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Title: To Dust Return
Title: To Dust Return
I. Setting
a. Continent: Aithe, a dying land. Once a continent of magnificence, opulence, and
adventure, a slow decay has taken root.
b. Capital city: Euna, the last large stronghold of the continent’s populace; even this
city is half in ruin from neglect and the inexplicable diminution of its populace.
i. The Fortress: the inner sanctuary of the city where the rich and noble
have sequestered themselves, turning a blind eye to the struggling
outside.
c. Ruins: Dotting the landscape of Aithe are the ruins of other once-great cities
known for trade, culture, and beauty
d. The Forest of Sidue: A legendary wood far to the west of Euna, with growing
rumors suggesting it may be haunted. The creeping sickness that has spread
throughout the land has its origins in the evil that lies within.
IV. Themes
a. Finding romance in unlikely places
b. Coming of age and learning how to leave home and family to find a new life
c. Good vs. evil: Discovery that the line is not always clear and how to make the
right decisions despite that fact
V. Challenges
a. Physical: Saena primarily faces the physical challenges; as a traveling
merchant’s daughter, she has learned to fight; she faces the Dark Fae but suffers
weakness in her mental defenses against their magic; Aerim learns to fight from
Saena and helps her learn to defend herself mentally
b. Magical: Aerim is surprisingly resilient to magic and discovers his growing
powers as he and Saena venture into the Forest to investigate their foe and find
the root to the decay of the land; he must ultimately confront the truth that his
mother was a Dark Fae and was responsible for introducing a sickness to the
human race
VI. Conclusion
a. Aerim and Saena confront Aerim’s mother and defeat her, but the wheels are set
in motion and they must find a way to stop the coming battle with the Dark Fae to
save the human race.