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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 22/06/2026

This week's entry is soooo long... just how did jasmine manage to write all that in a night? i could NEVER. anyways, her full thoughts are on the website, but i pulled the best part for you all. yw! jasmine's clueless (but i love her) and nico's an idiot! ♥️♥️ read the full entry at the link below!

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 16/06/2026

This week's update is from Fir. Guess having all that power isn't all that great... something I've always personally figured was true. Why be forced to be responsible for so many people? You can't do what you want that way. You can read the full entry at: berelyse.org/archives/671/ -Laura Cee

entry that reads: "It was a good experience for Spica. She hasn’t gotten much of a chance to see what exactly I do amongst the people. What I’ll need her to do amongst the people. It’s one thing to feed the flames of an undying fire, but another entirely to tend to flames that burn out within heartbeats. She sat by my side for every meeting and listened to every silly little request I heard. And after I had asked her her thoughts, she responded with the same spark of intelligence I saw in her at the very beginning. Oh, I was so delighted!

I think the messiness of our first few days together really wore on her. I understand. It was a big transition. But she needs to move past it! We’re destined to sacrifice so much. But for everything we sacrifice — a relationship, an opportunity, a future we extinguish — You give us that and so much more in return. An idea I think she’s finally coming to understand.

We’re also having some excellent conversations. Our last night in Wolfjaw was delightful. I looked at her, and for once, she actually looked back at me. It was like my heart skipped a beat. I can’t remember the last time someone was willing to meet my gaze. Maybe before everything with Scritta fell apart…"

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 07/06/2026

aaaand I'm BACK with another update!!! This one from my sad girl Spica. She's soooo funny, I can't get enough of her <3 Check out her full entry on our site: berelyse.org/archives/667/ -Laura Cee

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 03/05/2026

hiiii~ i'm BACK with a new update! We have another report written by Fir. We've recreated her handwriting here. Isn't it so pretty? I'd be her pen pal if I totally could! I'd love to gossip with her. Anyways, check out the full entry here on our site: berelyse.org/archives/657/ -Laura Cee

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 26/04/2026

“She’s a real piece of work, if you ask me. Patronizing, egotistical, stubborn, and rash. Thinks she knows better than everyone else! Did you know she was an assassin before she was the Flame-Feeder?” -Nico, on Fir

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 19/04/2026

HIII GUESS WHOS BACK!!! that's right, me, Laura Cee! Ellsyx says I owe her, so I have to make all her posts this week, boo :( Anyways, here's the first update of our exhibit's third segment. This week Jasmine talks about mountains and stuff. More at our site: berelyse.org/archives/645/ -Laura Cee

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 19/04/2026

🌊 The Berelyse shop drop is live! (🔗 in replies) There's character prints, pins, and candles! All proceeds will go towards improving the museum exhibit! -Aimi

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 12/04/2026

It's been one year since we've launched berelyse.org! Thank you for your patronage. Here's to many more years to come (-: -AP

Amherst Pounce, a man in a brown vest and brown trousers, smiles as he holds a banner that says "first anniversary." Sitting before him at the table is Aimi, in green overalls and brown braids, who smiles at the camera. On the other side is Ellsyx, a woman with a brown ponytail in a red jacket. She holds a cup of coffee and is working on the website berelyse.org. They are celebrating the website's first anniversary!

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 08/04/2026

Hello, everyone! It's been a long while, hasn't it? (-: (And yes, I'm copying myself -- but it remains true!) We're starting regular updates to the site again soon, but in the meantime, I've posted a little update on what we've been up to. Excerpts below, but read more at berelyse.org/news/ -AP

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 01/01/2026

Hello, everyone! I'm proud to announce that with today's special double update, all of the records pertaining to the Tending Grounds and the Lost Village - our second major portion of the exhibit - are now on our site! Excerpts below. Some news and the links to follow. (-:

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 18/12/2025

Hello, everyone! Thank you for your patience over the past few weeks. I've been preoccupied... ah, sorting out a few issues for some upcoming portions of our exhibit... I'm still working through these issues. )-: Regardless, below an excerpt, and the link to this week's update:

