Synopses of the Major Songs

The holds asits sacred duty the transmission of the collective knowledge of the entireculture. Acting from that mission, the preserves some tattered manuscripts in their archives. Some, suchas The Fool, are simple stories found intact, while others, such as Rowan,are epic poems with many gaps.
To construct a coherent story, the Order must on occasioninterpolate between passages. While attempting faithfulness to the originalintent, some creative license is needed. Their understanding is that thesemyths and stories are parables—teaching stories with a moral. The addedmaterial stresses the benefits of a virtuous life and the consequences of vice.And by so doing, they illustrate the tragic flaws of all humans and humancultures.
Three of those stories follow.