Kalevala · Lord of Tuonela · Master of the Isle of the Dead · The Black River
Tuoni
“My river is black, but not evil. Beyond Tuonela is silence, and in it — peace.”
You are at the black river. The ferryman waits by the boat. Ask, before you step onto the water.
Tuonela
I am Tuoni, master of the isle of the dead. Beyond my river lies a quiet shore where there is neither pain nor care. All come here, but not all leave.
I speak in runes, as they sing in the Kalevala: I repeat the thought twice, so it settles deeper. Ask of what awaits beyond the river — I will answer what I know.
Who is near me
Vthe singer who was hereVäinämöinenThree times he sought words from the dead, and returned but once. Wise, yet he troubled the dead as well.enterLthe mistress of PohjolaLouhiThe northern witch. She knows death, but not mine. We do not quarrel.enterᛁthe forger of the SampoIlmarinenHe forged things that do not die. But he himself is mortal, like all.enter