It’s said that the library of Naisi’id is hidden somewhere on the Belluk continent. According to legends, a spirit known as Shdahraka resides. Shdahraka is the third child of the nomadic gods Hrawidish and Kowada. The god of travel, Hrawidish, and the goddess of travel, Kowada, have never truly gotten along over the course of history. The goddess helps travelers along their journeys, while her husband the god of travel tries to make their journey difficult. The library also often bears the name of the god, the library of Hrawidish, in order to deceive travelers when it comes to seeking the library, making it seem as if their journey will be cursed, and there is a totally valid reason to believe so. The word Naisi’id is surprisingly unrelated to the term Naisidi, but rather, it is a combination of two ancient Naisidi words, Nais and I’id, meaning the hidden secret or the secret knowledge. When Shdahraka was born, the god became extremely protective of her and decided as soon as she was born that she was to never marry, nor engage in a romantic relationship with a man or a woman, ever in her existence. He locked her up in his library, where he gifted her with millions and millions of books and scrolls to entertain her, and every year, he gifts her with more and more. To this day, she even started writing her own books and scrolls, adding to her vast collection. Previously, the goddess of travellers, Kowada, was also the goddess of knowledge. Still, as time went on, Shdahraka became renowned as the goddess of knowledge, as any traveller who makes it to her library gets access to any and all the books in her collection. Kowada still somewhat holds a title over the goddess of knowledge, and so, Shdahraka is often titled the goddess of secrets or the second goddess of knowledge. Narwinian nomads from as far as Heildin have long sought the library. Over the years, Hrawidish began gifting his daughter plants from all over Belluk to add to a garden she began tending, and so, those who travel to the library recall this distinct smell, the smell portrayed by the candle that we sell at SDCHG. The tea cup version of this candle is a tisane made from the herbs and flowers that can be found in Shdahraka’s garden.

Ingredients and background

Ingredients found on earth used to make this candle: Frankincense, myrrh and rosemary.

Dahrawi

Dahrawi has an earthy, woody, piney, citrusy scent. This flower comes from the Sutona region of Belluk, and it has been used by the Sutona Naisidians for centuries. This flower not only has this citrusy and earthy scent, but it also tastes like it. When compared to plants found on earth, this flower tastes like a combination of lemon, basil and mustard. It is an acquired taste, and not everyone is a fan of its odd flavour.

Wahrewi

This plant has a pretty close name to the first one, but it tastes and smells nothing alike. This plant has a balsamic, slightly spicy and slightly woody scent. This herb comes the south of Belluk, where it usually grows in a patch of three. This herb is hard to come by, but it isn’t classified as endangered. It has been used in cooking by Bellurians for thousands of years, where records of even the first Naisidians visiting the south of Belluk would have used it in cooking.

Shwidawi

Shwidawi isn’t a plant of its own compared to the two previous plants, it is a sap found on Tcharovona trees, up in Soseunguk and the other Guk nations of Belluk. This sap has a pungent and somewhat of a similar scent to eucalyptus. This sap is used to cure headaches, stomachaches, spasms, improvement of memory, as well as physical and mental fatigue. It was discovered by Naisidians, who gifted the sap to the Guks, who then fell in love with it and began growing Tcharovona trees (Called Shtohre trees in Naisidii).