A Letter from a Fade Explorer
‘Tis wild, isn’t it? How fast things can change…
I still remember how drear and gloamy the Crossroads looked when I was a child, filled with heavy fog and heavier silence. Now, it feels like spring has come along and stirred the whole place out of the deep hibernation it was in. The fog has lifted and been replaced with splashes of color and brilliance I’ve never seen whilst awake—except in the finest Serault glass, when the light streams though it just so.
Here, now, the whole sky could be cut from the finest wares that the Glassworks ever made. I swear! When the elves said they could see all the colors in the Crossroads, I always wished I could see as they did—but today, I think, perhaps, I caught a glimpse of their view.
I should ask Strife and Irelin about it! Do things look different to them, too? Or am I just sensitive to the surges of strange, potent magic that have been happening more frequently of late…?
‘Tis marvelous to witness! The way water often spirals skyward here, sometimes taking fish to swim amongst the clouds, or how the earth can be shaped into stairs and bridges in a matter of seconds. It certainly seems to take much less time to traverse the world of late. Is that the work of the Caretaker spirits? I have so many questions for them, too, but they never seem to give me a straight answer. (Reminds me of someone else I know, actually...)
By the way, I tracked down what you were looking for! I will bring it back to the Veil Jumper’s camp as soon as I finish exploring these ruins. T’would be a shame to rush and miss some crucial detail.
See you soon,
“K”
— (found on a desk among Morrigan’s many notes and correspondences)
I'm SO excited that the @worldofthedas-vol3 project is almost ready to share with everyone!~
This letter was one of the pieces I wrote for the fanbook. I pitched the idea early on as a "letter from a fade explorer who may (or may not) be Kieran" and had fun sprinkling in as many little references to his unique upbringing as I could.
I was part of the "Fade and Crossroads" team and also wrote several of the bits in the "Spirits" interlude, so be sure to check those parts out to see more of my work!
The whole book is fantastic, though! I'm still amazed I got to be one of the contributors.
