Basmol story

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From: PMichaels@aol.com
Date: Fri 16 Sep 1994 - 06:31:40 EEST


A few people have asked me (off the Daily) to post this. I know it's been on before, but I get the impression that there are a fair number of folks who are on now who haven't seen it. My apologies to those of you who have seen it before.
Peace,

     Peter

The Death of Basmol
(as told by a Basmoli woman of Prax)  

 In the beginning Basmol lived far away from here. He was the child of his mother Mikyh, daughter of Yanmorla, and his father Yelm, son of Cronisper. He was chosen to be chieftain of all the animals in the world. After his father was killed, Basmol kept the world alive by separating the weak and dying from the strong and healthy. This was how Basmol fought the Bad Ones, by killing those who could not be healed. This is who Basmol was. The chieftain who kills the sick and weak to keep the world strong.

   Basmol heard a great cry from far away. It was Eiritha Earth-daughter, the herd mother, who was crying "The Bad Ones hurt me and I am dying! Please, come end my pain!" Basmol knew that he must go and help her.  Eiritha was asking to die, and said, "You must be careful, for I have many family members here. My sisters have failed to heal me. My husband, brothers, and children will fight to keep you from me. You must be careful, for there are many Bad Ones here."
 Basmol said "I do not fear," and he gathered up many of his children and came here to this place, now called Prax. This is who we were. The dutiful children who followed our father.  Orani Earthbrother was the first person to fight Basmol in Prax. Basmol slew him at the place now called Orani's Mistake*. Orani's mistake was in thinking that stopping Basmol was a good thing. He was wrong. This is who Orani was. The Earthbrother who made a bad mistake and was slain by Basmol.
 While Orani and Basmol fought, Tada Earthson had his people bury Eiritha alive. Trapped beneath the earth, Eiritha was unable to send her scents of blood and fear or her cries of pain to Basmol. This is who Tada was. The Earthson who stopped Basmol from keeping the world strong.
 Stormbull Earth-husband was the second person to fight Basmol in Prax. Basmol fought him in a great battle which raged across the whole of Prax. Their anger was the equal to one another, and neither could hurt the other. Basmol heard the cries of Eiritha's children who could not find their mother. Their souls walked the world in a bad way, and so Basmol left the meaningless fight with Stormbull and went to end their pain. Stormbull hid himself then, and used secret magic to make a son in his wife's buried womb. This is who Stormbull is. The Earth-husband who cared nothing for his wife's pain and used bad magic on her.
 Waha Butcher was the last person to fight Basmol in Prax. Waha learned secrets from his father Stormbull and from the Bad Spirit Mallia. Waha used Mallia's magic to weaken Basmol, used Stormbull's magic to kill Basmol, and then used his own magic to steal Basmol's magic. He used Basmol's magic to learn the Peaceful Cut and to make the Covenant of the Eaters and Eaten. This is who Waha is. The Butcher who killed Basmol and stole his birthright.
 The burial of Eiritha, the creation of Waha, and the killing of Basmol, all these things helped to bring Ragnaglar Evil One into the world. This is who we are now; the children of Basmol who live on without our family. This is who we are now; the children of Basmol who survive in the land of our enemies. This is who we are now; the children of Basmol who kill all those who brought the Evil One into the world.

*The Praxian nomads say the area called Orani's Mistake got it's name in this way: while fighting Basmol, Orani accepted the lion-god's surrender and turned his back on him. Basmol then leapt on Orani's back and broke his neck. Orani's mistake was in trusting Basmol not to fight.

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