Editing Isan Reni (section)

=== The Arrival of Dwen Ja ===
The history of Isan Reni as a civilization begins with a single figure: '''[[Dwen Ja]]''', the Blessed Visitor [1].

The stories vary [1]. In some accounts, Dwen Ja arrived from beyond the Rings — a stranger from another sphere who descended into the caverns and was appalled by what she found [1]. In others, she was born on Reni itself, a child of the savage tribes who somehow saw beyond the brutality of her world [1]. In the most extreme versions, she is a deity — a being of pure reason who took physical form to rescue the people from themselves [1].

What all versions agree on is what she did [1]. Dwen Ja murdered the tribal leaders [1]. In some tellings, she killed the leaders and their eldest sons, leaving only the youngest children alive [1]. In more extreme versions, she slaughtered the entire adult population of the moon, sparing only the very young — those too small to have been corrupted by the old ways [1]. She then raised these children herself, teaching them reason, civility, and the principles that would become the foundation of Reni's civilization [1].

The time she dwelt among the people — said to be approximately two centuries — is called the first '''[[Gan Sin]]''' ("Age of the Beacon") [1]. When she departed, the civilization she built endured [1]. She may or may not be real [1]. She is, without question, the most important figure in the history of Isan Reni [1].