Choran's Mysterious Poem

This text, which is a poem included within The Bekura, the holy book of the Choranian fate, was the last thing ever writen by Laris Choran himself, mere days before he embarqued on his long journey to the Arrosian Continent. What makes this text stand out amongst his other writtings is the fact that no one can agree on what the poem actualy means, nor who it is adressing.

Purpose

Most Scholars agree that the poem seems to have been inspired by a vision of some sort. It can therefore be assumed that he wrote it down with the explicit purpose of spreading its message. However, as said before, it is unclear what the message is, or who it is supposed to adress.

Historical Details

Public Reaction

The Poem is subject of many theories and speculation amongst Choranian theoligians and various other scholars, while the general public tends to ignore or glance over the text.

Scholary Speculations

Numerous theories have been proposed since the last 2000 years, trying to explain the meaning of the mysterious text, with varying degrees of success. Here is a compilation of the most popular theories, ordered by the poem's verses.

Verse 1: All agree that the location described here must be somewhere in the frozen polar regions of the globe, given the mention of abundant ice, northern winds, and "waves of dancing light", which many have speculated could be referencing Auroras, also common in polar regions.

Verse 2: Most agree the "Lone and lost wolf" in question to be a Wolfkin Shapeshifter. It is unknown what answers he is seeking, nor why the "fate of existence" seems tied to him doing so. After the events of The Fall, some Theologians have speculated the wolfkin person to be an analogy to Eremir the Great, which would be possible if he had not been an Eagle shapeshifter. This leaves most Scholars skeptical of this theory, and the scholary consensus remains that whoever is being referenced in the Poem hasn't been born yet.

Verse 3: The debate here is around if the descriptions of the wolf "Heart of ice" and "fierce fire" are methaphores or actual descriptions. Many theologians argue them to be actual descriptions, while most scholars argue them to be methaphores, mostly because they contradict each other. Elemental Mages commonly describe their mana cores as their "magic heart", yet elemental mags cannot have two elements like this description seems to imply.

Verse 4: All agree that the "Mighty beast of blue and white scales" describes an Ice Dragon and most also agree that the Dragon in question is used as a methaphore to represent Halin, as is common in the Bekura. The Dragon being of the ice sub-species, also further confirms that this takes place in a polar region. Confusion rises when it describes the wolf's nature as "Of fangs and ice". Many Theologians and a few scholars have interpreted this as meaning that the wolf is an Archmages, a mage with both spiritual and elemental abilities and in this case being a shapeshifter and an Icemage. However, most Scholars argue that the description of his "heart of ice" having a "fierce flame" contradict itself and should only be considered metaphores. Therefore, the most accepted theory is that the word "nature" here describes the wolfkin's home or prefered enviroment, with "Of fangs and ice" meaning a wolfkin that hails from the artic regions.

Verse 5: This last verse seems to describe the aftermath of the "Dragon" who we believe to be an aspect of Halin, giving the wolfkin the answers they were searching for, which seems to be his destiny, or a way to fulfil it. Then, confusion returns when the poem ends with "Hope for its fight, for the sake of our lives". "Our" in this context is agreed to mean either Choranians, or humanity as a whole. However, what that fight is, or how the wolfkin's destiny fits into this is unknown.

Legacy

A Persistant Mystery

The poem is a rare area of confusion within the Bekura, which up to this point is considered to be written in a very clear and straight-foward way. This poem, being Choran's last known written words before he would start his journey eastwards to Arros has of course attracted a lot of attention. The timing has also led some scholars to speculate that the two events are related in some way.

Exporation and Discovery

A few attempts where made to prove just that, including by trying to retrace Laris's exact path to Mount Agadir to look for a location similar to what the poem describes to no avail. The Choranian clergy also funded numerous military expeditions in the region now known as the Crusader coast, in an attempt to try and find the land described in the Poem. These efforts eventualy devolved into a typical conqueror's war and the search for the poem's location fell out of favour. Centuries later, the Island of Haiska was discovered, and very quickly was found to match many of the poem's description. Despite this, the Choranian clergy remains hesitant to confirm or not if this truly is the location Laris choran saw in his vision. Thus, it leaves the mystery around the poem pretty much intact.

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Choran's Mysterious Poem

I sleep and see
In a future i do not belong
A land of water, on an ocean of ice
And great northern winds
Carrying waves of dancing lights

There, under Halin's watchfull eye
A lone and lost wolf wanders
in its search of answers
unaware that the fate of existance
Marches along with it

But in its heart of ice
A fierce fire resides
Bright like a beacon
fueling renewed determination
A howl that pierces the sky

A Mighty beast
Of blue and white scales
Answers the wolf's call
And reveals its true nature
Of ice and fangs

And the Wolf rejoices
For it finaly found what it seeked
A purpose, its destiny
Giving hope in its fight
For the sake of our lives

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Type

Text, Religious

Medium

Paper

Authoring Date

1418 bc

Location

City of Aksa