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Scarab Sages 2/5

Zan Zhomek: I draw my katana from its sheath. The blade is obviously heavily inspired by the designs of ancient Osirion; it's lines, from the large ovoid opening opposite the blade to the narrow knotch near the hilt, evoke the feel of the khopesh, the hilt is stylized in the Garundi manner, and the pommel bears the Solar Disk of Ra.

GM: Is it a khopesh?

Zan Zhomek: No. Only a fool or the martially illiterate would ever mistake the two. While the lines and stylizing of the sword pull inspiration from the khopesh, it is obviously merely a highly stylized katana. Nobles who see the weapon may take me for a doting Osrionophyle or may be honored that I try to embrace their culture, but no one would ever mistake me for a honored khopeshman.

Scarab Sages

*looking to the others*

I....I am not sure how to respond to that. There is wisdom in his words, and yet also maddness.

Scarab Sages

Sanakht, I must respectfully disagree.

The true key to being Osirion is to gather knowledge. These outside gods, while inferior to those of our homeland, can be a source of knowledge.

I myself have embraced some aspects of far Tian Xia, but ave adapted them to best suit our sandy homeland. I have found thier skill in swordplay to be as formidable as our greatest khopeshman, and so I use their steel. I have found their horsemen to match our greatest outriders, and so I use their saddles. I have found their cuisine to be both simplistic and delectible, and so I use their food.

This is not to say that I forsake my fatherland for that of afar! Their armor bakes in the sun, and so I bear our shields. Their horses wilt in the sands, and so I ride our camels. Their languages are many and constantly changing, and so I speak the tongue of our ancestors.

Being Osirioni is not about regecting all that which is not. It is about using all knowledge, regardless of origin in time or space.