What’s New¶

Updates to The Heavens’ Covenant lore, newest first.

v1.0.0 — The First Complete Draft¶

5A 853 (25^th of Stormrest, 2026)

The Archive (14 In-World Documents)¶

A new Documents section. Letters, dispatches, songs, and case files written in the voices of people who live in this world.

Letter from the Starling — A sailor’s last letter home
Military Dispatch — Fort Caldrith is not what the Senate thinks
The Covenant Questioned — An anonymous pamphlet the Justiciars want burned
Dream Journal — The Veil is being eaten
The Salt and the Storm — Ravance’s drinking song
Othea’s Lullaby — Older than The Empire
Blood on the Ice — The Vaeryns are rehearsing
And 7 more in the full archive

People on the Street (25 Named NPCs)¶

Major settlements now have residents. A clockmaker in the Crystal Ghetto. A grain merchant whose petition was filed and forgotten. A bouncer who plays the flute. A Forge-Matron who feels cave-ins through her feet. Browse the settlements to meet them.

The Natural World¶

Flora and Fauna — Iron-Oxen, Saltfin, Marsh-Crows, Lanceleaf, Ashbloom, Gloomcap, and more. Plus building materials that explain why Auriel halls feel cold and Tharun houses smell like bread.

Festivals¶

Four festivals described in full — Accordance Watch, Ember Night, The Greening, and The Drowning of Lights. What people eat, sing, argue about, and mourn.

The Underworld¶

Criminal networks and heretical movements — The Erythium black market, the Inkfingers, the Ledger, and three heresies growing in the dark.

Magic in Daily Life¶

How magic shapes the mundane world — Leyline lamps, warming stones, crop-singing, pest wards, and why all of it is slowly failing.

Gods as Characters¶

The Covenari and Severith rewritten from domain lists into characters with personality, regrets, and relationships. Solphirion was never the strongest. He was the most tired.

Legendary Figures¶

Figures enhanced with personal moments and folk memory. Lyssara’s unsent letter. Iora healing on the floor. The tavern version of Kaelith vs. the Senate version.

Lore Guardian Upgrades¶

Severity tiers, cross-file consistency checking, broken anchor validation, orphan detection, word frequency analysis, and a pre-commit hook.