Annals: Year 4
A story fragment and a codex entry from the Dustsong Cycle
From the Annals of the Vaporous Realms
In the lesser Fangs, men-folk and women-folk first heard whispers on the wind. They followed this uncanny voice into the wandering wastes and called themselves Wind Hunters.
Codex: The Wind Hunters [revised]
The Wind Hunters were one of the twelve clans that followed Len Ghremson out of the wandering wastes early in the first epoch. Their chiefs and elders were Wind Trackers, men- and women-folk (though mostly the latter) who claimed to hear the whispers of the wind.
The unseen source of this windborne voice was ambiguous: Listeners and other folk might attribute the whispers to the Wright, to Duiz or Livyat, or to the wastes themselves.
The chiefs, one male and one female, were nearly always husband and wife. The foremost Tracker, called the Whisperer, became the chief woman of the tribe, while her counterpart was called the Hunter.
Kaelii, companion of Len, was born the daughter of two Wind Trackers.
Author Note
Len the Wanderer's profile for tabletop play is ready and posted! To spare y'all extra emails and notifications, I've decided to link to each new character profile from the author note in the next day's Annals installment or other snippet—as I've done here. I'd be grateful for any questions or feedback from tabletop enthusiasts who give the characters a whirl.
In other matters, I have less than half of the Dustsong: Len the Wanderer limited print run remaining. Yikes. I'd better get serious about revising and expanding Len's story (this fall) and drafting Kaelii's (this winter)!