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The Book of Songs

The Holy Scripture of the Corvidian Theocracy (Also known as the Songs of the Lost Sky or the Raven’s Lament)

Veil I – The Great Silencing (Creation Myth & The Eruption)

In the beginning there was only the Endless Sky — vast, perfect, ordered, and eternal. From this Sky came the First Song, a pure and flawless harmony that shaped all existence. The Sky sang the mountains, the rivers, the stars, and the First People into being with perfect precision.

But the people grew loud, chaotic, and prideful. They filled the world with uncontrolled laughter, wild passion, and profane noise. Their clamor disturbed the sacred harmony.

Thus, the Sky sent forth the Great Raven — a colossal being of midnight feathers and silver eyes — to deliver righteous judgment. The Raven beat its wings once, and the Emberforge Caldera erupted. Ash clouds blotted out the heavens for generations. The Great Silencing had begun. The Sky withdrew and became the Lost Sky, hidden behind layers of ash so that the world might learn silence, order, and humility.

From the ruins rose two paths: one that embraced chaos and laughter, and one that sought to restore the lost harmony through discipline, knowledge, and reverence.

Veil II – The Sacred Order (Teachings on Corvidian Bound)

“All things have their ordained place in the Great Song. The wise and strong carry the melody, while others support the harmony. Thus are the Corvidian Bound — Scholar Slaves and Knowledge Thralls — given unto the righteous. Through disciplined service and silent labor, they atone for the sins that caused the Great Silencing and help preserve what remains of the divine order.”

“Let the Bound be treated with firm guidance rather than cruelty, for knowledge is sacred and easily lost. Yet let no Bound forget their station — for rebellion against rightful order disrupts the Song and invites further judgment from the Lost Sky.”

“The profane laughter of the Laughing Flame is a corruption. Its followers spread noise and disorder. They must be guided back to silence and harmony — by teaching if possible, by discipline if necessary.”

(This more measured tone was used by moderate clergy, while hardliners still emphasized stri