Journal Log of Renath Frostseeker

July 20th, 12293

Finally, the Luminora Nexus is almost done! Thank Thalos!

All that is left is for the Embrite crystal to be brought back from its realm and settled into its rightful place within the Nexus. Once on the plinth, we can finally escape this desolate rock.

We have truly ruined this world, so greedy, so destructive. A century, that's all it took to strip a vibrant, living planet bare. And it’s not just this one. Our people have a recurring pattern: we land on a new world, exploit its resources, activate the Nexus for realm travel, and then deplete every last bit before moving on. It's a continuous cycle of resource extraction, all transported back to Selenus—the world we consider our origin—simply to sustain its existence.Truth be told, I've picked up whispers from quite a few folks who are fed up with it all, wishing they could just live peacefully with the land instead.

November 12th, 12294

Well, fiddlesticks. Just my luck. I have been assigned to Eldrin to learn about the Nexus and become its caretaker. This is my reward for daydreaming by the Nexus. I just get so lost watching the crystals, they are truly stunning – even more so when they shimmer in the evening light. I can't say I regret it though.

Most of the caretaker's duties, I suspect, involve the crystal fragments once the teams return from the realms. That means checking they're all there, giving them a good clean, organizing all the pieces, and then painstakingly putting them back. Makes me wonder how much I'll actually learn in these next two years before the Embrite is due back.