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A map of Borczeg

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This map drawn on a rabbit hide is one of the very few existing documents that show the entire world of Borczeg. Most of the hide is however covered with runic inscriptions that describe the origin of the world and the Ancestral Heroes.

The inscription translates as follows:
In the void of space stands the oak Dathingur. It grew from a droplet of light that fell onto a piece of frozen darkness. The droplet sprouted and grew for an eternity until it became Dathingur.
Everything living and lifeless came from this droplet and this piece of ice. 
In the branches of Dathingur grow a vast number of worlds, like apples. Some of them are maggoty, some are sweet. Borczeg is the name of our world.
In Dathingur's tree crown live the Skjures and watch all the worlds. [The skjures are spirits that take the shape of magpies]
They come to our world to take with them those who have lived a worthy life.
The ancestral heroes live forever in Dathingur's branches and guard and look after Borczeg.
Take them as your examples and live a worthy life.

The six depicted characters represent the most widely known heroes:
Limthe with the knot
Oreg with the antlers
Inde with the single eye
Czarn with the snake
Sdradomir with the cauldron
Aiwig with the key.


This is the sister piece to this map of Taesawesh: A map of Taesawesh by Panthaleon
Like with its sibling, making this involved heaps of historical research and endless (okay, about twenty) hours creating the conlang and the conscript.

Also, no rabbits were harmed in making this. As always it's only regular paper, dyed with tea.
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I wish to know more about this conlang