Archivist Tyōnè
Archivist Tyōnè, as he had introduced himself in a small, slightly damaged clay tablet found within the old capital of Nīwulá Valley, was the head archivist of his temple in the First Age. The exact time during which he lived is unknown, though he writes of the Fall of the Sun Kings and the rise of the following High Council in some detail. To the scholars of the Third Age and later eras, he was one of the main sources of information about one of the world's first civilizations.
A Noble Gift
Tyōnè was born as the third son to a family who ruled over a small section of land where the river first began to diverge into a delta as it neared the eastern shoreline. The family had just enough wealth to show it off in silky fabrics and rich foods, but not enough to spare for children. Thus, as was tradition at the time in Nīwulá Valley, Tyōnè was given to the local temple of Moon as a gift and a show of devotion.
It was also a tradition of the temples to raise these gifted-away children in a place far from where they were surrendered, in order to prevent any lingering familial issues at a later date. As a result, Tyōnè himself never knew more of his parents than what had been told to him by his teachers in childhood.
The boy was brought to the capital of Nīwulá Valley, often referred to as the City of Kings. There he learned under the tutelage of an elder teacher, grouped up with other children with whom he was to spend his childhood years. Some of them had been given away like he was, and some were born within the walls of the temple.
Keeper of Records
At eleven years old Tyōnè was chosen as the Head Archivist herself as an apprentice in the temple's Hall of Records. He was to leave his childhood room and all his friends, and begin his studies under the watchful eye of the Head Archivist. Over the next several years Tyōnè learned to read and write, and later he was shown how the records were preserved beneath the temple in a way to prevent accidents and cracking of the fragile clay tablets.
Eventually the Head Archivist's sight began to wane and she began to decide on her successor. While her own apprentice was the usual choice in these matters, Tyōnè was barely twenty, and had only mastered the basic subjects required of an archivist, nevermind their leader. Instead of appointing her apprentice or insulting him by choosing someone else, she arranged for a temporary Head Archivist to take over until she deemed Tyōnè ready for his job. Now the former Head Archivist's eyes were fully on Tyōnè, who could no longer sneak outside to nap under an old oak when she wasn't watching.
Five years later Tyōnè took the position of the Head Archivist and became the Keeper of the Hall of Records despite some protests from older archivists. He had worked on some texts before during his apprenticeship, but it was after this point most of his records have been uncovered by various scholars from the Third Age onward.
puki ana ʍono mé a newíki a nūmwe a yumé a tiká."
come and all who go, and keeps the Hall of Records
of the Moon Mother in the City of Kings."
Ti Newíwa Tyōnè
Name: Tyōnè /tʲoː˧neː˩/
Titles: Ti Newíwa (Head Archivist),
Keeper of the Hall of Records
Born: early-mid First Age in Nīwulá Valley
Died: unknown, First Age