Episode 9 — Fellowship of the Feast

Torches glow. Music rises. Long tables fill the grand hall as Mistveil Sanctum opens its doors in celebration.

The Great Feast is more than welcome—it is introduction. One by one, the staff of Mistveil are revealed, each name carrying history, authority, and secrets yet untold. Old magic lingers in every smile and measured glance.

Father Tailius steps forward, unveiled as the Arch Mage of the Sun, his presence calm, radiant, and quietly absolute. Soon after, Silith is named for what he truly is—the Arch Mage of the Moon, keeper of deeper shadows and colder truths. Balance is declared, though not explained.

At the height of the evening, Grand Magistrate Solinar Aethercrest addresses the hall. His words are beautiful and deliberate, welcoming the students not just to an academy, but to a legacy that stretches beyond any single lifetime. The feast listens.

As dishes are shared and laughter grows, new peers are introduced and familiar faces reappear in greater detail—future allies, rivals, and echoes of paths yet to cross. Bonds begin forming in quiet conversations and chance encounters, even as unseen threads pull certain students closer together.

Tonight, Mistveil celebrates fellowship.
Tomorrow, it begins shaping destiny.

Episode 8 — Mistveil Sanctum

The Voyage ends not with landfall, but revelation.

The ghost ship descends from above a colossal ring of mist, unveiling the City of the Ring—Arcanus, a living city wrapped protectively around its heart. At its center rises Mistveil Sanctum, ancient and watchful, as if it has been waiting.

As the vessel touches down, the truth of the trial is revealed. Silith steps forward—not merely as a teacher, but as the proctor of the Voyage itself. The hidden test of heart, deception, and shadow is complete… and all who remain have been measured.

A guided tour follows: towering halls, living courtyards, echoing libraries, and grounds steeped in old magic and older rules. Names are recorded. Lineages noted. Potential weighed. Silith inscribes each student into a great ledger, offering supplies, schedules, and the quiet understanding that nothing given is without purpose.

With the trials behind them and the academy before them, the students are granted a rare moment of calm. As twilight settles over Mistveil, preparations begin for a great feast—one meant to welcome them… and remind them that their lives have irrevocably changed.

The doors are open.
The path has been chosen.
Class is about to begin.

Episode 7 — The Voyage

Goodbyes are spoken softly, some with smiles, some with silence.
As the applicants depart, they board a ghost ship that sails not seas—but skies.
What begins as a passage becomes a hidden trial of the heart, where trust is tested and shadows watch from every corner.
Deception whispers. Courage strains.
And when stray students wander alone, something ancient stirs—spider-beasts descend, reminding all aboard that the Voyage is not meant to be survived alone.