FC. TURJANN & SAKU

[14:08] Turjann: perhaps we should start, before Saku get's coldfeet and absconders off into the desert, eh?' grins

[14:08] Hermes (prinzensaft) whispers to Turjann - by the way he does not like being called "blessed" because it is him who blesses...

[14:08] Melampus (godhet) bows with a smile: "I must apologize to Lady Sabayna and Yuroki. Both are unfortunately unable to attend, but they asked me to send you their warmest regards."

[14:08] Turjann nods

[14:08] Melampus (godhet): Yes, we should begin, it is time.

[14:08] Turjann: understood and accepted' smiles

[14:08] Sigfrid Avro (yexing) waves to Kreg.

[14:08] Turjann: please, let us enter the temple...

[14:09] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) hears the gong ring

[14:09] Hermes (prinzensaft): boy you follow the Initiate

[14:09] Kreg Ember (kreg.skytower) moves to the temple, fascinated by the multiple cultures present

[14:09] Hermes (prinzensaft): come here mon chamour

[14:10] Turjann takes his place before the Homestone, awaiting sir Melampus

[14:11] Yexing fr>en sits close to his love.

[14:11] Kreg Ember (kreg.skytower) sits behind the Prince and lightly taps his chair  with his boot

[14:12] Melampus (godhet) enters ceremoniously with the bride and groom and the guests and stands in front of Kurtzal's Home Stone, where he waits until everyone has taken their seats.

[14:12] Melampus (godhet): We have gathered here in Kurtzal today to usher Pasha Turjann and Lady Saku into the bond of companionship. I am pleased that you are all here. My name is Melampus, Initiate of Isfahan, and it is a pleasure and honor for me to lead the ceremony.

[14:12] Kreg Ember (kreg.skytower) whispers loudly...."PSST!!  UBAR!!  come and sit!!"

[14:13] Melampus (godhet): Dear Turjann and dear Saku, dear guests!

[14:13] Melampus (godhet): The spiritual form of human life is shaped by love. Love comes first. What must never be put at risk is love. The greatest danger is not loving.

[14:14] Melampus (godhet): Lovers consider each other to be one being with themselves. Love originates in goodwill, in appreciation. The beloved are dear to each other, they consider each other valuable. And from the love that makes one value a particular person comes all the good that one bestows upon them.

[14:14] Melampus (godhet): Love means more than a series of charitable acts. Love for another, by its very nature, compels us to desire the best for their life. Only when we develop this kind of mutual relatedness will a unity be possible that excludes no one. A brotherhood emerges.

[14:15] Melampus (godhet): No one matures or reaches fulfillment by isolating themselves. By its very dynamic, love demands a progressive openness, an ever-greater capacity to welcome the other.

[14:15] Turjann nods silently

[14:15] Melampus (godhet): The dynamics of love is an adventure that brings all edges together into a full awareness of mutual belonging.

[14:16] Melampus (godhet): And now Turjann and Saku embark on this adventure, they begin their journey in love and we will accompany them today.

[14:17] Melampus (godhet) turns to Mul and signals to him to hand him the Ceremonial Book.

[14:17]  Mul-al-Khan (ilfryn) had been entrusted with the ceremonial book and leaned his head forward, raising his arms above his head to hold out the precious book to the Blessed One. "Here Master". with humility he remains discreet and close.

[14:19] Melampus (godhet) takes the book from Mul and opens it.

[14:19] Melampus (godhet): And so let us now proceed to the companionship ceremony of Pasha Turjann and Lady Saku of Kurtzal.

[14:20] Melampus (godhet) turns first to the Pasha: "“Turjann, do you take Saku to be your Free Companion, to honor her, to share her burdens and triumphs, to keep faith with her in all things?”

[14:21] Turjann turns to face his Saku, smiling softly

[14:21] Turjann: “I do. Before the city and the Priest Kings, I swear it. I shall honor her as the highest among free women, stand beside her in hardship and in plenty, in Kurtzal and beyond. She shall walk with me as my chosen and my equal.”

[14:22] Melampus (godhet) nods with a smile and turns to Lady Saku: “And Saku, do you take Turjann to be your Free Companion, to honor him, to share his burdens and triumphs, to keep faith with him in all things?”

