another guiding light

random event Alys knelt before the carved tree, the soft glow of flickering candles and lanterns casting trembling shadows around Ludo’s shrine. The scent of burnt incense mingled with the damp earth of Ludo’s Woods, an almost tangible reminder of mortality. As she gently placed the bone carving of an ursur on the shelf, a hush fell over the clearing—a silence heavy with unspoken promises and ancient grief. From the depths of the wild, an unsettling rustle emerged. Out of the darkness, a spectral feline began to materialize. It was a cat sith, its form ethereal and fluid, with eyes that burned like distant stars. The spirit slinked gracefully toward Alys, its presence both mesmerizing and ominous. As it wound its translucent, shadowy body around her legs, the creature’s purr echoed like a soft lament.