Old Fables

The children's fables of Eyf Melar are rife with the Aossi, talismans, black-hearted villains, and heroic deeds. This has created a mythos that surrounds the "Fair Folk". They are portrayed as otherworldly, mercurial, and more often villains than heroes. Since these words are written into fables, they are often discounted or mocked for being stories for children or simple-minded fools.

Summary

There are hundreds of fables. Some focus on the Aossi, from their Unseen Court to their strange magical powers. Others focus on the talismans they created and gifted to mankind. These gifts have a tendency of turning out to be a curse, one way or another. Heroes of the fables tend to be good-hearted men and women of the realm that reject the mad dreams of the Faeries.

Historical Basis

There is no factual, historical basis for these fables... other than the chronicles of an event called the Purge. It was said that during this time humanity sought to eradicate any trace of the "Others", strange creatures, and black sorcery. What the Purge actually was is hotly debated among scholars and scribes.

Spread

Every Territory of the City-States have hundreds of the "old fables", though they varying in number and in content. A fable in one territory may differ slightly in another, usually who the protagonist is to fit in with the local culture and traditions.

Variations & Mutation

Every fable has its own variations depending on time and location. Each fable is often augmented to fit into a new society. For example "The Tale of Three Horns" may have had a hero that was a farmer in a distant land, but when this fable made its way into the Iron Territory, the hero was instead said to be a lowly soldier of the Mighty Host that rose to great fame when he defeated the Three Horn Beast.

Cultural Reception

The old fables are dismissed.

In Art

The fables are often depicted in tapestries, murals, and statues. They are often considered fanciful tales and sometimes scandalous depending on the time and location.

Date of Setting

The inscrutable past