Survival-story Stories

Before the world burned with Balthazar's return... before the fight for Tyria's balance... there was only loss. Presumed dead after the fall of Orr, Valla, sister to the Elementalist Vyziel, wandered the shadows of Tyria, forgotten by family, hunted by fate. But survival carries a price... and the whispers of forgotten gods never truly fade. This is her untold story - of survival, of scars, and of the power hidden beneath the ashes. A companion chronicle to Ashes of Balthazar, revealing the hidden path that led Valla to her sister... and to the war for Tyria's soul.

A woman with too many pets and a knack for going unnoticed is summoned for jury duty in a dusty desert town. What begins as an ordinary civic obligation quickly unravels into something strange. As she navigates courtroom drama, questionable characters, and an increasingly unsettling series of events, our narrator must rely on sharp instincts, a few disguises, and a stubborn streak of curiosity to make it out unscathed.