Dreams and shadows
Slowly, Gael drifted awake. The last threads of sleep still clinging to him as he blinked up at a sky filled with glittering stars. “How long was I out…?” he muttered.
“At least an hour. Maybe more.”
The reply came from a strangely familiar voice that jolted him upright. Instinct took over as he spun toward the sound. Yet as he reached to where his bow should have been, his breath caught.
Sitting cross-legged across from him was himself.
Same eyes. Same hair. Same tired lines around the mouth. With a lazy, amused expression, the figure watched. One hand propped on his chin.
“Careful,” the double said lightly. “Wouldn’t recommend jumping off this tower. Nasty drop.”
“Who” Gael’s voice cracked as he reached again for the bow that wasn’t there. “What are you? Fey? Spirit?”
“Aah, that is the question isn’t it.” The figure rose in one smooth motion, stretching as though waking from a nap. “But let’s start a bit broader, shall we? What exactly are we? Just an elf? Something Fey touched? Or are we something else entirely?” He began circling Gael, hands clasped behind his back, humming thoughtfully. “Tricky one, isn’t it?”
“I meant you,” Gael snapped, irritation flaring. “What are you specifically?”
“No need to shout at yourself,” the figure chided, turning to face him again. “We’ve been doing far too much of that lately for our liking.” A sly smile tugging at his lips. “You know who I am. I’m you. Or at least a part of you.”
He paused, grin widening. “If you need proof, I guess I can start listing every little embarrassing secret we’ve ever tried to bury. Like that one time we accidently broke old man Terrin’s window and blamed it on Luke. Or when we had that little crush on Sheriff Edna”
“Stop.” Heat rushed to Gael’s cheeks. “Please. Just stop.”
“Oh look at that,” the double laughed, “our ears do turn bright red. Adorable.”
Despite himself, Gael felt the truth settle in his chest like a stone. He was indeed talking to himself. Somehow. “I must still be dreaming,” he sighed.
“There it is,” the figure said triumphantly as he gave a slight clap. “And before we even started arguing in circles. Progress already.”
“Progress,” Gael echoed flatly.
“Yes. For I am here to help.”
“Help,” Gael scoffed. “If this is what my dreams have become, I think I’m beyond help already.”
“Well,” the figure said, suddenly behind him, plucking a strand of hair with infuriating casualness, “we are the person who chose to spend years mastering the art of using a large stick to throw other sharp sticks at people instead of learning to command the raw power of nature that was literally offered to us. Face it, sanity has never been our strong suit.”
He stepped back into view, expression softening. “But that’s not the point. I’m here because we need someone to talk to. And let’s be honest, at the moment we don’t really have anyone else.”
“That’s not true. I have”
“Our friends?” the double cut in. “Sure, we could talk to them. But we know we won’t. For they’ve got their own burdens to deal with. So we won’t be adding ours to their pile. Still” He shrugged. “I can humour you. Let’s go down the list.”
“Let’s start with good Sir Alistan, shall we?” the double said, counting on his fingers as though reviewing a list. “Strong, capable, loyal to a fault and the one we’d probably call our closest friend. Who recently had to make the impossible choice of giving up his brother’s peaceful rest to save the woman he loves. And if that wasn’t enough, his own parents then turned their backs on him. Exiling him on pain of death.”
He tilted his head. “Or perhaps we could turn to his sister, gentle and caring Liliana. Who has been trying so hard to hold everyone together while dealing with everything her brother had to go through on top of her own heartbreak. Lady Viviene, the closest thing she had to a warm motherly bond, walked away from her. And now both are trying to navigate the return of Ileas. A kind man, broken by more than he lets on. Shouldering guilt that was never his to bear.”
The double sighed, almost sympathetically. “They’re all doing their best with burdens far heavier than they deserve.”
He paced a few steps. “Then there’s Luke. Brilliant, sharp minded and always three steps ahead. But after everything he’s endured lately, he’s just tired. Frustrated and quick to act because he’s terrified of losing more. Not out of anger for anger’s sake, but out of fear.”
“His sister then?” He shrugged. “Wiser and more understanding than any of them. Yet she has lost her home not once, but twice. And now as she’s trying to find meaning in the ashes, she’s making choices we don’t understand. Searching for belonging while at risk of losing herself.”
He spread his hands. “Which leaves Dadroz. Calm on the surface sure. Unreadable in that way that makes you wonder what storms he’s been weathering quietly. As he carries himself as someone who’s learned to keep his thoughts close.”
