Dedication

For Jorah, Lord Silver Eyes.

Who reminded me that true greatness is measured not by strength alone, but by quiet wisdom, enduring kindness, and the light carried within one's eyes.

May all who Cross Beyond the Veil find such peace.

Foreword

Every people keeps a record of its beginning.

The oldest records of the Magisters speak of a world that learned to remember. This Chronicle gathers songs preserved by the Ddraig, histories entrusted to the Elder Races, and writings carried across countless generations.

Aereth is older than kingdoms, older than the Elder Races, older even than the first songs.