Ogadinui

The Ogadinui (lit. "divine gift") is a cultural, legal, and religious code of honorable conduct kept by the Khaghate people of northern Iroa. It contains instructions for the creation and maintenance of a clan-based, conflict-centered, nomadic society. This structure forms the basis for the Khaghate people's cultural identity and ideology, which they claim is the best framework for mortals struggling to survive in the Material Plane.
The Ogadinui is thought to have originated in the First Intermediate Period and is purported to have been given to the mythical founder of the Khaghate, Khaghatan the First, by the war god Oheilion. The code is upheld by the Khaghate as both a legal and religious document and its prescriptions are used to determine membership to the ethnic group as a whole.
Those Khaghate who do not practice the Ogadinui are considered dar’khagha, literally “no longer of the Khaghate.” To be dar’khagha is considered to be a fate worse than death. This is because in being dar’khagha, an individual not only loses their status in society but also becomes unrecognizable to their kin upon death. They are barred from joining their comrades in the charred Fields of Maurenchali and are said to forever wander the Place between Realms as a shadow of their former self.
The most famous canon of the Ogadinui is the Daikau'nare, or the "Warrior's Creed." This section contains a series of codes and rules for warriors within Khaghate society. Much of the outside world's understanding of Khaghate culture comes from these stanzas, which reflect an honor-focused, stoic, and conflict-driven warrior culture.

Footnotes

¹ alor — "chief" or "leader"
² aliit be'ade — "wards"; a group of underage children collectively raised by the community.
³ khurutai — "assembly" or "gathering"

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Ogadinui

An excerpt from the Ogadinui's primary canons:

• To be Khaghate is to follow the Ogadinui. Those whom do not follow the Ogadinui are dar’khagha—ignorant of their Khaghate heritage and a rejection of Oheilion’s Gift.
• One’s clan is their life. It must be cultivated, preserved, and grown.
• The head of the clan is the alor¹. Their word is law, their orders absolute, save for when called by the Khaghatan.
• A warrior cannot remove their armor in the presence of an outsider. Only those within one’s household clan can look upon the flesh of the warrior.
• Those orphaned by misfortune shall become aliit be'ade², regardless of heritage. Should their kin be known, they are to be reunited. Should they remain children of the clan, the clan will sponsor their verd'goten and they shall become one with the clan.
• To be Khaghate, you must speak the words of the Khaghate. You must hear it and speak it as the bird hears and sings its song. Those who forget the words of the Khaghate have fallen and become dar’khagha.
• In hardship, the Khaghatan leads the Khaghate. All Khaghate shall follow his orders and heed his words. When the Khaghatan calls, lend him your arms without hesitation, without question. Only as one can you find the victory where alone you faced defeat.
• The Khaghatan shall appear in a time of great hardship. Let three houses call a khurutai³ and let the khurutai choose the Khaghatan.
• The position of Khaghatan remains with a person until they are unfit to lead their people.
• Should the Khaghatan die before the hardship is resolved, the khurutai must elect a new Khaghatan to take his place.

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The Khaghatan's Banner, the emblem of the Khaghate people

Type

Text, Philosophical

Medium

Oral Tradition / Word of Mouth

Authoring Date

First Intermediate Period

Myth

"The Legend of Khaghatan the First"

Location

Khaghat Steppe

Authors

• Oheilion

Signatories (Characters)

• Khaghatan the First