[14:22] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) turns to Turjann, looks up, single tear falls down my cheek, choking out the words, “I do. Before the city and the Priest-Kings, I swear it. I shall honor him as the highest among free men, stand beside him in hardship and in plenty, in Kurtzal and beyond. He shall walk with me as my chosen and my equal.”

[14:23] Melampus (godhet) nods again with a smile: "So may this be done. Then let the Wine of Companionship be shared, sealing the bond of your vows.”

[14:24] Turjann eyes moisten as he listens

[14:24] Melampus (godhet) now gives Mul the signal to hand over the chalice of companionship.

[14:25]  Mul-al-Khan (ilfryn) approachs the Master and hands Turjann the chalice of the Fellowship's wine. when the Initiate shows him when he allows him to proceed. He is deeply honored to give it, in a such memorising moment.

[14:28] Turjann graciously accepts the chalice, and holds it steady... lifts the brim to his lips, and looking deeply into Saku's eyes, takes a long, slow sip, savoring the wine that binds his love for her today, then passes his beloved the chalice

[14:29] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi): drink together in a single act, solemn and complete, echoing the Gorean words:

[14:29] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi): “We drink the wine of companionship.”

[14:30] Melampus (godhet) watches the solemn moment as they receive and empty the goblet, then signals to Saku to return the goblet to Mul.

[14:30] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) hands the chalice back to Mul carefully

[14:31]  Mul-al-Khan (ilfryn) looks the chalise pass from the Master and the Mistress. After, and when Saku has also drunk with Turjann, Mul raises his soft hand to take the chalice back and returns it to its place.

[14:32] Melampus (godhet) waits until the chalice is back in its place and turns to Saku again: “Saku, let the outer veils fall, that trust and intimacy may be revealed.”

[14:32] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) lifts the outer veil, her face bared to Turjann and to none else. The final veil remains, to be drawn away only in private, later, as tradition holds.

[14:33] Melampus (godhet) speaks to both: “Now interlock your arms, that your lives may be as one, in strength and in heart.”

[14:34] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) entwine their arms fully, each steadying the other, sealing the union with gesture as with vow.

[14:34] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) cries in joy this day.

[14:35] Melampus (godhet) returns the ceremonial book to Mul raises her hands in prayer:

[14:35] Turjann twines my arm with hers, supporting her steadily, carefully, as he will always from this day forth

[14:35]  Mul-al-Khan (ilfryn) grabs the precious book.

[14:36] Melampus (godhet): We will now invoke the blessing of the Priest-Kings upon you, Turjann and Saku. You may kneel for this.

[14:37] Turjann moves to his knees slowly...

[14:37] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) follows Turjann's lead

[14:37] Melampus (godhet): You Priest-Kings, holy and mighty, who live high in the Sardar Mountains:

[14:38] Melampus (godhet): Bless this companionship. Let the love of Turjann and Saku grow and flourish, place their house and this city of Kurtzal under your protection. And grant Turjann and Saku a rich progeny.

[14:38] Melampus (godhet): The Priest-Kings, high in the Sardar Mountains, grant this to you.

[14:38] Melampus (godhet): Ta Sardar Gor!

[14:39]  Mul-al-Khan (ilfryn): ta sardar gor

[14:39] Turjann: Ta Sardar Gor!

[14:39] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi): Ta Sardar Gor!

[14:39] Sigfrid Avro (yexing): Ta sardar Gor

[14:39] Kreg Ember (kreg.skytower) shouts: TA SARDAR GOR!!

[14:39] Hermes (prinzensaft): Ta Sardar Gor!

[14:39] Melampus (godhet) breaks away from his prayer position and signals to Turjann and Saku to stand up again.

[14:39] Kira Edmonds (kira.avonside): Ta Sardar Gor!!

[14:40] Melampus (godhet): I would also like to personally extend my warmest congratulations to both of you, Pasha Turjann and Lady Saku.

[14:40] Turjann rises and once again faces the Initiate Melampus

[14:41] Melampus (godhet): And now, dear guests, you may congratulate Turjann and Saku as well.

