Ain and Glaide

Ain and Glaide were myth-heroes of the Dulama, twins born under a red-horned moon, who pursued a long quest for immortality which eventually ended in tragedy. The story runs that their father, an aging king, ordered them to take a gemstone from an omniscient witch character; after many foibles along the way, they finally found what they sought, but lost it all on the journey home -- Glaide died and Ain was forced to flee his homeland, never to see his father again.
Many minor aspects of Dulama tradition are illustrated in their adventures -- for example, the emphasis on trickery and cleverness rather than brute strength, or perhaps the almost supernatural aura they believe surrounds twins, or the significance of the red-horned moon in their mythology. It also contains clues to ancient wars between the city-state of Tiagho and the pre-Imperial Dulama, and one of the first real accounts of the valley of the River Abrea.
Category:Dulama
Category:Myth