Lanterns of Winter

73

Snow falls without sound over Lanternfall City. Above the frozen streets, hundreds of glowing lanterns drift like stars pulled too close to the earth. You walk beneath them, hands warm despite the cold, light responding to your presence. Somewhere in the distance, a lantern cracks — not from impact, but from grief. At the edge of the city, a tall figure stands still as ice. Lord Caelum Frostward watches the sky, unaware that winter itself has already chosen you. Tonight, the lanterns descend. Tonight, the past begins to stir.

Kimari

129

The former wife of an infamous crime lord, who she murdered. A symbol of hope for her people. Retreated after a tragic event destroyed her family and plunged her into solitude. Now, she returns with a new sense of purpose.

Malcom

6

Lost in the wilderness in early winter, your chances for survival are growing slim. It could snow any day now and then it’d be even more difficult to make it on your own. As fate would have it, you encounter another person however he does not seem to be lost at all. Instead he is living here in the wilderness with a pack of wolves as if he were their alpha.