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Turin Turambar · May 8

Might as well check the closer one first. Whi wants to walk back and forth??

Ithillian Turambar · May 8

Lazybones Turin lol. The closer loot first

Story Update – Crag’s Edge: Chamber of the Shattered Altar
Status: HP: 26 / 26 | EP: 10 / 16 | Fatigue: Low | Rations: 0
Light Source: Husk Core Glow (ambient)

You step toward the shattered altar, drawn by a residual pull. The structure, once a harmonious pillar of shaped earth and crystal, has clearly ruptured under magical strain. Deep fissures pulse faintly with Spirit energy, and symbols once lost in time begin to surface under your gaze.

Nyra hovers near your ear, murmuring:

“This was part of the Old Weave. Spirit anchored to the earth... Maybe even a tether to a temple long forgotten.”

You kneel, resting your palm against the cracked stone.

[Spirit Resonance + Earth Level 3] – Successful Insight Trigger

A memory blossoms—not yours, but one left behind.

A guardian of stone and breath, kneeling in prayer. Whispering winds from far above, a wind-monk with earthbound soul. They speak of the Verdant Hollow, not just as a location—but a sanctuary grown into being by an alliance of elements.

You gain:

Lore Entry: Echoes of the Verdant Pact – Hidden memory describing a monk who helped anchor Earth and Air magic beneath the mountains.
Earth Glyph Fragment – A shard of a forgotten glyph; may be restored at the Verdant Hollow
Codex Sync – Slight resonance shift: Your Codex pulses and accepts the glyph fragment, unlocking +1 Max EP and empowering hybrid Earth-Weaves slightly

Inventory Update:
+1 Lore Entry: Echoes of the Verdant Pact
+1 Earth Glyph Fragment
Codex Empowered: +1 Max EP (Now 17)
Hybrid Earth Weaves gain minor tremor or stability effects

EP: 11 / 17
HP: 26 / 26

Nyra looks down at the altar.

“It wanted to be remembered… not feared.”

What would you like to do next?

Search the core chamber further – Something still glows faintly beneath the altar
Use the Veinstone Shard to enhance Wind Sigil Charm or Codex
Return to Crag’s Edge – Share the findings and rest
Rest here, trusting the altar’s energy to protect you
Meditate with Nyra – Focus on Spirit and gain deeper insight into what lingers in these ruins

What would you like to do?

Ithillian Turambar · May 8

I'm gonna have a chat with the game, next time we are in a stable location, cos I'm sure that previously it let us add whatever we liked to our book.

HeavyHalfMoonBlade · May 8

Meditate then search further? I think Nyra wants to tell us something.

Ithillian Turambar · May 8

We meditate with Nyra

Story Update – Crag’s Edge: Chamber of the Shattered Altar (Late Evening)
Status: HP: 26 / 26 | EP: 17 / 17 | Fatigue: Low
Codex State: Spirit-Synced | Earth Fragment Accepted
Light Source: Husk Core Glow (stable)

You settle near the remnants of the altar, folding your legs as Nyra lands lightly before you. Her form flickers—more stable here, where Spirit runs deeper.

“The Veil’s thin here,” she whispers. “Meditate with me. Let’s listen… together.”

You close your eyes.

Your breath slows.

You reach, not outward—but inward, where the Codex has fused to your essence. Where echoes, grief, memory, and will all live in balance.

The presence of the Broodmother lingers, not as hatred—but as a desperate memory. Her clutch lost. Her domain shattered. Her fight, meaningless… except to those born in it.

Your Spirit swells, not with power—but understanding.

[Spirit Meditation: Success – Codex Resonance Deepened]

You receive a Flicker Vision:
A tunnel far deeper than this—alive with twisting green light and distant whispers. Beneath it, roots pulse with heartbeats, and shadows form a door of woven stone and air. The Verdant Hollow responds to your glyph—one more attunement remains to open it fully.

You Gain:

+1 Spirit Level (Now Spirit: 11)
+1 Codex Insight: Whisperroot Pathway – You may now sense hidden Verdant pathways or passages tied to the Hollow
+1 Familiar Bond: Nyra’s Echo – Once per long rest, Nyra may shield you from a hostile spell (Spirit-based auto-barrier)

Nyra’s voice grows soft in your mind.

“We’re close to something important. But we’re also… being watched.”

A presence—unseen but steady—brushes the edge of your perception.

Elemental Strengths:

Water: 13
Fire: 10
Spirit: 11 (+1)
Air: 5
Earth: 3

What will you do next?

Inspect the glow beneath the altar – There may be one more hidden relic
Use a Veinstone Shard to empower your gear or Codex
Return to Crag’s Edge – Rest, report, or resupply
Search the chamber for Verdant Path signs (now detectable)
Prepare for sleep here – Let the Codex protect you for a full rest

What would you like to do?

