Tales of The Forgotten

An acient scroll remembering events from before and during The Great Sailing and the tales of the Ancestors who were banished and forgotten, nowadays disregarded as mere legends.

Purpose

The scroll attempts to keep record of the lives and feats of Ancestors who have been either banished or forgotten for various reasons, but also characterizes them in a more mundane way.

Document Structure

Clauses

The scroll is a compilation of many accounts from multiple sources, and as such it's linearity cannot be atested. Because of this, it has been organized by themes, and characters, and not by when each event took place.

• Of the rebellions of the Elder Witch
• The shortcomings of the Youngest Son
• Misteries of the Youngest Child
• Golems
• Of the wonders of the Sky Weaver
• The departure of the Bright One
• Rumours of a land beyond
• Memories of The Great Sailing
• A tale of two lovers
• Brief annotation on wildlife

References

Many of the reports regarding the Great Sailing were collected from personal journals and retellings of the travellers. The tales regarding the Ancestors, however, are of unknown origin, and are considered to be speculative folklore.

Publication Status

The few surviving copies are obscure and largely unknow by the population, and it's tales are considered legend and myth rather than historical facts.

Historical Details

Public Reaction

Though incomplete adn dubious in certain accounts, when matched with known historical events it's possible to sustain a much more mundane view of the Ancestor's lives and their flawed nature. As such, the few original copies that existed were supressed by those who wished to picture the Ancestors as perfect beings, or by those who simply opposed the values represented by the Forgotten.

Type

Record, Historical

Medium

Papyrus

Authoring Date

Unknown