The Miracle Blade

Concerning the Beginning.

A story by Richard Ferris.

Benvenuto Gaia:

The first land the All-Maker made. This map holds all the current kingdoms and towns that are known to Mankind, and Elven folk.

Concerning the Tall-Folk:

In this collection of tales, there will be many a time when the term Tall-Folk will occur.

Now, the term in itself is not a derogatory word, such as the term Man-Elf is considered. Rather it is the only word that can describe the folk of this nature proper. For in both stature and grace, one would be quite correct to indeed call them “Tall”. But this is not the origin of the term as many had come to believe.

And though many assume that the term came from the Elves, whom were the first of the lands, this is not quite the case. For indeed, it was the Elves who declared this as their proper term, as their own language held no word that could identify with them.

Rather, the term was born when the first child of the All-Maker was set upon these lands. For many who had seen him knew not what he was. He had the wings of an eagle, and yet the body of Man. He wore armor of dark crystal and moonlight, and carried a sword of Miracles. It was he who birthed the name Tall-Folk, and so it was assumed the name would die with him. But when the Men of no origin, or Tall-Folk as we now call them, first settled in the lands the Elves kept them in suspicion. Unsure of their heritage or merit.

But the short reality of the whole ordeal is quite simple. Tall-Folk in their actuality are no more and no less the same as you and I. Aside from their customs, which I will in fact cover in a later point in this dialogue. And much like us, they worship many, many things. Though the ones who are true seek their shelter in the arms of the All-Maker, and his son Jesu (Jesu, meaning the King of Lambs.)

Concerning the customs, the works, and the heritage of the Tall-Folk:

Now, earlier I had written that Tall-Folk were like orphans to the land, unaware of their heritage and customs. And what I have written remains as fact, for even the earliest records of the Tall-Folk are nothing more than balderdash. One of the only records with any information that one could consider of use would be a map that had once belonged to a land that is no longer there. A land that had been named Levantis, an Elvish term that had meant “Land of the United”.

But these facts will not be important until later.

The customs and cultures of the Tall-Folk can all be traced to their time here, as they had to create and explore new customs and traditions that were once foreign to them.

One such custom, which has since become the golden rule of the many who worshiped the All-Maker, was the rule of Shalom. The word in itself was more foreign to them than the Elves, as the word was of a Hebrew origin. The word means “Peace”. And so the Tall-Folk who practice this golden rule welcome any and all to their homes. They invite them to their porch to share 400 puffs of their pipes, and will make a pact of loyalty to those who smoke exactly 400 with them. They will expect nothing in return and follow through on their words.

A custom that the Elves see as foolish, but they pay them no mind.

One of the many works of the Tall-Folk is farming. And despite having no land of their own, they had managed to bring their Ironstalk seeds from their home. Ironstalk is a weed that has become quite popular to smoke. And much to its namesake, it is as hard as iron and only grows inside stone, and will die in soil. And though the records of its origin have been lost to time, there has been talk from a Wizard that the root was created when a blacksmith casted Iron over his wheat field to prevent wild animals from eating it. This Wizard was of course Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis the Great. And as he was a renowned Wizard, his word was kept in high regard, as none would argue with a Wizard. Lest he be a Wizard himself.

And to address the following:

Now the following is the collected account of many accounts. As to say it was all taken in by one account is to cut the story much, much shorter than it actually is. As many accounts of this story have not been recorded as the ones who had recorded them were not present in a majority of these writings, but they were still working, if only in the background of the major events. But do not be dismayed, their accounts will be taken in the end, if not sooner.

Light Sky!

I know this post is shorter, but it’s more of an opening guide to the re-written story. In addition, the new tag will simply be TMB in opposed to the older tag.

Happy readings!