Folk Legends:
in Important People:"They never asked for the mantle of legend, but here they stand nonetheless—etched in our bones as surely as the stones beneath our feet." -Mother Martha, Priestess of the First Altar, 447 CA
The Folk Legends are the lifeblood of Everwealth’s identity, stories whispered in taverns and markets, bringing hope to the downtrodden or fear to the bold. These figures are as varied as the races that roam Gaiatia, embodying both the light of inspiration and the shadow of caution. Some, like Chulainn and Cú, the twin brothers who led the Dwarfish people through their darkest hour, are celebrated for their unyielding courage and unwavering loyalty to kin and land. Their faces still carved into Newforge's highest peak are a beacon of perseverance. Others are figures of eerie ambiguity, like Mairead the Midwife, said to have stitched her dying village back to life, literally, with magick and thread, leaving behind inhabitants who never aged nor truly lived again. These legends are often born not from privilege but necessity. They are farmers who slay dragons, soldiers who defy kings, and mages who barter with forces beyond mortal comprehension. Their stories grow like weeds, unbidden and unkempt, thriving even in the bleakest of soils.