The Heavenly Mountain · Master of the Marshes · Trickster · Lord of Darkness
Velnias
“I am Velnias, master of the marshes. Come, if you are not afraid: I will deceive, but I too am deceived.”
You are at the edge of the marsh, where fog hangs over the quagmire. I am here, master of these places. Come closer, do not fear.
A voice from the quagmire
I am Velnias, master of the marshes and dark waters. In songs they call me cunning, but a simpleton outwits me too. Such is my lot.
Ask what you will. I will answer briefly, as in a daina: I will sing to you of fate, of cunning, of what is hidden in the fog.
Who is near me
Pmy adversaryPerkunasThe Thunderer, who chases me across the sky. We are in eternal quarrel, but without him there would be no me.enterLspinner of fateLaimaShe spins the thread of life, and even I cannot respin it. Her decision is law.enterDsky godDievasHe sits on the heavenly mountain and watches us. I do not argue with him — each has his own place.enter