Lore:Rithana-di-Renada

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The Rithana-di-Renada

The Rithana-di-Renada, or Song of Kingdoms (from Ta'agra), is an ancient stone mural of Khajiiti make. It portrays the sixteen kingdoms of Elsweyr, symbolic of the harmony, unity, and peace between them.[1] Its centerpiece, the unassuming Singing Crystal, emits a beautiful melody known also as the Song of Kingdoms when placed in the mural.[2]

History[edit]

When Rajhin lived as a mortal, he stole the Singing Crystal,[3] causing the musical aspect of the Rithana-di-Renada to fall into legend.[1]

When the Thrassian Plague wrought strife among the sixteen kingdoms beginning in 1E 2200, the sixteen kingdoms became disunited. Much like Elsweyr itself, the Rithana-di-Renada was shattered into sixteen pieces, each bearing the depiction of an individual kingdom. These pieces were scattered and lost.[1]

Izanji and Iraya arguing before the bare mural

Circa 2E 582, the curators of the House of Histories museum in Riverhold (Khajiit siblings Iraya and Izanji) were able to retrieve and restore all sixteen fragments of the Rithana-di-Renada. However, before they could set the pieces back into the wall, the pieces were stolen. Seemingly in homage to the Khajiiti legend Rajhin and the Trail of Ink, the thief left a clue at the scene of the crime for where the fragment bearing Anequina could be found.[1] The Vestige agreed to follow the clue and retrieve the Anequina fragment. Upon locating it, they were met with a Shadow of Rajhin, an avatar of the trickster god himself.[4] He explained that he had stolen and hidden the pieces of the Rithana-di-Renada. He gave the Vestige a book of riddles, which cryptically described where in Anequina each of the remaining fifteen pieces of the mural could be found.[5]

Eventually, the Vestige successfully returned each fragment to the House of Histories, placing them within the empty spaces in the wall.[4] The Shadow of Rajhin appeared before them, revealing the existence of the Singing Crystal and its role in the legends. By this time, the crystal was in the possession of a moon sugar smuggler, unaware of its importance due to its lackluster appearance when apart from the Rithana-di-Renada.[3] The Vestige then retrieved the Singing Crystal and restored the melody to the Rithana-di-Renada.[2] A replica of the complete mural was given as a reward.[6]

Gallery[edit]

  • The Anequina Fragment

  • The Corinthe Fragment

  • The Senchal Fragment

  • The Torval Fragment

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Iraya's dialogue during The Song of Kingdoms in ESO: Elsweyr
  2. ^ a b Events of The Singing Crystal in ESO: Elsweyr
  3. ^ a b Rajhin's Shadow's dialogue during The Singing Crystal in ESO: Elsweyr
  4. ^ a b Events of The Song of Kingdoms in ESO: Elsweyr
  5. ^ Rajhin's Shadow's dialogue during The Song of Kingdoms in ESO: Elsweyr
  6. ^ Replica Rithana-di-Renada furnishing item
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