The Scale of honor, a magical gift that was given to the first ruler of Rhudyn long ago. As the King slept the Goddess of magic sent him a vision in which he saw justice and righteous rule spreading across his land like a fire. It was if his body was being lifted into the air by an invisible arm as he began to fly over the land and where he passed peace followed, people bowed down in his presence and acknowledged him as their liege. "Why" he whispered, "How" he yelled aloud. Then a voice rose from the depths of the Ri'Semaida, "with my gift that lies in these waters the sun shall shine upon your fair land, hope and joy shall prevail through the rule of the kings who wield this". As she spoke a golden light began to emanate from the depths of the mountain spring feed river and a gold scale appeared. "Honor shall these scale bring to all the kings who wield them for unjust can not be wrought in their presence unless all others in sight shall be aware of the unrighteous judgment. Of old it rested in a great temple that was built by your ancestors in these mountains, this I have preserved for you and this land, find this scale and you find unity." The King awoke with a fever and immediately departed for the old city of Ota'Rriej to consult with the Light Council about this dream. The rest my son is history, after arrival the council agreed that it was a vision from Miracradsa (as she was know after Mirrish rule) the goddess of Magic. He then went to the Ri'Semaida and searched for weeks until finally he had given up. He had set a time for departure the next day. That night he sat on the river bank pondering and he saw a slight flicker of light from the depths, intrigued he watched as the light began to grow stronger, overwhelmed he jumped into her icy depths and pulled up a small chest that held the scales from his vision. The scales will tip to either side when the king makes a final decision and it is always in view for every one in the room to see if the judgment is right or not. It has been passed down from king to king a continual check against any temptations of wrongful use of his power. That son is why we trust or king, he wont lie to or cheat his people, it is said that after a time somehow the scale will show his judgments righteousness even when he is not in its presence. But father how can that be? Only the king knows son, it is his burden to bear. Now good night boy, good night. ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
