Solonist Myths

The Burning of Ampolo/The 6th Angel
A golden pillar of light struck the village from the sky like a flash of lightning. From it, the holy flames of Solon burst out of the the pillar, now apparent to have come from Solon itself, and melted the wooded structures of the town to ash. Not stone, not clay, not Iron was safe-- the fires raged and burned indiscriminately. Even the water was not safe; it too was set alight. Soon, what had been the busty city of Ampolo was but ash and smoke. There was nothing, silence, not even the birds chirped and then, as if nothing had changed, the village rose from the ash, perfect unchanged from before. Everything, everybody, had returned-- except for the mayor who was never seen again as he was the reason the town was cleansed through flame in the first place.

The mayor, a kind-hearted man was true and devoted to Solon-- worshiping him in a secret basement of his home. He let his village grow and prosper; removing all taxes from his town and keeping good relations with his citizens. He was so pure in-fact, that Solon was prepared to make him an angel. But alas, it could not be. After an assassination attempt on his life, the mayor grew distrusting of own citizens and decided, for his own safety, he must monitor them at all times. Using his basement alter, he called upon the angel Vasquel. He commanded that Vasquel make him a crown that could allow him to see through walls and watch his citizens. Vasquel responded, "It cannot be done, it should not be done." The Mayor, disappointed (and somewhat infuriated) that Vasquel refused to make the crown he taunted the angel, " We have found something the great Vasquel cannot do, it appears he has gone rusty and all he is good for is wine and cheese." The Mayor was smart, he attacked Vasquel's one weakness: his pride. The Angel worked to disprove the mayors statement by spending many tireless nights forging this object that could see through walls. Soon Vasquel had found the solution-- he plucked out his own eye, enchanted it, and planted it on a sunflower. The angel soon presented the item to the please mayor, who then congratulated him.

The mayor's tale might've ended in angel hood if it just stopped here, but alas human greed took hold. He began using his crown, now known as the The Eye of Vasquel/ The Third Eye to mine for resources such as gold and iron. Soon his town, was cursed with immense wealth, and greed and corruption followed. Solon, enraged, burned away the town and punished Vasquel in the hopes of destroying the evil mayor and his Crown. He succeeded in the former-- the mayor was removed from existance-- but he couldn't destroy his crown as it was made with a sunflower a flower that is illegal to burn. So, to this day, The Eye of Vasquel/The Third Eye remains in the world.