The Song of the Beastwalker

The Song of the Beastwalker tells of a mortal shaman who sought unity between humanity and the Great Beasts of Tauron. During an age when mortals and beasts clashed over dominance of the untamed jungles, a lone shaman wandered into the Evergrove, where the spirits of the land tested his resolve. By taming the Spirit Stag and befriending the World Serpent, the shaman proved his worth and was granted the power to speak the Song of Harmony, a primal chant that calmed the great creatures and bonded the tribes to their jungle kin. Legends say the Beastwalker vanished into the wilds, leaving behind the legacy of the Beastmasters and the rites of beastbonding that persist in Tauron to this day.

The myth is theorized to have roots in early Tauronian history, when the first tribes struggled to coexist with the dangerous creatures of the jungle. Some scholars believe the Beastwalker may have been an ancient shaman who discovered beastbonding magic—a skill still practiced by Tauronian Beastmasters today. Artifacts found in the Evergrove, including carvings of humans alongside beasts, lend credence to the story’s origins.

The Song of the Beastwalker is widespread across Tauron, passed down through oral tradition by shamans and storytellers. It is most commonly told during the Beast’s Awakening festival. Outside Tauron, the myth is less known, often dismissed as superstition by more industrialized cultures.

• In northern tribes, the Beastwalker is said to have been chosen by the Spirit Stag and taught to ‘sing’ the beasts into submission.
• Southern tribes claim the Beastwalker defeated the World Serpent in a test of wits rather than combat.
• A darker version, told by isolationist tribes, warns that the Beastwalker’s power will return to one who “treads the path of blood and claw,” signaling a coming age of chaos.

The myth is central to Tauronian identity, representing their belief in harmony with the natural world. It is seen as the origin of beastbonding, a sacred practice among Beastmasters. Festivals, hunts, and taming rituals often include chants of the Song of Harmony, reenacting the myth as a display of respect to the Great Beasts.

The myth has been recorded in several epic poems, most notably “The Chant of the Serpent” by Shaman Elar Windwalker, which recounts the Beastwalker’s trials in vivid detail.

Depictions of the Beastwalker and the Spirit Stag are found in Tauronian carvings, tapestries, and body art. A famous mural in Beastwatch shows the shaman singing to a coiled World Serpent beneath a full moon.