The figure leaned in, voice softening. “And the worst part is, we know that if we turned to them, they would listen. Even with everything they’re carrying, they would still try to help us.”
He rested a hand on Gael’s shoulder, gentle but unyielding. “And that is exactly why we cannot ask it of them.”
“Then what do I do?”
“We start,” the double said as he rose and sauntered toward the edge of the roof, eyes drifting over towards Tarn below, “by accepting what we are.”
“Then what are we?”
“Scared.”
Gael’s head snapped up at that single word. The double didn’t look back as he continued, voice quieter now.
“Lately, everything we’ve reached for has slipped through our fingers. Every plan, every dream, every attempt to do the right thing has come crashing down around us.”
The double lifted his left hand. “We tried to rise above our station. To become knights who protected the innocent and inspired others to follow. We failed and our loyalty was repaid with pain and blood for a crime we never committed.”
He raised his right. “We tried to be a bridge between mortals and the Fey. To build peace and understanding. Again we failed. Every Fey we meet looks at us with suspicion or hatred for reasons we still don’t understand. We were even hunted for it.”
“And lastly” He covered his face with both hands, voice dropping to a whisper. “We tried to unravel the truth of Vincent and the mask. To prove to ourselves that he and Reeva did not abandon us out of indifference. That we were in fact loved. And we failed there too. Due to our own shortsightedness.”
The double turned back toward Gael, stepping close once more. “And like any frightened child, we lashed out. At ourselves. At others. Desperate to pin the blame somewhere, anywhere. And we found just the perfect target, didn’t we?”
“Vincent,” Gael growled, his hands curling into fists. “If it weren’t for him, none of this would have happened. Wolves’ Rest wouldn’t have burned down. Those people we swore to protect, they’d still be alive today.”
The double smiled faintly. “And how do you figure that?”
“How is it not?” Gael shouted, seizing the double by the collar. “My whole life I’ve wanted to know where I came from. Who I am. I thought everything would make sense if I just solved the puzzle. But what did I find? Persecution. Hatred. Accusations for crimes committed by someone I’ve never even met. For a kingdom I’ve never known.” His voice cracked. “And when I finally put the pieces together and thought I’d get answers, all I got were more secrets. More questions. He didn’t even have the decency to leave a godsdamned note.”
The double waited a bit for Gael to gather his breath before gently slipping free of his grasp. “Feels good, doesn’t it? Finally putting words to the things that have been rotting away in our chest.” He turned away, shoulders trembling, hiding the tears gathering in his own eyes. “Despite everything, we still wanted to believe Vincent loved us as a son. But with every pointed finger, every accusation, that belief wore thinner and thinner. And then came the sphinx, the moment we finally understood. We weren’t a son. We were just a convenient piece in Vincent’s plan to restore Immerglade.”
Gael wiped at his eyes as the double continued, softer now. “And eventually we even started to doubt Sylvesse.”
Gael lowered his gaze, shame tightening his chest.
“We started to fear,” the double said softly, “that our friend and mentor hadn’t taught us out of kindness or because he saw potential in us. But because it was all part of Vincent’s design. So his tool would be sharp enough to serve his purpose. And in the end, we still failed.”
“What do I do?” Gael whispered.
The double’s grin was unexpected. “We stop.”
Gael blinked, “Stop?” he echoed, as if the word were foreign.
“We stop worrying about all of it. Vincent’s plans. His motives. What we think we know about Sylvesse. The king’s reasons. Ulther’s betrayal. None of it matters, because the only power anyone has over us is the power we hand them. The only one who truly holds power over us is us.”
He walked back toward the tower’s edge, looking out over the sleeping city. “So instead of drowning in what we think we know, why not focus on what we do know?”
The words struck something deep within Gael. A chord that had been silent for far too long. As for the first time in ages, the path ahead didn’t feel like a maze.
He rose and stepped forward. “I know what Sylvesse meant to me, what he still means. I know how his teachings and actions shaped me. I know that I care for my family and my friends, who have stood by me through everything. And I know that I love Dynia, who makes me stronger than I ever believed I could be.”
Gael stood beside his double. “We failed and we stumbled,” the figure said. “It happens. So… what do we want to do now?”
Gael closed his eyes. “I want to set things right.”
“It isn’t right that my carelessness cost my friends their homes and futures. So I will stand with them, as they stood with me.”
“It isn’t right that innocent people died, caught in a conflict they never chose. So I will do what I must to help them rebuild their lives in Tarn.”
