Faelryn is a 97-year-old High Elf who has spent much of his life wandering the wilderness, learning its paths, creatures, and rhythms. As an Outlander Pilgrim, he developed a deep respect for nature and believes that life, like the seasons, is defined by constant change. He is an excellent tracker and traveler, able to remember the layout of nearly any landscape he has crossed.
But in recent years, Faelryn has begun suffering terrible visions. He repeatedly sees the same disaster: forests burning, animals fleeing in terror, and something ancient and powerful spreading across the land. He doesn't know whether the visions are a warning of what will happen or glimpses of something already set in motion. What frightens him most is that every vision eventually brings him to the same place—a location he has never consciously visited.
Faelryn has become determined to find that place and prevent the disaster before it occurs. His greatest conflict, however, is his belief that nature must be allowed to take its course. His philosophy tells him that the weak and those unable to save themselves are sometimes simply claimed by nature. Yet his visions are forcing him to confront an uncomfortable possibility: perhaps saving others, even when they cannot save themselves, is sometimes worth defying the natural order.
His journey will ultimately force Faelryn to decide what he truly believes. Is acceptingneedless suffering? And if preventing the disaster requires him to sacrifice himself—or save someone he believes nature has already condemned—will he finally abandon his old philosophy? That conflict fits especially well with his existing bond: he suffers visions of a coming disaster and will do anything to stop it, while his flaw tells him not to expect him to save those who cannot save themselves.
