Legend+of+Xandi-lat

At the creation of the world, when time was first born, the Creatorix gave birth to the Four Guardians. In order to balance the world, two were made mortal and two were immortal. The Phoenix and the Dragon would never die until Tetravier itself perished while the Tortoise and Snake of the North and the Tiger of the West were mortal and would pass from the earth.

The Northern Guardian cared for elves and dwarves while the Guardian of the West had the safekeeping of fairies, merfolk and men. The Phoenix created his Homo Sapyros, but the Dragon held herself aloof from such things. She cared only for knowledge and learning. She did not care to involve herself in the concerns of the world.

Until one day when a man came to sit at the foot of her mountain. "Teach me," he asked. Chomolungma laughed. "Teach you? Why should I? You are mortal and could never hope to understand what I know." With that, she left him.

The next day, he returned. "Teach me," he said. Again she laughed. This went on for days, seasons, years. Chomolungma scoffed, but the man persisted. Finally, she consented.

"Very well," she grumbled, "I shall teach you a bit and we shall see how it goes." Chomolungma began instructing the man and her eyes were opened. Not only did she find that humans could learn and comprehend, she also realized that their greatest gift was the ability to create. And she discovered that she enjoyed the teaching, and the learning. That she loved the exchange of ideas.

Soon others came, begging to be taught, and she took them in also. The Great Library grew in size, and the man became the first of her monks. The others began envisioning and creating a beautiful space in which to live and study and work. And so, Xandi-lat was created and it exists even unto today.