Heranāō
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| Born | Śómer H̱anaśoʳ c. 990 BNB |
| Disappeared | c. 945-940 BNB (according to heranist tradition) Namunian sea |
Śumar Hanaśṛ (native name Śómer H̱anaśoʳ (Spondian)), better known as Heranāō (from Spondian Heranȃō "weaver"), is the semi-legendary founder of Heranism. She is frequently also referred to as Tālaṃ (“opener”), Huttālam or Jhuttālaṃ (“the great prophet”) and (Mā) Maimisaṃ (“the most enlightened (soul)”). She was, according to popular belief, born in Śuraśi, a port city of little importance in the Kingdom of Galjam, somewhere around 990 BNB. Born into poverty, she strived for ultimate liberation from desire and physical need, and led an ascetic lifestyle. During a walk along the beaches of Śuraśi, she allegedly reached trava as the tides hit her bare legs. She then spent the rest of her life spreading her teachings, which would eventually be recorded into a corpus of texts central to Heranism, the Heptalogy. She would eventually decide to become a being of "pure experience" (ṣradhalavā) and started wearing accessories to cover her eyes, ears, nose, and bind her snout. Around 945 to 940 BNB, she decided to "elevate" (mavanu), stripped off her clothing, and entered the Namunian sea, never to be seen again.