Gulemyre

# Records of The High Kryxa

##### Halls of Verxinda

In the beginning there was nothing but the Halls of Verxinda. There the giant of the sky sat on his throne Verxinda. He had been there for centuries watching a large white orb, around 4 times the size of the pale rock he perched himself on, often wondering why he was there, what he should do? Why was he created? Who created him? What is the large bright orb in the first place? But as time progressed, none of these questions were answered. So eventually he tried to find what he could do for fun, as he made random movements, random noises, random swings of his tail, anything motion or action that could possibly do something he tried it, until eventually Verxinda realised he could soar through the open void with his wings. Then as he continued, he realised he could set fire to things, although there was not much he was able to set fire to except the stone that he was perched on, it seemed to burn for quite a while until it eventually died out, or hit another stone in which it erupted open in a burst of flames. Then he decided that he would see what he could do with the stones he was surrounded by on his perch. As he fiddled with them he realised they were quite malleable, and he soon created a throne he could lay on, “King of the void” he thought to himself triumphantly. As he watched new orbs slowly fill the sky and his own slowly grow. A century or two passed and upon what was once his perch a large connecting hall was now encircling the orb he gazed over. In terms of its shape Verxinda tried to mimic a perfect sphere similar to the orb itself. Verxinda grew bored as time passed until one day his mind reached an interesting conclusion, what if he set fire to himself? He opened his pale white paw and then blew onto it, a liquid of an exact color of his paw began to flow out, and similar to the stone he created his halls upon, Verxinda could mold it into any shape, wondering what would happen if he molded it into himself, he did exactly that and it created something far beyond what he expected but closer to what he needed, life. They were brought into his halls from himself his hand which he sacrificed continue to burn, but no blood came out nor did it continue to flow his creation. He gazed at his children, and they gazed back as they knelt as if signifying their newly created loyalty. Verxinda was left in awe, as his new encounter towards another being he began to form his first words since he was created, uttering the first words of Gulemyrian language. "Bring happiness to yourselves, and your home." they divided into 2 groups, one half went to the orb to venture in the name of Verxinda, the other stayed in his halls and kept the lonesome deity company.

##### Gyxmyra The Weaver

The Precursors recorded Gyxmyra The Weaver as a towering spider larger than Exyla, with 16 deep black eyes, and snow white chitin.

##### Exyla's Tale

When Exyla was fresh and new, there existed 5 tribes, The Naxda, The Tyaxn, The Grel, The Hyjal, and The Refgyn. The Naxda were the first tribe, born from the snow, they rose from their frosted beds and set forth to the forests for food, beginning their march. The Tyaxn were the second tribe, born from the towering pine trees, they fell from their branches like leaves, when the Naxda approached the Taiga forests and they joined eachother in harmony continuing their march. The Grel were the third tribe, born from the mountains, they pounded their fists on the mountains like thunder trying to escape their stone prisons, until the Naxda and Tyaxn found them and together broke them free, continuing their march. The Hyjal were the fourth tribe, born from the icey waters, they floated to the surface as they were released from their kelp chains and crawled onto the beaches meeting the confederation of peoples, they greeted them and gave them kelp they had floatep up with, continuing their march. The Regyn were the fifth tribe, born from the stars, they fell down in a show of wrath and beauty injuring the marching confederation. They had not seen what was wrong, for what they saw was their mistake of being where they fell. This started a conflict between the tribes, the Regyn were strong and powerful, the tribes bruised eachother, taunted eachother, and fought with the honor of their people in mind when their fists met their opponents, however the confederacy eventually claimd victory in subduing the foreign tribe. The Refgyn joined the confederacy with pride for their new comrades, and it was this moment where the start of the Confederacy of Gulemyre began.

##### Cultural Standing

The tribes only take what they need, whether to replace what was lost, or what they need most. This applies to both those that fall before the honour-bound warriors, and the world that they pass through. The buildings follow the same format all throughout Exyla, terracotta, spruce, stone bricks, and spikes on top of our roofs as a resemblance of our unity against those who invade us.

Gulemyrians love to find respectable opponents through fist on fist combat, and will seek worthy opponents in groups out in the wilds and surround them while a single warrior will step forward and challenge them to a steel-less duel.

