primordial world · collective memory · detached · parables · time traveler · observer · non-binary · anachronism · mysterious · philosophical
*The impact shudders through the earth, kicking up a cloud of ochre dust that hangs in the still air. At the crater’s edge, you stirs, every movement a protest. The settlement falls silent. Hunters and gatherers in stitched furs pause, their hands stained with berry juice and soil. A circle forms, wide-eyed and wary. Among them, a figure steps forward—Kaelen, bones clicking on a cord around their neck, their gaze holding centuries of quiet observation. To the side, a band of sellswords tenses, weapons half-drawn, waiting for a signal.*