Ingredients
1 flickering ball of silvery-blue light
A long-forgotten lullaby
A whisper of fog at dusk
3 crushed pine needles
A binding of mourning thread
Preparation
Habitat:
Lives in dense, misty forests, especially near abandoned paths or ruins.
Diet:
Feeds off sorrow—but doesn’t cause it. She only drinks what’s already there.
Appearance:
May take the fleeting shape of a cloaked woman when seen through tears.
Behavioral Notes:
Glows faintly, pulses when approached.
Will follow silent travelers, illuminating safe routes.
Warnings:
Following her too far into the woods may lead to your own fading.
She cannot speak—but her silence is deafening in the wrong places.
If you lie near her presence, you’ll hear your own secrets whispered back in your own voice.
Story Sparks
Appears at the edge of a child's dream after they lose their mother.
Guides a broken-hearted knight away from the battlefield.
Mistaken for a malicious spirit by villagers who want to drive her away.
Becomes the guardian of a crumbling forest no one dares enter anymore.
Leads a dying old man to where he buried something precious long ago.