Kingdom of Shadows
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Last published Fri, Mar 14, 2025
.:' Vespera has been plunged into darkness for a millennia but Ilyris still stands, basking in the light of the sun. The two kingdoms sit in the furthest edges of the continent and yet there is no middle ground. With a war raging between the two kingdoms, tensions are high, royals are kept hidden in the palace and no one truly understands what is happening.
Ilara, princess of her namesake, Ilyris, sets out to find justice and truth. Traipsing across the rocky terrain of the Hyperion mountains where fabled Gryffins preserve the tomb of Naraya- the goddess of light, the mossy fields of Calvere, and most definitely avoiding the barrens of Serendor.
Night Larks once roamed the very grounds and while they're said to be extinct, one recovered letter from the fallen Prince Oren has Ilara questioning everything...
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