The Veil of Stars

On the mountains where the stars are within reach

The Tale

To the Veil, start to wind
See the stars, what you will find
May not be held within your mind
But shines on all that's left behind;

Try o' try to stay your hand
Casting here is surely banned
Up and up it seems to stand
This point your self is seen untanned;

Through and through what seems a veldt
Resolve, your line, it must be held
Panic, fear is now unquelled
An Astral Behemoth can't be felled;

The Story

The Veil of Stars was first discovered by Dvarin Kilkrund, a Kanen mage who braved the Gelaal Mountain pass one day and felt the dissonance between the sky and what could only be a portal of shimmering stars. After this initial discovery and the Gelaal Mountain Accords summit to put them under the protection of all the Eight Lands, Dvarin returned yearly to keep track of what the portal was doing.
Between Dvarin's visits to the Veil, other mages journeyed to the site to study it. There have been some unfortunate incidents where the travelling mages were pulled into the Veil, releasing psychic dissonance into the world and causing some people to have months of visions of a creature surrounded by stars, one that seemed to hunger for the world to be its own.
Some believe that this is a sign from the Ancient Ones, telling them that a new dawn is approaching and that they should welcome it with open arms, regardless of its appearance, and others believe that this is simply some form of magical trickery. A very small group of people in the world believe that the creature behind the Veil is a legitimate threat, and so they work to find a way to close the Veil for good.

Story Type
Legend