Cvetonia's+Legend

Legend of Cvetonia

Our land was once small, a tiny mountainous island. We were not prosperous and relied on the sales of the small amount of precious stone we could dig from our Mount Siviet. When The Great Cvet came to our island, the earth had not given stone for months and rations had fallen low. She had come from a nation far away and had agreed to help replenish our land once the second sun began to burn. With her she had brought her son, a young man of 16, named was Peirsyn. They were both quickly accepted into our community.

It took a few months of waiting but the year of the Finiks Sonca came upon us. It was soon there after that Cvet left, to ascend to the peak of Mount Siviet, only accompanied by her son. Around her neck she wore the Stone of Lada, a stone as dark and as glinting as the night sky with no moon. The Stone of Lada has been in the hands of the Calvek since before the land had a name and had resided on Mount Siviet even before there have been the Calvek. The stone has been told to hold immeasurable power and knowledge.

Now, no one really knows for sure what happened atop the mountain, but stories from the mouths of Cvet’s decedents have given us a strong understanding.

She had risen to the top of the mountain and put her back to the stone arch that stood there. Her son Peirsyn stayed on the path out of harms way, as he had been instructed to do. She faced the Finiks Sonca as it rose above the Mora Sea and closed her eyes.

Since no one on Cvetonia has ever been one to know mind magics, we do not even attempt to understand what she thought. All we know is that there was a mighty rushing sound and slowly, from all around, the water split and new land merged with that of the tiny island we had grown accustomed. The new land was large and varied. We had only known of one type of land for all our lives and here, within sight, was desert along with a gentle coast, farm lands, and lush green vegetation. There was a large forest, a lake and rivers filled with fresh water, and caves and cliffs like we had never experienced.

Though we could only see the greatness that had come from the power of Cvet. Her son, Peirsyn had an entirely different observation. In the middle all the wonder and spectacle, was Cvet, her mouth and lower face covered in blood from the exertion. In contrast, her skin was the pearly sheen only seen on the faces of the dead. Her eyes though were said to have been the most horrifically beautiful sight, filled with clashing wars of pain and love, for though her time on our land was short she had fallen in love with it. And this, this pain and agony she was going through, was almost nothing compared to the euphoria she felt being able to feel the ground, every stone, every blade of mountain grass, every being that called it home.

Through the warring emotions she felt her life start to slip. And with the calm that only one who has accepted death did she allow for her power to overtake her mind and create the final gifts for her land.

From the last spark of light from her eyes came the Djinn, beings filled with lightning and flame. The last piece of stoic strength in her body that forbid her from faltering, gave life to the Leshii, beings of the forest and beings of pure resilience. Her final acceptance formed the peaceful Kobold, who protect and mine the land. Next came the Boyu, the most fickle of all, were created by her last laugh, given to the land because she knew her fate and did not morn and didn’t want to leave the land, her life, with tears of sorrow in her eyes. And so she chose to die laughing.

Cvek may be gone but she has never left us. You may find her in the littlest of things. A laugh that echos from the depth of the Sini river. A bolt of lightning flashing through the Harack desert. A wind whispered through the trees in the Zalin forest. Atop the silent and peaceful cliffs of Karycniv. Or even hidden deep within yourself, that piece of your soul that is always warm and always feeling the earth where ever you may stand. Be it on the shore or on the sea.

Cvet will always be with the people of Cvetonia. We have forever known this, and we will forever remember this.

Finiks Sonca= Phoenix Sun Calvek= Human