Darodem
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Posted - 2004.02.21 23:45:00 -
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Khumaak - The Khumaak (literally "Hand of Maak") is a replica of an ancient Amarrian relic used 125 years ago by a Minmatar slave to kill his master, thereby sparking a revolt on Ezzara VI. This revolt, while precipitating the almost total annihilation of the Starkmanir Minmatar tribe, has in historical retrospect come to be credited as one of the seminal events in the larger Minmatar uprising. The weapon itself is a three-foot rod with a spiked solar disc on the top, the design of the original relic believed to date back to the pre-Reclaiming era of Amarrian prophet Dano Geinok. It isnÆt believed to have been intended as a weapon originally, but as a rod of command for high-ranking members of the Amarrian Conformist clergy.
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The sefrim offered unto the emperor a present from God as one brother to another: Ametat the Scepter and Avetat the Crown, showing the great pleasure God had in the earthly work of the emperor.
-there are in existence fragments of texts from various sources that speak of the gifts the sefrim (singular form: sef), the Ametat and the Avetat, or the Scepter and the Crown. These fragments not only support the truth of the story (at least up to a point), but they also contain information regarding what happened to the items. The Scepter and the Crown, described as made of incredibly light-weight metal, yet also very strong. No surviving manuscripts give any exact info about their function other than they allowed the user to æwield the power of GodÆ and æharvest the knowledge of creationÆ.
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Are the Ametat and the original Khumaak the same? There is no doubt the Starkmanir sacrificed themselves to bring us the Khumaak. Gone with them is all the knowledge they carried. The Starkmanir were the original pilot tribe. It is said that we still have not found all of their secrets. There is no doubt that the Amarr are too corrupt to weild or care for the Ametat, that is why it is gone.
Now we must confront the possibility that our own republic is also too corrupt to bear such a mantle.
Let those who can, carry the Khumaak. Those who can't; do not deserve it. In this there is no discussion of history, or ownership or future ideal or even of the Khumaak itself.
It is ours and in our heart of hearts we know it to be true. The symbol is a trinket, a mere configuration of metal. If we fight a battle for the right to wear such trinkets and we disavow our brothers and sisters in the tribe because of such trinkets then we will be no better than the Amarr. We shall hold the symbol and forget the meaning. Do not hold on to what you cannot carry.
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