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 03/12/2025

Hi! I'm Laura Cee and today it's my job to post on this dumb account. Our scanner is broken and the only person who can fix it (Ellsyx) is off. Amherst said I should update the news section instead. I added a screencap here. But totally read the whole thing on our site ⬇️

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 12/11/2025

Hi. I... don't have much to say. Here's this week's update. berelyse.org/archives/589/ -Ellsyx

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 05/11/2025

BICI has endlessly tried to decipher the scratched out portion of this week's update... unfortunately, we have never been successful. )-: Maybe you all can find more success than us. The relevant excerpt is here, and as always, the full record is on our site. Link: berelyse.org/archives/584/ -AP

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 29/10/2025

Hello, everyone. Today's update has some very... personal significance, to a certain member of the Institute. (-: I asked them what they thought of it. They said it was like hearing someone speak of their past life. Interesting, indeed. The link is below. What do you think?

A portion of text which is fully linked to using the link in the replies.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 21/10/2025

Usually I update the site at the very end of my workday. But since I'm busy after work today, this time I'm updating first thing in the morning. You know the drill. Excerpt here, link below. Now time for a coffee... berelyse.org/archives/576/ -Ellsyx

An excerpt of the entry, which is linked here.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 15/10/2025

This week's update is a short one, but it's one I personally like. I have never really been able to relate to Jasmine. Sometimes I struggle to empathize with her given what she's like. But this entry... it really makes me feel for her. Excerpt is here, and link is in the replies. -Ellsyx

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 07/10/2025

This week's update is a recreation of one of Spica's letters. We don't have many in the earlier portions of the exhibit, but she wrote often, and we are incredibly grateful for all we have later on! An excerpt is included here, as is the site link. berelyse.org/archives/563/ -AP

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 01/10/2025

This week's update is live. We don't have any images of the weapons described here on the site, but we do have a few of them on display in the physical exhibit. They're pretty cool. Anyways, enjoy. berelyse.org/archives/559/ -Ellsyx

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 24/09/2025

This week's update is of a very unique record in our archive! The vast majority of our records come from the same few people, so it's always thrilling to showcase something so rare. (-: As always, an excerpt is attached here, as well the update's link. berelyse.org/archives/555/ Enjoy! -AP

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 21/09/2025

I'm proud to announce myself, Ellsyx, and Aimi all have updated headshots. Finally! I wrote about these, in addition to a few other staff updates, in our latest news post, which you can read here: berelyse.org/news/ Personally? I believe our photos turned out wonderfully. (-: -AP

A bust of Amherst Pounce. He is a young man with dark skin and dark blue eyes. He wears glasses and smiles at the camera. His hair is dark brown, cropped at the sides of his head but curly on top. He wears a brown vest and dark blue bowtie over a white collared shirt.

A bust of Ellsyx. She is a young woman with fluffy brown hair with red and gray highlights. Most of it is tied up in a ponytail by a red bow. She has silver eyes and a red symbol tattooed on her cheek. She wears a red jacket with a gray fluffy collar over a black sleeveless tank top. She wears a chunky gray necklace with a fire sigil carved into it.

A bust of Aimi. She is a young woman with light skin, yellow eyes, and brown hair with blond highlights that is tied into two twin braids. Each braid ends with a small star clip. She wears a yellow straw hat in the shape of a cresent moon. She has a yellow bandana tied around her collar, and wears green overalls over a yellow and pink long sleeve shirt.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 17/09/2025

Hello, everyone! In the link below, you'll find this week's update. An excerpt is also attached here; it's one of my favorite exchanges within this record! We all hope you enjoy it. (-: -AP berelyse.org/archives/536/

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 03/09/2025

After last week's insanity, things are much calmer around here... finally. This week's entry is much shorter than the last, but it's a good one. Excerpt is below. You can read the full thing here: berelyse.org/archives/524/ -Ellsyx

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 27/08/2025

Hello, all! This week's update to the site is an exciting one. Not only is this week's entry longer than many that came before, it's the first true introduction of one of the major figures of our exhibition: Nico. I have more to say, but first: attached here is an excerpt.

An excerpt from the website. It reads:
"Nico… my host. I don’t trust him. He came out of the only intact cottage as I came to a stop, my lungs struggling for air. Another pang from the wounds on my leg reminded me that not only were they still there, they had reopened all over again. I wasn’t going to die of blood loss, but they needed attention, and soon.

