Oxxam myth of Cornelio (Eufez)

The myth of Cornelio is an alleged Oxxam myth on the founding of Cornelia. The story takes place during an Oxxam festival hosted to entertain the troops from the Oxxam War. There the mad noble Martius decides to play an unusual melody and demands Cornelio play along with him. Cornelio tries to follow his master's instructions but fails and plays a melody he was not accustomed to. Martius is enraged and attempts to slay him, but Cornelio manages to escape the festival and runs into the wilderness. Eventually, a group of hunters find Cornelio and take him under their protection. After much time, the group discovers that Cornelio can indeed play an extremely complex melody, and so they decide to adopt him and name him after his unique skill.

Bortinus, the leader of the hunters, is disgraced by the tyranny of Martius and confounds with Cornelio that he feels Martius has exploited the people for too long. Bortins offers his daughter Sosphenia as a bribe for Cornelio to help them kill Martius. An old elven woman gives Cornelio an elven flute and tells him that if he plays it at the festival then all eyes will be fixed on him. Afterwards he is to bring Martius to an island in Duchess Lake where an ambush will be waiting for him.

Cornelio returns to the camp and is immediately ensnared by Martius' soldiers, but when he begins to play while in the dungeon-house, the guard opens the door. Cornelio then goes to the center of the camp and plays his tune to the entire audience, leaving them entranced. Martius sees this and is immediately impressed by Cornelio's skill. Cornelio is accredited by the festival and Martius readopts him to strengthen his own reputation.

That night after a particularly gluttunous feast, Martius is tired after contending with his political rivals. Cornelio offers Martius a canoe ride back to his tent, and while at the waters Cornelio plays a melody that puts all three of Martius' guards to sleep. Frightened and unable to do anything, the flute guides the waters to a misty island.

Martius stumbles off the boat and is ambushed by Bortinus and his hunters. They slay Martius by drowning him in the lake, but as he takes his last breath Sosphenia is struck with an arrow to her heart. The elven woman tells him that all melodies must have an accompanying beat, and outraged Bortinus slays the elven woman for her trickery.

Cornelio is now left alone on the island as he continues to play the melody. Bortinus arrives and finds Cornelio playing the song for the final time. He attempts to take the flute from Cornelio, but the musician has become too attached to the instrument. As they wrestle with each other, the island is flooded by a raging wave and Cornelio drowns.

Bortinus takes the flute of Cornelio and leads the Oxxams to victory against the elves.