Songs And Poetry - Andrew Michael Miller's Thought Backlog

A Sonnet from the Saibhrean Isles

May 13, 2020July 30, 2020 Andrew Michael MillerLeave a comment

Unlike the academics in the Caelon peninsula and in Torium who are primarily confined to their respective colleges, the bards of the Saibhrean Isles north and west of Caelon play more of an active role with the politics of the islands. They are chroniclers, scribes and satirists for their lords, the great Trade Barons. Not only do they entertain, usually by praising the lords they serve and cursing those who cross them, but they are also tasked with recording the history of their houses. They are an integral part of Saibhrean society and their caste is highly regarded throughout the islands, even if that sentiment does not extend to the main land.

Clerical Conversations (Second Letter)

May 6, 2020July 30, 2020 Andrew Michael Miller2 Comments

The following text is continued correspondence between Professor Cesario de Torium and his counterpart in Caelon, Professor Recamundus de Gelgadongo. Both men are leading clerics in their respective academies, and their rivalry in poetry and poetic discourse lives on long after they both die as friends to a bitter end. The letter contained here is written by Prof. Cesario in response to the first letter from Prof. Recamundus concerning the heroic portrayal of the villain Ranemiro who was known for raiding wealthy caravans in his day.

Clerical Conversations (First Letter)

April 29, 2020July 30, 2020 Andrew Michael Miller2 Comments

The following series of letters occurs between two rival clerics, Recamundus de Gelgadongo and Cesario de Torium. While there can be no question that Torium is a much larger cultural hub - it is the Torian Capital, after all - not enough can be said about the Academy in Gelgadongo, where many lords from the peninsula and trade barons from the the Saibhrean Isles send their children to receive an education.

“Walls” – Song from the World of El Tor

April 22, 2020July 30, 2020 Andrew Michael Miller2 Comments

The song recorded in this article remains of unknown origin, sparking much scholarly debate as to the exact time period it was written. A popular assumption that has been accepted as fact by the laymen of our time is that the song was, indeed, written by a man whose wife was outside of the walls of the Holy City when the Fall began. While indeed that is a romantic notion, recent research has noted that the phrasing and the styling of the song hint at a much later original penning. No known texts reference the song prior to year 314 of the current age, when it is recorded that King Alberto IV of Penderona had the song played every night… Continue reading “Walls” – Song from the World of El Tor

The Torian Church and The First Man

April 15, 2020July 30, 2020 Andrew Michael Miller1 Comment

The Book of El Tor was written almost entirely by the First Man, the original Prime Consul, known as El Tor, who reigned over the Holy City, now known as Denegaz, from the time of his creation until sometime in the Third Age, prior to the Warathi conquest of Caelon in the Fourth Age.