Hyvam

Hyvam is a central figure of the Kavamïŋ-Ïlýrhonid, that is, the state religion of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe. According to the mythology of the Ïlýrhonid religious system, he was one of two main figures, alongside Vëtam, to play crucial roles in the creation of the tribe. Hyvam was primary responsible for leading the twelve Žötó-Ýsïb to the Tribal land, while Vëtam was responsble for maintaining the well-being of those within the tribe as Hyvam was away. Both of these figures would voluntarily commit suicide by self-immolation,

Hyvam served, and in many ways still does serve, as a symbolic source of legitimacy and ceremony regarding the various leadership roles throughout Ibrófeneðian history. In the Ïlýrhonid Tribe itself, this came in the form of his skull, which would convey the leadership role through the symbotic resting of Hyvam's soul upon the new leader. The authenticity of the skull can at least partially be attested to in documents like the Gaðërïŋ-Tïspamoŋ and Gaðërïŋ-Hýša, and it continued to for all of Ïlýrhonidian recorded history, even after the Abolishment of the Kavamïŋ-Ïlýrhonid in 25025 AYM.

In other tribes, the legacy of Hyvam has spread most poignantly through the use of the word Hyvamto, first adopted by the Hyvamto-Rhïlýrhonid, the king of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe, as a go-to term for any singular ruler, especially for tribes who aligned with the Ëvoðo-Reïlýrhonid, that is, a cultural viewpoint similar to those of the Ïlýrhonid Tribe.