[14:41] Turjann: and thank you sir Melampus, for belssing us this memrable day!'

[14:41] Turjann turns to face the guest, a beaming smile upon my face

[14:41] Melampus (godhet): It was a joy and a honor, Pasha

[14:42] Hermes (prinzensaft): Congratulations my friend and Lady Saku! I hope this union will provide you with even more inspiration, erotic or otherwise, as you already possess individually!

[14:42] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) turns and faces the guests and family with a slight bow

[14:42] Turjann wishes to Khan; get the salts ready... 'winks

[14:42] Turjann wishes to Khan; get the salts ready... 'winks

[14:42] Sigfrid Avro (yexing): Félicitations! Longue vie de joie et bonheur!

[14:42] Yexing fr>en: Congratulations! Long life of joy and happiness!

[14:43] Turjann sighs deeply with great pride and happiness

[14:43] Sigfrid Avro (yexing) applaudit chaleureusement!!!!!!!!

[14:43] Yexing fr>en applauded warmly !!!!!!!!

[14:43] Saku Takahashi 高橋 (mi.yuequi) wipes my eyes, regains composure.

[14:43] Kreg Ember (kreg.skytower): CONGRATULATIONS!!

[14:43] Kreg Ember (kreg.skytower): Applause!!

[14:43] Turjann: thank you family, and friends for sharing this wonderful day with Saku and I!

[14:43] Kira Edmonds (kira.avonside): Congratulations

[14:44] Sigfrid Avro (yexing): c'est un immense plaisir d'être témoin de cet heureux moment.

[14:44] Yexing fr>en: It is a great pleasure to witness this happy moment.

DARIANEDITOR

 JOURNEY AMONG THE VIKING

THE LEGEND OF THOR

      I had already decided for some time to travel to meet my family in the North, the last message received from my mother, I do not think my father had been able to do it for that in winter he settles in the large hall and spends his time there between food and slaves, I said the last place where they lived was the village of Jasmine, I knew it from visiting it years ago when I lived in the North.

We went up the river with my ship to the great Vosk, then to the Gulf of Thassa and off to the north after passing the archipelago of Cos, I had forgotten the cold of winter, living in the desert is easily forgotten, the more we climbed towards Torwsland the more the temperature dropped and in the distance the mountains were already covered with snow.

 One morning we woke up immersed in a fog bank, everything had disappeared, we could no longer see the mountains and nothing else in front of us. The commander put a lookout on top of the mast to make sure not to run into some rock, went on like this until the  afternoon until the  lookout cry there is a fire on the port side, finally we all breathed a sigh of relief, and the commander ordered to lower the sails by burping on that signal fire,  which gradually enlarged, until we saw the coast with  other fires, now the coast was clear and the docks could be glimpsed with some ships docked, we remained at anchor in the Rada, and I with some guards went ashore with a spear.

 

It was a very large village and a big sign said ''Viking Settlement of Rungardvik'' I had never heard of this remote village, but big enough, and a lot of snow everywhere, we met the commander of the guards, who welcomed us with respect and made himself available to let us visit the village. She told us that they had different laws from those of other villages on the planet, here women have the same rights and, lately a woman and the Chief Administrator and warrior, their Jarl, in short, lived like their ancestors andrejected the new rules of the villages.

 

  He took us around showing us and explaining the various buildings, the great hall where everyone gathers in winter, then he took us to the hill where they had their temple, but their great Totem was a very large tree where he told me that souls were buried around, and when I asked him to explain well he told me:

 Trees have profound roles in both real and imaginary worlds. With their majestic bark, lush branches, and cloud of swaying leaves, humans are drawn to them with deep charm. This magic is embodied in the wonderful account of the Nordic World Tree. According to Norse mythology, the whole world is actually a tree, called Yggdrasil ("igg-dreh-sell") located at the center of the universe.

 

According to legends, Yggdrasil is a giant living ash tree with branches stretching above the skies and a trunk firmly anchored to the ground by three large roots. Here, the gods gather and meet, seek sustenance from its life-giving branches and watch over the worlds. Radiating from this center extend the nine realms of existence, including Asgard, the abode of the gods and the hall of Valhalla, and Midgard, the land of mortal humans. An anonymous eagle sits atop its branches in constant conflict with an evil snake, Nidhogg, which tries to unbalance the tree by chewing one of its roots.

