abstract
| - Kaaranese mythology is often unclear. While as deep and varied as any other culture, so much has been lost, rediscovered, and lost again in the repeating cycle of civilisations rising and collapsing that their history and mythology is long and confusing. There are some things that all experts can agree on, but for the most part different factions have sprung up among Kaaranese historians and folklorists as to the different interpretations of different records. The legend of the First Exodus is no exception to this rule, and indeed is the most famous example of this - while the myth itself is extremely bare of verifiable information, the different interpretations of it have resulted in frequent schisming amongst historical experts. Some believe it to be a myth entirely unrelated to the Sangheili arrival to Ketesh, created as a retroactive explanation for the unknown. Others hold that it is a garbled version of events, describing the circumstances of the Sangheili flee from their homeworld and arrival on Ketesh. Others still put emphasis on a literal approach, insisting that it describes the Forerunners descending and bringing them to Ketesh as their "chosen ones". As can be imagined, members of the different factions tend to avoid others, lest violence break out, though for the most part the first two groups, the "Metaphorists" and "Traditionalists" get along better with each other than they do with the "Literalists," who both regard as religious zealots.
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