Mauksakoht

Mauksakoht is the largest and oldest library in Malomanan. During the Sumric Golden Age it was the only library in the continent at the time and it was an incredibly important part of a shaman’s learning. The library is mostly dug underground and is located on the island Thaighvar in the Sucumian Isles outside of Măgalsjo itself.

=Foundation= The creation of the library is recorded in the [| Book of Man]. The exact date of the foundation is even given. The foundation story is as follows:

A once great nomad group had fallen into disarray. Many of the original members had scattered and become sparse, spreading afar along their own paths, while few remained. Some of the vagabonds banded together to form a new faction, that of The Ckusinė, a sacred bond of comradery. Among the Ckusinė were Sgamphrojamsa - so named for he spoke with a tongue lathered in fiery wit, Upwolast, Ousgjort, Thokuhok, Samkart, Sistenab, Ejekotesart, Sudart, Cölpart, Jėigaswek, Maukiall and Somgisart.

The Ckusinė were a secluded faction who were weary of outsiders joining their ranks. Despite this weariness Sgamphrojamsa had a desire to create a new faction. His memories fluttered with glimpses of what the old faction once was, a haven for lovers of language. So he set himself the task to form such a faction, starting anew. Among rolling hills that hugged the land and among the streams that trickled downhill in a smooth melodic dance, Sgamphrojamsa built a giant hut on Thaighvar from the trees that grew around him. Its walls were strong and steady, held fast in the ground. It was small, but it was cosy. Such was how Mauksakoht had came to be.

On the 37th day of Jekdwonaes 2396AN, when Sgamphrojamsa had finished building Mauksakoht, with its roaring fireside and rustic appeal, he had one last task to do before Mauksakoht was complete. He needed others to fill its soft seats, to feel the warm haze of the fire, to taste a brew after a long day and to fill each other's ears with tales, ideas, knowledge and laughter. So Sgamphrojamsa returned to the Ckusinė and told them of his creation and he told of which stars to follow to reach Thaighvar by boat, he also hewed a path from the shore leading to Mauksakoht so that the Ckusinė may follow. On the first day Upwolast, Cölpart and Ousgjort walked along the path and joined Mauksakoht. On the second day Samkart and Thokuhok walked along the path. Ousgjort would often visit another faction from time to time where they bent their minds with substances plucked from the earth, there he had a friend named Merañür. Ousgjort wished that Merañür would join the new faction so he travelled into the wild and led him to Mauksakoht on the fifth day. On the sixth day Jėigaswek walked along the path. While sitting snug in Mauksakoht, Upwolast’s mind wandered out into the wild where he remembered his interactions with Askadiart, an old friend. Upwolast was sad that Askadiart had no faction and he wished to have him join, so he took council with the others where they all agreed that Askadiart should join. So Sgamphrojamsa went out and introduced Askadiart to Mauksakoht on the 14th day. Some time later, Ousgjort and Upwolast had visited another faction which was devoted to the teaching and learning of the various related languages (see Sucumian languages) spoken in the nearby Sukumi island. In fact Ousgjort himself was a native speaker of one such language which he taught to Upwolast. While the two talked with the people there, a man who had the name Skaldart appeared and claimed that he knew Ousgjort and Upwolast, although neither could recognise the man. Skaldart said that long ago, during the time when Upwolast’s ancestor (Türte) was honoured dearly, when the old faction was in its prime, he and the two men made a joke together where they would repeat three sentences ad nausium. It was then that Upwolast recognised the man and called out a more familiar name in surprise: “Gabjort!”. Gabjort the long lost friend had wandered away from the old faction in ancient days never to return. It was by chance that he had visited the same faction at the same time when Ousgjort and Upwolast were visiting. Upwolast wasted no time with leading Gabjort to join Sgamphrojamsa’s faction, and so on the seventeenth day Gabjort joined Mauksakoht.

When each new member entered the faction he was presented with six rules that Sgamphrojamsa had deemed law. The law in Sgamphrojamsa’s own words are as follows:


 * 1) Be kind to each other.
 * 2) Do not fight or lust with each other, nor lust after a person sworn to another member.
 * 3) Do not claim another’s idea as one’s own.
 * 4) Do not judge another for reasons beyond his control.
 * 5) Have humility, do not boast or brag.
 * 6) Do not steal from each other.

With the laws laid down, each member was given his own role within the faction. As it's creator, Sgamphrojamsa took the title of Grandfather, which Thokuhok also had the privilege of gaining. To the rest of the Ckusinė he gave them the title of Vaipniha (“Vaipni-like”) so that they may help him keep peace within the faction. Any future member would be given the title of Skaarlaawa (“goodman”). Such was how the three classes were made, the ruling Grandfathers, the watchful Vaipniha and the open class of Skaarlaawa. On the 13th of November Grandfather Sgamphrojamsa created a new class, that of the Rėsyrna. It is the Rėsyrna’s role to remember the history of Mauksakoht, to fill its air with stories and epics, to store all information relating to Mauksakoht in his mind. On the 22nd day of Lussnaes, Upwolast was granted this title and so he became Upwolast the Rėsyrna.

=Relationship with the Sucumians=

=Post-Golden Age=