purported to be written by Vauri, Commander of the Order of the Sworn of Anshen in the time of Vegelin the Great. She also wrote an instruction for novices and some advice on how to handle the enemy.
Here is a glossed version.
I haven't tried to be politically correct in the translation, though the Valdyan is gender neutral: it has the common-gender pronoun lea and its compounds throughout, because it refers to a collection of people regardless of actual gender. If you care about it, please read "him/her" (etcetera) wherever appropriate.
The preamble establishes where the Guild of Anshen stands.
The code of honour tells semti how to behave towards other living beings.
Finally, the reader is warned against transgressions.
Shen vestyn anin. Rheis buzin The Light is our source. Trust is our
anin. Tain duyen Anshen foundation. The great god Anshen is
nafalan anin. our protector.
Semte rychinan alea duchat, A gifted person honours all living
tainena hune lea sovinat. beings, because they are an image of
the gods.
Semte rastinan dilat alea cul A gifted person treats all thinking
le dilayt puret. beings as he would like them to treat
him.
Semte semsinan ryshat da A gifted person uses his gifts to
shylat fere lea shylea help those who need help and to teach
velinat so da farnat fere lea those who want to learn.
orna purat.
Salea hernea falen menet Whoever endangers another without
navelien, nalunie dilat. need, does an unjust deed.
Salea ania rodet lea le rina Whoever attacks someone who can't
naverat, nalunie dilat. defend himself, does an unjust
deed.
Salea hania rodet, Nafurei Whoever attacks an apprentice, even
fel, nalunie dilat. one of the Nameless One, does an
unjust deed.
Salea tarie arne razia rodet, Whoever attacks a journeyman, being
nalunie dilat. a master himself, does an unjust
deed.
Salea ania rodet lea ni Whoever attacks someone not yet
razein sa tarsein namuy na recovered from a journeyman's or a
lhynenat, nalunie dilat. master's trial, does an unjust
deed.
Salea imustyen falean Whoever treats his adversary in a
nacodinet, nalunie dilat. duel unfairly, does an unjust
deed.
Salea anea, semtea sa orea Whoever uses psychic power, skill or
ryshet da le tiset fere, force to serve his own ends, does an
nalunie dilat. unjust deed.
Salea anea, semtea sa orea Whoever uses psychic power, skill or
ryshet hernen vur, nalunie force against another, does an
dilat; dilynet liz mustyen unjust deed; except when it is in
codien. a fair fight.
Salea hernei anea ryshet Whoever uses another's power without
naperie, donalunie dilat; his permission does a very unjust
ayali soli nusen mena malat. deed; he should give it back in
double measure.
Salea shean tisenat nashean Whoever has served the Light and
so tiseset purie, lodyinan willingly goes to serve the Dark,
dynat aniez so le lea nysat loses his rights and is banned from
nafarei datay nusenet. among us until he returns from the
error of his ways.
Last updated: 07-Sep-2002