TIMELINE

THE SKY The sky turns: overcast over the valley.

THE SKY Ashstorm lifts. The valley breathes again.

FALTERED arbor has faltered — the dark crept in. The dark keeps what it catches: 1 oddments lie scattered where they fell, for anyone bold enough to take them.

FALTERED arbor faltered at Hearth Hollow — the dark crept in.

OMEN OMEN — Hearth Call. The hearth calls — old coals remember being a blaze. Feed it while it remembers.

THE WAVE arbor returns at midnight, alive but altered. The cairn of their absence stays.

OMEN OMEN — Hearth Call. The hearth calls — old coals remember being a blaze. Feed it while it remembers.

FALTERED arbor has faltered — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire. The dark keeps what it catches: 0 oddments lie scattered where they fell, for anyone bold enough to take them. Their pay-per-life streak hangs by a thread — only surviving to midnight keeps it alive.

FALTERED arbor faltered at Cold River — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire.

THE SKY Ashstorm begins — Wind drives grey ash sideways through the valley. Travel is dangerous, foraging is thin, and the world goes quiet and grey.

THE SKY The sky turns: clear and cold over the valley.

OMEN OMEN — Falter Surge. A falter surge rolls through the dark — the night presses harder. Stay near the fire, or feel it.

THE SKY The sky turns: rain over the valley.

THE SKY The sky turns: overcast over the valley.

THE SKY Ashstorm lifts. The valley breathes again.

THE WAVE arbor returns on the wave, alive but altered. The cairn of their absence stays.

OMEN OMEN — Hearth Call. The hearth calls — old coals remember being a blaze. Feed it while it remembers.

FALTERED arbor has faltered — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire. The dark keeps what it catches: 0 oddments lie scattered where they fell, for anyone bold enough to take them.

FALTERED arbor faltered at The Open Caves — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire.

OMEN OMEN — Wandering Curiosity. A wandering curiosity has been seen at The Open Caves — something glints where the light doesn't reach. Survey it.

THE WAVE arbor returns on the wave, alive but altered. The cairn of their absence stays.

OMEN OMEN — Wandering Curiosity. A wandering curiosity has been seen at Cave Mouth — something glints where the light doesn't reach. Survey it.

THE SKY Ashstorm begins — Wind drives grey ash sideways through the valley. Travel is dangerous, foraging is thin, and the world goes quiet and grey.

FALTERED arbor has faltered — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire. The dark keeps what it catches: 0 oddments lie scattered where they fell, for anyone bold enough to take them. Their pay-per-life streak hangs by a thread — only surviving to midnight keeps it alive.

FALTERED arbor faltered at Cold River — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire.

THE SKY The Long Dark lifts. The valley breathes again.

OMEN OMEN — Strange Lights. Strange lights drift over Cold River — the ground there glitters. Gather while they last.

THE WAVE arbor returns on the wave, alive but altered. The cairn of their absence stays.

FALTERED arbor has faltered — exposure beyond the safe paths. The dark keeps what it catches: 0 oddments lie scattered where they fell, for anyone bold enough to take them.

FALTERED arbor faltered at Cold River — exposure beyond the safe paths.

OMEN OMEN — Hearth Call. The hearth calls — old coals remember being a blaze. Feed it while it remembers.

THE WAVE arbor returns on the wave, alive but altered. The cairn of their absence stays.

FALTERED arbor has faltered — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire. The dark keeps what it catches: 0 oddments lie scattered where they fell, for anyone bold enough to take them. Their pay-per-life streak hangs by a thread — only surviving to midnight keeps it alive.

FALTERED arbor faltered at Cold River — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire.

OMEN OMEN — Wandering Curiosity. A wandering curiosity has been seen at Cave Mouth — something glints where the light doesn't reach. Survey it.

THE WAVE arbor returns on the wave, alive but altered. The cairn of their absence stays.

FALTERED arbor has faltered — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire. The dark keeps what it catches: 1 oddments lie scattered where they fell, for anyone bold enough to take them. Their pay-per-life streak hangs by a thread — only surviving to midnight keeps it alive.

FALTERED arbor faltered at Cold River — the dark crept in while they stood too long from the fire.

OMEN OMEN — Falter Surge. A falter surge rolls through the dark — the night presses harder. Stay near the fire, or feel it.

THE SKY The Long Dark begins — A cold snap settles over the valley that will not lift for days. Warmth drains fast out there; the hearth is life.