A Churani Song to the Tree

Wood that is now dancing,

who was born of the same soil as I,

I ask that you become the walls of my  house,

my spoon, by bowl, my bed and my boat.

I will revere you each time I look upon my home, 

eat my food, lay down to sleep

or float down the river. 

In return, I will take the seeds of your body 

and plant them 

so that you may have many children,

and so that my children may also have a house,

a spoon, a bowl, a bed and a boat.

And they will revere your children

each time they look upon their home, eat their food, 

lay down to sleep 

or float down the river

For I will tell them that they were born of the same soil

as You. 

Ashta'ar the Seedsower

of the Churani Tribe

The Churani are among the most ancient lineages of Earthspeakers in the world, and are rumored to be depicted on cave walls in some of the earliest human art known to Man. At first they taught humans the 'earth language' (later to become known as Miriconian), and told him the secrets of plants for remedy and elixer. Hunter-gatherers often traveled with the Churani people, following the natural migratory paths of the wise bird folk. It is said that Odin's ravens were descendants of the Churani, and the constellation 'Corvus' in the Northern Hemisphere, was depicted after the likeness of these early feathered guides and seers. 

Ashta'ar is integral to the tales of Mirico as I write about them, being one of the first characters to encounter children who have stumbled upon the natural realms in which he lives. He is fond of singing Miriconian songs and telling ancient tales, loves his banjo, and sequesters a small trove of human objects in a rickety old traveling cart. He's particularly fond of anything made of brass, copper or garnet, which, he says, reminds him of the fire that encourages new seeds to sprout in the ground.

The Doll

Ashta'ar is approximately 27 inches tall and 16 inches wide. His head

and arms are adaptable, and his legs are hinged at the knee. He is made of polymer clay,

featuring glass eyes, cruelty-free feathers, pine cones, wool, acrylic paint, nylon, 

chop sticks, driftwood, electrical wire and found fabric. 

Another doll to gradually find himself over time, Ashta'ar and Katio have had many travels together. 

$350