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=== Legends and Myths – The Celestial Origins of the Har Süüld ===

The Har Süüld are deeply ingrained in Tengri-Kharn mythology, with many believing they are not natural creatures, but the descendants of celestial beings. Some say they were once the storm steeds of an ancient sky god, cast down to Tymora for their arrogance, cursed to roam the mortal world until they found warriors worthy of carrying them back into the heavens.

Others claim that Tengri-Uul itself was once carried by a great herd of black-winged pegasi, who guided it across the sky before the herd-beasts of the Grass Sea took their place. Even today, the pegasi never leave the floating island, remaining bound to it as if by fate.

Among the Salhichin, there is a legend of the First Sky Rider, a warrior who bonded with a Har Süüld unlike any before, a pegasus with silver wings, said to have led the Tengri-Kharn to their rule over the skies. It is said that when Tengri-Uul faces its greatest peril, this winged steed will return, bringing with it a rider who will change the fate of the floating kingdom forever.

The Har Süüld are more than mere mounts, they are brothers and sisters of the sky, warriors in their own right. They cannot be bought, bred, or broken, only earned through skill and respect. If a Sky Rider falls in battle, their pegasus will often return to the Tengriin Tsergüül, mourning their loss, never to accept another rider. Some, consumed by grief, plunge into the clouds below, vanishing into the storm-winds, as if seeking to reunite with their fallen partner beyond the veil of the world.

For those who ride the Har Süüld, the sky is not a battlefield, it is home. The wind is their ally, and the heavens their hunting ground. To be a Sky Rider is to be untouchable, unstoppable, and unseen, striking from the clouds before vanishing like a shadow. And for those below, watching the sky, there is only one certainty, when the black wings descend, death follows.