“And the mask, I don’t regret giving it up to save Galiene. But the responsibility is mine. It isn’t right that my choices crushed the hopes of those who longed to see their home restored. So I will face Ulther. I will reclaim what was lost. Because that is my responsibility and my choice.”
The double smiled. “Then tell me, who are we really?”
Gael opened his eyes and spoke with a voice that carried. “I am Gael, son of Cassandra and Thomas. I am not a knight. I am not a noble. I am a child of the forest, a ranger of Lorewood. And I am done being lost in shadows of my own making.”
“Attaboy.”
With that, Gael opened his eyes to a new day.
Gael's Journal Ordered oldest to newest
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A day of celebrations and beginnings
30th of Daga, 121 year of the tree
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A trial of brambles
30th of Daga, 121 year of the tree
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Departure
1st of Lug, 121, Era of the Tree
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Dreams and Peril
2-5 Lug, Year 121, Era of the Tree
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City of Strife and Secrets
5th of Lugh, 121 Year of the Tree
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A complicated situation
6th of Lugh, 121 Year of the Tree
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Onwards towards the west
7th & 8th of Lugh, 121 Year of the Tree
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Strangers in the mist
8-11th of Lug, 121 Year of the Tree
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For now I am the hunted
11th of Lug, Year 121, Era of the Tree
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Hunted no more
12th of Lug, Year 121 Era of the Tree
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Trial by fire
13th - 14th of Lug, 121 Era of the Tree
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Keralon at last
15th of Lug, 121 Era of the Tree
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Has it truly been five years?
1st - 2nd of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
09 Jun 2024 07:24:44
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Escorting the envoy
2nd of Nuan, Year 126, Era of the Tree
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Heart of fire
3rd - 4th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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A festive day
10th Nuan, Y126 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
15 Jul 2024 06:15:47
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Shadow of Ravenfield
14th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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The Tomb of Hollow Hill
15th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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The battle for Ravensfield part 1
16th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
26 Jul 2024 03:50:19
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The battle for Ravensfield part 2
16th - 17th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
28 Jul 2024 04:36:02
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Return to Keralon
18th - 21st of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
10 Sep 2024 08:06:08
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The Embassy ball
22nd - 23th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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Searching for Norgar
23th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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The fall of Robert Talespinner
23rd of Nuan, Y126 E.O.T.
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Intermission: Letter home
29 Sep 2024 01:21:29
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An Audience With The King
28th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
06 Oct 2024 04:10:04
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A new beginning
29th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
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Breaking and making deals
1st of Aran, 126 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
15 Nov 2024 02:02:52
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Nightly intrusions
2nd of Aran, 126 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
17 Nov 2024 07:25:37
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Dinner for Seven
9th of Aran, 126 Era of the Tree
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A love for the ages
24th of Aran, Y126 EOT
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Graduation Day
25th of Aran, Y126 EOT
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The festival
26th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
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Battle of the bards
26th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
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Fire in the night
2nd of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
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Lord Quinn I presume
4th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Departure for Latebra Velora
5th - 6th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Wurms and Dragons
6th - 8th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Gold in the dark
8th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Heart of Acid
8th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Meeting Grandmother
11th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
28 Apr 2025 08:24:43
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A shadowy evening
12th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
30 Apr 2025 07:30:44
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Latebra Velora
16th of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
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A dragon's fate
16th - 17th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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A royal summons
17th - 20th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Planning ahead
21th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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A Rabbit and a Mole
21th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Hall
Hopefully 22th - 25th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Into the Warg's den
I think 25th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
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On feathered wing
No clue
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A Rose at Twilight
7th of Mannan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Whitewail
still no idea
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Welcome to Nimmerhold
29th of Gobu, 128 Era of the Tree
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A day in the library
30th of Gobu 126 Era of the Tree
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The Tournament
1st of Mannan, 128 Era of the Tree
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The Wolf and the Knight
1st of Mannan, 128 Era of the Tree
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The Fey Dance
1st of Mannan, 128 Era of the Tree
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Home at last
2nd of Madan, 126 Year of the Tree
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Getting back on track
4th - 10th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
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Entering the King' Tomb
11th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
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A key challenge
11th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
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The First King
11th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
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Secrets of Sister Willow
14th of Mannon, 128 Era of the Tree
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Luke's Rebellion
15th of Mannon, 128 Era of the Tree
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The Journal Entry’s title
30 Oct 2025 07:54:50
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Two shadows, one truth
15th of Edon, 128 Era of the Tree
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The Bramble’s Secret
18th of Edon, 128 Era of the Tree
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Tragedy of the rose
18th of Edon, 128 Era of the Tree
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Dreams and shadows
08 Jan 2026 10:18:43
30th of Daga, 121 year of the tree
30th of Daga, 121 year of the tree
1st of Lug, 121, Era of the Tree
2-5 Lug, Year 121, Era of the Tree
5th of Lugh, 121 Year of the Tree
6th of Lugh, 121 Year of the Tree
7th & 8th of Lugh, 121 Year of the Tree
8-11th of Lug, 121 Year of the Tree
11th of Lug, Year 121, Era of the Tree
12th of Lug, Year 121 Era of the Tree
13th - 14th of Lug, 121 Era of the Tree
15th of Lug, 121 Era of the Tree
1st - 2nd of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
09 Jun 2024 07:24:44
2nd of Nuan, Year 126, Era of the Tree
3rd - 4th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
10th Nuan, Y126 Era of the Tree
15 Jul 2024 06:15:47
14th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
15th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
16th of Nuan, 126 Year of the Tree
26 Jul 2024 03:50:19
16th - 17th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
28 Jul 2024 04:36:02
18th - 21st of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
10 Sep 2024 08:06:08
22nd - 23th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
23th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
23rd of Nuan, Y126 E.O.T.
