Chapter 1: Faith and the Fey
"The Fey are as mortals, some choose light and others darkness. The Fey are not as mortals, they are of dreams and whims, not earth and toil." -From the scriptures of Martyred Radiance
With the old city behind them, the path they take is one less tread, perhaps a single person or group heading the other way every hour or so. Not as many travel to and from Vanaris as they used to, and fewer still take this road. The first night's rest is peaceful... at least as peaceful as the faithful allow. There's much to reflect on from what transpired the day they left, and likely thoughts about the days to come.
As they pack up and head out to a second day's travel, they should make it to the town of Arbormast at upon sundown. There's little reason for most the group to have been to the logging community any time recently. There is enough hard work in the places that still hold worship for the Martyred Radiance, and not enough time or resources to win back places already lost.
Still, there are stories. Tales that each family has adopted a Fey, some say as a pet, others say as a master. Rumors abound of strange lights and music. Others still claim it's just a forester's town with a few faeries here and there. Regardless of what is made up and what is real, they'll find out soon enough.
As they walk the path shows signs of being reclaimed with a weed here, a vine there. Indeed the road is less traveled, Arbormast normally trading with other places than Vanaris off in other directions.
OOC
I'll give people a chance to do a post before skipping ahead to Arbormast. If people want to have some conversations, either the first night, or sometime along the journey (which I encourage), just put those conversations in separate fieldsets.
