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t is said that the brinn‘si
haven‘t been always living in the Aj‘nuvic Grounds, but that they were created
out of sympathy.
Long ago there was a Shendar child of the Kha‘si, a girl called Brinn‘si, who
was too ill from birth on and too weak when she grew up to be able to go out and
find her partner for life, her aj‘nuvic. She knew that she would never have a
friend like this as all others had. So she became ever weaker, out of sadness
and sorrow. Her father was a potter in Uderza, and when he saw his child at the
brink of death, he tried to make an aj‘nuvic out of clay to please the child. Of
course, this clay animal was only tiny compared to a real aj‘nuvic - and it
didn‘t resemble much an aj‘nuvic either, for the father was good in doing pots
and plates and tiles, but had never done an animal before. It was a difficult
task, for the legs didn‘t support the body. But the father, needing the fire to
do his pottery, worshipped Foiros and when he prayed with all his soul, Foiros
hardened the clay animal, so that it couldn‘t break easily.
The child was very pleased, and death was not a threat anymore. But after some
time passed, the novelty wore off, and the clay animal, though nice and lovely
to look at with its brown colour, was not alive and not really an alternative to
an aj‘nuvic. So the girl fell back into her depression. But her mother, a
Baveras adherent, didn‘t want to give up, and taking the father's example she
prayed hard - to Baveras. She prayed day after day, till Baveras felt annoyed to
have to give so much attention to this case, being addressed every day. But of
course, she saw the loving mother and honoured her persistence as well. But what
could she do? She brought life to the people with bringing water and moisture
for the crop, but she couldn‘t give life itself. So finally she went to Jeyriall
and asked her to help, and Jeyriall agreed.
Jeyriall brought the clay-animal to life and therefore it is often also called
"Jeyriall‘s Gift“. And this animal became the mother of all other brinn‘si which
now populate the Grounds. Though very pleased that Jeyriall was so helpful,
Baveras was a bit frustrated that she herself hadn‘t contributed so far and she
didn‘t want to stand back behind Jeyrial and especially Foiros. So she quickly
added to the clay-animal some of her colour - grey - but it was hastily done, so
the brown of the clay shows through it on the legs and is clearly seen on the
back, where a stripe runs from withers to croup. But more importantly Baveras
gave it a bit of her character properties - so it is said that the hardness in
enduring extreme climatic conditions is a gift of Foiros, and the playful nature
of "Jeyriall‘s Gift“ is a present of Baveras.
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