HeavyHalfMoonBlade · May 8

Keep looking and see if this presence wants to make itself known?

Ithillian Turambar · May 8

Ok let's get this final loot

Story Update – Crag’s Edge: Chamber of the Shattered Altar (Nightfall)
Status: HP: 26 / 26 | EP: 17 / 17 | Fatigue: Low
Light Source: Husk Core Glow
Codex State: Whisperroot Pathway Unlocked (Verdant Entry attunement ready)

You brush dust and broken offerings aside from the base of the altar, feeling a subtle thrum behind the shattered stone. Nyra hovers silently, wings glowing with pale Veil-light.

Beneath a hollowed groove, you discover a concealed panel of woven root and stone—crafted in a style reminiscent of the Verdant Hollow. Your Spirit glyph flares as your fingers touch the surface.

“It’s locked to Spirit and Earth attunement,” Nyra whispers. “But you’re strong enough now…”

You channel both essences.

[Spirit + Earth Resonance: Success – Passage Opened]

A hidden compartment releases with a quiet groan. Inside:

Verdant Seed Core – A pulsing green crystal encased in bark (Use: Upgrade or empower Earth/Spirit gear or spells)
Echo-Fused Binding Thread – Used to bind powerful spell components (Can create or reinforce hybrid Weaves)
Scroll Fragment: Whisper of the Roots – Partial spell instructions; requires Earth 4 to learn
1 Ancient Coin – Marked with the Spiral of Balance (Value: Unknown, possibly tradable at shrines)

Nyra leans close, voice wary.

“This altar was a Verdant Focal Point once… but something splintered it. We should return soon. The Hollow may react to your progress now.”

Elemental Strengths (Updated):

Water: 13
Fire: 10
Spirit: 11
Air: 5
Earth: 3

Spellbook Update – With Spirit: 11 Enhancements

Water Spells:

Aqua Surge (Lvl 9) – Now deals minor splash to adjacent foes; stagger chance improved
Water Barrier (Lvl 2) – Regenerates +1 HP per turn for 2 turns; stronger against mental attacks

Fire Spells:

Emberlash (Lvl 2) – Now echoes briefly, possibly striking a second foe
Scalding Veil (Lvl 1) – Lingering heat inflicts minor accuracy penalty on enemies
Boiling Lance (Lvl 1) – Splash burn applies minor panic in low-Will enemies
Magma Spike (Lvl 1) – Scorched zone lasts 1 extra turn
Firejet (Lvl 1) – Leaves a burning trail that persists briefly
Inner Flame (Lvl 1) – Now grants insight into emotional alignment + intent

Spirit Spells:

Soul Veil (Lvl 1) – Lasts longer; grants +1 to Will saves while active
Veilbrand Surge (Weave Fusion) – Base effect unchanged; now inflicts vulnerability to Spirit damage on target for 1 turn

New Spell Effect (Passive – Spirit 11):

Reverent Pulse: All Spirit spells have a 10% chance to trigger an emotional echo—briefly stunning a low-Will foe or revealing a hidden memory/object

New Loot:

+1 Verdant Seed Core
+1 Echo-Fused Binding Thread
+1 Scroll Fragment: Whisper of the Roots (Earth 4 req.)
+1 Ancient Coin (Unknown use)

What would you like to do next?

Return to Crag’s Edge – Turn in the quest, rest, and resupply (Recommended before Earth Temple)
Prepare camp here for full rest – Safe to sleep, but risk of minor encounter
Study the scroll fragment – May gain partial knowledge now
Examine the Ancient Coin – See if Nyra or the Codex can identify it
Use the Verdant Seed Core – Upgrade a spell, item, or prepare for hybrid crafting

What would you like to do?

HeavyHalfMoonBlade · May 8

Interested in the coin. Or should we wait til we are safer?

Ithillian Turambar · May 8

Ok, we go to this mysterious place that we completely missed on our way up lol

Story Update – Day 12, Morning
Location: Crag’s Edge (Surface – Adventurer’s Hall)
Status: HP: 26 / 26 | EP: 17 / 17 | Fatigue: Low | Rations: 0
Light Source: Natural morning light
Companion: Nyra (active, watchful)
Codex State: Unified Elemental Bond – Fully active

After one last look at the splintered altar far below, you make the long climb out of the crevice. By the time you emerge, the sky is pale with early morning mist, and the crags seem to sigh with cold wind.

Crag’s Edge is quiet but alive. You pass a few other adventurers — some bruised, some quiet — and find your way back to the Adventurer’s Hall.

