Quote:The spark of Lightning ignites when it strikes, and thus Fire is born.
The heat of Fire renders to ash all that it touches, and thus earth is born.
The density of Earth shuns Sun and harbors cold, and thus Ice is born.
The armor of Ice melts away, and thus water is born.
The moistness of Water mists and rises, and thus Wind is born.
The gusts and sighs of Wind gather the clouds, and thus Lightning is born.
A copy of Essences and Permutations in hand, Kellach was in an inn room, poring over the tome. Pinchyshell was staring at the Emerald Carbuncle that he had summoned. The Carbuncle, a construct by nature, confused the otherwise valiant crab. The crab poked at Carbuncle, the Carbuncle stood there. The crab poked again and again.
Meanwhile, Kellach had noted down the prayer, and was comparing it to his own mythology. From the Book of Rites, it read :
Quote:There is a precedent with ceremony when thanking the elements for their contribution to the harvest. It is customary to perform this once a year, preferably before the blanket of ice falls upon the land though if it is impossible to do so due to the weather, it is customary to perform an Offering to Ice prior to this ceremony, as it would be intruding on its domain.
Honor Lightning, the spark of life, with creation.
Honor Fire, the light of passion, with love.
Honor Earth, the foundation of strength, with conviction.
Honor Ice, the mirror of calm, with reflection.
Honor Water, the flow of change, with flexibility.
Honor Wind, the whisper of motion, with wonder.
During the ceremony, perform the Offerings in order from Lightning to Wind, completing the Cycle of Offerings with the Illumination.
After that page, it continued in the various details pertaining to each offering which was quite uninteresting, at the moment, for Kellach. Although the Offering to Fire may be interesting if he could get his hands on a document pertaining to ancient Mamool Ja dancing rituals. What was interesting was that there was a common theme between the elements creating themselves in the Essences and Permutations text and the Book of Rites.
Though none had documented the history of his people and their settling the continent, they had obviously come from a similar background than the immigrants to Eorzea to classify the elements in the same manner. More importantly, if there was an universal truth to the order of elemental classification in historical and mythological texts, perhaps there could even be a practical application to this theory in arcane arts. More importantly, could he apply his cultural understanding of the elements to Eorzean practices of aether manipulation?
He'd already performed a feat of incredible knowledge and application of arcane arts, but this kind of heavy thinking was far beyond his knowledge. He decided to take his axe and start swinging at a nearby practice dummy.
