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thefarshore2018-03-09 12:55 am
stonebird) wrote in thefarshore2018-03-09 12:55 am
(Heaven's BBS)
From: Dali
Date: October 22nd
(The burned room in her tower needs some t-l-c. Sansa has her soulless shinki helping her hang new draperies - quite a feat considering the size of the windows.)
I have my - Dali's - followers to thank for all of this fabric. I wondered if I should ask them for such a strange offering, but I do not regret it.
(She will make it up to them, somehow. Dusting off her hands, she pours two drinks, handing one to Eteri.)
Are there any rideable horses on the Far Shore, by chance? As I do not have a carriage or other means of conveyance, I must rely on walking otherwise.
(Especially since she is not fond of using magic unless push comes to shove.)
- no, thank you, Eteri. (Her expression softens at something the shinki says.) I can learn or sit sideways.
Date: October 22nd
(The burned room in her tower needs some t-l-c. Sansa has her soulless shinki helping her hang new draperies - quite a feat considering the size of the windows.)
I have my - Dali's - followers to thank for all of this fabric. I wondered if I should ask them for such a strange offering, but I do not regret it.
(She will make it up to them, somehow. Dusting off her hands, she pours two drinks, handing one to Eteri.)
Are there any rideable horses on the Far Shore, by chance? As I do not have a carriage or other means of conveyance, I must rely on walking otherwise.
(Especially since she is not fond of using magic unless push comes to shove.)
- no, thank you, Eteri. (Her expression softens at something the shinki says.) I can learn or sit sideways.
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"Despite her protectiveness, she was not necessarily hostile to hunters, and would even grant them blessings if they respected her taboos. Hunters were taught not to kill more beasts than they could carry, and to avoid animals with markings that might indicate they were the goddess herself in animal form. If successful, hunters were to make an offering of organ meat to Dali in thanksgiving.
Dali was also said to demand that hunters abstain from the hunt if a woman in their household was in childbirth or was menstruating, as menstrual blood was seen to be impure (a form of menstrual taboo).
It was believed that hunters who respected these restrictions would always find enough game to ensure that they and their families were fed. Conversely, hunters who violated these taboos could be punished by Dali in a number of ways ranging from failure to find game all the way to death by fatal fall, depending on the severity of the violation."
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"The most well-known of these stories involves an affair between Dali and a legendary hunter named Betgil or Betkil. Dali selects and pursues Betgil, and gives him a token of her favor ("a bead, ring, or charm"). She demands that he abstain from the touch of mortal females, including his own wife. For a time he is faithful to her, and as a result his hunts are always fruitful. Eventually, he breaks his vow with a mortal woman - most often his wife, but occasionally his sister-in-law - and this woman steals the goddess's love-token. In a rage, Dali transforms herself into a white deer or chamois and lures Betgil from his village to the top of her mountain. The path closes or crumbles behind him, forcing him to continue forward until he reaches the peak. There, the deer transforms back into Dali, who angrily confronts Betgil about his betrayal and the loss of her token. The path crumbles further and leaves him hanging by one hand and one foot. Dali disappears, leaving Betgil to either jump or fall to his death.
In some variations of the Betgil story, he is accompanied by the legendary hunting dog, Q’ursha. He is trapped on the mountain for several days, and eventually Q'ursha insisted that Betgil kill and eat him to survive. In some versions he goes through with it. In others, he kills the hound but cannot bring himself to eat him. Finally, in other versions, he sends the hound to his village for help instead. The villagers come to his aid and throw ropes to him, but Dali's mountain grows taller and taller and the ropes cannot reach him. Again, he falls to his death."
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A very interesting story. Thank you for sharing. Dali is an interesting deity, one who takes rules and vows very seriously.
Poor Q'ursha.
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She is and her stories tell much about the Georgian culture and people.
I agree. Hounds are so often mistreated or taken for granted.
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It's a very old castle. It was once the home of the King of the North. My family has lived there for generations and most of them are buried in a crypt underneath.
There is a godswood on the grounds and that is where my father would go to pray.
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What is a godswood?
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It is a grove of weirwood trees. They are common all across Westeros, but in the North, it is where we pray to the Old Gods.
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