World building is fun! I’m really enjoying creating it even though you won’t really see it in the films. In this little tale, we learn about the creation of Darrkshire Forest, a prominent location in our story.

Emrisia never expected to be able to create a star, yet there she was, holding one in her hands. It was small and unstable, but it was a star, sure as anything. Her father, surprised at the sight as well, but also very proud, told her she should begin studying immediately with Aila, the master light-worker.

Her twin sister Elowyn, congratulated her, but as always, it felt disingenuous. Emrisia never quite understood why she and her sister, under no circumstances, connected. But she thought that at least in this she could’ve been truly happy for her. Instead, Elowyn just stood there, staring balefully.

To make matters worse, Emrisia couldn’t control her powers enough to keep the star in her hands and she didn’t know how to snuff the star out either. Before she could warn her family members, it exploded out of her grasp and hit her father. He would never be the same after that.

Many years of intense study with Aila went by and Emrisia was finally able to create a full sized, stable star and place it in the midnight expanse up above. Expecting praise from Aila, instead she merely glanced at it and then instructed her to make a thousand more just like it. Only then could Emrisia be trusted to wield her powers without catastrophic consequences.

Exhaustion from her efforts led Emrisia to go back home, ready to give up her pursuits. Hoping to seek refuge with her father, instead she found he had passed and all that was left was an empty, dusty house. Angry that her sister never told her any of this, she went in search of her. But Elowyn had seemed to disappear completely.

One night, lost in purpose and despairing, Emrisia put her anger into creating a new star. Just as she was finishing the task, who should appear but her sister. Elowyn, telling her she’d heard Emrisia had been looking for her, now awaited a reply.

And a reply she got. But not the one she expected. For Emrisia sent the star straight at Elowyn. All her rage, all her sadness, it all exploded, destroying them both. And from the ashes grew a forest. A dark and twisted forest. One you could easily get lost in. One full of shadows and monsters. One no one dared enter unless they were desperate. Darrkshire Forest.

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