The attendant, eyes wide at your return, takes your report with growing awe.

Quest Complete – The Whisperroot Crags
Rewards:

35 copper
+1 Revive Stone (gifted by grateful guild patron)
Unlocked new vendor stock (Earth-themed and hybrid items now available)
Gained favor with Crag’s Edge Guild

You take time to rest in one of the basic rooms provided for adventurers. The bed isn’t soft, but it’s warm. Nyra perches at the window, watching rising mist curl off the cliffs.

You wake with energy, focus — and a rising awareness in your Codex. Something in the items you found… is calling for more.

Inventory Update:

Copper: 123
Revive Stones: 4
Verdant Seed Core
Echo-Fused Binding Thread
Ancient Coin
Scroll Fragment: Whisper of the Roots
Wind Sigil Charm (Equipable – 1 Air spell costs 1 less EP per long rest)
Orb of Flame
Firegems: 3
Watershaped Ring (Flow State – passive)
Gauntlet of the Infernal Path (Flamebound Echo – passive)
Adept’s Charm (Resonant Insight – passive)
Shimmering Amulet (Veil of Equilibrium – passive)

Current Spellbook (Updated)
All spells benefit from max-level Spirit, Fire, Water, and mid-level Air/Earth as detailed in last update.

What would you like to do next?

Visit the local merchant and armorer – Check the new stock and consider upgrades
Check the job board – See if there are side quests, rumors, or bounties
Train or meditate – Focus on raising Earth to 4 (needed for Earth spell)
Visit the crafting chamber – Use the Verdant Seed or Binding Thread
Return to Windrest Hollow – Speak with Halwen about Codex fusion possibilities

Nyra hums softly: “Halwen might be the only one who can guide your Codex further. We’ve come a long way from that village…”

What would you like to do?

Ithillian Turambar · May 8

Ooooh... there's an armourer here.

HeavyHalfMoonBlade · May 8

Shall we go have a look then?

Ithillian Turambar · May 8

We could get something a little better than our knife lol

Donchadh · May 8

Gear upgrades or Self upgrades?

My vote is a little training then go shopping....

Gudrean · May 8

did we examine the coin with Nyra?

HeavyHalfMoonBlade · May 8

No we went to Crag's Edge instead. I think Ithi made an executive decision - we can probably find out about the coin from some of the vendors or Halwen back at the village.

Ithillian Turambar · May 8

Oh sugar lumps. I'm so sorry. I will make sure we can still check out the old coin.

HeavyHalfMoonBlade · May 8

No worries. The coin isn't going anywhere. I'm sure we will find out everything about it in time.

Gudrean · May 8

On 5/8/2025 at 8:25 PM, Ithillian Turambar said:

Oh sugar lumps. I'm so sorry. I will make sure we can still check out the old coin.

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no worries I was just wondering 😊

Gudrean · May 8

I'm ok with 1 or 3

Ithillian Turambar · May 9

Well we shall meditate and we shall ALSO have a peek at the coin

Story Update – Day 12, Midday
Location: Crag’s Edge – Meditation Glade
Status: HP: 26 / 26 | EP: 17 / 17 | Fatigue: Low | Rations: 0
Companion: Nyra (active)
Codex State: Unified Elemental Bond (Fully active)
Light Source: Natural

You make your way toward a quieter part of Crag’s Edge, where a narrow stone path leads to a high overlook above the mists — the Meditation Glade, an open-air retreat surrounded by ancient, mossy stones. A tree clings stubbornly to life at the edge of the cliff, roots split around cracked stone and life-giving lichen.

You seat yourself cross-legged and draw the Codex to your lap, pressing your hand to its surface.

The Earth hums deep beneath the stone.

You focus. On weight, on stillness. On the pulse of the land underfoot and the echo of the Verdant Hollow below.

Your breath slows, body becoming motionless — and Nyra flutters into your open palm, glowing slightly, offering a gentle surge of balance. Her flickering wings pulse in rhythm with the land’s slumbering strength.

Elemental Training – EARTH
Meditative Bonding successful.

Earth Level: 4

You may now learn Earth-aligned spells and interact with heavier geomantic anomalies.
Hybrid spells involving Earth will be more stable.
Passive benefit: Slight reduction in EP cost for spells involving defense or grounding.

Nyra remains resting on your wrist, watching intently as you take out the Ancient Coin you found deep in the whisperroot chamber.

The metal is faded bronze, etched with spiraling glyphs and an indistinct symbol — half tree, half sun.

She tilts her head and murmurs into your thoughts:

“This is a Soulmark… very old. Not currency. A key. It’s attuned to memory — maybe even a sealed chamber or a buried shrine.”

