Outside the Gate World, Hollowcreek was about to thrust into a possibly dire situation. The Heroes of Evernia all stepped through the portal that connected Neverglades to Hollowcreek's border.
Their feet trampled on green tall grass as they walked past gnarled and ancient trees with roots that looked like dragon ribs.
As the mist swirled around them, the party approached the cheaply built border wall, now fashioned in higher Grade gears. The Vault of the Silver Bough had transformed them.
Aethelstan stood at the front, wearing an A-Grade lightbending armor: Plate of the Solar Meridian. It was crafted from white Elven steel, and infused with gold filigree that had the power turn light into sustaining energy.
His cape was no longer simple cloth but a weave of Starlight Silk that trailed behind him like liquid mercury. He held his A-Ranked sword, now fitted with a Sun-Stone pommel that stored emergent mana.