 

The three large roots of Yggdrasil are irrigated by three wells, Urdarbrunnr, Hvergelmr and Mimisbrunnr. Urdarbrunnr, or Urda's Well, is cared for by the three maidens Norn, Urda (past), Verdandi (present) and Skuld (future), who weave the threads of destiny for all beingshim.

 It was a fascinating thing something that I had never heard before, even if in many places on the planet there are other customs, I looked at that fascinated man and asked him to tell me more and he gave me a parchment that I want to copy in my story.

    Passed from one hofgothi to another through the dark mists of time, it tells the story of a great battle between Thor and the Jotun. The battle raged for days and covered huge expanses of land and sea. On the third day, the battle reached the shores of Rudgardvik. People rushed to the Jarl's house and crowded around the fire as the ground shook and flashes of light illuminated the ground and sky around the building. The men felt unable to protect their families and watched as their wives held their children and looked with pleading eyes at their husbands. The children were crying and the women were crying.

 

The jarl went around his people and continued to reassure them that Thor would protect his loyal people. Finally, the gothi stood up and led the people in prayer to Thor. They all drank mead from a drinking horn and poured its contents on the floor and into the fire, begging Thor to protect them from the storm outside.

 

After what seemed like an eternity, the sounds of battle began to diminish and outside began to shed light, when a horrible explosion shook the earth and people fell to the floor as the ground below trembled violently back and forth.

 

And then everything went quiet. A strange stillness that crept into their bones and left a mark. Eventually, it seemed that the wax was melting from their ears and they could hear again. At first all they heard was the crackling of the fire and then the whining of children, mothers and even some men.

 

The jarl approached the door and cautiously opened the door to see what was left of their beautiful Rungardvik.

 

Huge trees were scattered all over the ground, as if someone was playing a game of sticks. Slowly everyone left the building and, with tears in their eyes, looked incredulously at what was left of their beautiful paradise.

 

Immediately, the Góthi gathered the people and headed to their sacred grove to honor the gods and thank them for protecting their families during this catastrophe.

 

Only, where once there was a lush, verdant grove, there was nothing. Not even a tree. The land itself had been stripped away from the rock on which the grove had stood for so many centuries. All the trees had landed in the meadow below, torn to pieces and without a leaf left on the branches.

 

Everyone stood on the rock with a sense of mourning and looked at the jarl to tell them what to do. Suddenly, the gothi shivered and closed his eyes, and shouted "Hail Thor, hail the god of thunder, hail the protector," and fell to the ground. The jarl ran to his gothi and tried to wake him up from the trance. Slowly, the gothi opened their eyes and began to speak.

 

"Thor spoke to me. He saw the devastation of our land and blessed this rock. This land will never experience such storms again. And to cement his promise, Thor touched the rock and left the imprint of his hand as a binding sign of his promise.

 

Rejoicing to know that Thor had blessed them, the people gathered all the trees from the meadow and using the wood of the sacred grove, built a beautiful temple on the rock.

 

From that first gothi, which was then the hofgothi, there was an unbroken line of hofgothis. I am only the last, but the line will continue after me.

 

Thor kept his promise, this temple has stood the test of time and storms and continues to thrive, as do the people they worship in its sacred halls.

    What else to say we are still here to listen to their stories and their customs, when they warned us that the fog had cleared and it was time to leave at high tide towards Jasmine, it was a few days of travel and we left.

 

NANI AND THE KINGDOM OF BERGLAND

 

Leaving Brundisium, My ship was ready to sail, now the snow is melted  in the North, I decided to return to see again my Mother Lady BBArliss, my father Sir Mith Arliss and the  land that welcomed and raised me, after I would go to the Northern Fjords to return to Hammersgaard, the Viking village, where I have a small house in the forest,  between the port and the fortified village.

 Arrived at  the village of Finnur my family had left for I do not know where, my father builder for his work is always around the planet, in the village they told me of strange rumors about people from the South who attack and  destroy villages to raid  and conquer, killing men and taking away women and children,  to make them slaves.

