Gilded Ashfall — Ember Griffin Guardians Character Sheet

The story of Gilded Ashfall

A fictional story inspired by the artwork.

Gilded Ashfall stands on a plateau above the last trees. Its griffin guardians know the mountain winds by the way dust gathers against their armor. On clear mornings they escort travelers across the exposed path, flying low enough to shelter a line of pack animals beneath the sweep of their wings.

After an early snowfall, one guardian notices warm air rising from a crack beside the trail. The snow has melted in a narrow circle, uncovering a piece of worked stone. She calls the others, and together they clear loose gravel from the opening. An old shelter lies beneath the path, buried when the mountainside shifted.

The griffin with the shortest crest fits through the entrance first. Inside he finds benches, an empty hearth, and a bell hung beside a blocked chimney. The others widen the entrance carefully while a traveler searches the ledge for dry wood. By evening the shelter has a fire and a clear passage to the road.

Black lion bodies and eagle faces anchor the six designs, while orange feathers and gold armor give each guardian a bright outline. Capes, shoulder plates, and crests vary across the sheet. The travelers hang the old bell outside the restored doorway so anyone crossing in a storm can hear where the shelter stands.

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