In Pride Before a Fall, Uileac and Orrinir help Cerie with her homework, including a discussion of the Five Bremish Saints. As all three are familiar with these women, they gloss over the topic, but curious readers may wish to know more.
Though High Poetry has played an enormous role in Breme’s development and continued survival, but only five of its High Poets have ever been canonized. These women have gone beyond the expected role of these religious women … some have even changed the world itself.
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Saint Luridalr
LURE-ih-DALL-err
Seinn Luridalr Breme, a young poet from the Seinn tribe, discovered the magic of High Poetry by beseeching the goddess for help repelling a colonizing force. The goddess helped her by throwing up a mountain range that blocked the invaders from what would become Breme. The tallest mountain in the Rimuk range is named Mt. Luridalr in her honor.
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Saint Epponina
EPP-oh-NEEN-ah
After a strange outbreak of a mysterious disease in the Bremish Army’s herd, Saint Epponina crafted a beautiful poem that reinvigorated their spirits. The ensuing stampede nearly took Epponina’s life, as they dragged her with them across the plains, but Poesy again intervened and spared her from a gruesome end.
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Saint Mermina
MERR-me-nah
The Great Gold River is the lifeblood of Breme, but drought had dwindled the river to a trickle of filth. Using her faith and literary power, Saint Mermina called upon the goddess to fill it back up. They say a slot-shaped rainstorm filled the heavens, pouring into the riverbanks while leaving the towns untouched. Mermina’s Bridge in Bewerian is named for her.
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Saint Ninius
NINN-ee-us
Realizing the potential of High Poetry to further improve the Bremish Army’s strength, Saint Ninius developed martial poetry. This specific form can be used to make swords remain ever-sharp or ensure arrows always fly true. It has been a linchpin in the army’s power, ensuring they are never bested by the more well-equipped Sinans.
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Saint Cachaille
CAH-shale
When the Sinans triggered earthquakes along the Rimuk Mountains, Cachaille protected one small town by directing the boulders to land in nearby fields. Though she herself was crushed to death while kneeling in prayer, not a single villager died. Her bones remain under the boulder and the town was renamed in her honor.
