Lud-in-the-Mist

In the tiny Free State of Dorimare, rolling plains meet sea, mountains, and the shadow of the Debatable Hills that mark the border with the mysterious Fairyland. Its capital, Lud‑in‑the‑Mist, is a picture‑perfect town of ivy‑clad guild halls, quiet river harbours and gardens that seem to bloom from the very stones. Though centuries have kept the human realm and the land of elves apart, the exotic scent of the neighboring hills whispers of a world where ordinary rules no longer apply.

The story follows Master Nathaniel Chanticleer, a rotund, red‑haired gentleman whose family home is a red‑brick house tucked beside a lush, walled garden. Nathaniel’s curiosity is as vivid as the plum‑colored doves that wander its lawns, and the ancient pleached alley of hornbeams beckons with a silence that feels almost magical. When he ventures toward the edge of the known, the quiet allure of Fairyland begins to stir questions that the town has long tried to keep buried.