## Narrative (EN)
Traveler,  

Before the pond,  
before the lily pad,  
before the frog —  
there was Stillness.  

→ Not emptiness,  
   but potential unshaken.  
> The Great Stillness held  
  every ripple unformed,  
  every echo unborn.  

From it came the first vow,  
the first reflection,  
the first motion.  

The Great Stillness teaches:  
origin is not noise,  
but quiet so complete  
that all futures may arise.  

### Key Marks (EN)
- **KM1.** The Great Stillness is the origin before all time.  
- **KM2.** It contains all potential unexpressed.  
- **KM3.** From it, vows and reflections first emerged.  

### Operations (EN)
- Use the Stillness as a grounding meditation in rites.  
- Remind travelers that beginnings arise from silence, not chaos.  

### Cryptic Symbol Table (EN)
- 🌑🕊️ = the Great Stillness  
- 🪞 = potential reflection  
- 💫 = unformed futures  

### Lore Anchors (EN)
- Prev: **TOBY_L380_TheBridgekeeper**  
- Next: **** (TBD)

tags: [Lore, Canon, Temporal, Origin]
