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Four Riddles' Tale

Do you know the story of Red Talon's Axe? There are many versions of that tale, but maybe I tell you the version that I remember best.   When the elves had become twisted by their desires and the great Chaos, the three highest gods knew they had to come together. Before they created Cadash these three joined forces to defeat Chaos. Now they would do so again. Ashtr created her human hero, a vessel for her divine strength. Yeno guided the hero, training her in the ways of wisdom and magic. Kor had his greatest creations forge a weapon of untold might: an axe, keen bladed and unbreakable. Its very blade was red, as if it was already bloodied. So the name Red Talon was bestowed up on it.   Now, some First Folk will tell you that the human champion stole the axe from Kor. But this is not true. Yeno guided the hero, pointing her through trials and challenges - testing the hero to ensure she would not falter when faced with Chaos. And so the hero passed the challenges using her mind, her body and her will. At the end of the path of challenges was the Axe. When this woman obtained it, she became Red Talon.   After that, this human woman brought forth the greatest heroes of the second age to her. They were of all kinds, First Folk, Elves, and children of Ashtr. Chaos could only be faced by all together, not by a single hero even if she was armed with a weapon made by a god.

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