The Origin of the Mudbird (Auld Lands)

[excerpt from Dobra Tales and Lore, collected by David Hooper]Long ago in the days before glass, there lived a man named Anders, who wished to become a sanct and do the will of Sol. So Anders went to the nearest monastery where he prostrated himself and begged to join their number. And so they made him one of their own, teaching him to read and write.There Anders spent all day copying the Biba Sacara, from the first word to the harvest itself. But the words never touched his heart and he neve...