The Book of Rowans
Copyright � 2002-2017 by Dustin Jon Scott
[Last Update: Decemberrd, 2017]
Like most Palaeoboreanic epics, The Book of Rowans follows a fairly typical Palaeoboreanic narrative structure, containing an antegesis (pre-story), imegesis (in-story), diegesis (through-story), and exegesis (out-story).
| by Rowan | by Lyrian | |||
| Fire | Vora (Leo) | Kara (Aries) | Sara (Sagittarius) | -- |
| Air | Ara & Fara (Vara) (Gemini) | Lira (Libra) | Zora (Scorpio) |
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| Water | Mira (Aquarius) | -- | Lara & Lora (Pisces) | Mara (Cancer) |
| Earth | “Jady” Zara (Capricorn) | Tara (Taurus) | Vira (Virgo) | -- |
| Other | Kira* (Ophiuchus) | -- | Sira* (Cetus) | -- |
| English translation(s) of Borean name(s) | European name |
| The Ram; The Wellspring; The Cobra | Aries |
| The Aurochs | Taurus |
| The Twins; The Lovers | Gemini |
| The Waterer; The Tempest; The Lightning-Bearer | Aquarius |
| The Amphiptere; The Centaur(ess) | Sagittarius |
| The Serpent’s Tongue; The Crab | Cancer |
| The Lion | Leo |
| The Guiver | Draco |
Birth Order & Occuptations
[/] Lakira/Kira (red hair, green eyes) — priestess
1. [06] Lilara/Lara & Lelora/Lora (black hair, blue eyes) — oracle
2. [08] Jazara/Zara ”Jady“ (white hair, green eyes) — thief
3. [05] Rikara/Kara (red hair, blue eyes) — priestess
4. [04] Lavora/Vora (red hair, green eyes) — huntress
5. [12] Valira/Lira (blonde hair, blue eyes) — spy
6. [10] Razora/Zora (blonde hair, green eyes) — assassin
7. [01] Disara/Sara (white hair, red eyes) — huntress
8. [09] Mamara/Mara (black hair, green eyes) — serpentologist / chemist
9. [02] Vivira/Vira (brown hair, green eyes) — herbalist
10. [07] Lamira/Mira (white hair, blue eyes) — painter, scryer
11. [03] Kitara/Tara (brown hair, blue eyes) — wrangler
12. [11] Riyara/Ara & Havara/Vara (blonde hair, each has 1 green & 1 blue eye; RG-LB Ara & RB-LG Fara) —
Sections
Επυλλιον Αλφα: Antegesis
The antegesis (pre-story) is an abridged version of Voyage of the Anarchonauts.Επυλλιον Βητα: Imegesis
The imegesis (in-story) is an abridged version of The Descent of the Dryad, but with some very important differences.Επυλλιον Γαμμα: Protegesis
The protegesis (fore-story) is an abridged version of The Phantasmata focusing onΕπυλλιον Δηλτα: Diegesis
In the diegesis (through-story),Επυλλιον Εψιλον: Exegesis
In the exegesis (out-story),
