"Lost in the Deepwood, I ran. When my lungs gave out, I walked and when my legs could walk no more, I crawled."— Javen Kolos
Home of the Fae
In
Zinato, the places where civilization has not touched, where people have not worn trails, where the trees grow tight and block the light, are collectively called the Deepwood. These are the places that parents warn their children to avoid, that spawn myths, and that evoke a sense of wonder.
These spaces are inhabited by a large number of
fae which can lead to unfortunate encounters for the people of civilization. Joining them in song and dance, or eating a
faefruit offered can cause people to lose track of time - and the effect time has on them - only to find that seasons, years, or even decades have passed.
The Unreturned
Since some people who enter the Deepwood eventually find their way home - even if they are displaced in time - the people who haven't returned are just those who haven't returned yet. This keeps alive the hope that missing loved ones may come home eventually. While some have
fae encounters in the Deepwood, many others are prevented from returning home for much more mundane reasons, bear encounters, unfortunate falls, and more.
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A Century Lost
During the waning years of the
Time of Rebuilding,
Javen Kolos wandered too far from his hometown of
Soksu and became lost in the Deepwood.
While searching for a way home, he came across a
fae banquet and - starving - joined them in their meaty meal. As a cost for this lifesaving meal he became
timeshifted and returned home only to find a hundred years had passed.
"A dark thing it is to hope year after year that someone may return, to live without closure, without acceptance, without moving on."
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