Whispers of the Veil Auxiliary Chapter 1: The Awakening Years
Compiled by High Sage Maerion of Elun'Thalas
Subject: Eldrin Moonveil
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The Awakening Years
A classified personal report on the early life of Eldrin Moonveil, compiled to assist future readers and scholars in understanding the unique traits and origins of a Veil-touched individual.
This chapter covers the subject's birth through age five. All terminology and magical concepts have been simplified for non-specialist readers.
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Age 2: "The Air That Watches"
Eldrin Moonveil, child of House Moonveil, was born under the twin moons during a rare celestial alignment. This alone would be considered special, but what followed made even the eldest scholars raise an eyebrow.
By age two, Eldrin had already developed an uncanny habit: he would follow invisible movements in the air. Not dust or insects—something deeper. His caretakers reported that he would stop mid-step, raise his hand, and speak to "the quiet wind."
When tested by placing him in magically warded chambers (rooms designed to contain magical influence), the boy still turned his head toward unseeable movements. Scrying spells—magical surveillance—could not detect anything. Yet he would wave, speak, and even listen to things others could not hear.
He did not show signs of fear. Only focus.
Unusual Trait: Early development of intuitive sensing. In simple terms, he could feel when things—unseen or magical—were near, even before they made a sound or moved.
Difference from Other Children: Most elf children at this age focus on walking, basic speech, and emotional bonding. Eldrin was holding silent conversations with the unseen.
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Age 3: "The Memory That Isn't Yours"
At three, Eldrin began drawing symbols—runes—no one had taught him. When shown similar images in books, he identified them by name: "Fehu," "Eiwaz," and "Kaunan"—ancient magical letters used by druids and mages.
When questioned, he simply said, "I remember them."
He began finishing sentences his caregivers hadn't spoken yet. He could sense visitors before they arrived and described dreams in disturbing detail—dreams that matched historical events, including long-lost battles and ancient rituals.
Unusual Trait: Past-life resonance. That is, the child seems to have memories—or at least instincts—from someone or something else. This may be magical in nature or something deeper.
Simplified Explanation: Imagine dreaming of an event you've never seen, then waking up and being able to draw the map, names, and weather from that day as if you were there.
Difference from Other Children: Typical elf toddlers may remember family stories. Eldrin remembers the lives of others—possibly not even his own.
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Age 4: "The Smell of Truth"
At four, something more unsettling occurred. Eldrin began identifying lies—not by logic or reasoning, but through his senses.
When a house servant lied about breaking a toy, Eldrin sniffed the air and said, "That's not what the wind told me." He later explained that lies "smell bitter, like burnt leaves." Joy, he said, "smells like honey on warm wind."
We ran tests. Twelve people spoke lies and truths. Eldrin, without fail, identified 11 out of 12 correctly without any magical aid.
Unusual Trait: Veil-linked empathy and lie detection. Eldrin's senses seem to translate emotions into smells and textures, a type of magical synesthesia (a condition where one sense is perceived through another).
Simplified Explanation: He doesn't read minds—but he feels truth as if it had a scent or a flavor.
Difference from Other Children: Most elves need training or magic spells to detect lies. Eldrin does it naturally. This is not normal.
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Age 5: "When the Veil Opens"
Everything changed on the 21st Cycle of Winterwake.
Eldrin was found in a trance-like state, standing at the center of the Sanctum—a sacred magical space surrounded by protective mirrors. The mirrors had cracked. Lights shimmered in unnatural colors. Eldrin's eyes were open, but he was asleep.
Then he spoke.
Not with his voice alone—but with many voices. Ancient, overlapping, some not elven at all. He said:
> "The Veil remembers. He was never born. He was carried across."
When he awoke, his hair had changed—now a luminous silver-white threaded with gold. His presence weighed heavily on nearby mages. Animals bowed or ran. The cracked mirrors now reflected different scenes for different people.
Unusual Trait: Dreamwalking. Eldrin seems capable of existing between dreaming and waking worlds. This allows him to interact with spiritual or magical forces not normally reachable.
Simplified Explanation: He walked in a dream and came back with something real.
Difference from Other Children: No elfchild has ever shown this ability at such a young age. Many adult seers never reach this depth of interaction with the world beyond.
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Final Thoughts from High Sage Maerion:
Eldrin Moonveil is no ordinary child. He is a veilborn—what scholars call a living thin place, where the borders between magic, memory, spirit, and time are weaker. His very existence seems to ripple across reality.
We will not interfere further. Only observe.
Let this chapter serve as the foundation for understanding the boy who will one day whisper with stars, remember forgotten wars, and walk through dreams as if they were roads.
We do not know what he will become.
But the world will remember the day he was born.
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End of Auxiliary Chapter 1.