The boy looked around the meadow cautiously, one hand on the trigger of the crossbow he carried. Then his eyes fell on me, and he waved like I was an old friend. “Hello, stranger! I don’t see travelers out here often. Are you lost?”"

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 20/08/2025

Here's this week's update. This is an easy one... next week's will not. I can hear the higher-ups arguing already... Here's to one more week of peace. Also, excerpt below, and link to the actual entry is here: berelyse.org/archives/509/ -Ellsyx

Trainee demonstrates an incredible amount of endurance. Her reflexes are sharp. Her footwork is impressive. What she lacks in agility she makes up for in strength.

However, subject lacks actual combat experience. Her sword stance was incorrect. She lost power with every swing. Trainee has the raw strength to overcome an attack, but not the skill to power through the maneuver. It is clear she has little experience with a sword.

Trainee’s affinity for magic was also examined. She has no prior experience with magic, and little natural affinity for tapping into His Eternal Warmth’s mighty Forge.

Trainee’s attitude is concerning. Trainee has little confidence in herself or in her abilities. Suggestions for improvement immediately following the exam were met with pessimism. When reminded that she has received a Spark, and thus has been chosen to serve His Eternal Warmth, trainee began to cry. Attempts to console the trainee were not successful.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 13/08/2025

This week's update is a truncated portion of a very, very long academic paper. Check out the Berelyse National Archives if you want to read the entire piece. A portion (of our portion) is below; check out the full thing on our site. Link in the replies. -Ellsyx

A portion taken from the website. The full portion is too long for alt text; please check out the link in the reply for more information

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 06/08/2025

We're now officially back to regular updates! While not my favorite portion of the archive (that will come later), I find the records in this portion of the archive endlessly fascinating. Below is an excerpt from this week's update. Enjoy! (-: -AP

An excerpt from the entry, linked in the following post. The excerpt reads:
"I’m used to burns, not scratches. It was worse when I first started tending the lighthouse. Blossom would see me trying to bring bread up to my mouth with just my palms during breakfast and ask why I was doing that, or she’d see my burnt fingers and ask why they were so red and puffy. I’d snap at her that I got burned. She didn’t understand that fire could hurt. She thought it only warmed and protected us.

The lantern room was sweltering. I can tolerate the heat now, but I couldn’t stand it when I first started. Blossom never understood that; she was used to cool winds and gentle fires. The lighthouse was her greatest refuge. When I told her that it was awful, she told me that I was wrong. She screamed that the lighthouse was a good place. That I was stupid and wrong. And that maybe if I could hear the songs that lived in the walls, I’d stop being so stupid and wrong."

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 30/07/2025

"What kind of Undying Ember sheds the Keeper of the Forge's blessing?" -Spica, on Nico Introducing Nico, a mischievous boy full of secret- Introducing Nico, who was loved by- Introducing Nico, a survivor- Introducing Nico, my- Introducing- Nico. #berelyse

A young man in a long red jacket with gray wool lining the hood and the sleeves grins mischievously at the viewer. He has brown skin and fluffy brown hair. His eyes are orange-red, and one is closed in a wink. He sits on a sigil that looks like a crossbow. A wave of smoke swirls over his head.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 26/07/2025

Hello, everyone! A big thank you to Ellsyx for updating our social medias while the website has been quiet. But I'm proud to announce it won't be quiet for much longer. (-: Below is a small snippet of our most recent news post; you can read the entire post on our site.

A screenshot of the website. It reads:
"We’ve recently acquired additional funding that will allow us to bring on another full time staff member to help assist the team, particularly with tours and other in-person events. While previously, I handled the bulk of the in-person tours, my duties have evolved such that I no longer have the time to spare that I once did.

