Fireside Stories

Her father spoke the Selkie Lords words in a deep barking voice "Fisherman! You are bolder then most and more honest then most to fetch my daughters cloak and return it. The tides are careless with life and it nurtures and smothers as the wind blows, but we are mortal men. Take your catch and take your leave, as you have mercy on our kin our mercy will be yours."

— Part of 'The Selkie's Coat' told by Elm Seward

Fireside tales have existed as long as fire and persist despite the lack of a flame. Family stories are a staple of Coasnia. Everyone does them because they have always been there and as far as Coasnians are concerned always will be there. The practice goes back to winters whether they were snow covered or curtained in pouring rain people would huddle next to the fireplace and pass the hours before sleep with tales of all kinds to beat back the dreary misery outside.
There are as many stories as there are people, every tale gets its own spin each time its told and new meaning is spun into it over the ages making a history so vivid it would paint the room brighter with its colors. Coasnian storytelling has held on in the oral form, even if publications exist and family tales are recorded on paper or hard drive the from memory telling has stuck. It is so prolific that even boarding schools have continued to have small fireplaces in the dorm areas for the specific purpose to have stories around.

Most Famous Coasnian Fireside Tales

Death, The Fisherman, and Soup

The Selkie's Coat

The Birds Halcyon

Farmer Jack/ Trickster Jack/Farmer's Changeling child

Why Skinks Have Blue Tongues/Tails

Where Starlings Came From