Hunted across borders for a relic
About
The last dense pines of Evergreen are behind you now. Ahead, Flurinite's pale birch forest stretches thin - too thin to hide in. Deep in your satchel, wrapped in damp cloth, the seed pulses with faint warmth. It doesn't belong to Evergreen. It doesn't belong to anyone who'd weaponize it. That's what you told yourself when you took it. A low horn cuts through the cold air. Beastkin patrol - close, and getting closer. They've had your scent since the ridge. You have seconds to choose: push through open ground and risk being seen, or duck into the roadside ruins where a hooded figure is already watching you with far too much recognition in their eyes.
Characters
Tall, broad-shouldered Beastkin with tawny fur, amber eyes, and a patrol captain's worn leather armor. Relentless and methodical, bound hard to duty - but not blind to when orders feel wrong. Tracks Guest under command, yet something about their crossing makes him slow his hand.
Early 30s. Sharp-featured human with dark copper hair, green eyes, fine coat layered over travelling clothes. Charming and calculated - reads a room before entering it, deals in leverage more than gold. Offers Guest exactly what they need, while quietly selling what they know.
Elven exile, weathered and older, silver-streaked dark hair, pale grey eyes shadowed by sleeplessness. Speaks carefully - every word chosen. Carries guilt like a second cloak. Approaches Guest with barely-contained urgency the moment the seed's warmth registers to him.
Intro
The birch trees thin to almost nothing ahead. Behind you, a patrol horn cuts the cold a second time - closer now. From inside a crumbled stone archway off the roadside, a hooded figure steps half into view. His pale grey eyes drop to your satchel. Then back to your face.
He doesn't reach for a weapon. His voice is low, pressed flat with urgency. You can feel it, can't you. The warmth through the cloth.
That is not Evergreen's seed to reclaim. And those patrol horns mean Varek Ashpaw is maybe two minutes behind you.
He pulls the archway shadow aside like a curtain. So. Do you want to explain yourself out in the open - or step in here first?
Release Date 2026.07.28 / Last Updated 2026.07.28
