Taelsti & Tàmù
The story of Taelsti & Tàmù is a Feloran parable with important cultural significance for both Elves and Orcs of Northern Felora. It was first included in State Practice (or Ëlhyaea) of the Feloran Empire by Archdruid
Sälerù Pànìntrèl as part of her efforts to use religious teachings to promote good stewardship of Felora, the Empire, and it's people.
Summary
in the time before Je'thor, Taelsti was a Yīra in the northern lands of the Empire, in the Province of Formèn.
Tàmù was a child from the Formèns, who had long become like their Feloran conquerors, forsaking their forests and namesake to live in cities by the sea. In the story, Tàmù runs away from their parents who insult the forest surrounding their village, mistreat the Orcish people of the next village over, and who want them to continue their rule of the village.
Tàmù befriends the Taelsti Yìra, and learns about how dangerous it is to the natural world and beyond for people in power to behave as "bad stewards". When Tàmù becomes the leader of their village, they declare the forest off limits for logging and hunting, which is why to this day The Sacred Forest of Taelsti is under the protection of D'jo druids.
Variations & Mutation
The D'jo are quite secretive about their teachings and oral history, and as such a complete understanding of their variation of the story is not possible. What is known is that the panther-spirit of Taelsti is portrayed as a Guardian Deity for the Orcs of Felora, and that the parable's moral lesson is changed to be about what Taelsti learns instead of Tàmù learning to be a better Steward for the forests of their people.
Cultural Reception
In Feloran society, the myth is regarded as one of the more controversial stories from the Èlbrìles of Lèlbrìkèrn Sälerù Pànìntrèl, whose tenure as Imperial Archdruid is known for unusual interpretations or reinterpretations of state practice, and for her continual use of the position to criticize what she saw as counter to the rights of farmers & other "commoners".
Date of First Recording
34th of Letrel in 1765 EIE of the Feloran Solar Calendar
Date of Setting
No later than 2454 EIE
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