The Shadow Itself

"One cannot distinguish which is history and which is tale, as they overlap each other. But one thing is certain: there is a bit of tale in history, and a bit of history in the tale. The factuality of Orentiera our eyes perceive is a fraction of the incomprehensibility hidden beyond. One may fathom the constitution of our world in their mind's abstract contemplation and then draw the most logical implication of Orentiera's origin, heedless of the fact that the illogical is a friend of the world in which we live"

Jynora, twenty years old and full of ambition, risked her life on a journey to the edge of the world in search of an ancient artifact left behind by a religious figure, Illdra'zir, whom half the world believed to be a god from the Dark Age. To protect her on the perilous journey, she hired two mercenaries, as the road was fraught with danger. Meanwhile, a Counselor of Feyth'Alarn, the richest free city, embarked on a journey to investigate a ghost organization after rumors spread that the Shadowmystic was abducting female Essencemancers in the countryside.