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The Sakjeden

The Prophetic Grove

Their origins hazy at best, the Cast stand guard at the south of continent. Also known as the Sakjeden after the twin who created them, these ancient trees offer two types of prophecy: personal and general. The personal prophecies are often harder to track down, as they are given only to one and received by the same individual. Unless that person chooses to offer their prophecy, it will be lost to history as the Cast do not reveal personal prophecy to anyone but its intended recipient. It is unclear if they are even able to do so. Not much is known of the Cast beyond the lore and legend that shades their legacy. Further, and significantly, none of these prophecies are moored in time, to include the personal prophecies. The trees do not understand time the way humans do. It is unclear to me, even in my studies, if they grasp time the way the Fae do. It is thus hard to know when they issue a prophecy if they can see the way an individual life might influence the way of the land, or if the personal prophecy dies with the recipient. The general prophecies, of which there are many in both compendia, can affect any time future of their delivery. They are most challenging to interpret, and there are many who spend much of their lives trying to resolve the meaning behind one or another. Rarely are these Spinners successful, though they have proven lucrative in the larger cities. Cast Prophecy are not to be taken lightly, as they are the purest form of Telling in Icaria.

Sourced from:
A Short Compendium of Icarian Prophecy
-Compiled and Edited by Isfani Aslanti
3459 A.A.