Orphi's Test of Gluts

Excerpt from The Eight Crowns

Milin Orphi, the Ancient and revered, sat on his throne. Its steps covered miles and its shadow cast far, but so long as the Baron sat his seat, all was well. In this immediate, most strange circumstance, he called to his kin. Not all of the Ithitar heard the call. In fact, the foul summon only reached the ears of two. Two brothers: twins, as it were. Eithun Urr and Gaddon Urr, titled "the Brother Gluts," came to heed this summon and brought themselves to the seat of Milin Orphi.
The Ancient Ithitar towered far higher than the twins. His antlers far reaching, his tusks longer than trees, his eyes deeper than the ocean, and his robes finer than silk. The Twins averted their gaze from the great creature, knowing his beauty to be a satire of his intent and nature. He beckoned not for their pitiful gaze, but spoke purely of the reasoning for the summon.
"Children of appetite, you have heard my summons. Eithun Urr and Gaddon Urr, you have avoided my presence before now. I shall not inquire your reasons for avoidance, but offer you redemption instead. Children of appetite, I offer you the role of Inutherin and a crown for your head."
The brothers, honored, still did not respond. Fearing to interrupt the revered, they continued to listen. Orphi knew of their captivation, as their mouths salivated with the gluttony and greed of their namesake.
"Children of appetite, I have done much for the world, but my body is strained and tired. I set my eyes upon an Ohdaufeen yet again. Merely a child in years, he is the offspring of Wenlen, who is the offspring of Bailum. Ghailen is its name and he is one of curiosity and indulgence. So powerful would your appetite be over him, that I send you to take his wings and make him fall. I have not two crowns for you, so let it be a competition! Only one shall make him fall, and only one shall be Inutherin!"
The twins, still averting their eyes from its majesty, agreed to the proposition. The competition was grand but short. Gaddon, the dumber of the two, saw to throw a feast in which the Ohdaufeen would overindulge and fall like a stone struck bird. In describing the events in disguise, Gaddon fell to his own gluttony. His drool was a waterfall that would wash away his disguise and make his nature gleam through. Realizing the trap, Ghailen fled.
Eithun, the smarter of the two, used his knowledge of brotherhood to trick Ghailen. The Ohdaufeen's brother, Aedir, found himself in disgrace with Ghailen. The sight of each other bred conflict and chaos. In this time apart, Eithun approached Aedir under the guise of a wise Ohdaufehl. He claimed that peace and atonement could be made with Ghailen, if only the intentions were clear. Together, they planned this event but in his greed, Eithun invited his brother so he could see the victory at hand.
When the feast began, Gaddon could not keep to himself. The twins fought each other before the Ohdaufeen could even say their pieces. When the conflict broke out, the Ohdaufeen brother fought the Ithitar twins, casting them away from the celebration and leading to the true peace between Ghailen and Aedir.
Though Eithun had failed, Milin Orphi congratulated him. Orphi had expected them both to fail, he only wished to see the nature in which it would occur. Eithun had most pleased the Ancient Ithitar and would become an Inutherin. As Orphi and the entire family of Ithitar sat a table to celebrate, a feast of one hundred courses was brought forth. Eithun, the glut he was, consumed most of the dinner himself while the rest avoided their plates. When the meal concluded, Eithun felt a wretched pain in his stomach that bored through his body. As it reached near his head, a face dug its way from his neck. The feast had been of Gaddon's body. However, even in death, his greed could not be tamed. Milin Orphi, having joined the brothers into a new form, dictated that they had become a being of whole vision and were transformed into Inutherin.