
by LGSlew
"Can you really destroy a history without also destroying its people?" The elven nation of Etnfrandia has been lying to its people. For generations, the House of Tradition has suppressed the truths, the gods, and the magic that once defined them; and Fennorin's father is responsible for it all. Fenn has known from boyhood that he is useless. Awkward and prone to ramble, he is an elf of few friends. The only thing Fenn insists on is finding the truth within legends. Equipped with a century of outside scholarship, Fenn discovered a Door between realms. With three friends and a thief, he must journey through the wild realm of the Fae in search of a long forgotten past. But before the eclectic group can recover the mysteries of the elves, they must first overcome the differences between themselves. [2025 Royal Road Writathon Participant] This story is cross-posted between Tapas, Wattpad, Royal Road, and Neovel, but is most up to date here on RR. It contains LGBTQIA+ characters in a world that does not share modern (Western) concepts of sexual identity, and these aspects of the respective characters are not a major theme.
| # | Title | Words |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prologue: The Truth | — |
| 2 | Chapter 1: Unwelcome Party | — |
| 3 | Chapter 2: The Battle for Entry | — |
| 4 | Chapter 3: Across the Warding Wall | — |
| 5 | Chapter 4: Gods Underground | — |
| 6 |
| Chapter 5: The Father and the Bride |
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| 7 | Chapter 6: Escape | — |
| 8 | Chapter 7: The Fae Forest | — |
| 9 | Chapter 8: Pitch a Tent | — |
| 10 | Chapter 9: In Need of Directions | — |
| 11 | Chapter 10: Pixie Deal | — |
| 12 | Chapter 11: A Deal Fulfilled | — |
| 13 | Chapter 12: What Kind of Creature? | — |
| 14 | Chapter 13: Mysteries and Magic | — |
| 15 | Chapter 14: The Beast of the Lake | — |
| 16 | Chapter 15: Aftermath and the Unseen | — |
| 17 | Chapter 16 part 1/2: Hostile Gaze | — |
| 18 | Chapter 16 part 2/2: Hostile Gaze | — |
| 19 | Chapter 17 [merged]: Ambassador of the Wood | — |
| 20 | Chapter 18: Condemnation | — |
| 21 | Chapter 19: Confrontations | — |
| 22 | Chapter 20: Court of Judgement | — |
| 23 | Book 1 Part 2 - Chapter 21: Visions and Dreams | — |
| 24 | Bonus Short Story: To Grow A Heart | — |
| 25 | Holiday Special: The Winter Solstice Part 1/2 | — |
| 26 | Holiday Special: The Winter Solstice Part 2/2 | — |
| 27 | Chapter 22: Soldiering On | — |
| 28 | Chapter 23: Hidden Legacy | — |
| 29 | Chapter 24: Stampede of Waters | — |
| 30 | Chapter 25: Baptism by Flood | — |
| 31 | Chapter 26: By Thunder! | — |
| 32 | Chapter 27: Generational | — |
| 33 | Chapter 28: Lost to me | — |
| 34 | Chapter 29: A Matter of Survival | — |
| 35 | Chapter 30: Beasts and Monsters | — |
| 36 | Chapter 31: Aim for a Miracle | — |
| 37 | Chapter 32: The Lonesome Hen | — |
| 38 | Chapter 33: Weaknesses | — |
| 39 | Chapter 34: No Confidence | — |
| 40 | Chapter 35: Confidant | — |
| 41 | Chapter 36: Not So Charmed | — |
| 42 | Chapter 36.5: The Recap | — |
| 43 | Chapter 37 P1: Passive | — |
| 44 | Chapter 37 P2: (Passive) Meets Aggressive | — |
| 45 | Chapter 38: A Matter of Friendship | — |
| 46 | Chapter 39: Well Wronged | — |
| 47 | Chapter 40: The Duel | — |
| 48 | Chapter 41 (P1): The Duel's Conclusion | — |
| 49 | Chapter 41 (P2): Duel's Conclusion | — |
| 50 | Chapter 42: The Lady Spirit | — |
| 51 | Chapter 6 Interlude: Bethrothal Arc Part 1 | — |
| 52 | Chapter 12 Interlude: Betrothal Arc Part 2 | — |
| 53 | Chapter 30 Interlude: Betrothal Arc Part 3 | — |
| 54 | Chapter 35 interlude: Betrothal Arc Part 4/4 | — |
| 55 | Chapter 43: Stewing | — |
| 56 | Chapter 44: Boiled Over Venison | — |
| 57 | Chapter 45: Father of All Dryads | — |
| 58 | Chapter 46: Oh God | — |
| 59 | Chapter 47: Chaos Gods | — |
| 60 | Chapter 48: The Lord’s Table | — |
| 61 | Chapter 49: Revelry | — |
| 62 | Chapter 50: Never-ending Dance | — |
| 63 | Chapter 51: Compromised Cleric | — |
| 64 | Chapter 52: Art of Romance | — |
| 65 | Chapter 53: The Seduced | — |
| 66 | Chapter 54: What War? | — |
| 67 | Chapter 55: Ceann’s Rage | — |
| 68 | Chapter 56: It Takes A Village | — |
| 69 | Chapter 57: Indirect Observation | — |
| 70 | Chapter 58: Direct Questions | — |
| 71 | Chapter 59: Not His People Skills | — |
| 72 | Chapter 60: Untangle | — |