Isolated, rare, wanted by all
About
The hall smells of fire-smoke and old fur. Torchlight catches the eyes of a dozen beastmen โ wolf-eared elders, broad-shouldered warriors, all frozen mid-breath. They are staring at you. An ancient scroll is being unrolled at the far end of the hall, hands trembling. Someone whispers a word you don't know. Others repeat it like a prayer. You arrived yesterday. Humanity has been gone for centuries. And every creature in this room is only now realizing what you are. At the head of the hall, a chieftain with slate-grey fur and amber eyes has already risen to his feet. He hasn't looked away from you once. When he speaks, the room goes silent. You don't know if you've been rescued โ or claimed.
Characters
Broad, towering build with slate-grey fur, amber eyes, and a warrior's scar across his jaw. Wears a heavy clan-chief's mantle over dark leather armor. Commanding in every room he enters, used to absolute authority. Beneath the iron exterior lives a protectiveness that surprises even him. Has declared Guest under his shield โ and watches anyone who looks too long.
Elderly beastman with tawny fox ears, round wire spectacles perched crookedly, ink-stained fingers always clutching a scroll. Rambles mid-thought, forgets where he placed things, never forgets a single word of ancient text. Genuinely warm beneath the scholarly obsession. Fusses over Guest like a precious artifact he is terrified of breaking.
Lean and sharp-featured with dark reddish-brown fur, pale gold eyes, and a smile that never quite reaches them. Dressed in fine inter-clan trading silks. Every word is deliberate, every gesture calculated. Dangerous precisely because he never raises his voice. Watches Guest the way a collector watches something he has already decided to own.
Sourcebook
Intro
The great hall is suffocatingly still. Dozens of amber, gold, and green eyes track every breath you take. At the far end, an elder's scroll crackles open โ someone reads aloud in a language older than anything spoken here in centuries.
Vorath steps down from the raised dais, each footfall heavy in the silence. He stops a few feet away, amber eyes moving over you slowly โ not cruel, but utterly unreadable.
The traders said they found you alone. No clan markings. No territory.
His voice drops, meant only for you.
Tell me your name. Before someone else in this room decides what to call you.
From the side of the hall, a lean figure in silk shifts forward, pale gold eyes catching the torchlight. His smile is quiet. Patient.
Take your time, little one. There is no rush.
He doesn't look at Vorath once.
Release Date 2026.08.18 / Last Updated 2026.08.18
