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| − | [[File:Sword_of_Goodness.png|350px|thumb|right|<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">The [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Goddess Elwynn]] taking back the Sword of Goodness.</div> ]]
| + | The '''Meqil Jandui''' (Elw: ''Sword of Virtue'') was created by blacksmiths and craftsmen employed by Steward [[Hallbjörn Haraldsson]] in 1630 as part of his ongoing quest to fabricate a mythical Froyalanish history for the Elwynnese Union that would serve to legitimate the rule of the [[House of Ettlingar Freyu]]. |
| − | [[File:Goddess_Elwynn8.jpg|350px|thumb|right|<div class="center" style="width: auto; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;">The [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Goddess Elwynn]] investing the Sword of Goodness with Divine Properties.</div> ]] | |
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| − | The mighty '''Sword of Goodness''', also known as the '''Royal Sword of Elwynn''', is the magical sword of the [[King of Elwynn]] and one of the symbols of the [[White Orchid Thone]]. It is one of the [[Great Swords of Shireroth]] and since times ancient beyond the memory of woman associated with the rightful sovereignty of the [[Flower of the North]] as well as worthy [[Rulers of Elwynn|rulersship of the same]]. In Elw, the sword is called Meqil Jandui; in Farewellish, [[Froyalanish]], and [[Wintergleamish]], the sword is known as Jandasverð.
| + | In 1666, following the [[Partition of Elwynn]] the blade was melted down and the molten steel was poured down the throat of a gelded [[Froyalanish|vanakarl]], sentenced to death for economic sabotage in a worker's colony. The condemned Froyalaner had been attired and perfumed as the anthropomorphised depiction of [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Elwynn]] which had served as the fixation point for Storish cultists during their rule. The scorched body of the victim was subsequently dumped into the waters of the Blue Elwynn with a ritual done in mockery of the Froyalanish "rite of return" for casting the sword back into the river at the end of a reign. |
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| − | ==Origin==
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| − | The Sword of Goodness was spell-forged by the [[Elwynn (Goddess)|Goddess Elwynn]] from metal She obtained from the heart of the sacred volcano called [[Mount Yaanek]] and the [[Elwynn (River)|Sacred River which bears Her name]]. Through the spell-forging by the Lady Divine Elwynn, the Sword of Goodness was blessed and invested with certain divine properties.
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| − | ==Wielders==
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| − | Aside from senior clergy of faiths worshipping the [[Elwynn|White Orchid Goddess]] and the aforesaid Lady Divine Herself, the Sword of Goodness is only to be touched and wielded, upon the pain of Her Wrath Divine, by rightful and worthy [[Rulers of Elwynn]].
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| − | ===Stewardship and Regency===
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| − | In the event of a [[Steward of Elwynn|Stewardship]] or Regency during the minority of a holder of the White Orchid Throne, both the Steward/Regent and the Monarch may touch and wield the Sword of Goodness.
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| − | ==Acquisition of Sword by Ruler==
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| − | The Sword of Goodness is the property of the White Orchid Lady. It is solely bestowed by Her upon rightful and worthy Rulers of the [[Jewel of Many Facets]] since times ancient beyond the memory of woman as a visible token of Her favour. To obtain the sword a Ruler must from evenfall of the day zie became aware that zir reign or tenure, as the case may be, has commenced, ride along the [[Elwynn (River)|River Elwynn]] on the back of a white horse in order to meet the Lady Elwynn before dawn to ask Her for the sacred blade. A Monarch who is a minor will make the aforesaid horseback ride one year and one day subsquent to zie becoming fertile.
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| − | ===Bestowal===
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| − | ===Denial===
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| − | In the event that Elwynn deems the new ruler unworthy She will answer the question in the negative by shaking Her head and then disappear without uttering a single word. Sometimes there were instances that She found a new ruler so unworthy that She even did not bother to show up at all.
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| − | ==Location==
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| − | The sword is kept at the [[Tower of Araxion]], which is one of the residences of the Goddess Elwynn in [[Elwynn Proper]] as well as a holiday residence of the [[Royal Family of Elwynn|Royal Family of the Flower of the North]]. It is guarded by clerics of the Church of Elwynn and the [[Froyalanish Ancient Ways]].
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The Meqil Jandui (Elw: Sword of Virtue) was created by blacksmiths and craftsmen employed by Steward Hallbjörn Haraldsson in 1630 as part of his ongoing quest to fabricate a mythical Froyalanish history for the Elwynnese Union that would serve to legitimate the rule of the House of Ettlingar Freyu.
In 1666, following the Partition of Elwynn the blade was melted down and the molten steel was poured down the throat of a gelded vanakarl, sentenced to death for economic sabotage in a worker's colony. The condemned Froyalaner had been attired and perfumed as the anthropomorphised depiction of Elwynn which had served as the fixation point for Storish cultists during their rule. The scorched body of the victim was subsequently dumped into the waters of the Blue Elwynn with a ritual done in mockery of the Froyalanish "rite of return" for casting the sword back into the river at the end of a reign.
