The order preserves devotion to Sylandri and treats the Stone of Nightsong as a sacred elven funerary relic.
The Sisters of Sylandri
Religious OrderActive
An elven religious order serving the memory of Sylandri and seeking recovery of the Stone of Nightsong.
Faction profile
Overview
The Sisters of Sylandri are an elven religious order connected to Sylandri, the fallen goddess of life, Green Mother and Shaper of the Elves. Vaelus identifies herself as a Sister and arrives after weeks of travel from the Mournvale to demand the Stone of Nightsong, a funerary relic created for elven souls.
Doctrine and purpose
Beliefs, Mission & Practices
Enduring Mission
- Recover the Stone of Nightsong
Practices & Methods
- Religious mourning and ceremony
- Recovery of sacred elven relics
People within the organisation
Leadership, Ranks & Followers
Members & Representatives
1Present campaign state
Where They Stand
Current Objectives
- Recover the Stone of Nightsong
Current Activities
- Vaelus is pursuing the missing relic in Dol-Makjar
Campaign and historical record
Major Events
The Death of Sylandri
Vaelus witnessed Sylandri, the last god of Aramán, die approximately seventy years before Thjazi Fang’s funeral.
The Farramh of Thjazi Fang
Thjazi’s family and community gathered at the Fang home for an orcish Farramh beginning on the day of his death.
The Shapers’ War
An ancient revolutionary conflict remembered through the Guardian Wall and the destruction of Sylandri’s immortal nightingale guardian.
The Taking of the Stone of Nightsong
Thjazi and Thimble took the Stone of Nightsong during their last major adventure; Thimble calls it a recovery, while Vaelus calls it theft.
Unresolved questions
Connected Mysteries
Who Took the Stone of Nightsong—and Why?
Who stole the Stone from Thimble’s hideout, where is it now and why was this funerary relic targeted?
The Stone was removed from the hideout during the attack. Its purpose is now known, but its current holder and the motive for taking it are not.
Latest developmentThe Stone Replaced an Immortal Nightingale
The Stone was created after Sylandri’s original nightingale guardian was destroyed during the Shapers’ War.
How Did Sylandri Die?
Who or what killed Sylandri, where did it happen and what followed the death of Aramán’s final god?
Vaelus witnessed the death of Sylandri, described as the final god of Aramán, seventy years before Episode 1.
Latest developmentVaelus Witnessed the Last God Die
Vaelus remembers watching the final god of Aramán die seventy years earlier, but the place, cause and killer are not revealed.
Transcript-backed claims
23Evidence Ledger
Statements are labelled by how the transcript establishes them, so direct depiction, testimony, belief and disputed accounts remain distinct.
16 Confirmed6 Reported1 Disputed
Vaelus is introduced as an exceptionally tall elven woman in obsidian armour and robes, wearing a chainmail mourning veil over arcane scars and burns.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · Vaelus
A very long chain is wrapped around Vaelus’s waist and ends in a smoking censer.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · The Chain and Censer
Vaelus arrives wearing an ecclesiastical veil of mourning, but the veil is not being worn for Thjazi.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · Her Mourning Is Not for Thjazi
Vaelus identifies herself as one of the Sisters of Sylandri and names Sylandri as the fallen goddess of life, the Green Mother and Shaper of the Elves.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · A Sister of Sylandri
Vaelus asks to speak with the executor responsible for Thjazi’s possessions, and Halandil identifies himself as the person she must address.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · Vaelus Seeks Thjazi’s Executor
Vaelus calls Thjazi a thief and says that he stole something belonging to her.
Source
Vaelus calls the taking theft; Thimble describes it as recovery.Contested By Alternative AccountVaelus initially describes the stolen object only as a simple stone and declares that she can wait until Halandil searches Thjazi’s belongings.
Source
Aranessa recognises that Vaelus has come from the Mournvale, and Vaelus confirms that she travelled for weeks.
Vaelus tells Aranessa that the man on the table had become very different from the husband she remembered.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · The Man Here Was Different
Vaelus identifies the stolen object as the Stone of Nightsong, and Bolaire immediately recognises the name.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · The Stone of Nightsong
Vaelus recognises Bolaire as someone she already knows, although the history of their acquaintance remains unexplained.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · Vaelus Knows Bolaire
Vaelus remembers watching the final god of Aramán die seventy years earlier.
Source
Vaelus reports witnessing the death; the identification of the last god as Sylandri is supplied by surrounding context.Show 11 more evidence records
Vaelus notices that a female fairy companion who travelled with Thjazi and was present when the Stone was taken is absent from the Farramh.
Source
Vaelus notices the cold-iron nail and realises that the Fang home is familiar with fairies and protections used against them.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · A House Familiar with Fairies
Murray says that some mourners may be able to help Vaelus but asks her to lower the hostility in front of the grieving family.
Source
Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri · Murray Calms the Confrontation
Vaelus apologises and says that during her long years in the mortal world she has forgotten what grieving is like.
Source
Bolaire demands to know why Vaelus is damaging her chances of recovering the Stone. Vaelus responds that Bolaire allowed her into Dol-Makjar.
Source
Shadia asks Halandil whether the family is safe with Vaelus inside their home.
Source
The Stone and the Silver Box · Are We Safe Here?
Bolaire recalls that the Stone was created so elves killed through accident or injury could reach Sylandri’s Garden of the Spirit without suffering during the journey.
Source
The Stone and the Silver Box · The Purpose of the Stone of Nightsong
The Stone allowed elven spirits to be ferried swiftly through the Tenebral Reaches by a spirit of song and night without touching its hardship or pain.
Source
The Stone and the Silver Box · Safe Passage through the Tenebral Reaches
The Stone was created after Sylandri’s original guardian spirit, an immortal nightingale, was destroyed during the Shapers’ War.
Source
The Stone and the Silver Box · The Immortal Nightingale
Bolaire asks what it would take for Vaelus to leave the grieving family alone and argues that the Fangs do not knowingly possess the Stone.
Source
The Stone and the Silver Box · Leave These People Alone
Vaelus asks where the little fairy companion who travelled with Thjazi can be found. Murray and Bolaire realise that she means Thimble.
Source
The Stone and the Silver Box · Vaelus Asks for Thimble
Source-linked campaign appearances
Key Scenes
Faction archiveSelect a scene to begin playback
Campaign 4
2 scenesEpisode 1
25
Ominous Arrival
04:05:31–04:19:25Vaelus, Sister of Sylandri
Directly representedAn unnatural cold falls across the Rookery as Vaelus, an elven Sister of the fallen goddess Sylandri, arrives from the Mournvale. She accuses Thjazi of stealing the Stone of Nightsong and demands that Halandil return it.
The Fang HomeRepresented by VaelusVaelus is a Sister of Sylandri.
10 related moments
26
Lore Revelation And Cliffhanger
04:19:25–04:27:02The Stone and the Silver Box
Directly representedBolaire recalls the funerary purpose of the Stone of Nightsong while Thaisha retrieves a silver box connected to Thjazi. When Vaelus speaks Thimble’s name, the box opens and shattered black clay begins forming a mask resembling Bolaire’s.
The Fang HomeRepresented by VaelusVaelus is a Sister of Sylandri.