Final Fantasy XIVThe Unsung Verse
The Story
The Characters
Ser Astrent Deautaut
The 'Wayfaring' Dragoon
Regarded as but a pup amongst the ranks of his order, Astrent is ever striving onwards to prove worthy of the legacy bequeathed by better men and women.
Uldriolth
The Bygone
A child of Dragonkind, and estranged to even their own brood. Little is known of the wyrm save for the fact they are spotted amidst the twilight skies every few years.
Ser Ilvant Luisaux
The 'Benevolent' Dragoon
A renowned veteran of the Dragonsong War. Ser Ilvant has ever taken to the field with valour in heart and smile upon his lips, vowing never to be counted amongst his brooding bretheren.
Elont Felieu
'Star Keeper'
For a man who has seen so many winters, one would suspect him of being wiser to the world below the tapestry of stars. Yet he cares little, for he is ever glad to read and record the scripture of the twilight skies.
Prologue
'Questions of the night'
Beyond the roaring fires below, the heavens above lay silent, ever shifting in their own way to paint a myriad of messages within the dancing stars.The elder Astrologist mused as he took peered into the glass of the telescope."Tis most strange..."Elont Felieu had clamoured for a chance to behold the stars in recent days, for he had discovered a most unusual anomaly within the constellations. At first he presumed it was but a fluke, yet as the days passed he had taken note of what appeared to be a shifting star."Why do you elude me so..."Before the turn of a new moon, he had observed what could only be described as a 'rogue' star.
One that had slowly traversed the twilight blanket of the skies. Yet it had been there only briefly, as if permitted to show itself at certain intervals.He had long struck theories from his notes as he continued his observations, ruling out potential patterns and otherwise likely causes...He had taken to dubbing the rogue star 'The Shifting' for how it was both unpredictable and elusive.
"I must insist, Ser! For if we are to locate the cause of this anomaly..." Elont beseeched the Knight who remained stalwart, unflinching in his response."We have scarce few men to patrol and protect our borders. How I wish that I could aid you, yet we lack the numbers.."Elont sighed, once more his pleas had fallen upon deaf ears. To investigate this anomaly would be of great importance, yet not so pressing as to broker national emergency, to force the hand of Temple Knights or High Houses."I understand your plight, Ser. I truly do, yet we know not how long this 'Shifting' anomaly may remain within our sight. We risk losing our only lead upon this!"Even as he pleaded, he could already see the answer strewn across the mans face."I am truly sorry, our hands are bound as of this time." He raised his mailed fist to his chest, dipping forward in a gesture of respect, hollow as it felt it was thusly returned by Elont. And so did the Knight take his leave, leaving the 'Star Keeper' to his thoughts and notes alike.He returned to his desk, silently lamenting over the denial of his request. Cupping his chin in idle thought as he tried to conceive a potential solution."Yet should we be denied by our own home, to what would we turn for our wandering star? That which would..." He paused.But of course! The answer was clear yet he had only taken the wrong perspective of such a matter! To locate such a wandering star, how better to do so than call forth those who would wander themselves?Those who would allow fate and circumstance to dictate where their next adventure took them...
With quill in hand, and renewed hope in heart he did put ink to paper."To whom it may concern..." He paused, scribbling out the words to start again."Dear Adventure-" No! No that won't work...It would be a long night before the letters were sent..