The Deer Crossing

Gordie is a young man sent on the Ramble, the generations-old journey to adulthood for the Colluchians. The elders of his community imparted tremendous wisdom to him on the way to his journey, hoping that this would keep him from straying away. He was to be the leader who would bring peace and joy to the Commonwealth. He was on a path to gain mastery of great power, as ordained for him by the deity Colluch. But Gordie swears off his god and places himself at the center of his own world.

During his subsequent exile, he is pursued by the evil Ayersi, the ugliest man from the distant city of Aenocyon. In his sojourn, he is taken under the protection of three holy poets, who point Gordie to the road of redemption.

Overseen by the ancient Crag the Crow, this story is a philosophy of life. Pain, suffering, forgiveness, redemption after a fall. These are timeless existential lessons for a mad modern world.