took the Urim which he had made and ascended a great mountain, and when upon it, he spoke first with the Elm and by it he knew all things. And after having communed with the Elm tree, came unto him Heimalaz saying: Son of Ash, come, I bid you, and step foot upon the bridge.
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And Thelli saw a great bridge that it extended high into the heavens, and this bridge was called Baifōrstr, and Thelli beheld that it led unto a great and mighty tree. And in the sight of it, Thelli said: Never before have I seen such a marvelous and beautiful tree. Surely there is no other tree mightier than this. Is not this the tree which formed the body of my father?
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And Heimalaz said: Aiy, it is. Therefore, go forward, Son of Ash, and partake of the soul of this tree, which is called the Tree of Life.
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And Thelli stepped forward and placed his hand upon the tree, and it spoke to him, calling him by a new name, and Thelli beheld all and having beheld All became one with the Aiyseir, and having joined already with a child of Heimalaz, became Vyaneir.
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And after Thelli had become Vyaneir, he returned to the earth, knowing all he must do. It was made known unto him by Vofdenaz the terrible thing which Lōk his brother had done, and Thelli took covenant with the All-Father to avenge the blood of Bethasdr and claim as many of the souls of Lōk's seed unto righteousness as would come. So Thelli set forth unto the lands of Nyōrd to prophesy and lead the seed of Lōk unto righteousness. Now the works of Thelli are contained in the Annuls Tablets and shall not be written here; nevertheless, this is also part of the teachings of the temple.
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Now, all this we teach unto our children, and our elderly, that they might know concerning their history and their future. That they might know how to ascend unto the Tree and become as Thelli and not fall into the same pitfalls that Lōk fell. For the oaths of Lōk run rampant around us, for this is the land of Nyōrd, which he settled; therefore, the oaths run strong and deep here. But we teach this that we might follow in the footsteps of Thelli, who is our forefather, and in the footsteps of Azk and Emalō, our first parents, for we know the trees from which they were formed, for many of us have communed with them and in doing so have become Vyaneir.
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And now, I give a list of our forefathers that have become Vyaneir and many of their doings, for this is also part of our temple ceremony, and this that we might prove unto our children that we come from Vyaneir stock and that we may certainly become Vyaneir ourselves. And this is the manner in which it is taught in our temples.
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First is Szvemaz, the son of Szvemaz, for he is Vyaneir and his works are many, for Szvemaz stepped out of Harethal, the great whore in the south, and he led his children and all they with him unto the lands of Nyōrd. And it was that upon his arrival, he beheld the great wickedness that had taken hold in this part of the land, for the abominations of Lōk had once again taken hold here. But Aiylōhyme had given him a commission to cleanse this land, and thus he went to work, and he ordained his sons, and he ordained his sealed brother who was with him, and all they who would were set apart by the hand of Szvemaz. And they went forward, and Szvemaz himself went alone and came up in Sydeir that he might know concerning this land.
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And Thelli, his ancestor, spoke unto him, saying: It was in my time that I went forth to cleanse this land of its sorcerers and its wizardry and its witchcraft. Now, Szvemaz, I had limited success, for this is a hard land and a hard people. Nevertheless, I set free count two hundred souls from the clutches of Sert and with them established a land of freedom. Nevertheless, your task is greater, for the Aiylōhyme have commanded you to settle here and cleanse this land. Nevertheless, I know this task shall be accomplished by you. I myself will lead those with me and aid you in this task.
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And Szvemaz told Thelli where to go and Thelli gratefully followed the lead of his son, for this was Szvemaz's task. Szvemaz went forward and converted the entirety of the land of Nyōrd, a thing that has never before happened. And this he did by way of faith and the miracles of the Aiyseir, insomuch that he showed the inhabitants of the land of Nyōrd that the Aiyseir were more powerful than the Dregr and the Mūsple. Thus, the entire land was converted. And when the entire land had been converted unto the Aiylōhyme, he settled there and built up a land and called his place Germania.82 Thus, Szvemaz is the father of us all.
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And after Szvemaz came Elōhizar the great. For Elōhizar was he who came out of the land of Germania83 after it had fallen into wickedness, for the people had returned to the ways of Lōk and dredged up his secrets, and thus this evil had spread once again throughout the land. It was Elōhizar who led his people from that place and settled in the land of Parthia. And when he had done this, he caused a temple to be built after the manner of HaBathesda, which Azk built.84 And the grandeur of it was second to none in the land. And Elōhizar saw that the temple was good. And caused an edifice to be built upon which he built a large altar. Now, this altar was after the manner also of the altar of HaBathesda; therefore, a large stone was placed thereon. This temple he called HaElohimus, and it became a mighty beacon. Came many from the lands round about to participate in the ceremonies there.
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And now we come to Aiyvethzar. Now this Aiyvethzar was the son of Elōhizar, and knowing of the wicked state which his home of Germania was in, led a mission that he might convert some few of his kinsmen. And when he had returned from whence his father settled, he went unto the place known as Enoz, which land was ruled by many wicked men.
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And Aiyvethzar went before the king of this land and said: O king of Enoz, the land of my fathers, hear me. For I am a son of Elthia, who is a daughter of this land, and she married Elōhizar, who fled Feiginept and came here. And seeing this land was wicked, led the more righteous sect away.
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And when he had said these things, Aiyvethzar taught of the severity of the crimes of this people and taught them all correct things. And it was that he was cast out, but gave not up hope, for he went unto many cities preaching of their crimes and calling them unto repentance. And when all had cast him out, he called upon the Aiylōhyme to visit this place with mighty famine, and so it was. This famine persisted in the land for many years until such time as the people of the land of Germania, at least the more part, forsook their oaths and returned unto the ways of peace.
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There was Vegetiūs, who was king over the land which had become Nyōrd. And this Vegetiūs was a wicked man and had many wives and concubines and hoarded much wealth. And he was known as the dragon for his fierceness in battle, and he conquered many of the lands round about insomuch that he became king of many territories.
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So it was that a boy came from the south whose name was Ahzez. Now this Ahzez was a mighty and great seer, insomuch that he touched the tree and became Vyaneir at the age of seven. And when he had done this, he led a mission into the northern parts. He went into the very courts of the king of the Nyōrds, who was Vegetiūs.
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Now this Ahzez contended with Vegetiūs and taught him, insomuch that Vegetiūs was converted and sent a decree throughout the land of the truthfulness of the words of Ahzez and caused them to be taught in the streets. And this he did as he himself touched the tree and became a seer unto the Aiylōhyme. He went down into the street and cried repentance unto his people, insomuch that all were converted and they numbered in total forty thousand souls of the Nyōrds. And Vegetius dismantled the throne and became like unto his people and dwelt in a tent the remainder of his days.
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Now, this is the likeness which we teach our people in the temples, for we have kept a Book of Generations and a Book of Remembrances among us, and we have all the teachings and doings of our forbearers even back to Szvemaz. And this that we might know that we were descended from they who became Vyaneir and they being descended from they who became Vyaneir. We know that we may also become Vyaneir as well and return again unto Athalaz and reunite with all of our forebearers, and with Thūnoraz and with the Aiylōhyme themselves. Thus it is. Aiy!