Shooting stars flew over the Basin of Life as a meteor shower manifested
above Avechna's Peak. The strange event captured the imagination of the
bards of Lusternia, as well as the generosity of scholars and the
curiosity of the pilgrims, who gathered the meteors from where they fell
about the mountainside. Several mortals across all nations persuaded
these wanderes to share the starry meteors they had gathered, but one
star burned brighter than all the others as it descended from the skies
above to land in Mornhai Sanctuary.

It was Misericorde Coldwater of New Celest who discovered the massive
meteor first, and more importantly, the angel who had landed with it. He
was Veshkal, Bearer of the Holy Blade, a squire to the Lady Terentia,
the Even Bladed. Celestians and their allies gathered at Misericorde's
call to hear the angel's pleas that they help two Goddesses return to
Lusternia: the Lady Terentia, and another Elder that had been found in
the Void.

Veshkal explained that he had accompanied the Lady Terentia as She
hunted in the Void, where She had encountered a strange trail of
constellations. These were the work of the Lord Darvellan, the
Navigator, who had built the starry trail to lead back to Lusternia from
the deepest depths of the Void. Instead of going homeward, She followed
the stars further into the darkness and discovered the Navigator
Himself, who had been seeking an Elder that had sent Him a distress
signal.

It would later come to light that this Elder was none other than the
Lady Lantra of the Third Circle and a Hamadhi, whom Darvellan knew as
His sister and crechemate. When They found Her, however, She had been
cornered by a minor Soulless god by the name of Nohaji, the Face-Thief.
Yet this Soulless was more dangerous than most, for he did not appear as
a Soulless at all. Rather, the Soulless could feign the form of any Star
God that he had devoured, using it to lure unsuspecting Elders in the
Void to him. He had taken for his guise the form of Carsini, a lost
Elder of the First Circle.

Lantra realized that Carsini's essence had been twisted and warped, and
warned both Terentia and Darvellan that he was no Elder, but a Soulless.
Darvellan, recognizing His sister, nodded at Terentia to take action. A
great battle was held in the Void, led by the Even Bladed as the
Navigator and the Empyreal assisted Her in weakening the Soulless.
However, the journey had wearied all three of Them, and there was no end
to the fighting was in sight. Finally Terentia struck the Soulless hard
enough that it recoiled, allowing a brief enough time to hatch a daring
plan.

Darvellan would lead the Soulless deeper into the Void, using His stars
to distract them away from Lusternia. Terentia and Lantra were to follow
His other constellation - called the Argo Navis - back to Lusternia.
Most importantly, as They departed, the Goddesses were to destroy the
Argo Navis, tearing the constellation from the sky one star at a time.
Darvellan stressed that He would be able to return on His own, even
without the path to guide Him, though such a journey would be long and
arduous even for the Navigator.

To ensure the Goddesses returned swiftly to Lusternia, Veshkal urged
those gathered to use the meteors that had fallen - and were, indeed,
partially imbued with Darvellan's essence - to created a bright light to
help the Elders complete Their mission home. With this plea, the angel
vanished into motes of light and was no more.

Some mortals were skeptical of this action, fearing such a beacon might
draw another Soulless to Lusternia. Others decided to act on the angel's
parting words. It was Yinuish who thought to speak with Edathic
zi'Prouep, an astrologer that had served New Celest for many years. The
lucidian proposed a way to build the beacon, and Queen Aknarin of New
Celest urged all of the Basin to donate their meteors for the cause.
Many did so, including Alexandria and Nelras of Hallifax, while others
still harbored doubts that such an action might be wise.

The constellations of the beacon required careful calibration on all
four sides, and the efforts of several - including, surprisingly, Ixion
of Magnagora - allowed for the completed beacon to erupt in light,
heralding the return of the Lady Terentia and the Lady Lantra to
Lusternia. Immediately upon Their arrival on Avechna's Peak, Terentia
destroyed the antennae that had lit Their path as the last stars of Argo
Navis winked about around Them, ensuring no Soulless would follow.

The two Elders were greeted enthusiastically by many, perhaps by none
moreso than the people of New Celest, who were overjoyed to see the
return of the Even Bladed and to welcome the sister of the Navigator to
the Basin of Life. Carakhan, Sculptor of Waves met with Them both and
assisted Lantra in acclimating to all that had changed in the Basin of
Life since the Elder Wars, with many mortals staying to answer the
Empyreal's questions and welcome Her to Lusternia. In time, the Lady
Empyreal found Her home in New Celest as well, choosing to patron where
Eventru and Darvellan had both presided.

Only time will tell what the Goddesses' arrival means for Lusternia, and
what will be the fate of the Navigator and the Soulless who pursues
Him...

Penned by My hand on the 2nd of Avechary, in the year 562 CE.