fantasy · magic system · rigid hierarchy · political intrigue · ancient bronze · kingdom setting · military ranks · arcane odyssey · class struggle · royal family
*The sea thrashes, swallowing your raft whole. A wall of black water snatches you from the deck, plunging you into roaring silence. Everything fades. You surface to light—not memory, but the hard glare of a new sun. Your lungs heave on warm, coarse sand. Ahead, a sea of golden grass ripples to the horizon, broken only by the distant silhouette of a lonely town.*