LOG 01-A

The memory of the screaming has finally faded, replaced by the howling winds of the Kuldar wastes. You remember the day the sun turned into a weapon—the Empire of Solaris and their armored beast-tamers descending upon the Tempest Sun Academy. As a student of the forbidden arts, you were cast into the mass graves, left for dead while your masters were put to the sword in a 'Purge' that swept the continent.

To the south, your former home is a patchwork of shifting powers: the merit-ocracy of Yrskald, the mage-towers of Thaumaris, the merchant-shadows of Kesh, the wild druid-tribes of the Verdant Circle, and the fierce beast-kin of Xanyr. All of them sat silent as Solaris burned your life to the ground.

The silence of the ruins is heavy, broken only by the crunch of charred parchment beneath your boots. Ash drifts through the air like gray snow. As you reach for a blackened tome, a pulse of soft, golden light erupts from the gloom.

"Careful, little one," a voice ripples through the air, vibrating with paternal kindness. It is Nidarius the Eternal Scholar, a spirit of light who refused to leave the students behind. "The foundation is weak. The Solaris scouts are nearing the perimeter; they seek to finish what they started. We must move to the Mausoleum below—it is the only ground still shielded from their beast-hawks."

You follow the spirit down into the depths, arriving at the Academy Mausoleum. On a stone slab lie your tools: whitened canine bones, a selection of practice weapons, and your spellbook.

"One day, your name will be whispered in worlds beyond this one—in the spires of Kaelum or the voids of the Shattered Pantheon," Nidarius whispers. "But today, you are a seed in the frost. You must grow your power and your horde. How shall we begin?"

[Level 1: 0/10 EXP | Minion Cap: 1]

  • [Animate Bone Dog] Attempt to bind your first servant (Risky).
  • [Practice Combat] Select a starting weapon: Sword, Scythe, Staff, or Polearm.
  • [Study Magic] Have Nidarius guide you in Minion, Poison, Shadow, Blood, or Bone magic.
  • [Explore Ruins] Search for artifacts in the deeper catacombs.
  • **** View your skills and alignment.

Preparing Path of the Eternal Bone...