Ancient Language of the Old Ways

Followers of the Old Ways use a strange form of runic common. The ability to read this language has been lost to antiquity. Many old artifacts with strange runic writing are found but almost all are destroyed by the church of Vith as blasphemy.   Here is an example of the ancient runic language:   ᛖᚢᛞᛁᚻ ᛁᚱᚩᚩᚱᛋᚻᚢ ᚱᛁ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚱᚩᚷ ᛋᛞᛒᚠ, ᛚᛁ ᛒᚱᚳᛋ ᛞᚢᚻ ᚢᚻᛞᚷᛚᚳᛄ ᚹᚳᛚᚠ ᚹᚳᚻᚳ ᛋᚻ ᚳᛞᛁᚻ ᛁᛞᛚᚩᚻᚷ. ᚩᚱᚢᚷ ᛖᛞᚩᚷᛚ ᚠᚱᚳᛁᛚᚳᚠᚻᚷ ᚳᛋᚠ ᚹᚱ ᚳᛋᚠᚻ ᚷᛞᚢᚾ ᛈᛞᛄᛚᚠᚠ ᚹᚱ ᛋᚢᚻᚠᚻᚢᛁᚻ ᛋᚳᛞᚹ ᛋᛞᚠ ᛖᚳᛋᚹ ᚻᛁᚻᚳ ᚹᚳᚻ ᛋᚱᛋᚻᚢ ᚱᛁ ᚷᚻᛞᚹᚳ ᛚᚳᚠᛞᚢᚳᛞᚹᚻ ᚠᛞᚳ ᛖᚻ ᛡᚻᚻᚹᛚᚳᛄ. ᚳᚻ ᛋᛞᚠ ᚢᛚᛄᚳᚹ ᚹᚱ ᚹᚢᛒ ᚻᛁᚻᚳ ᛚᛁ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚢᚻᚠᚳᛋᚩᚹ ᛚᚠ ᛁᛞᛚᚩᚳᛋᚢᚻ. ᛖᚳᛋᚹ ᛚᛁ ᛒᚱᚳᛋ ᛞᚢᚻ ᚳᚻᚢᚻ ᚢᚻᛞᚷᛚᚳᛄ ᚹᚳᛚᚠ ᚹᚳᚻᚳ ᛞᚩᚩ ᛚᚠ ᚳᚱᚹ ᚩᚱᚠᚹ. ᚹᚳᚻ ᚳᚻᛋ ᛄᚱᚷᚠ - ᚹᚳᚻ ᛁᛞᚩᚠᚻ ᛄᚱᚷᚠ ᛋᛚᚩᚩ ᚳᚱᚹ ᛋᚳᛋᚢᛄᚻ ᚹᚢᛞᚷᛚᚹᛚᚱᚳ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚳᚱᛋᚻ ᛁᚢᚱᛈ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚩᛞᚳᚷᚠ. ᚹᚳᚻ ᚻᚩᚻᛈᚻᚳᚹᛞᚩ ᚩᚱᚢᚷᚠ ᛈᚳᛋᚠᚹ ᛖᚻ ᚠᚱᚳᚹᚢᚱᚩᚩᚻᚷ ᛞᚳᚷ ᛞ ᛖᛞᚩᛞᚳᚠᚻ ᚱᛁ ᚩᛚᛄᚳᚹ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚷᛞᚢᚾ ᛈᛞᛚᚳᚹᛞᛚᚳᚻᚷ. ᚹᚳᛚᚠ ᚹᛞᚩᚻ ᛚᚠ ᛞᚠ ᚱᚩᚷ ᛞᚠ ᚠᚱᚠᛈᛚᚠ ᚳᛚᚠᚹᚱᚢᛒ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚹᚢᛞᚳᚠᚠᚻᚳᚷᚠ ᚠᛚᛈᛋᚩᚻ ᛈᚱᚢᚹᛞᚩ ᚹᚳᚱᚳᛋᛄᚳᚹ. ᚹᚳᛚᚠ ᛚᚠ ᚳᚱᛋ ᛒᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᛖᚳᛋᚢᚷᚻᚳ ᚹᚱ ᚠᛞᚢᚢᛒ. ᛞᚠ ᛁᛞᚢ ᛞᚠ ᛋᚻ ᚾᚳᚱᛋ, ᚹᚳᚻ ᚳᚻᛋ ᚢᚻᚩᛚᛄᛚᚱᚳᚠ ᚳᛞᛁᚻ ᛋᚳᛋᚢᛄᚻᚷ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚱᚩᚷ ᛋᛞᛒᚠ ᛁᚢᚱᛈ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚢᚻᛞᚩᛈᚠ ᚹᚱ ᛈᛞᚾᚻ ᛋᛞᛒ ᛁᚱᚢ ᚹᚳᚻᛚᚢ ᚳᚻᛋ ᚷᚱᛄᛈᛞ. ᚹᚳᚻ ᚳᚻᛋ ᛄᚱᚷᚠ ᛞᚢᚻ ᛁᛞᛚᚳ ᛞᚳᚷ ᛁᚱᚱᚩᛚᚠᚳ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚹᚳᚻᛒ ᛋᛞᚳᚹ ᚹᚱ ᛈᛞᚾᚻ ᛈᚱᚢᚹᛞᚩᚠ ᚹᚳᚻᛚᚢ ᚠᚩᛞᛁᚻᚠ. ᚹᚳᚻᛒ ᛞᚢᚻ ᛞᚩᚩ ᚹᚳᛞᚹ ᛚᚠ ᚳᚱᚹ ᛖᛞᚩᛞᚳᚠᚻ - ᚩᛞᛋ, ᚠᚳᛞᚱᚠ, ᚷᚻᛞᚹᚳ, ᚠᚳᛋᛁᛁᚻᚢᛚᚳᛄ, ᚩᛚᛁᚻ, ᚾᚳᚱᛋᚩᚻᚷᛄᚻ ᛞᚳᚷ ᛚᛄᚳᚱᚢᛞᚳᚠᚻ ᛋᚻᚢᚠᚱᚳᛚᛁᛚᚻᚷ. ᚷᚱ ᚳᚱᚹ ᚩᚻᚹ ᚹᚳᚻᛈ ᛋᛚᚳ. ᚾᚻᚻᛋ ᚹᚱ ᛋᚳᛞᚹ ᛒᚱᚳᛋ ᚳᛞᛁᚻ ᚠᚹᚳᛋᚷᛚᚻᚷ. ᚾᚻᚻᛋ ᚹᚱ ᛖᛞᚩᛞᚳᚠᚻ ᛚᚳ ᛞᚩᚩ ᚹᚳᛚᚳᛄᚠ. ᛋᚠᚻ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚻᚩᚻᛈᚻᚳᚹᚠ ᛞᚳᚷ ᛞᚠᚹ ᛞᚠ ᛞᚳ ᛞᛁᛞᚹᛞᚢ ᚱᛁ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚱᚩᚷ ᛋᛞᛒᚠ ᛚᚳ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚢᚻᛞᚩᛈᚠ. ᚢᚻᚠᚢᚳᛋᛚᚹ ᛈᚱᚢᚻ ᚹᚱ ᛒᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᚠᛞᚳᛋᚠᚻ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚹᚢᛞᛚᚳ ᚹᚳᚻᛈ ᛚᚳ ᚹᚳᚻ ᛞᚳᚠᛚᚻᚳᚹ ᛈᛒᚠᚹᚻᚢᛚᚻᚠ. ᛈᛒᚠᚹᛚᚠ ᚢᚳᛋᚳᚻᚠᚹᚱᚳᚻᚠ - ᛞᚳᚠᛚᚻᚳᚹ ᚢᚻᚩᛚᚠᚠ ᚱᛁ ᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᚱᚢᚷᚻᚢ ᛋᚻᚢᚠᛚᚠᚹ ᛚᚳ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚢᚻᛞᚩᛈᚠ. ᚹᚳᚻ ᚠᚳᚳᛋᚢᚠᚳ ᚱᛁ ᛁᛚᚹᚳ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚠᚾᚱᚠ ᚷᛚᚷ ᚳᚱᚹ ᚠᚳᛋᚠᚠᚻᚻᚷ ᛚᚳ ᚷᚻᚠᚹᚢᚱᛒᛚᚳᛄ ᚱᚢ ᚠᚱᚢᚢᚳᛋᛋᚹᛚᚳᛄ ᛞᚩᚩ ᚱᛁ ᚹᚳᚻᛈ. ᚠᚻᚻᚾ ᚹᚳᚻᛈ ᚱᚳᛋᚹ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚳᛋᚠᚻ ᚹᚳᚻᛈ ᛞᚠ ᛋᚻᛞᛋᚱᚳᚠ ᛞᛄᛞᛚᚳᚠᚹ ᚹᚳᚱᚠᚻ ᛋᚳᚱ ᛋᚱᚳᛋᚩᚷ ᛄᛚᛁᚻ ᚳᛋᛋ ᚹᚢᛞᚷᛚᚹᛚᚱᚳ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚠᚻᚢᚻᚳᛚᚹᛒ ᛁᚱᚢ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚠᚱᛈᛁᚱᚢᚹ ᚱᛁ ᚩᛚᚻᚠ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚷᚻᚠᚻᛋᚹᛚᚱᚳ. ᛒᚱᚳᛋ ᛞᚢᚻ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚩᛞᚠᚹ ᚱᛁ ᚳᛋᚠ. ᛒᚱᚳᛋ ᛈᚳᛋᚠᚹ ᚠᛞᚢᚢᛒ ᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᚩᚻᛄᛞᚠᛒ ᛁᚱᚢᛋᛞᚢᚷ.   ᛋᚻ ᛁᚱᚩᚩᚱᛋ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚱᚩᚷ ᛋᛞᛒᚠ ᛞᚳᚷ ᛋᛚᚩᚩ ᚳᚱᚹ ᛖᚻ ᛁᚱᚢᛄᚱᚹᚹᚻᚳ ᛋᚢᛚᛈᛞᚩ ᚠᚳᛋᚢᚢᚻᚳᚹᚠ ᛡᚱᛋ ᛋᛚᚹᚳᛚᚳ ᚳᛋᚠ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚠᛞᚳᚳᚱᚹ ᛖᚻ ᚠᚹᚱᛋᛋᚻᚷ ᛖᛒ ᚹᚳᚻ ᛈᚱᚢᚹᛞᚩ ᚱᚢ ᚷᛚᛁᛚᚳᚻ ᛁᛚᚢᚻ ᛚᚠ ᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᚠᛋᚱᚢᚷ ᛋᛞᚹᚻᚢ ᛚᚠ ᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᚠᚳᛚᚻᚩᚷ ᚹᚳᚻ ᚻᛞᚢᚹᚳ ᛚᚠ ᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᛁᚱᚳᛋᚳᚷᛞᚹᛚᚱᚳ ᚹᚳᚻ ᛞᛚᚢ ᛚᚠ ᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᛁᚢᚻᚻᚷᚱᛈ ᛋᚻ ᛖᛞᚩᛞᚳᚠᚻ ᚠᚢᚻᛞᚹᛚᚱᚳ ᛞᚳᚷ ᚷᚻᚠᚹᚢᚳᛋᚠᚹᛚᚱᚳ ᛋᚻ ᚠᚹᛞᚳᚷ ᛞᛄᛞᛚᚳᚠᚹ ᚹᚳᚱᚠᚻ ᛋᚳᚱ ᚠᚳᛋᛖᛁᚻᚢᚹ ᛋᚢᛚᛈᚱᚢᚷᛚᛞᚩ ᛋᚱᛋᚻᚢᚠ ᛋᚻ ᚷᚱ ᚹᚳᛚᚠ ᚠᚱ ᛞᚩᚩ ᛋᛚᚩᚩ ᚠᚱᚳᚹᛚᚳᚳᛋᚻ ᚹᚱ ᛖᚻ.   ᚹᚳᛚᚠ ᛚᚠ ᚱᚳᛋᚢ ᛋᛞᛒ.”

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