Capital City

Afsan (Sal-Afsan) — advisor to Dy-Dybo

Bogkash (Det-Bogkash) — Master of the Faith

Cadool (Pal-Cadool) — aide to Afsan

Drawtood) — dockworker, Afsan’s son

Dybo (Dy-Dybo) — Emperor

Galpook (Lub-Galpook) — hunt leader, Afsan’s daughter

Gathgol (Var-Gathgol) — undertaker

Maliden (Mek-Maliden) — imperial bloodpriest

Novato (Wab-Novato) — leader of the exodus project

Geological Survey of Land

Babnol (Wab-Babnol) — team member

Biltog (Mar-Biltog) — mate aboard the Dasheter

Delplas (Bar-Delplas) — team member

Keenir (Var-Keenir) — captain of the Dasheter

Toroca (Kee-Toroca) — leader, Afsan’s son

Edz’toolar Province

Rodlox (Dy-Rodlox) — governor

The First Sacred Scroll

Five thousand kilodays ago, God laid the eight eggs of creation. When they hatched, the world was born.

From the first egg came all the water. God let it run in a vast circular path and it became the Great River.

From the second egg came Land itself, and God set Land floating down the River.

From the third egg came the air, and God allowed it to flow everywhere that was not the River and not the Land.

From the fourth egg came the sun, source of light and heat.

From the fifth egg came the stars, planets, and moons, and God raised them high above.

From the sixth egg came all the flowers and trees and vegetables and roots and every other thing that is a plant.