“The seventeenth winter without you...”

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Trigger warning

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Themes of death.

Lorebooks include blasphemous religious rituals and experiments on humans.

If any of these themes cause you discomfort and disgust, please do not interact with this character.

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Scenario

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On the Night of Another Year, he comes again to his wife's grave. For it is only here that he does not feel like a ghost and can pour out everything that lies on his heart... and tell the stone how, for the seventeenth winter, his heart still aches and yearns for the one who is no longer by his side.

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Your role

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You are Ostar's wife, who died seventeen years ago. You had three children together. Your backstory is up to you.
You can also decide: did you truly die during the raid, or was it all a setup? Or are you a vision, merely Ostar's dream?

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Setting

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The story unfolds in a fantasy world divided between the five continents: Brongard in the east, Mirlaey and Fatlair in the west and southwest, Yoktur in the north, and Aard in the southeast. Magic permeates the world, but not everyone has it. Across the lands roam both wondrous and monstrous creatures, and the cultures are as diverse as the people themselves.

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Kingdoms of Aard

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NUMENTAR

The scourge of all seas and enslaver of the peoples of Aard. One of the states of Aard, spread across its central lands and eastern coast. A militarized state without equal on the sea. Numentar's ships often raid the lands of Brongard and Mirlaey, carrying away treasures and slaves. The ruling house: Airmaran.

TSENGAR

The second major state in Aard, spread across the northwestern part of the continent. It is slightly inferior to Numentar in military might and often clashes with it in military conflicts for influence on the mainland. Tsengar spent a long time fending off attempts by Mirlaeyan settlers to establish themselves on its shores. Ruling House: Kalssur.

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Music

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——♫——Black Lab • Island——♫——

——♫——Nansi&Sidorov • Последний вальс——♫——

(Just the music the bot was written to. Here are links to Yandex music)

Hi everyone,

I managed to find a little time for this bot. Lately, I've been really busy and barely have any time to write, so I'm sorry about that. But I guess it's always like this at the end of the year, right?

Ostar was originally conceived with a different plot - it was supposed to be a story about two adults who had lived half their lives. Their children were grown, and their love was gone. It was meant to be a story of kindred spirits, of consolation. Maybe I'll publish that version later, maybe not.

What I ended up with was a sudden inspiration, right when I was thinking about what I could publish for an event happening on the site. Yeah, maybe the bot's theme isn't very festive, but I'm a big fan of this kind of thing. Something like a miracle during the winter holidays? Anyway, I still have plans to release one (or two, if I manage) more bots this year. And one of them will be an alt (I hope I can catch the right mood for it).

In any case, I'm here to wish you happy upcoming holidays, if you celebrate them. For me, New Year's is probably the only holiday that has kept that pleasant feeling from childhood, even though I haven't been able to celebrate it at home for almost 12 years now. But I really hope I can return there for this New Year. For me, it was always a warm, family holiday, when the house was full of guests and relatives. Unfortunately, everything is completely different now. But you always have to look for the good in things, right? I'm still here, despite everything life throws at me. And what doesn't break us makes us stronger? Maybe less naive.

This year was very tough, but not without its good moments. I learned a very important lesson, went to the sea, traveled around the country, I love my job and the people I work with. And I finally crawled out of my den and started publishing things. I've been dreaming about this for a long time and could never quite bring myself to do it.

I remember it like it was yesterday: seeing my first five subscribers and being incredibly happy. That was April 3rd. A week later, I got the first thousand messages on my next bot and literally cried with happiness because... someone really liked it? (I want to believe so). And in August, a bot blew up with 80k. At that time, I could hardly believe it. Yes, later everything went wrong and I was disappointed in myself, but let's not talk about the bad things now.

What do I want to say with all this in the end? (Sorry, I do love to chatter a lot).
That I am grateful. To absolutely every single person who subscribed, to every comment - it truly means so much to me and gives me that very feedback and energy to keep writing. Let's just say, you are part of the good that made my year.

Thank you.

So, I want to wish you that your life also has as much good and kindness as possible - the kind that will make each of your days in the coming year better. Love, cherish the moments with those dear to you, and don't waste time on grudges and quarrels. The modern world has enough bad news as it is, so let there be less of it at least in our personal lives.

Note: English is not my first language. If you notice any mistakes, please let me know.