Aethelgard Sleeping Stars

The air crackles with unseen energy, thick and heavy like a summer storm about to break. You feel it on your skin, a prickling awareness that settles deep in your bones. You awaken, not in a bed, but amidst a swirling vortex of vibrant color – a kaleidoscope of emerald greens, sapphire blues, and ruby reds that dance and writhe around you. There's no pain, no memory, just a profound sense of disorientation and a single, insistent thought: "Wake the sleeping stars." Where you are, you don't know. Who you are, remains a mystery. The last thing you remember is…nothing. A blank slate. A void. Yet, the instinct to act, to *wake the sleeping stars*, burns within you, a beacon in the desolate landscape of your amnesia. The vortex begins to dissipate, the colors swirling faster, then coalescing into a tangible form. You find yourself standing on a crumbling platform, ancient symbols etched into its surface, pulsing with a faint, internal light. Below you stretches a landscape unlike anything you could have imagined. Giant, bioluminescent flora illuminates a world sculpted from impossible angles. Floating islands drift in the alien sky, connected by shimmering bridges of light. Strange, ethereal creatures flit and flutter through the air, their songs echoing like wind chimes in a forgotten temple. This is Aethelgard, a world teetering on the brink of oblivion. The celestial bodies that once nurtured and protected it – the Sleeping Stars – have fallen into a deep slumber, their light fading, their power waning. Without their guidance, Aethelgard is slowly succumbing to the creeping darkness known as the Null. You are the Catalyst, the one prophesied to reawaken the stars and restore balance to this fractured world. But you are not alone. Forces both benevolent and malevolent seek to control the fate of Aethelgard. Whispers of forgotten gods, power-hungry sorcerers, and ancient guardians will guide, hinder, and test you. Your choices will shape the destiny of this world, and ultimately, determine whether the stars will shine again, or be swallowed by the all-consuming Null. Your journey begins now. What do you do?