Last Watcher of the Well
Taopin is the only individual known to have drank from the Well's waters. For the entirety of the universe's existence, Heien's light had been the Well's beacon. Without such a lure in the sky, the Well was lost, but many still search. No one truly knows why Heien guarded the Well with such voracity, but his title of "greedy" speaks volumes. Given how effective the Well was in empowering
Taopin, perhaps Heien's destructive protection was warranted, especially as entites such as
Milin Orphi actively search for its location.
A Ubiquitous Myth
Heien is a common entity throughout folk tales, myths, and legends as a belligerent and cunning
Uthuquate. Regardless of his unanimous presence in the thoughts of humanity,
Taopinism only officially recognizes one story involving Heien, the Greedy: the myth of the
Reincarnate Promise.
The story outlines a voyage of the
Ohfjuren brothers in an indestructible vessel. As the brothers wade through the terrible
Waters of Taev, they eventually find the quarry of their travels: the legendary
Well of Heien. Scripture describes the Well as capable of ordaining those who drink from it with divine power and dominion. Before this voyage, none had drank of the Well's waters due to Heien's greedy stalking. Any who came near millennia prior had fallen by the wayside.
When Heien found himself incapable of destructing the brothers' ship, he inquired of their origin. Through trickery and bargaining, the brothers managed to lead Heien back to Laminarum where a great battle with
Ornjack ensued, resulting in the capture of Heien within an orb web. Angered by the brothers' trickery,
Ornjack hanged Heien in the sky, promising to reign an eldritch brood of light upon the world should they trick him again. Heien rests in the sky to this day, and many simply refer to him as the moon.
Ornjack's threat is used to scare children, but it manages to strike fear into adults devoted to
Taopinism as well. How could any mortal survive the wrath of such god-like entities?
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