Satari Milosian Creation Myth Myth in Ardre | World Anvil

Satari Milosian Creation Myth

Though it is the most popular faith in the world, Satariai is fairly new to Milos, having only taken hold during the Khabarese Crusade, and rarely stretching outside of Urudun. Still, they have their own tales of the birth of the Milosian people, carrying obvious influences from the ancient Aernigh myths.   In this myth, a great Wizard named Sthinad sailed a ship from across the Golden Sea to land on Milos. It is not clear if Sthinad is a Yenai Wizard or an Orckid Wizard, saying only that she used her great magic to birth the rivers and the mountains and the forests. The earth, jealous of the power Sthinad held over it, vomited devils out of the ground to challenge her. In most versions of the myth, these devils are clearly meant to be the Aernigh. Sthinad always defeated them, but grew tired of living in constant wariness of their attacks. She cried out to Satar, who summoned a bridge of light across the Golden Sea, bringing forth Sthinad’s people to join her in this new land. The people built cities and helped push the devils back. Sthinad reigned over her people for three-hundred years before passing her crown on to her son Childar and sailing west, presumably to Khabar. Magic supposedly left the Peninsula with her, which is why Milos lacks the natural bounty of Yena or Zalja, or Vaina for that matter.   Many versions of this myth cast Sthinad as an unknown disciple of Satar, which would make the Milosians much younger than any other race on the earth. Satariai point to this as an explanation for Milos’ supposedly primitive culture.   An interesting quirk: many Host-Keepers will hang a Host Wheel in their window to repel Aernigh from any nearby forests, rivers, or caves, with this practice being significantly more common near the sea. This habit has spread among the Satariai as well, except they hang flags featuring the Satari Triangle, or three simple twigs bound into the shape of one. This very practice is a matter of some contention in Bagni Canta, where Satariai and Host-Keepers are strongly segregated, and strong ill-will exists between the two groups.