Memes of Aspan

Memes of Aspan

One of the Memes of Aspan in Use

Author	Aspan
Language	Old Otani
Genre	Religion
Known Copies	Only Fragments
Format	Loose tablets
Year Written	Before Erasure
Magical	Extremely
Religion	Aspanism
Pages/Scrolls	64 Memes

There are said to be sixty-four Memes of Aspan which were mistakenly shared with the Otani people by Suu. Each meme is thought to be of an extremely magical nature, bearing the blueprints of the universe. These come in the form of simple instructions for life on Otan from how to be a god, to how to soothe a troubled heart.

Origin

The Memes of Aspan were either written by or simply collected by Aspan at a time supposed predated all life on Otan. He entrusted them to his only son Kun. There are many accounts of what happened next, but by most accounts, the memes were either misplaced or deliberately wherehumans would find them in what is now the Caliphate of Ontustik.

Shortly after finding their first homes in various ziggurats of the [[Temple of[Aspan]], the Memes of Aspan were somehow lost a second time. This time they were mysteriously dispersed throughout the nations of Otan. It is not known if this second outrage to Aspan was the work of Kun or a less divine group was the agent of redistribution.

Since their redistribution, the Flowers of Aspan have pledged to restore the Memes of Aspan to their rightful homes in the capitals of Ontustik. Meanwhile, other factions, hearing of the incredible power the memes are rumored to possess, seek them out as well. It is fair to say that even the gods don't know where the memes will end up.

Known Memes

The Memes of Aspan were said to have all originally begun their Otani lives in Anar at the Temple of Aspan. Since then, there is evidence that the memes have been scattered to the four winds or possibly destroyed. The first and second of the memes almost certainly remain in the hands of the Caliphate of Ontustik's priesthood, the Temple of Tun. The Aspanist priesthood has not been public about what they do or do not possess, nor have they made any approximations as to the power that each meme might possess.

The Wheel of 64 Memes

There are a total of sixty-four memes, each said to deal with a different aspect of human life from royalty to the priesthood, down to how to plant corn. The memes themselves are a luminous floating text, each contained within a jeweled box. Many rumours surround each of the memes, with speculation that they contain powers and secrets that exceed even those of Aspan himself.

The memes are listed as follows:

1. On the Establishment of a Faith - Box Color: Moonstone - Suspected Location: Temple of Tun, Anar, Ontustik
2. On Being a God - Box Color: Moonstone - Suspected Location: Temple of Tun, Anar, Ontustik
3. On the Establishment of Rulership - Box Color: Lapis Lazuli
4. On Being a Male Ruler - Box Color: Lapis Lazuli
5. On Being a Female Ruler - Box Color: Lapis Lazuli
6. On the Royal Scepter - Box Color: Lapis Lazuli
7. On the Royal Insignia - Box Color: Lapis Lazuli
8. On the Exalted Temple - Box Color: Moonstone
9. On Being a Priest - Box Color: Moonstone
10. On Being a Priestess - Box Color: Moonstone
11. On Being an Itinerant Priest - Box Color: Moonstone
12. On Being an Itinerant Priestess - Box Color: Moonstone
13. On Being Human - Box Color: Amazonite
14. On Governing Humans - Box Color: Amazonite
15. On Being Grendel - Box Color: Garnet - Suspected Location: Jalinbeti, Jalinjeri
16. On Governing Grendel - Box Color: Garnet - Suspected Location: Jalinbeti, Jalinjeri
17. On Being Dweorg - Box Color: Amber
18. On Governing Dweorges - Box Color: Amber
19. On Being Ælf - Box Color: Amethyst
20. On Governing Ælfes - Box Color: Amethyst - Suspected Location: Jalinbeti, Jalinjeri
21. On Being Kuulik - Box Color: Carnelian
22. On Governing Kuulik - Box Color: Carnelian
23. On Being Aydahar - Box Color: Opal
24. On Governing Aydahar - Box Color: Opal
25. On Being Hellspawn - Box Color: Azurite
26. On Governing Hellspawn - Box Color: Azurite
27. On Being Ungir - Box Color: Jadeite
28. On Governing Ungir - Box Color: Jadeite - Suspected Location: Jalinbeti, Jalinjeri
29. On Being Swaerdælf - Box Color: Mellite
30. On Governing Swaerdælf - Box Color: Mellite
31. On the Descent to the Nether World - Box Color: Obsidian - Suspected Location: The Primordial Campaign
32. On the Ascent from the Nether World - Box Color: Obsidian
33. On the Descent from Heaven - Box Color: Moonstone - Suspected Location: The Primordial Campaign
34. On the Ascent to Heaven - Box Color: Moonstone - Suspected Location: The Primordial Campaign
35. On Truth - Box Color: Azurite
36. On Power - Box Color: Opal
37. On Art - Box Color: Amethyst
38. On Music - Box Color: Amethyst
39. On Law - Box Color: Carnelian
40. On Libel - Box Color: Carnelian
41. On Sexual Intercourse - Box Color: Amazonite
42. On Prostitution - Box Color: Amazonite
43. On Androgyny - Box Color: Amazonite
44. On War - Box Color: Garnet
45. On Weapons - Box Color: Garnet
46. On Strategy - Box Color: Azurite
47. On Victory - Box Color: Tiger's Eye
48. On Peace - Box Color: Opal
49. On Council - Box Color: Amethyst
50. On Judgement - Box Color: Quartz
51. On Wisdom - Box Color: Quartz
52. On Terror - Box Color: Azurite
53. On Sorrow - Box Color: Obsidian
54. On Animal Husbandry - Box Color: Rose Quartz
55. On Cultivation - Box Color: Rose Quartz
56. On Food Preparation - Box Color: Mellite
57. On the Craft of the Smith - Box Color: Tiger's Eye
58. On the Craft of the Leatherworker - Box Color: Tiger's Eye
59. On the Craft of the Builder - Box Color: Tiger's Eye
60. On the Craft of the Healer - Box Color: Rose Quartz
61. On the Craft of the Scribe - Box Color: Tiger's Eye
62. On the Craft of the Boatswain - Box Color: Opal
63. On the Craft of the Miner - Box Color: Amber
64. On the Craft of the Weaver - Box Color: Amethyst

Speculation and Rumour

There more rumours about the Memes of Aspan than there are memes. The most credible of the speculators, however, maintain that the memes do not only contain instructions for humans, but at a deeper level, contain the instructions for how to make the instructions. In other words, it might be possible to edit a meme or use a meme to create new memes.

Other speculators maintain that the memes give the possessor the powers of the gods, which range from immortality to infinite will to precognition and beyond.

Further speculation holds that if the memes are brought together, that combinations of the memes will yield new and never before seen instructions to mankind. This wild speculation progresses to what might happen if all the memes are brought to one place. In this ultimate speculation the possessor of all the memes might become a god, create a new world, bring an end to this world, and a number of even wilder specuations.

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