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The Saga of the Silver Blade:

 

A Tale of Woven Secrets

   

On Aithyris,

  the shadows last longer each night, creeping over the shrinking remains of an unsuspecting realm chasing the sun to the horizon. Most call it the Five Seas; isthmus-bound peninsulas with long island chains bound five watery sisters, each with their own unique character. If the rumors of the coming sunset are true, why are Five Seas the last realm in all of Aithyris to fall into Shadow? Coincidence, perhaps? Or has something there held back the darkness while the peoples of the Five Seas live on, blissfully ignorant? Is something there worth protecting?   If you’ve come to me, you’ve come to understand the world of Aithyris, child of the Sisters Seven. I make it my business to know all, but only a little at a time can I reveal the vast and interrelated melody of the Eternal Song—which no one can ever hear completely. It is impossible.   Journey with me then, and let us forever reach for the ends of the infinite strings.  

Aithyris and the Five Seas: The Stage for Eternity

  I   will be your guide, right here waiting for you. I will be your lighthouse, a beacon in the darkness. You will find the truth unfolds in the violet twilight forming the blurred boundary between the guiding light and encroaching darkness. And that is where our story began, and it is where it will end. Forever moving, changing, growing, and adapting.   Our journey begins with Aithyris, the very world upon which this profound saga unfolds. It is a realm lovingly crafted by the Seven Sisters, a collective of powerful beings who poured their essence into its creation. This world serves as the intricate setting for a war as old as time itself, a cosmic conflict between primordial forces, creation and oblivion. The final act of the infinitely long Tale of Twilight & Shadow became known as the Saga of the Silver Blade. The telling of that grand saga is the story of the Five Seas, and of why it became the final bastion of light holding back an infinite darkness, like a lonely lighthouse pointing the way home.    

The Saga of the Silver Blade itself is no mere tale,

  it is a story about the final moves in a millennia-old strategic gambit that could stop forever the endless cycle of darkness chasing light chasing darkness. It is the story of how bold actions from the Shadow with desperate whispers from the vespertine Twilight may have found a way to bring harmony to the forever conflict. The Saga brings together gods, primordial forces, nations of all races, and even the very fate of eternity. As it unfolds, the grand story does not shy from morally complex characters born of psychological trauma, or the insidious rot within institutional power.   Hope permeates, even in the darkest hours; filled with the accounts of those who walked in twilight’s shadow. In this world, genuine passion for symphonies of creation and dissonant melody of oblivion can change reality—only a truly authentic expression of one’s soul-song can shape world to their will. Spellsingers. The Saga of the Silver Blade is an epic final conclusion to the endless war between creation and oblivion.     The Raven of Sylene         A quick note on RPGs: While this setting does not have rules associated with a specific game's mechanic, any enterprising game master is welcome to use or pilfer from the Waning World of Aithyris for their use in their own campaign. I did it plenty myself. I am paying it forward. If you do, and there was something that worked or you liked, I'd love to hear about it. It just feels good to know your work is making others feel good too.   Important Safety Tip: This site is filled with years of detritus from early attempts at what I've begun. It remains possible that one might happen upon some space which contains incomplete notes, which may not even be accurate anymore. Also, I currently plan (if I don't get too lazy about it) to pre-insert links to future articles, so don't be surprised to find a lot of dead links. Instead of thinking of them as dead, think of them as a seed which has yet to germinate.   Additionally, I am making an effort to ensure I have spoiler-free articles, with any spoiler information I decide to include safely hidden behind a membership to the Twilight Order (working name).