The Annals of Yalsha

***The Annals of Yalsha*** is a well-known book and piece of folk work that originates from the Feladians. The tale follows the path of the princess Yalsha, and her travels to Hyun that was granted by a Genie named Himlush'Voq'. The reasoning for Yalsha wanting to get to Hyun is due to wanting to experience the life of an explorer, she however claims that "All has already been explored here" (This likely was originally intended to mean all of the known land that the Feladians knew, and later was used to mean as all of Aduwey.) Along the way Yalsha encounters the "man-wolf" (Werewolf) Zel-Nul, the High Elf N'Aghabuulir, the thief Henado, and a Cave Troll given the ability to reason by a wizard, Relsam. All of them travel with Yalsha to Hyun, each seeing it as an opportunity for "new beginnings".

## Synopsis

The Araham princess from the city of "8 Towers and a Golden Harbor" grows tired of her life as a princess who is practically granted anything she could wish for, and on her 17th birthday and the revelation that she is to be married off to a king of distant lands, she seeks a way to get away. While in the Grand Library reading tomes on distant lands that she could run away to and start a new life, she finds a Genie lamp amidst a clutter of other miscellaneous objects, much to her surprise and amazement. She rubs the genie lamp and releases the genie Himlush'Voq', who grants her wish of being an adventurer to explore the planet Hyun. She is directed by the genie to go to a portal that will transport her, and she goes on horseback encountering her other companions along the way, helping a werewolf escape an angry mob, a thief about to be butchered after being caught in a heist, a ship-wrecked High Elven mage, and finally encounters a sentient Cave Troll capable of reasoning.

After all of this, the group reach the portal and proceed to enter. Upon entering, they are all amazed at finding a Utopian civilization on Hyun, and informed by the High Lord Xefea that they are being destroyed from the inside by a corrupt government official, who sees the civilization as a Dystopia. The group begin looking for clues to prove the officials corruption. Whilst looking, the thief Henado attempts to steal an artifact of great value to the Utopia, and is caught in the midst. He is taken prisoner and publicly executed. The rest of the group are then taken into custody by the corrupt official and his men, where he reveals that he has already infiltrated the government and that once he seizes power from Xefea, he will re-open the portal to Aduwey and conquer it all. N'aghabuulir uses his magical powers to defeat the captors, and teleports to Xefea to inform him and other government officials. While he does this, Yalsha, Zel-Nul, and Henado sneak and fight their way out of the prison.

N'Aghbuulir is caught once more before he is able to enter Xefea's chambers, and witnesses Xefea being assassinated, N'aghbuulir is then killed immediately. The remaining three find this out theough news of the corrupt official having been crowned the new High Lord, and attempt to get back to the portal. The nee High Lord knows this, and has soldiers guard it, preventing their immediate escape. It is decided that Henado will provide a distraction for Yalsha and Zel-Nul to escape. Henado attacks the guards, and Yalsha and Zel-Nul escape into the portal back to Aduwey, only to discover that the High Lord has opened more portals to Aduwey, leaving Henado's death in vain. The forces of the High Lord have already conquered half the planet, and thus already occupy tge lands of Yalsha's family. Zel-Nul and Yalsha travel back to her kingdom to find her entire family having been killed, putting Yalsha into shock. This is revealed to have been a trap, as the High Lord once entering Aduwey was said to have "gained all knowledge". Zel-Nul fights off waves of soldiers, and faces the High Lord, where Zel-Nul mortally wounds the High Lord. The High Lord proceeds to begin his next stage of his invasion, melding Hyun and Aduwey together, and Yalsha recovers from her shock in time. Zel-Nul asks Yalsha if she has any plans, where she goes back to the Grand Library to rub the genie lamp of Himlush'Voq'

Himlush'Voq' says that he cannot reverse a wish already granted, but that Yalsha can wish for the melding to end, but will not be able to revert the destruction already caused. She agrees with this, and the melding ends. Celebration ensues, and many of the survivors question what started it, noticing it suspicious that only Yalsha syrvived the slaughter of the royal family. Zel-Nul is interrogated while he is in his human form, and promised that is he tells the truth, he will not be killed for being a werewilf, along with granted immense wealth anf vacant land. He agrees, and the new government imprisons Yalsha, where she is then publicly put on trial for conspiracy against the state and "mortal realm". Yalsha claims that it is a genie's fault, but she is then tortured and executed. Zel-Nul watches from afar, with a cart of money, and a genie lamp revealing to the reader he cured his lycanthropy through a genie wish, along with gaining immense wealth.

## Lesson

The lesson of the story is primarily for Feladians, with the message being to not trust outsiders. It is claimed this story is the main cause of the Feladians xenophobia.