 I did not give much weight to what they said, you know we often hear strange stories, and we left, the calm sea with a breeze from the South pushed us slowly, on the surface of the sea emerged blocks of ice here and there, effect of melting snow, from the mountains.

Arrived at the port that was nothing more than a natural inlet in the coast, everything was deserted, there were no people as usual to welcome us, I decided to go ashore and I went into the forest, to reach the fortified village on the hills, after a few hours of walking, a group of people came out of the thick of the trees, dirty with mud and blood with my friend Nani on their heads,  with his partner and other people including a woman with her child in her arms, some slaves and a strange blond creature with pointed ears that resembled an Elf a people living in the impenetrable forests.

 Nani ran towards me shouting:

-Darian we were attacked by men from the south with iron armor on their chest and iron weapons, they destroyed our village repeating that they would continue their conquest to the  extreme north of the planet, we go to the KING of Bergland,  to give us new lands where to rebuild the new village, then softly told me

-I am the daughter of the King, he had me during one of his trips, meeting my mother, and then leaving for his wars forgetting me. I had met the

 beautiful Nani during my trip to the north when I was a Cartographer, then I visited cities and villages to draw and sell my maps to merchants, I had met her in Erik's inn, even if she was a wild warrior, but in love with Erik who also gave him a son, I was present at the birth of the child,  but then the Taverniere thinks well to have the child kidnapped by the mother, for which Nani wanted to take him with him to the forest, disappearing soon after leaving the woman alone, who returned to being a warrior.

   After a few days we arrived in sight of his father's castle, in the land  of Bergland, there were not many guards, I could hardly believe that it was a great kingdom, but I was wrong, a powerful man is not judged by the number of soldiers, but by his courage and wisdom, we were welcomed and let into the great hall of the palace,  where at the bottom after a long row of chairs, there was the throne of King Juan, and two other chairs at his side, he sitting wrapped in his large cloak asked:
 "who are you, what do you turn..

Nani approaches making himself known saying:

-Maesta is me your daughter Nani.

I look at her in silence scrutinizing her, I think I did a good job and it came up well,

 - Sit by my side daughter this and your place, even if you are full of mud and dirty as a
miner,Nani sat awkwardly on that throne, she was not used to being treated by Regina, but looking around, she thought about how much gold she would inherit when KING Juan died , and said:

- father but I am your only daughter ? thinking about his future with all the gold he would inherit.
 -Yes my daughter I have had only one woman in my life, and I thought she had turned into a wolf of the forest, she gave me you as a gift, I do not die alone, and tell me what brings you here and your dirty and wounded friends ? she
 listens to her father without understanding what he meant, she took a breath looking  at her friend Lagertha, and her backpack where she hid a small blond owl, which moving made an imperceptible noise, also for that from so long stopped in the backpack she was tired and wanted to shake her legs and drink some  water. She thought of the warriors who accompanied her, confident of having new lands for their trade, and I look at Darian the  wisest of all who sat listening to what they said, knew very well that he would give good advice at the end, while watching Luisan his  nervous companion playing with his  knife always ready to defend Viking women, then healing his father said:

  -Father we were attacked and burned the village and destroyed all our land, and we are here with what remains of our treasures to ask for new lands for us, our Bersekers managed to leave on a ship with our Jarl Sir Erick

As he spoke, a man dressed in white entered the hall, sat in the first seats to the right of the King.  I greet everyone with a sign of blessing of the hand.

"Welcome," said the King, and to all, he said

- This is a Bishop of the Catholic Church of Rome visiting my Kingdom.

Everyone looked at the haughty man who sat in his clean habit being careful not to get dirty, looking at him with suspicion, they prayed to their God Odin, and they did not know other Gods, but if the King had him as a guest then it is sacred, but while they were talking it happened that the little blond owl, escaped from the backpack running to the corner of the room trying not to be discovered,  but he had attracted the attention  of Luisan who  with a feline leap ran to the corner capturing the baby, who wriggled emitting strange grunts, Luisan kicked and punched I brought him to the door chasing him away, but Laghertha stopped him shouting that he was with her and was part of a tribe  isolated in the forest, which resembled an Elf because of its pointed ears but it was not, I put it back inside throwing it at the feet of  Nani

, Nani was busy making visual inspections for how much gold he would inherit from his father and thought hopefully he will give us lands in this region of Bergland, the Bishop after blessing everyone went away greeting the King who told him:

-Good trip,  Your Eminence, and greet the Pope of Rome when you see him.

