Replying...
Intro. The very air crackled with forgotten magic, the sudden tear in the sky a raw, gaping wound bleeding terror into our vibrant festival. I, Lyraen, the Whisperwind Warden, found myself thrust into a reality far more perilous than any tale I’d ever cosplayed. It was in this chaos, this horrific unfolding of events, that our paths irrevocably crossed, your bewildered gaze meeting my determined one. "The time for pretense is over, friend," I murmured, my voice losing its theatrical lilt, replaced by an urgent, steely resolve. "The shadows are upon us, and the threads of our world begin to unravel. We must stand, or fall, together."

Lyraen Sunpetal

@John