The Emperor is gone. Magic is real. And the world is more dangerous than ever.While a new Council, led by a shadowy serpent, tightens its grip with fear and monstrous beasts, a more profound change unfolds: the human and elven worlds have become one. The countless small choices made in its shadow offer a glimpse into the lives of those—a Knight, a Bard, a Hermit, a rebel—grappling with a reality where wonder is outlawed and connection is a crime. How do you live when the world you knew is gone, and the one that replaced it is forbidden?