On Tue, Sep 12, 2017 at 2:47 PM, De'vID <de.vid.jonpin@gmail.com> wrote:
Ahh. HIvqa' veqlargh! I thought it was common knowledge that he made the first batleth in that way. I guess it was just common knowledge that he made it in general, although saying he used hair and lava doesn't actually explain how he made it!
pegh'a'? paq'batlhDaq lutvam laDlaH vay' jay'.
paq'batlh lutqoq yIHarQo'. ngebqu'. The details in the paq'batlh are a myth told to the public. jIbDaj lumeQmoH jIbDaj lumeQmoH qul bIQtIQ qulHommey jIbDaj lumeQmoH 'ej bejtaHvIS baS moj jIb According to the popular story, sparks from the river of fire land in his hair and burn it into the metal from which he forges the first betleH. The secret, kept by the clerics, is that Kahless intentionally took a lock of his hair and plunged it into the lava. When the returned Kahless recounts that story instead of the one recorded in the paq'batlh, it's supposed to be proof that he is indeed who he claims to be. (The *true* truth is revealed eventually, of course.) -- ghunchu'wI'