29 Sep 2024 01:21:29
28th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
06 Oct 2024 04:10:04
29th of Nuan, 126 Era of the Tree
1st of Aran, 126 Era of the Tree
15 Nov 2024 02:02:52
2nd of Aran, 126 Era of the Tree
17 Nov 2024 07:25:37
9th of Aran, 126 Era of the Tree
24th of Aran, Y126 EOT
25th of Aran, Y126 EOT
26th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
26th of Aran, 126 Year of the Tree
2nd of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
4th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
5th - 6th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
6th - 8th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
8th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
8th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
11th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
28 Apr 2025 08:24:43
12th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
30 Apr 2025 07:30:44
16th of Brigan, Y126 E.O.T.
16th - 17th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
17th - 20th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
21th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
21th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
Hopefully 22th - 25th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
I think 25th of Brigan, 128 Era of the Tree
No clue
7th of Mannan, 128 Era of the Tree
still no idea
29th of Gobu, 128 Era of the Tree
30th of Gobu 126 Era of the Tree
1st of Mannan, 128 Era of the Tree
1st of Mannan, 128 Era of the Tree
1st of Mannan, 128 Era of the Tree
2nd of Madan, 126 Year of the Tree
4th - 10th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
11th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
11th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
11th of Mannan, 126 Year of the Tree
14th of Mannon, 128 Era of the Tree
15th of Mannon, 128 Era of the Tree
30 Oct 2025 07:54:50
15th of Edon, 128 Era of the Tree
18th of Edon, 128 Era of the Tree
18th of Edon, 128 Era of the Tree
08 Jan 2026 10:18:43
The major events and journals in Gael's history, from the beginning to today.
Session 95: Mother Aura
10:23 pm - 23.06.2026Session 95: Mother Aura
10:23 pm - 23.06.2026Session 94: The Viceroy
09:13 pm - 16.06.2026Session 94: The Viceroy
06:14 pm - 16.06.2026Session 93: Into the fabled dark
02:29 pm - 14.06.2026Session 93: Into the fabled dark
02:29 pm - 14.06.2026Session 92: The Stormlord
09:32 pm - 02.06.2026Session 92: The Stormlord
09:32 pm - 02.06.2026Session 91: Fey Futures
01:20 am - 27.05.2026Session 91: Fey Futures
01:20 am - 27.05.2026Session 90: Search for allies
03:09 am - 20.05.2026Session 90: Search for allies
03:09 am - 20.05.2026Session 89: A new home
05:23 am - 17.05.2026Session 89: A new home
05:23 am - 17.05.2026Session 88: Relocation
09:44 pm - 08.05.2026Session 88: Relocation
09:44 pm - 08.05.2026Session 87: The head of the tribe
09:54 pm - 29.04.2026Session 87: The head of the tribe
09:54 pm - 29.04.2026Session 86: demonic influence
04:04 pm - 21.04.2026Session 86: demonic influence
04:04 pm - 21.04.2026Session 85: The enemy to the east
09:02 pm - 31.03.2026Session 85: The enemy to the east
06:08 pm - 31.03.2026Session 84: the chaos within
02:15 pm - 27.03.2026Session 84: the chaos within
02:15 pm - 27.03.2026Session 83: Mysteries and Mages
12:01 pm - 17.03.2026Session 83: Mysteries and Mages
12:01 pm - 17.03.2026Session 82: Back to the drawing board
06:52 pm - 10.03.2026Session 82: Back to the drawing board
06:52 pm - 10.03.2026Session 81: Ritual preparation
07:41 pm - 25.02.2026Session 81: Ritual preparation
07:41 pm - 25.02.2026Session 80: Fun with Foxants
09:13 pm - 17.02.2026Session 80: Fun with Foxants
05:28 pm - 17.02.2026Session 79: Street War
05:27 pm - 17.02.2026Session 79: Street War
05:27 pm - 17.02.2026Session 78: To Keralon once more
