Magas the Great waterfall

When Magas reached the Southern Mountains, he consider the task of subduying the Sephenians and Tushpites complete and to honour this extraordinary feat, and amazed by the beauty of the landscape around him, he ordered an statue of him to be erected in the middle of the nearby waterfall amidst the Allirian Mountains, that marked the frontier between his realm and the realms of the elves. To this day that place is home to a cult to him.

— Diogenes of Lavron, Oronai historian

Description and Purpose

Located in the northernmost margins of the Kingdom of Brire, it was, for almost a century the monument that marked the frontier between the Empire of Magas the Great and later on, the The Kingdom of Steplia and the Southern Elven territories.

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This wonderful statue was built in 530 AP by the great Oronai king and conqueror Magas the Great and it took over 5 years and hundreds of workers to finish it. Its purpose was not only to glorify the Oronai king, but also to show its neighbours who was the master of the entire region. It was a perfect example of propaganda on a monumental scale. The statue is said to be as tall as 30 men, one on top of the other, and its entirely made of white marble. It represents Magas dressed in royal robes, with a diadem on his head (the symbol of Oronai royalty) holding a sceptre on his right hand symbolizing his power and authority over the kingdom. At the basement of the statue an inscription is found that says:

I, Magas the Great, king of the Oronai, victor over Sephenians and Tushpites, Lord of the West, ordered this statue to be built to remember the people about my deeds

In 570 his son Boros returning from its campaigns in the South visited the statue, mode offerings at its base and also erected a little altar in front of the statue that reads:

Boros, son of Magas, King of the Oronai of Steplia, lord of the Sephenians, King of the West and liberator of the South, made offerings to his deified father, as a pious son and believer. May his and our achievements be remembered by all that sees this statue

Tourist attraction and place of worship

If you go across the many hills below, you arrive at the famous Parana Valley, from which you can still see the giant statue in the middle of the famous waterfall. Each year, at the anniversary of Magas death the local oronai settlers go to the waterfall to bring offerings to the statue in honour of the deified Oronai king. They offer fruits and water lilies (symbol of eternal joy and youth as expected from the gods) and also make libations of honey and milk at Boro's altar.
This ritual and ceremony is part of a broader royal cult stablished by the Oronai kings centuries ago. And, despite Magas haven't ruled the South, the Oronai settlers of Brire see him as a great national hero, conqueror of new world ready to be colonized by them and also as the man that freed them from the so called “Sephenian menace” . This worship of the Oronai king also connects them to their roots back in distant Oronia.
Today is considered one of the wonders of the continent of Teria, and a testimony of the ability of mankind to mould nature in order to create such wonderful monuments.

Type

Waterfall