Soulsmith
by Will Wight
Lindon has escaped Sacred Valley into the wider world of Cradle, where even the weakest sacred artists dwarf the strongest elders of his homeland. In the Desolate Wilds, he discovers the craft of soulsmithing and begins to forge his own path — literally.
8 characters, locations, and items in this world codex.
Characters
- Eithan Arelius — An Underlord of House Arelius with an unsettling smile, perfect hair, and the unnerving habit of knowing things he shouldn't — he's taken an interest
- Fisher Gesha — A cantankerous old soulsmith who takes Lindon on as an apprentice — her acid tongue hides genuine expertise and an eye for raw potential that others o
- Jai Chen — Jai Long's younger sister — spiritually damaged, slowly dying from a contamination that no healer has been able to cure. She's the reason her brother
- Jai Long — A disgraced Jai clan exile with a serpentine Remnant arm — driven entirely by the need to protect his dying sister, willing to fight anyone who gets i
- Wei Shi Lindon — A former Unsouled who has fled Sacred Valley into the wider world — now a Copper with pure madra, desperately trying to survive in a landscape where h
- Yerin — A fierce sword artist carrying a dead Sage's legacy and a Blood Shadow parasite — now Lindon's traveling companion, reluctantly teaching him how to su
Locations
- Desolate Wilds — The untamed borderlands beyond Sacred Valley — a lawless frontier of dense aura, prowling remnants, and sacred beasts where only the strong survive.
Items
- Soulsmithing — The craft of forging constructs, weapons, and tools from madra, remnant parts, and binding fragments — the sacred arts' answer to engineering.
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