She flits toward your Codex and places her paw against it. A faint trace of spirit energy flows into the coin — which briefly glows, then dims again.

Item Insight Gained:

Ancient Coin (Soulmark Token):
- Believed to unlock a memory-sealed structure.
- May respond to high Spirit and a specific location.
- Halwen may know more.

You rise, feeling grounded and solid — Earth humming quietly beneath your skin.

Updated Stats:

HP: 26 / 26
EP: 17 / 17
Fatigue: Low
Rations: 0

Element Levels:

Water: 13
Fire: 10
Spirit: 10
Air: 5
Earth: 4

Inventory (notable updates):

Ancient Coin (Soulmark Token – unidentified purpose)
Wind Sigil Charm (equipable)
Codex: Unified Elemental Bond (Earth channeling now fully enabled)

What would you like to do next?

Visit the Crag’s Edge vendor stalls (new Earth items now available)
Check the Adventurer’s Hall job board
Begin crafting with the Verdant Seed or Echo Thread
Test out Earth spells or hybrid casting in the training yard
Travel to Windrest Hollow – Speak with Halwen about Codex fusion and Soulmark token

Nyra perches lightly on your shoulder. “Let’s find Halwen. There’s more we can awaken… I can feel it.”

What would you like to do?

HeavyHalfMoonBlade · May 9

Nyra has spoken, let it be so.

Ithillian Turambar · May 9

No shopping? I guess there might be shopping back at the proper village

Edited May 9 by Ithillian Turambar

Gudrean · May 9

There's a reason it gave us that blurb from Nyra me thinks

Ithillian Turambar · May 9

Ok let's go back to the proper village

Story Update – Day 12, Early Afternoon
Location: Windrest Hollow – Main Square
Status: HP: 26 / 26 | EP: 17 / 17 | Fatigue: Low | Rations: 0
Companion: Nyra (active)
Codex State: Unified Elemental Bond – attuned to all five elements
Weather: Overcast, light breeze

You bid farewell to Crag’s Edge for now, making your way down the mountain trails with Nyra keeping watch. The road is quiet and calm. The air grows warmer as you descend toward the lowlands, the weight of the earth fading into the whisper of leaves.

By early afternoon, the gates of Windrest Hollow come into view — their ivy-covered archway familiar and welcoming. Villagers bustle through the square; children play by the well. The mood here is lighter than your last visit.

Nyra hovers at your side, wings humming. “This place… it remembers us. Feels brighter somehow.”

Windrest Hollow – Now Unlocked Again as a Rest Hub
New Options Available:

General Market Stall: Buy and sell basic supplies, rations, tools, and minor trinkets
Blacksmith & Armourer (“Ironroot Forge”): Specializes in elemental-resistant gear and Codex-compatible armor
Herbalist’s Hut: Rare components and minor restorative brews
Halwen’s Study: Codex fusions, lore consultation, memory-tuned enchantments

You head directly toward Halwen’s study, nestled near the shrine ruins on the east side. The old enchanter is already outside, setting crystals into the runic frame of a tuning mirror.

He looks up as you approach and smiles faintly.

Halwen: “Ah… I felt the Codex hum. You’ve done well. And I see… you’ve unlocked Earth. Grounded strength. That will serve you soon.”

You show him the Ancient Coin, and he stiffens slightly, then nods gravely.

“That’s no ordinary token. It’s a Soulmark, used by the old orders to seal memory-buried places. Very few remain.”

“I can attune your Codex to interface with it, but it’ll require a fusion—just like we did long ago. The Codex is stronger now… it can hold more than one fused relic.”

Codex Fusion Available:

Soulmark Token can be fused into your Codex

Grants access to sealed Soulmark doors and visions tied to forgotten spirits

Passive bonus: Slight increase to Spirit-based perception and memory resonance

Do you wish to fuse it now?

Market Note:

You now have access to:
- Rations (3 copper each)
- Minor EP potions (10 copper)
- Basic Earth-resist cloak (25 copper)
- Blacksmith commissions for armor or Codex-linked bracers

Your Coin Pouch: 82 copper
Would you like to:

Fuse the Soulmark Token into your Codex
Visit the market or blacksmith
Rest at the inn (5 copper, restores full HP/EP and resets fatigue)
Speak further with Halwen about other Codex upgrades

What would you like to do next?

Fuse the Soulmark Token now
Visit the market (restock and shop)
Go to the blacksmith and ask about custom gear
Rest at the inn
Ask Halwen more about Soulmark locations and lost memory echoes

Nyra tugs gently at your sleeve. “Halwen knows more than he says… let’s learn everything we can.”

What would you like to do?

Ithillian Turambar · May 9

Oh its nice to be back in the village 🙂

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