Numamkuam

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The floating islands of Ko-ún

By Magnus Fallusius

Our world hosts many wonders and mysteries to date still unexplained. Over the last 30 odd years I have researched one in particular that has been attributed to myth, or even simply strong tales by bragging sailors. Tales of floating islands that moved away when approached by ship, never to go near land and never to see anyone leave. These are the floating islands of Ko-ún, traveling its wide oceans, hidden from the other residents of this world. Recordings about these islands are sparse and scattered all over the world. Often in the form of a local folk tale or a vague inscription into some cliff face. I have traveled the continent of Esios, trying to uncover and bundle these resources, for I am convinced these islands are more than just a fiction.

Numankuam

Most of the available acounts concern the floating island Numankuam. There are multiple recordings of sightings of the island, described to have a flat table mountain at its center with a peculiar ridge or cliff faces running down its spine. These recordings have been made in various parts of Esios at various points of history in different languages. There is even some inscriptions found on a cliff face on the secluded island of Kelimatar believed to date back over at least 3000 years. The cultural spread between occurences of these recordings make it highly unlikely that the island can be attributed to a single invented fiction.

Perhaps the most important acount remaining is a document housed in the library of Yldur. This document describes a strange tortoise-like creature having washed upon shore. It was remarkably fast in learning the native language, showing a high level of intelligence. The creature spoke of his home, which he named Numankuam, translating to something like: "on the move, or always moving". When asked to describe it, he drew a flat table top mountain and a ridge of cliff faces running down its spine. Sadly, the account had aged significantly and was deemed not important enough to be copied. Most of the remainder of the account is unreadable.

Other islands

There are more reports of islands, following the description of avoiding ships that try to near it. Some of these recordings share the same features to. It is hard to say which of these acounts are fictions and which are true, but it is not at all unlikely that there are more of these islands floating the oceans. If there are in fact more floating islands, it should not at all be unlikely to locate one. Or to perhaps see one of these tortoise creatures arrive on main land again.
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Type

Island, Floating