Fohan Sowe

Part of Culture of Juhnvechteya
Fohan Sowe is a Codmendish folk hero, likely born at some point around the 480s.  He was a highwayman robbing travellers across the Kowzder Kowzdar. Despite being a thief, he is admired by many Codmendis, often depicted as a brave and strong man. There are many folk tales and songs about him. He was known as the "one man bandit gang", supposedly becoming richer than the king. The first stories started appearing by the beginning of the 500s.
== Variations: ==
People quickly started writing down the stories, but the first notable version came in 509. The church was concerned by the glorification of a bandit, so they released a new version, which portrayed Fohan Sowe in a bad light. This sparked much outrage, and the church was criticized for being out of touch. The church quickly stopped promoting this version, and the church version largely remains a piece of the past. Due to being loosely based off of a person that might not even exist, and relying largely on exaggeration, plenty of variants exist. Aside from name variations like Fowan Sow, Fogan Sew, and Fowa Sewë, details about him also differ. In Kasaxa, a common version depicts him a hero who steals from the rich to give to the poor. In the southern areas, a version loosely based off of the church version exists, there he is often used to scare children from going too far off into the woods. In the area just west of Jaumdeyr, he is depicted as being the leader of a bandit gang. Aruerists like to claim him as their one of their own, they believe he was an aruerist who stole from greedy Werrans. The Krirytt goblins take inspiration from the southern Codmendis, and often depict him as a stereotype of a Codmendi; a violent bandit running around on horse and does not like goblins.
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