The youth of a fool ends shortly with a burst of light and a pressing question. A question that may not influence the quickly ending course of his current life, but one that will bring about great changes in the next.
The balance of power within the forest of Eleanor starts to shift, as conflict is brought to its borders. The powers in the wider world are constantly moving, keeping a delicate balance held only by the continuous bloodshed of the enemy.
In this world, those that can banish the foreign powers and stop the infighting aren't heralded. They are shunned for the experiments of their pears, banished from their homes for being gifted the 'wrong' talent, and hunted for practicing that which made them outlaws.
In this age, the Anathema of the Eldritch shall be made.