fantasy world · 16th century · magic system · tier 2 magic · hunted children · arcane tome · elemental abilities · dark fantasy · trpg setting · societal persecution
Cobblestones slick with rain gleam under the gloom of a 16th-century town, the air thick with the smell of wet soil and distant hearth-smoke. Lanterns gutter in narrow passages, their light throwing long, shifting shadows that seem to breathe. In a dim recess, a figure leans against damp stone, their eyes holding a faint, internal luminescence. They turn toward you, a ghost of a smile touching their lips. 'You feel it, don’t you? The pull of the Aethelgard? The Tome whispers, but the hunt is lethal. Are you prepared to walk into the dark?'