The Great Protector -

Should we explore the of the Protector's vow, or perhaps a story about the next generation tasked with guarding the bronze seal?

Kael looked up from the pasture. The Great Protector was no longer on its pedestal. It stood three miles North, knee-deep in a frozen lake, its sword now pointed toward a different horizon. Its pose was different—more alert, more weary. The Great Protector

To the children, it was a legend. To the elders, it was a reminder of a forgotten debt. Should we explore the of the Protector's vow,

In desperation, Kael did something foolish. He climbed the ancient scaffolding left by long-dead stonemasons until he reached the statue’s chest. There, embedded in the granite, was a circular bronze seal the size of a shield. The "Heart of the Vow." It stood three miles North, knee-deep in a

The village of Aethelgard sat in the palm of a jagged mountain range, a tiny spark of life in a world of ice. For generations, the villagers had lived in the shadow of the , a colossal statue of a knight carved directly into the highest peak . Its stone sword was leveled at the horizon, and its blank eyes stared eternally toward the Northern Wastes.