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 |  Subject: The parable of Hannil the Fisherman - Nygarth  Wed Jun 27, 2012 10:34 pm | |
| The parable of Hannil the Fisherman
Soon after the death of the brothers, Suxen and Phelgas, the remaining tribes of Humani continued to live. At first in utter turmoil. Without their leader, Suxen, the tribes fought for power between them. Great wars were waged. Dark magic was wielded and from the deep Void, Phelgas was cackling, his spread of evil, malice and sin appeared to succeed in ruining what his brother had raised, which was the noble and proud Arathorian.
Phelgas was winning, as soul after soul was sent to the Void after dying after leading a highly dishonourable life. All the while, the Ancestral Halls echoed the sounds of Suxen's rage. Even from the Void, where the Light itself had banished Phelgas, the Uncaring won the war he had waged in life. This couldn't stand.
Hannil, a mere fisherman, had suffered the wrath of Phelgas' hand. This fisherman was the epitome of honour. Never selfish, the man had single handedly fed an entire village for years for no profit. Jealous of his generosity the tribes that followed the Uncaring had seized his home, slew his wife and children and had him living on a boat just off the shore. Banished from his home and armed with a simple pole, the man spent months faring just for himself.
Until one day, a small boy swam out to his boat. His face covered in tears and his clothes torn. Asking for a single fish, just to feed himself and his starving sister on the shore. It was clear to Hannil that these children had suffered from the same treachery that he had, but his months at sea bittered the fisherman. He sent the boy back with a smack on the wrist and an empty stomach, for once, thinking of himself wholly.
That night, Hannil and his boat disappeared from the face of the earth. For a great sea beast had swallowed it and him whole.
This was because, in the Ancestral Halls, Suxen saw this man's selfish acts and pitied his soul. Once a great figure of his work, Hannil had been forced to turn to Phelgas' ways. It was his time to repent.
Thus for three days, and three nights, Hannil was imprisoned in the stomach of this beast. No food. No nothing. Fearing his life all the while, pondering his actions.
On the third night, Hannil began to pray to Suxen. He sought forgiveness for his sin and presented himself up as a sacrifice by impaling himself a bone found in the stomach of the beast. He felt that if he did indeed survive the experience, he wouldn't be worthy of the gift and wanted to ensure his demise.
Because of his sacrifice, Hannil entered the Halls. His mind and soul wholly purified by the Light there. Stunned he saw his children, his wife and his Lord. Suxen.
Suxen forgived the fisherman for his atrocious act, presenting him with a chance of true redemption. This too would be a sacrifice of sorts. He was ordered to return to the world of the living, spread the word of Suxen and suppress the evil that Phelgas had plagued Azeroth with. This meant leaving, once again, his wife and children. Saddened by the idea, but honoured equally Hannil begrudgingly agreed.
When he awoke once more washed up on the Shore of which he previously lived, his eyes aflame with the Light. Shocked and stunned, Hannil was aflame. Completely engulfed in the Holy Light he screamed to Suxen, prayed and cried with joy, as he became more than himself. Infused with the power of the Ancestors, Hannil was possessed by something beyond him.
It was this possessing force that drove him and his tribe to glory over the power of Phelgas.
So again armed with just a fishing pole, Hannil the Fisherman, did as he was ordered. Fed and clothed the poor. Fought off the oppressing evil that plagued his land, and rose to Leadership. No warmonger, Hannil fought with the ability to forgive those that sinned as he, and found himself with a loyal flock.
(Despite the Arathorian nation being so war driven by circumstance, this tale was first told to soothe the roars of the berserker, the sinner and the fiend. Suxen, the first to force atonement, is a forgiving deity. It teaches obedience and more about the nature of Suxen, in comparison to his brother. This tale also implies, rather directly, the concept of Ancestral possession. This is a concept that teaches that; in time of great trouble, war and such. Suxen will infuse an Arathorian with the spirit of his Ancestors to drive him, inspire him and teach him.) | |
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