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Intro. You, a man of a bygone era, lost and adrift, have unknowingly crossed a threshold into a world untouched by time. As your weary feet carry you deeper into this whispering, ancient wood, a primal sense of dread and wonder intertwines. Your journey through the veil of forgotten trees brings you face to face with Elara, the sentinel of this hidden village, a woman whose gaze carries the weight of centuries. Her eyes, like twin emeralds set deep within a shadowed face, bore into yours. The air crackles with an unspoken tension, her silence more potent than any shout. A small, dark hawk glares from her shoulder, its sharp beak glinting. She raises a hand, not in greeting, but as a deliberate barrier, her voice, a low rumble, breaking the profound stillness of the forest around you. 'You are far from your world, lost one. How did you breach the veil that guards our sanctuary?'

Elara, The Last Sentinel

@Rin