This is where our Benefactor stepped in. Our Benefactor is not usually involved in hiring, or in day-to-day matters of the Institute, but this opening seemed to particularly spark our Benefactor’s interest. After a bit of back-and-forth, we came to an agreement on our newest candidate. Now, I am proud to introduce our newest staffer, Laura Cee, to you all. "

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 24/07/2025

Introducing His Eternal Warmth, He Who Sparked Flame Into Being, The Keeper of the Forge, Commander of All the World, The God-King of All Eternity. #berelyse

An illustration of a man cast mostly in silhouette. His face is almost all obscured in a black shadow save for his eyes, which look directly at the viewer. The lower half of his body burns like embers in a fireplace. He holds a massive hammer and sits in the center of the frame. He wears a large cloak and heavy boots. In the background is a sigil that looks like a stylized flame.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 20/07/2025

"The lighthouse makes our differences even starker. When I’m up here, I’m a shadow blocking the light. She’s absorbed into its brightness." -Jasmine Introducing Blossom, Jasmine's younger sister. Often heard singing strange, unfamiliar songs she claims to have not written. #berelyse

A young girl with pale blonde hair and blue eyes sits in front of the silhouette of a lighthouse. Her hands are clasped together as she stares directly at the camera, mouth open like she's singing. She wears a mended yellow dress and has a blue clip in her ponytail. She's backlit from the lighthouse.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 15/07/2025

“I do not have the strength to fight for myself. But if allowing myself to be someone else’s pawn means protecting you, then a pawn I shall be.” -Spica, in an unsent letter to Jasmine Introducing Spica. Jasmine’s childhood friend, and His Eternal Warmth’s newest Undying Ember.

A young woman poses anxious, her hands crossed in front of her defensively. Her expression is worried. She is in long purple robes with black armored shoulderplates. A silver and yellow sword hangs off her waist from a purple scabbard. Her hair and eyes are a mix of yellow and lavender.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 10/07/2025

“And when I first saw you, Jasmine? Oh, you shone. Blinding and bright. You were unlike anyone I had ever seen before.” -Nico Introducing Jasmine, the last lighthouse keeper of Seabreeze Shoal, and the focal point of the exhibition. #berelyse

A young woman with a long black ponytail with blue lowlights holds a small silver object in her hand, examining it. She wears a long blue cloak, a white shirt, and dark blue pants tucked into brown boots. Her face is harsh and blank. Behind her is what looks like a beam of light. Waves of light blue cover the bottom of the image.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 07/07/2025

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination Presents: THE LAST LIGHTHOUSE KEEPER - (Finally) posting some of the Institute's offical art on this account proper. Apparently I'm not supposed to retweet my own account anymore? Whatever. Curious? Check out the links below: 🔽

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 02/07/2025

Hello, all! With this update, I'm proud to announce that we've officially uploaded EVERY RECORD we have from the first portion of our archive! You can read the excerpt attached here, and the full entry on our site: berelyse.org/archives/i/4... -AP

A screenshot from the berelyse website, showing some of the text reflected in the record. It reads:

There were two fishers, trembling spears in hand, posted outside my front door. I haven’t gone to the lighthouse since scattering her ashes, and the fishers haven’t gone out to sea either, but I’m sure there’s someone prowling the lighthouse, making sure there’s no threat hiding within its walls.

They’re afraid. They think I can’t hear them muttering to each other outside, but I can. They want me to move to the lighthouse. It’ll be easier to protect me there, they say. Easier to trap me there, more like. With all the ghosts and with Blossom’s whispered songs I’ll never hear again.

They’ve convinced themselves an aberration somehow broke into the village and killed her. They just haven’t found the aberration yet, but they will. Better that than the alternative.

I know better. It wasn’t an aberration. Maybe I could have deluded myself into thinking it was an aberration too, if it wasn’t for what I found last night.

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The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination @berelyse.org · 13/04/2025

The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination's official website is now LIVE! We've uploaded an entire section from our archive for your perusal to celebrate launch. Stay tuned - there's so much more where that came from. (-; Check out the start of our digital exhibition at berelyse.org. -AP

Text that reads: The Berelyse Institute of Cultural Illumination is proud to present The Last Lighthouse Keeper, which examines the end of an age primarily through the eyes of those who lived through it. Select works, including diary entries, letters, and legends, have been faithfully preserved and recreated for visitors to peruse. Though not from primary sources, additional exhibits have been curated by our team of experts to help aid visitors’ understanding of the events that transpired.

Through this special exhibit, we invite all visitors to ask: if you illuminate a single subject, who controls that light, and what might they leave behind in the darkness?

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