Oracle of Yehuz

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***Listen, child, and I will tell you what I have foreseen.***

The Oracle, disguised as an old seer in the Epic of Ro

The Oracle of Yehuz is a prominent figure in the literature and folklore of the East Island region of Valdesa. They are often the narrator for prophecy stories like Rise Of The Great Destroyer and play an important role in both tragedies and heroic epics.

Origins

The Oracle of Yehuz has been part of the East Islands’ literary tradition for a very long time. It is believed that they were originally part of the old East Islands’ pantheon as the prophecy deity Yehuz, and got put in a different role when the more popular Valdesan pantheon took over.
Within the mythology, the Oracle is interchangeably a child of the Lord of Dreams, the Lady of Wisdom, or sometimes both. Their origin is rarely referenced, as they typically appear briefly to offer guidance, or as the narrator of another story.

In Mythology

The Oracle of Yehuz appears very frequently in mythology. They are often seen as an unusually pale elf with long grass blades and shrunken pupils, who is always wearing a veil. Beyond this, their appearance varies greatly, and even the other mythological characters rarely release just who they were talking to until after the Oracle had left them.
The Oracle has many powers and abilities recorded throughout mythology. The first and most obvious is the ability to precognate through dreams, trances, and links. Beyond that, they possess a fascinating array of increasingly bizarre powers: the ability to control the winds, to speak with and in some cases revive the dead, to force others into a trance or deep sleep, to disguise them self at will, and to kill with a look when angered.

The Oracle Is Dead?

The controversial poem Rise Of The Great Destroyer opens in a fairly typical fashion, with the author supposedly seeking out the Oracle of Yehuz for vague personal reasons. When the author arrives , however, he finds the Oracle in a good bit of distress.
She then tells him, in increasing levels of distress about the terrible vision she just had, and implores him to write it down quickly. After the Oracle tells of the ultimate destruction of Siv’ia, she lets out a startling yell and drops dead at the writer’s feet. After identifying her corpse, the writer declares that the Oracle died of an unspecified rot and that she must have been the first of the Pale One’s victims.
The poem as a whole isn’t taken seriously outside of the East Islands region, and the Oracle’s death isn’t well liked even there. In fact, many translations of the poem omit this portion entirely and include their own endings.

Current Status

Dead?? who can say?

Species

Elves

Gender

neutral/dependent on source

Eyes

Wide with very small pupils and no iris

Skin Tone/Pigmentation

unnaturally pale green

Related Myths

• Cave Of The Dark Lady