05:25 pm - 17.02.2026Session 78: To Keralon once more
05:25 pm - 17.02.2026Session 77: rituals and revelations
05:23 pm - 17.02.2026Session 77: rituals and revelations
05:23 pm - 17.02.2026Session 76: Flowers for family
05:17 pm - 17.02.2026Session 76: Flowers for family
05:17 pm - 17.02.2026Session 75: Guards and Wards
05:15 pm - 17.02.2026Session 75: Guards and Wards
05:15 pm - 17.02.2026Session 74: deep threats
05:13 pm - 17.02.2026Session 74: deep threats
05:13 pm - 17.02.2026Session 73: War plans
05:10 pm - 17.02.2026Session 73: War plans
05:10 pm - 17.02.2026Session 72: Scouting Hillfield
05:08 pm - 17.02.2026Session 72: Scouting Hillfield
05:08 pm - 17.02.2026Session 71: Thorns and Curses
05:01 pm - 17.02.2026Session 71: Thorns and Curses
05:01 pm - 17.02.2026Dreams and shadows
Slowly, Gael drifted awake. The last threads of sleep still clinging to him as he blinked up at a sky filled with glittering stars. “How long was I out…?” he muttered. “At least an hour. Maybe more.” The reply came from a strangely familia...
10:23 pm - 08.01.2026Tragedy of the rose
After regaining our bearings in Tarn, we decided it was time to address some unfinished business. Chief among them being the mystery of Rosebloom. What had happened to the once peaceful town? Were its people still alive? And who, or what, was responsible?...
09:14 pm - 04.01.2026The Bramble’s Secret
After resettling in Tarn, I took some time to consider my situation. One option of course was to move back in with my parents for a while. But while I love them dearly, doing so would only have reinforced a lingering sense of failure that I felt. No, I ne...
07:53 pm - 18.12.2025Session 70: From the ashes
05:52 pm - 04.11.2025Session 70: From the ashes
05:52 pm - 04.11.2025Two shadows, one truth
As things slowly began to settle down, I decided it was finally time to take care of something I had been putting off for far too long. With the moon high in the sky, it felt like the perfect moment to summon a moonshadow. Both in hopes of finding some an...
08:04 pm - 30.10.2025Session 69: The long road
09:02 am - 22.10.2025Session 69: The long road
09:02 am - 22.10.2025Session 68: Up from the ashes
10:54 am - 16.10.2025Session 68: Up from the ashes
10:54 am - 16.10.2025Session 67: Wolf's Fall
11:04 am - 08.10.2025Session 67: Wolf's Fall
11:04 am - 08.10.2025Session 66: Unknown enemy
08:54 pm - 23.09.2025Session 66: Unknown enemy
06:04 pm - 23.09.2025Session 65: Haggain
09:55 pm - 22.09.2025Session 65: Haggain
09:55 pm - 22.09.2025Luke's Rebellion
When we returned from our journeys in the Feywild, the greatest shock was discovering how Keralon had changed. With the sad passing of Sir Donovan, the open feud between the Long Table and the Briar, as well as the growing surge of Fey energies over the c...
09:03 pm - 22.09.2025Secrets of Sister Willow
We were enjoying a lovely spot of breakfast when Hayley suddenly announced that she was going on a trip. She wanted to go and visit the shrine of Sister Willow, the very same one we had passed on our journey to Latebra Velora. As for her reasons, she was,...
08:38 pm - 14.09.2025Session 64: Castle in the sky
09:50 pm - 02.09.2025Session 64: Castle in the sky
09:50 pm - 02.09.2025Session 63: planar waters
09:48 pm - 02.09.2025Session 63: planar waters
09:48 pm - 02.09.2025Session 62: Primal Water
10:17 pm - 21.08.2025Session 62: Primal Water
10:17 pm - 21.08.2025Session 61: Intertwining Circles
10:16 pm - 21.08.2025Session 61: Intertwining Circles
10:16 pm - 21.08.2025The First King
Standing once more before the First King’s tomb, the weight of what we were about to do pressed heavily on our shoulders. Galiene’s fate hung in the balance and this was one of the last places where we might find the answers that we desperately needed...
