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Sand Momma identity

NerrorNerror Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
edited September 22 in General Discussion
I've been wracking my brain since a golden feather stream last night brought up sand momma in chat. I was certain that we got her identity in a dev stream a while back, like in an offhand comment. The extra life stream perhaps or maybe the carphin showcase or something? I think I remember it being some noble Aelan lady. Not a goddess like a lot of the early theories, nor a queen. But the wiki doesn't have it.

I guess I can go rewatch hours of streams or search the transcripts I suppose, but I am hoping someone with a better memory can confirm or deny this with certainty?

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  • KilionKilion Member, Alpha Two
    There is a legend among the Vaelune people of a lovely young fallaḥa, or “female commoner,” who went by the name of Samia. According to tradition, Samia fell deeply in love with the devilishly handsome and impossibly ancient djinn spirit Nuahaibu, whom she called “Aibu.” With no wealth to speak of, and little else of value to proffer as an offering, Samia went off in search of a treasure of great value that might make her more appealing as a potential mate. The search took her all across Verra, until eventually, by sword, by guile, and by good fortune, she found just the gift. Samia discovered five rings of gold, so dazzling to behold that the djinn recognized their great value and unequaled beauty the moment he set eyes upon them, and knew that they must be his. Thus, the djinn and the fallaha haggled back and forth on price before finally striking a bargain. In exchange for the Golden Rings, the djinn not only agreed to wed Samia, but also to remain by her side in visible, corporeal form forever. Today, the reenactment of Samia’s journey is an important coming of age ritual for Vaelune children called “Riha Kalb,” the Heart Quest. The Vaelune believe that the Heart Quest must be successfully completed before they can reach spiritual adulthood, when their blood will forever be tied to the elemental spirits of earth, air, fire, and water.

    Nuahaibu used his power of wish-granting and brought forth from the sands and stones of the desert a luxurious palace, or alcázar, for the pleasure of his new wife. The roofs, he topped with verdant flourishing gardens. The grounds were filled with steaming hot and blissfully cool pools of crystal-clear water, in which she might delight in comfort and luxury, but Samia had no desire to settle in one place. She had grown accustomed to the road, and her blood craved more adventures, so the two reached a mutually-beneficial agreement. They would return to their “amorateum” on the longest night of each year and spend it together, enraptured by their carnal bliss and all-consuming love.

    Could be Samia, from the texts she kinda sounds like "the mother of the modern Vealune" that would have this Djinn form, doesn't it?
    The answer is probably >>> HERE <<<
  • NerrorNerror Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Good find! Definitely possible.
  • KilionKilion Member, Alpha Two
    Unfortunately that would explain nothing about the symbol on her headband without going to fairly stretched theory.
    The answer is probably >>> HERE <<<
  • NerrorNerror Member, Alpha One, Alpha Two, Early Alpha Two
    Kilion wrote: »
    Unfortunately that would explain nothing about the symbol on her headband without going to fairly stretched theory.

    The thing I vaguely remember hearing was more of a confirmation of her identity, but I am starting to wonder if it's all in my head.
  • OtrOtr Member, Alpha Two
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    If I watch the circlet from this angle, I see a flower.
    But the sand flows from her hands so we can see these like 3 streams converging at the bottom.

    One of the aspects of the Lore behind the Tulnar was that in the pantheon of gods that exist- having foretold the future through the Goddess of Fate to the Goddess of Creation- these areas in the Underrealm were created in to allow for refuge for which the gods knew would be left behind that couldn't make it to Sanctus. So that was a pre-thought there in the creation of the Underrealm to facilitate that realm where refugees could seek.[2] – Steven Sharif

    So I would say she is the Goddess of Creation responsible to create the Tulnars out of 3 major races.
  • OtrOtr Member, Alpha Two
    Another interpretation of the circlet could be a group of refugees passing through a gate.
    The Goddess of Creation created the divine gates
    https://youtube.com/watch?v=B_2SFbN8PP8&t=813s
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