Book of the Four Winds

Written by SleepingSparrow

Sitting High Shaman in the year of 139

Minister of Law, Culture and Records in the Kingdom of Aurea

The winds speak to us in the cardinal directions and the elements of the lands of earthen Eldham. They whisper in ways one may only hear if they are willing to listen. Shamans are those who choose to dedicate their years listening to the wind’s howling on the mountain peaks. Here, I will tell all who wish to listen to the wonders of the winds and how they speak to us. The grace of the heavens is all around us, we must just learn to see it for ourselves.

~May the heart of the Morikami Mountains shelter you, may the four winds always fill your sails, and may the moon Dalbosal always light your darkest nights.~

**North Wind- Buk Barahm**

*Messenger of Fortune*

The North Wind, *Buk Barahm,* is a good natured wind who delivers messages of fortune to the Shamans. *Buk Barahm* foretells blessings and miracles, and provides hope for the Morikomi. *Buk Barahm* is the welcome wind who brings news of good harvest and rich mines. The North Wind’s nature is like a spring of water from the mountainside- refreshing and life-giving. The stream of water may be small but it feeds the oceans and seas of the world. Water reveals gold to the miner and fruits to the farmer. For this reason, Shamans only use water from the streams of the Morikomi Mountains to make potions of healing.

*Buk Barahm speaks in water- the flow of the mountain’s water never ceases, blessing the Aurean lands with the joy of harmony.*

**West Wind- Soh Barahm**

*Messenger of Life*

The West Wind*, Soh Barahm*, is graceful and poetic in their whisperings. *Soh Baraham* provides guidance for prosperity and health. *Soh Barahm* carried the seeds of healing herbs from the heavens down to the mountains where they grow. While the other winds may be more bold and strong, the western wind is the more playful of the lot. She offers advice to leaders and commoners alike, but oftentimes she simply sings for the joy of singing, praising the grace of the heavens and the wisdom of the mountains.

*Soh Barahm speaks in the trees and leaves- the life around us is a gift to cherish.*

**South Wind- Nam Barahm**

*Messenger of Wrath*

The South Wind, *Nam Barahm*, is bitter and cold like the icy seas to the south of the Morikomi Mountains. While the makings of poisons are a tightly concealed secret of the Shamans, *Nam Barahm* taught the Shamans this way of silently bringing enemies of the heavens to their knees. The south wind, unlike the other winds, can only be communed with on the top of the lone mountain to the south, Mount Hwana. The ceremonial flames atop a frozen landscape symbolize the conflict and rage of war. Nam Barahm is the sole wind who can foresee the outcomes of battle, and truly prophesize the outbreak of war.

*Nam Barahm speaks in flames- the enemies of the heavens shall be struck down by lightning and reduced to ashes.*

**East Wind- Dong Barahm**

*Messenger of Death*

The Wind of the East, *Dong Barahm,* is a feared messenger amongst those unfamiliar with the ways of the Shamans. Whilst the grim task of proclaiming death is certainly a grim task, but the Wind of the East is not cruel or unkind like the Southern Wind can be. Dong Barahm only speaks the truth. Death is reality as much as life is. In proclaiming the truth of death, *Dong Barahm* fulfills the cycles of heavenly design- continuing through the day and night, creation and destruction, life and death, for generations. The eastern wind consoles those grieving loss and reminds the living to cherish the gift of life. Some say *Dong Barahm* is the wind that delivers one’s soul to the heavens.

*Dong Barahm speaks in the sands- just as empires rise, they also crumble to dust.*