10:21 pm - 20.08.2025Session 60: Return of the Old Ways
05:13 pm - 05.08.2025Session 60: Return of the Old Ways
05:13 pm - 05.08.2025A key challenge
Alistan stepped in front of Luke just as one of the devils’ spiked tails lashed toward him, barely deflecting the blow before its claws raked across his chest. In retaliation, Luke unleashed a torrent of scarlet flames. But the devils walked through the...
08:36 pm - 28.07.2025Entering the King' Tomb
Seeking a way to heal Galiene, or at the very least gather some more information, Alistan suggested we might find some answers in the tomb of the first king. The idea certainly had merit, though I wasn’t entirely sure what he hoped to discover there....
08:01 pm - 28.07.2025Getting back on track
When we left for the Feywild, we were warned. Time flows differently there and that we could thus be gone longer than we thought. But the true weight of that warning hadn’t hit us until we returned and saw just how much everything had changed. Keralo...
06:56 pm - 27.07.2025Getting back on track
When we left for the Feywild, we were warned. Time flows differently there and that we could thus be gone longer than we thought. But the true weight of that warning hadn’t hit us until we returned and saw just how much everything had changed. Keralo...
06:44 pm - 27.07.2025Home at last
The next morning, we gathered in front of our rooms. With the apology behind us, we were all quite eager to begin the journey home. However, our plans would hit an unexpected snag. Standing beside Luke was the Fey maiden I had seen him with at the part...
12:54 pm - 27.07.2025The Fey Dance
Having refreshed ourselves in our rooms, we gathered before the towering doors that led into the throne room. As expected, my companions looked absolutely stunning. Each embodying a different facet of grace, grandeur, and quiet power. From deceptively sim...
08:26 pm - 24.07.2025The Wolf and the Knight
Following the assassination attempt, order was swiftly restored. Allowing the tournament to resume with renewed intensity. Fresh off his victory in the grand melee, Alistan quickly shifted focus toward one of his last remaining rivals of the day, Wolf....
09:17 pm - 22.07.2025Session 59: three keys
05:42 pm - 17.07.2025Session 59: three keys
05:42 pm - 17.07.2025The Tournament
The day of the tournament had finally arrived. We made our way eagerly toward the festival grounds in the park. Along the way, it was clear the city had transformed overnight. Streamers and decorations adorned every building. Music filled the air, with pe...
04:19 pm - 16.07.2025Session 58: The cursed King
05:47 pm - 15.07.2025Session 58: The cursed King
05:47 pm - 15.07.2025A day in the library
The next morning, we were still reeling from what had happened. Someone had intentionally released those beasts into the crowd. But why? Was it just a cruel jest? Or the first move in a deeper, more sinister game? And who were those masked figures that va...
09:54 pm - 10.07.2025Welcome to Nimmerhold
Stepping out of the portal, we emerged into a vast octagonal chamber. Lit by an ambient, unnatural glow coming from shimmering portals standing in each corner. And more importantly, we were in fact not alone. A young woman, flanked by two heavily armo...
10:19 pm - 09.07.2025Whitewail
As we ventured deeper into the Winterland that was Lady Vivienne’s domain, I couldn’t help but marvel at its serene splendour. Fresh, powdery snow drifted on icy winds, blanketing the landscape in endless white. Every step we took sank into silence, e...
08:55 pm - 07.07.2025The Journal Entry’s title
As we ventured deeper into the Winterland that was Lady Vivienne’s domain, I couldn’t help but marvel at its serene splendour. Fresh, powdery snow drifted on icy winds, blanketing the landscape in endless white. Every step we took sank into silence, e...
08:54 pm - 07.07.2025A Rose at Twilight
Dusk settled over Keralon like a sigh, the city’s silver walls catching the last glimmers of sunlight and gleaming like scattered gems. The scent of woodsmoke and roasted chestnuts curled lazily through the winding lanes as lanterns kindled to life, the...
05:45 pm - 03.07.2025Session 57: a quiet week at home
04:17 pm - 03.07.2025Session 57: a quiet week at home
04:17 pm - 03.07.2025Session 56: Back home
04:14 pm - 03.07.2025Session 56: Back home
04:14 pm - 03.07.2025The list of amazing people following the adventures of Gael.
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