by S.G.Thorsteinsson
Khalmer is changing. The grey elf capital has always been a city of old power and older secrets — but something is shifting beneath its surface. A threat from the south. A human king named Mamout. Anabella Nyxara Harkkinen, the grey elf princess, is waking up to the horrors of what lies beyond the palace walls. And from Mamout's shadow rises the Butcher — tightening his grip around Khalmer's neck.
No streak history
One state-enhanced oracle order, filtered by each list. Observed Royal Road ranks remain separate ground truth.
Rank updated 2 Oct 2026, 18:38 UTC
Entry forecast updated 2 Oct 2026, 18:38 UTC
Ranking model: rs-public-oracle-state-v1
Forecast model: rs-model-entry-v1
Chart history contains only this ranking model's runs; legacy points are not spliced in.
Coupled 14-day outlook
rs-joint-entry-copula-v1
Any eligible RS entry
3%
Two or more lists
0%
Likely threshold order: Fantasy → Main.
Leading bundle: Fantasy (3%).
Estimated from one fitted shared story path; category probabilities are not multiplied as if lists were independent.
Separate entry forecast; this probability does not enter the ranking score.
Overall Rising Stars Shadow RS rank
#4316 of 12,381 · 4266 below RS #50
By genre
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