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The Adventure Begins

The Tale of Aurelion, the Golden King

The Song of the Three Sisters

The Myth of the Silver Veil

The Dream Serpent of the Atherion Sea

The Burning Blade of Morlos

The tale of Cú Mhaol

The Tale of Selune and Eirun

The Courts of the Fey

Cradlekin Statues

Legend of the Mournful Mariner

The Hunter’s Bargain

Lore

The Wild Hunt

The Hunter’s Bargain

At a Glance

Type

Sub-tale of the Wild Hunt

Central Figure

King Áedán, once a mortal ruler of a prosperous Eirendor kingdom

His Crime

Felled a sacred grove to raise a fortress, breaking his pact with the fae

His Fate

Cursed to ride at the head of the Hunt for all eternity, his golden crown twisted into a circlet of thorns

Legend

One of the most famous legends of the Hunt tells of King Áedán, a ruler who betrayed the fae by breaking a sacred oath. Áedán governed a prosperous kingdom in Eirendor. He had made a pact with the fae, who granted him their favor in exchange for his protection of their sacred groves. As his power grew, so did his pride, and he ordered a sacred grove felled to build a grand fortress.

On the night of the grove's destruction, the Wild Hunt was unleashed. It pursued him across Eirendor until, exhausted and broken, he was cornered. The fae stripped him of his mortal life and bound him to the Hunt, cursed to ride at its head forever, his once-golden crown now a twisted circlet of thorns.

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