Night of Another Year, 1387 DR

[demolicious]

As the last night of the year falls, a robed figure of scrivener Morana Carian, stands beside a brazier in the northern graveyard. In her white gloved hands, she clutches a scroll, holding it gently as her voice drifts quietly across the silent graveyard.

"Another year passes, and we drift ever closer to the End of All Things. With death of the Year of the Emerald Ermine, 1387 DR, accept to your pages these names, who have been blessed with discovery of their Final End."

One by one, Morana begins to tear strips of the scroll, reading each out loud before tossing it into the brazier before her.

"Ravace, priestess of the Binder. Slain in ambush outside of Valkur's Roar. 5th of Ches."
"Joseph Stacktower. Slain on his fields by a vampire hunter. 2nd of Tarsakh"
"Brandt, priest of the Lady of Mysteries. Drowned with sinking of the ship Zenith. 8th of Tarsakh."
"Crew of the ship, Zenith. Though unnamed, their deaths have been witnessed. Drowned with sinking of the ship Zenith. 8th of Tarsakh."
"Claire Gilbert. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 7th of Mirtul."
"Guillaume Marcotte. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 7th of Mirtul."
"Jorran of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Randall of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Adiccus of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Slavan of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Rackall of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Rashand of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Corbus of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Roscko of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Vallen of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Rickard of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Bobby of the Four Winds. Death by high justice of Valkur's Roar. 28th of Mirtul."
"Rhettskaar the Red. Slain by Valkur's Roar reserves. 8th of Flamerule."
...

Though the night, the scrivener continues, never ceasing as the night wears on and her scroll grows ever shorter. Until at long last, the she reaches the last few names.

"Grigor Nemetsk, chosen of Jergal, the Hallowsworn. Died in fulfilling his duty to seal away Lazarus the Vile. 29th of Marpenoth."
"Jasmin Perrin. Taken from the temple of the Firehair, found dead. 12th of Uktar."

As the Final name burns away, the scrivener raises her arms, hood turning to follow the smoke from the brazier as a single cry sounds across the dark graveyard.
"One year closer!"