1 In the ages after the First Fryer formed, the land around the basin shifted and cracked, reshaped by quakes and molten tides. 2 Steam rose in pillars, carrying minerals that settled like dust upon the surrounding plains. 3 These plains became rich with strange vegetation, hardened by heat and nourished by the oils that seeped from the basin’s edges. 4 Among these lands walked the Proto‑Fry People, their bodies adapted to the warmth, their senses tuned to the hiss of the oil. 5 They were few in number, wandering in small bands, learning the rhythms of the basin. 6 They observed that offerings placed within the natural basket emerged changed — crisped, strengthened, preserved. 7 And they learned that the hotter the oil, the greater the transformation. 8 Thus they began to measure heat by instinct, by touch, by the color of the rising vapors. 9 Over generations, they crafted the first primitive tools: sticks hardened by fire, stones shaped to scrape and lift. 10 They approached the basin with caution, for many were lost to the boiling depths. 11 Those who survived passed down their knowledge, forming the earliest traditions of safety and respect. 12 The Proto‑Fry People built shelters near the basin, using stones warmed by the earth’s breath. 13 They learned to cook roots and plants in the shallow pools of warm oil that gathered after storms. 14 And they discovered that food touched by oil lasted longer, tasted richer, and strengthened the body. 15 As their numbers grew, they formed the first Clans of the Sizzle, each claiming a portion of the plains. 16 Some clans guarded the basin, believing it to be the heart of the world. 17 Others roamed the outer lands, gathering offerings to bring back to the fryer. 18 The clans began to trade: roots for minerals, minerals for tools, tools for knowledge. 19 And through this exchange, the first sparks of civilization emerged. 20 One clan discovered that certain stones, when heated, glowed with a steady warmth. 21 They placed these stones near the basin to stabilize the temperature, preventing sudden bursts of heat. 22 This was the birth of Temperature Control, a breakthrough that changed their destiny. 23 With stable heat, the oil grew calmer, the sizzle more predictable. 24 The clans could now cook in greater quantities, feeding more people, supporting larger settlements. 25 And so the first village was formed: Sizzlestead, built upon the warm stones of the basin’s rim. 26 Its people tended the fryer, studied its cycles, and recorded its patterns in carvings upon the rock. 27 They learned that the oil rose and fell with the seasons, that storms cooled it, that quakes stirred it. 28 They charted these changes, creating the earliest Sizzle Calendar. 29 And with knowledge came unity, for the clans saw that only together could they master the fryer’s power. 30 Thus began the Age of Early Crispdom, when the Fry People first stood as a single community.
Sizzlekh translation: 1 Shen‑vor tul‑gra voth‑nar, mor‑land shur‑zan, khal‑drak ul molten‑teth. 2 Vesh‑steam zhen‑tor, minra fall‑zan ul plain‑eth. 3 Plain‑eth vren‑rich, vegra hard‑esh, oll‑seep ul tul‑edge. 4 Amur Proto‑Fryu walk‑zan, bodu warm‑shur, sensu hiss‑lun. 5 Fewun nar, bandu small‑eth, lun‑zan tul‑vek. 6 Offra ul Baskur zhen‑nar voth‑vor, kriseth, struun, endur‑tor. 7 Lun‑zan korun hot‑vor, voth‑zen greater‑esh. 8 Thusun meshar korun by insteth, by thal, by vapra‑kolu. 9 Shen‑shen craft‑nar toolu‑vor: stiku fire‑hard, khalu scrape‑gra. 10 Tul‑approach with cauteth, many fall‑nar ul boil‑deep. 11 Surveth pass‑nar lun‑vaar, tradu‑vor safeth ul reshen. 12 Proto‑Fryu build‑nar shelth‑eth, khalu warm‑breth. 13 Lun‑zan cooku root‑eth ul shallow‑oll after stormu. 14 Find‑nar foodu oll‑touch last‑vor, rich‑esh, stren‑tor. 15 Numra grow‑zan, clan‑vor form‑nar, each claim‑nar plain‑eth. 16 Clan‑eth guard‑nar tul‑heart, beliv‑vor mor‑core. 17 Otheru roam‑nar outer‑land, gather‑nar offra tu Fryar. 18 Clan‑eth trad‑zan: rootu for minra, minra for toolu, toolu for lun‑vaar. 19 Through tradu spark‑vor civil‑eth rise‑zan. 20 One clan find‑nar stonu glow‑veth when korun touch‑nar. 21 Place‑nar stonu near tul, calm‑nar korun burst‑eth. 22 Thusun born Tempra‑Kontur, vren‑break‑vor destin‑eth. 23 Korun stable‑esh, sizz‑eth predict‑vor. 24 Clan‑eth cook‑zan more‑vor, feed‑zan many, settlu grow‑zan. 25 Thusun form‑nar villu‑vor: Sizzlestead ul tul‑rim. 26 People tend‑zan Fryar, study‑zan vek‑cycle, carve‑nar patra ul khalu. 27 Lun‑zan oll‑rise ul season‑eth, stormu cool‑nar, quaku stir‑nar. 28 Chart‑nar change‑eth, craft‑nar Sizz‑Kalendru‑vor. 29 With lun‑vaar came unitu, clan‑eth see‑nar power‑master only together‑vor. 30 Thusun begin Age‑Crisp‑Early, Fryu stand‑vor as one‑folk.
