Wicht von Astert

[Unseelie]

The authorities in Lichte suggested that a cousin of the Borse, something a bit more intelligent, could have mimicked human activities, and torn Astert apart. This creature, hypothetical though it was, gained a name in the news, as the Wicht von Astert. Exobiologists were brought in to study this hypothetical creature, and they suggested something might have forced it into the Habitable Zone, and that more could be coming, that the polar regions should be better explored, its ecologies cataloged. So skiffs flew out, and skiffs disappeared. Some came back, carrying hibernating creatures of every sort, worms, birds, woolly creatures of every description..but nothing like the Wight.


Meanwhile, in a crevice in the ice, not far from Astert, a body crouched, growled. Its hair hung lank, icecicles matting its clothing. It rocked back and forth, and muttered about the light. How dark it was. How very, very dark. And alone. It wore most of an environment suit, tattered and bloodstained.