Lorwyn-Shadowmoor · White · Green
Rhain
Lorwyn exile with a fatal calcification
Rhain hides a fatal illness while falling in love through letters. Cerys's rescue brings a meeting, but no safe future.
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Why Rhain matters
A boggart attack trapped Rhain within the aurora, leaving scars and spreading calcification. Fear of becoming an outcast kept him from Lys Alana.
Cerys enters his life through a letter intended for her uncle. Rhain answers because the correspondence offers companionship without exposure. Their botanical exchange becomes the best part of his days, but his silence about the illness turns privacy into a decision that also denies Cerys the chance to respond.
When she asks directly, Rhain admits he is dying and prepares a final letter. He tells her that affection grew without an image and that losing their exchange hurts more than death. The confession arrives almost too late: Cerys is already crossing the aurora with dawnglove.
Dawnglove briefly restores him. He carries the stricken Cerys toward Shadowmoor, but the aurora petrifies them both. He stays with her rather than escape alone.
A route through the character
Key Moments
- 01 Conceals the fatal calcification spreading toward his heart Read this moment
- 02 Seeks medicine from the bloomseeker Gethin Read this moment
- 03 Hides the worsening mark from a new correspondent Read this moment
- 04 Falls in love with Cerys through enchanted letters Read this moment
- 05 Admits the illness only when she discovers the truth Read this moment
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06 Writes a farewell as his heart begins to fail
- 07 Briefly recovers when Cerys gives him dawnglove Read this moment
- 08 Refuses to leave Cerys as both turn to stone Read this moment