Godswordsman, Book One

R Y T H A H N D E R
(GODSWORDSMAN)
 
by
Bryan Wray Davis
 
Book One

“Be afraid, children of Eve. This Evil does not die, it sleeps. …And in sleeping, it gains an appetite.”
–The words of Meivin Blai, the Accused.

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Then-Wei is Patar-Ori

“The God” of David’s age, the “Great Shepherd” and the Sun God is none other than Patar-Ori, god of the Sun, champion of Coera, son of Baod, etc. Patar-Ori’s interest in the people of Coera waxes and wanes – he is their shepherd, but he is also busy waging a cold war against Baod. This [...]

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Riel loves Music

As a SamEveya moves from life to previous life, not every memory is retained, just as you don’t remember everything that happened last year, or even yesterday. You certainly don’t remember everything your high school English teacher told you, even though it was “Very Important”.
Riel remembers the themes of his life, but many of his [...]

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Deivyd sleeps with the Fishes

After the destruction of Riel’s army in the South, Deyvid awakens to find himself trapped beneath a dead horse. The horse is being pulled off by a hungry victor, who his sword slays. Not far way, the victors are gorging on Riel’s body, and Deyvid rises to avenge him, but a hand stays him, and [...]

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Beckari is the Last

When the Barrier was closed at the end of the first Age, much of the army of Patar-Ori (and Adam’s personal troupe) returned to their stars, or left to explore matter, but many stayed behind. Of those who remained, many of the greater became the gods, and the lesser chose to bind themselves to flesh. [...]

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A Culture of non-Violence

When Deyvid is confirmed as a Rithahnder, he is formally cast out of the church of the God of Daethan, for his violent ways. The greatest crime against the God is murder and killing, and the Rithahnder, as the Godswordsman, is the man of death. To leave him in the church and excuse the knowledge [...]

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The tale of the Spider and Flies

There is a parable in Deyvid’s world – an esoteric story known to the elite in the south – of the spider and the flies. I need to write up the story in character later, but the gist of the story is that as people own the herds, the spider owns the flies. The flies [...]

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Deivyd in Bal Abillion

When Deyvid is finally unfettered, and wages full war against the Get of the South, he is able to drive the armies out of every land, but they keep spilling over the mountain walls. Defying the orders coming from Daethan, he leads what remnant of his army that will follow him over the walls and [...]

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Wreaking

The story begins with the recount of Bethani’s daughters’ slaughter of Deyvid’s household on the Savannah. As they toy with the survivors of his home, Deyvid appears very suddenly and alone and wreaks his vengeance. He storms like a war god, slaying the Get he has allowed to remain, until his Remnant reappears as well, [...]

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Palin’s Breath: Summary

Palin escapes from the battlefield where Riel dies. The casualties are plentiful – the living have fled, and now the vampires and their servants pick through the wounded for meals or torture victims. Before they get to him, Palin awakens from a bump on the head. He sees a gaudily dressed vamp several score yards [...]

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Rithahnder: Table of Contents

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