Surma Caltha

Surma Caltha fan Arazi (Arazi Calthi pronunciation: [ˈsurma ˈkalta fan aˈrazi]), Arazi for The Holy Book of the Aras, commonly called just the Surma Caltha, is a literary work, a collection of south-eastern Arazi myths and writings on religious, moral and philosophical topics. It is the central text in all forms of Obenism.

Creation
The Surma Caltha is composed of two parts of separate but interwoven origins and authorship. The first part was written by Oben Uvenna, the founder of Obenism, and includes reduced versions of common Arazi myths. It follows the creation of the universe and its worlds, life and humanity, and chronicles the road of humankind from its origins to the present days of Fourth Age Gondala.

Oben wrote these summary myths after travelling throughout Southeastern Aradór and collecting various local versions of common Arazi legends. He believed these to be corrupted forms of original, truer myths, and was certain that he could recoverer the true stories by comparing the corrupted ones. The first part of the Surma Caltha is the result of his works.

The second half of the book was written by several of Oben's friends and followers. It records Oben's speeches on the hidden meaning behind these myths and their relationship to social, religious and moral mores people should observe. The second part often references the first one, but serves more as a guideline for a virtuous life than a mythological framework.

Chapters
Part One: Arazi myths:
 * 1) The Ancients and The Tree - Ancient Gods, Sallóh, the creationg of Saldibeno, Sutarna and the other worlds of Creation.
 * 2) The Spirits of Sutarna - an account of all the various Spirits than inhabit the World.
 * 3) The Coming of Men - creation of humankind and their first adventures - learning to hunt, talk and sing, taming fire, learning agriculture and social structures.
 * 4) Kings, Crowns and Gifts - an account of mythological human cities, their rise to glory and eventual fall.
 * 5) The War of the Ageless - a prehistoric war fought by semi-divine beings, the Ageless, that leads to the breaking of the world and the creation of the status quo.
 * 6) Petty Lives and Small Deeds - various legends about mythological heroes and events set in historic Aradór.