Axlyg is the word used for the race that Gulemyrians call themselves, all being born from Exyla herself. Although all Gulemyrians call themselves Axlyg, they would be better classified by their originating tribe as their physical characteristics all vary. The Naxda take on the appearance of wolves found all across Exyla, meanwhile the Tyaxn look more akin to foxes found in the taigas of Exlya, the Grel themselves are a mix closer to bears found in the north of Exyla, then theres the Hyjal which seem to be of similar nature to a small furry squirrel although they do look closer to humans than their beast counterpart one might also add they swim quite well. Last but not least the Regyn, resemble an ancient creature found only in myths and legends of Gulemyrian culture, however unlike this black scaled night-terror, the Regyn all have white scales that glisten in moonlight.

# Calendar

* Month of Thawing Lands: Larlyn
* Month of New Growth: Karxen
* Month of Green Lands: Bylyn
* Month of Mountains Peak: Fahdehn
* Month of Dead Leaves: Jeynyx
* Month of Singing Skies: Krykara
* Month of Harsh Lands: Hagralyn

### Festival of the Fallen - Jeynyx

* As tribute to the meeting of the Confederacy and the Refgyn they created a festival for those fallen, and those who will fall for their honor.
* Every village creates an end stone pile, end stone is the star-stone the Regyn fell with, each stone represents a single death for that village that year.
* Kelp is gathered and eaten in plentiful amounts on this day from the kelp the Hyjal brought with them when they rose from the ocean depths.

### The Echo of the Mountains - Fahdehn

* This is a race across from the highest point of Gulemyre to the far south east, to the far south west, and finally back to the highest peak.
* The winner of the race is crowned the "Echo" of Gulemyre, one who has travelled the great tundras and frozen forests of Exyla and rose above all else.
* Pumpkin Pie, a delicacy of Gulemyre is feasted in the capital Gaxphyto where all the tribes gather to congratulate the victor.

### Oceans Bounty Festival - Karxen

* The Hyjal created this festival as a competition for the fishermen of Gulemyre.
* All the fishermen in the Gelmyre Confederacy gather to the main village of the Hyjal to test whos luck is superior The most prized fish, Salmon, is worth 5 points while every other fish is worth 2, while clownfish are -1, and pufferfish are 3.

# Present-day History

### First Era, The "Houl" Era

The Houl Era was a time of confusion and stability for the Gulemyrians. The Houl era began one day when the High Kryxa of Gulemyre recieved a prophecy fortelling other races entering the world. The idea that other races existed but did not come from the land itself perplexed them, and they had to act with haste to keep up with the foreign powers and not fall behind as before they merely operated in the huts of Gaxphyto for centuries as they had no other reason to leave their village, and certainly not create walls, roads, or expand across Exyla.

#### Houlgyx Incident

September 7th the colony Houlgyx was founded in the south eastern jungle isles after news from Truncantis of a substance known as "Tobacco" and its effects. Then once a nearby nation known as Ssamanor had gotten news of it, they met us with hostile responses demanding we leave the unclaimed land. After scouting the numbers of the Ssamanor, Echo Superbia was disgusted by this demand, but abided by it regardless of Gulemyre's own ideals for the safety of Gulemyre. It was announced this day as a spiteful name, taken from the colony, that outsiders not of Gulemyrian honour are to be regarded as Houlgyx.

#### Trade In The First Era

Trade in the Houl Era was a very interesting concept for Gulemyre, as while they considered those who did not prove themselves honorable or accept them into society, they still accepted their goods in return for a trade of equal value. The reason behind this is they concluded that having a fair trade in itself is an honorable act, as it benefits both sides. If someone presented a trade that was beneficial only to them, the Gulemyrians exiled them out of Gulemyre if they did not retract the offer and make it fair. If the Gulemyrians were presented an offer that only benefited Gulemyre, they responded by offering more than the original offer.

#### The Gaxphyto Road

The Gaxphyto Road was a project started on September 12th and finished [WIP], this project had the aim of connecting the north of Exyla to the southern seas of Exyla in order to gain easier accessible trade routes than the previous Jomran Sea Trade which was used until the 1st stage of the road was constructed.