Song of Words

Summary

The Song of Words is a childrens song, said to have originated in the Laykan Bay area of Vellikka. The lyrics and catchy rhythm have been spread across the country by Travelling Vaults from the Story Vault, as it helps their cause. 
The lyrics vary slightly from village to settlement, but the most common are:

There once was a time, before, before

When warts were more than sore, than sore

For people died

While others cried

While the mighty sea did roar, did roar

Then came the storyteller, teller

With words as soft as leather, leather

They told us true

Just what to do

Changing our whole world forever, forever

Now we sing of the sweet vale, sweet vale

Whose blossoms will keep us hale, us hale

Thanks to stories

Of others glories

We are no longer so frail, so frail

We love those who tell their lore, their lore

So we learn what came before, before

And do not make

The same mistakes

And know why the mighty sea roars, sea roars. 

Historical Basis

The song is about the formation of Storytellers and the Story Vault. It tells of a time when vast numbers of people across Vellikka were dying of Weeping Warts, and none could find a cure. Someone near Stron on the south coast accidentally discovered that adding Sweet Vale flowers to a broth and feeding it to someone suffering with these warts actually cured the sickness. Several people, calling themselves Storytellers, began travelling around the land, telling of this cure and helped to save the lives of many many people. 
It was this that caused the understanding of the importance of information sharing, and on this principle the Story Vault was formed.

Date of First Recording

n/a

Date of Setting

unknown

Related Ethnicities

• Vellich

Related Species

• Vellikkian

Related Locations

• Laykan Bay