The Collected Works and Manuscripts of Kenda Otany
Kenda Otany is the most famous scholastic wayfarer in Garyialan history. She travelled far across the border of the Garyialan empire of the eight century, and brought back much knowledge that aided the empire to grow, and prevented cultural and scientific stagnation compared to neighbouring countries. In total, 134 written works by Kenda have been preserved, and translated and edited several times to fit the different times.
58th Edition
The most recent edition of all of Kenda’s work was published in 2516 SD, eighteen centuries after the originals were written. This most recent edition revised the previous translation to modern Garyialan, and added many editor notes to explain certain ethics, opinions and historical events.
Of the 134 works, eighty-eight still exist in their original form and forty-six exist as copies. Because of this, much research has been put into whether all the information mentioned in the copies is correct or an interpretation by the scribe or translator of the original work. The copies are therefore regarded with great care, and covered in a separate section in the Collected Works.
Of the 134 works, eighty-eight still exist in their original form and forty-six exist as copies. Because of this, much research has been put into whether all the information mentioned in the copies is correct or an interpretation by the scribe or translator of the original work. The copies are therefore regarded with great care, and covered in a separate section in the Collected Works.
Educational Book
For many years the Collected Works have been used as educational material. Many of Kenda’s observations shed light on the history, development and change of geographical locations and their importance, political structures, forgotten cultures, theology, and many other subjects.
Research into and comparison of the many translations has even shed light on the change in malevolent creature (a term first coined by Kenda herself) appearances throughout several centuries. Scholars believe that much more information can be gained from the Collected Works, and are still heavily researching it.
Research into and comparison of the many translations has even shed light on the change in malevolent creature (a term first coined by Kenda herself) appearances throughout several centuries. Scholars believe that much more information can be gained from the Collected Works, and are still heavily researching it.
Hi, I love this article and have some questions (I apologize in advance if it's too much, I find this kind of thing very interesting). Based on some of what you've said Kenda studied (political structures and theology mainly) it sounds like she may have done some ethnographic/anthropological research on the people and communities that live in the border regions she travelled through. That kind of research usually involves building a trusting rapport with the people you study. You also said her research helped contribute to the expansion of the empire, so I'm wondering if her studies on these cultures and their inner-workings assisted the empire in annexing them? And if so, would these cultures view her with the same positive light that the empire seems to? Or would they view it as more of a violation of that trust?
Very good question, thank you for asking, I hadn't really thought about it when writing. I've always seen Kenda as a very positive influence on the world, an unaffiliated knowledge seeker and sharer. Initially, her manuscripts would have been accessible to anybody who looked for it. I don't think anybody could have traced annexations, wars or simply the gradual absorption of various cultures back to Kenda as a person, but mainly to the amazing organisation skills of scholastic wayfarers of her time. Kenda is, in current days, almost seen as the symbol of a time when much of the world was unknown and scholars lived the exciting lives of explorers.