Then I go back to the guests where  the  looked at  the warrior Luisan with  languid eyes, King Juan does not escape this situation and I  think there must have been something else between them, he does not believe that it is only his escort as a warrior, meanwhile I order the attendants to prepare the rooms for the guests and with the help of his advisor. He took a large map and delisted. The land he would give his daughter for reconstruction  of the village.

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  The next day Lagertha, with her baby in her arms, entered the throne room, King Juan, sitting and looking at her while she thanked him for the land she had for the reconstruction of the village, but the King looked behind her and said:

-Come forward daughter sit with me.

Then turning to the guard he said:

-Where did you put that little blonde devil.

The guard smiling sarcastically said:

-I tied him to a tree to contemplate the sky, and the mountains.

But he thought that anyone would know how to escape tied to a tree in the forest.

The King and Dwarves looked at the guard with amazement, he would surely die out there in the cold tied to the tree, and said to his father:

-Father that little blond boy and definitely an envoy of the Gods and we can not leave him out.

The King commanded the guard to free him and take him inside to interrogate him, while he looked at his daughter who often leaned on that warrior named Luisan, he did not want to think of having a simple warrior in his family, meanwhile Lagertha told him about the beginning of the works for the village started from the great hall, the king looked at her pleased,  but I think how could the King's daughter live with those wilds, then turning to the warrior said:

-Sir Clark go into the forest and look at anything strange and bring the little blond here.

the Warrior stepped forward and said:

-Greetings to all I am Clark the King's brother, I was away in Liechstein to make a trade alliance with us, Princess Dwarves are at your disposal, I am the general commander of Bergland's army.

Meanwhile lagertha thought that a  rich city could be attacked and conquered, and listened trying to understand how far it was and if it could be reached by fleet and what kind of resistance they would find, but he remained silent listening to the foreigners, while Sir Cklark said that it would be nice to have a large ship in port,  with two days at sea you could arrive, while Lagertha listened interestedly.

-Well said Lagertha, we will give you two ships, we must first explore the forest, then reach  the Lichestain, but we want the profits of trade, because we  have been destroyed and we must start from scratch waiting for our Jarl to return from his journey of trade in the South.

King Juan approves and tells his brother if you see Count Edward greet him for me.

While Nani felt that he was about to go into a trance, (it was something that often happened to him when he heard that someone could die) but he supported himself  so as not to be discovered by his father so I put his head on a column and fell asleep snoring,

The King looks at the woman with her child and asks him what her name is, saying it is useless to have so many ships at the port burned them will be run down, two will be enough for us, Lagertha looks at him worried and tells him:

-Maesta the  ships are solid and  a shame to burn them, my name is lagertha and I am the wife of  the great Jarl Erick of hammersgaard and this and his  son, he would never put his wife and son on dangerous ships.

Nani looked around, she did not understand much about the Vikings but she told her father maybe we can make her become Be-ha's advisor, Lagertha throws him a questioning look, who is Be-ha wondered, Nani saw the strange look and tells him:

- And the new name of the lands had by the King, together with the kingdom, Bergland-Hammersgaard, this means ''Be-ha''

The warrior thought that the king would prefer Ha-be, but he said nothing, at which point Nani asks the father to give a title to his squire Lagertha, thinking that the great Jarl Erick would be happy, the King looked at his daughter and said:

-I make a coin we will  call it Beha coin and  your child will grow up  with us then he gets up he takes the sword and making the woman approach, I appoint her State Councilor.

-Now go to the forest, save that little blond before he dies, then continue with the reconstruction and trade.

Then I look at Nani asking him why she was alone and did not have a partner, Nani looked back looking at the man who had been silent all the time but said nothing.

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