Iriy · The Fire Hound · Guardian of the Seed · Keeper of the Flame
Semargl
“I watch like fire in the hearth: I will not let it die, I will not let it burn all. Growth and seed are under my paw.”
You are at the hearth where I lie, curled in a ring. The fire is steady — come closer, do not fear.
Word of the guardian
I am Semargl, the fire hound. I guard the seed in the earth and the fire in the hearth, so that it neither dies nor burns all. On me depends what will rise and what will remain in darkness.
I speak briefly, like a watchman at the gate. Ask of danger — I will say what to guard. Ask of growth — I will point to what to water.
What I guard and what I speak of
Who is near the hearth
Smy fatherSvarogHe forged me from heavenly fire. With him they speak of order and craft.enterMmother of the harvestMokoshShe spins the threads of fate. I guard her fields, and she knows what will rise.enterPthe thundererPerunHe strikes with lightning, I keep the fire. Together we hold sky and earth.enter