The Chronocompass

Fate exists even beyond the realm of the Ancestors. The dragons lead where their Chronocompass points, and for the early settlers of Shérok and Eredia, that was how they landed there. The two planets rested in the same system, making passing between them a matter of a few hours’ walk through the Chronoscape and an even faster flight. The two planets grew together, prospered together, and even made a name for themselves among the inhabitants of Chronoscape. They use the same currency—a simple silver coin named Silvence, treasured far more than gold in their region of the world. Many generations rose and fell as they lived on these newfound planets.

Eredia was a world of strange magic. Something about it caused the human inhabitants to change. They were human nonetheless, but far closer to nature than their Shéar counterparts. The planet was an expanse of water with islands scattered throughout. Many Riders found their home here, though why their dragons felt inclined to roost here, they couldn’t guess.

Shérok, on the other hand, was almost completely land. A single ocean surrounded a large continent. The humans there were content to live nomadic lifestyles, enjoying the bounty of this world. They received visitors who would return to Chronoscape with tales of a wide paradise. When an entire planet was destroyed, the survivors were welcomed with open arms onto the planet of Shérok. Their dragons, too, guided them there through the ability of their Chronocompass.

It has been five hundred years since those unfortunate planet dwellers arrived to Shérok. The land is full of strife, and still the dragons keep their Chronocompasses true to the land. Many have forgotten the worlds they once traveled. Those that do find the troubles of their present world much too distracting to pursue that realm. Visitors drawn here by their dragons find their feet too weary to wander again, even when their species and appearance are far different than the humans that reside on these planets. The compass points them all here, straight to their fates. But just what fate is that?

It’s your story to decide.