The Vuori Chronicles

The Vuori Chronicles is currently a series of 12 short stories focusing on Mount Poikilo. Various descriptions and recounting of adventures on the Mountain are included, as told from viewpoints of both humans and animals.

## Series

In Summer 2015, a short story honoring the Mountain's locations and the experience of their discovery was penned by writer and Vuorior James Kingston. By Winter 2017 when more excursions to the mountain had been realized two more short stories were added. The series was supposed to be a trilogy, until 8 more stories were added in Spring 2018.

The series itself is mainly descriptive, however personal experiences of the Vuoriors on the Mountain are also outlined. The narrative is either 1st or 3rd person. The first kind usually includes tales told from the viewpoint of animals(ie foxes) or humans, while the latter frequently includes more 'distant' stories which take on the descriptive role of the picturesque nature of Vuori.

As of September 2018, 12 stories have been released on total. It is unknown whether Vuori will return for different sagas, but the twelfth story, 'Woods of Albaedinan' was deemed the series finale on July 13, 2018.

On September 8, 2019 a brand new Vuori tale was written, as part of a collaboration with Konstantina Meleti, however it was not official recognized as a Vuori Chronicle. It is titled 'The Secret in the Cypress Trees', was written exclusively in Greek, and is out of canon, as a direct continuation of Eli's tales after his adventures with the demon spirits at Second Antenna in Vuori: Amidst the Groves in Liopyri.

Later in September 2019, it was announced the story would have a sequel, the last story in the Eli tales trilogy, Moonlight on Vuori, bound for release somewhere in Fall 2019.

The story was released October 18, 2019.

Independent of the Eli Tales and the Chronicles, a 5- part story, The Night at the Shrine dealing with the events and landscapes the Vuoriors witnessed at Lake Koumoundourou and Afaia Skaramagas was bound for release in mid- November 2019.

The story was released November 19, 2019.

On April 7 , 2020, the second independent Vuori story in polytonic Greek was released, Αμάρο Μπάρο Γκιβέ, after 3,5 months in the work, by writer James Kingston.

On May 11, 2020, a Vuori short story in modern polytonic Greek was written, dealing with the areas near the Far Korydallos Antennae, named Ψυχές Αλήτισσες ( Wayward Souls).

On August 31,2020, another Vuori story written in modern polytonic Greek was released, detailing the tales of an old sea captain who was in search of a mythical relic from the times of Jesus' crucifixion. The story was called Όσα δεν πήρε το Κύμα (What the Waves Left Behind) and is amongst the stories that features the Vuori landscapes the least, based on the city of Aspropyrgos and the shipyards at Skaramagas.

In September 2020, Καιροί και Νοσταλγοί, a short story with a time-travel theme to the years of the Greek Occupation by the Germans during WWII was written by James Kingston.

In Winter 2020-2021, a plethora of short stories set on Poikilo Oros were written by James Kingston, including Πικραμένο Άνθος, Το Σπήλαιο στο Δαφνί, Ο Χαρταετός and others.

In June 2021, the sequel to Αμάρο Μπάρο Γκιβέ, Sao Roma, was written by writer James Kingston.

In August 2021, another maritime story called Ψίθυροι απ'το Κατάστρωμα was written by writer James Kingston, outlining the story of a madman from Aspropyrgos who thought to have discovered the remains of they mythical Kraken shortly off Skaramangas bay.

In November 2021, another Vuori short story was released, called Η Φωνή στον Ναό, which detailed the adventures of a couple of friends throughout the Kaskantami and The Bottoms woods in search of a small shrine and a lonely, barking dog which sought salvation from mysterious forces. It was later revealed the story was a prequel for the much popular Chronicle in Vuori's lore, Vuori: Amidst the Groves in Liopyri, explaining the secret origins of the legendary Celtic God Cernounos and the demonic spirits which infested the Woods of Poikilo Oros.

On November 18 2022, a markedly different Vuori story was released, detailing the mysterious origins of all Vuori deities and the complex workings behind the bizarre totems that appeared in Vuori: Amidst the Groves in Liopyri. The story was a dreamy narration and dealt with multiple , rather strange themes of religion and paganism surrounding the shadowy Cult of the Pig, and was the first Vuori story to introduce God himself. The story was named Robbers of the Moon [stylized : Οι Κλέφτες της Σελήνης].

On December 12 2022, the Vuori lore triumphantly continued, disregarding long forgotten claims that the Mountain stories would reach an inevitable end, as a brand new short story set in Western Athens Suburb Zefyri was released. The story followed the characters Ismael and Vlassis, a Gypsy youngster and his pizza place owner friend, as they embarked on a mysterious journey to discover whether Old Man Rupa, a Romani roamer,was telling the truth when he claimed to possess an enchanted cloak rumored to bring back visions of Karma and previous lives upon being worn. It was the first story where the souls of the Trees and the female ghosts of Nature ,the Ielele in Romanian folklore or Pierides Nymphs in Greek Tradition, were introduced. The tale was called Spirits Above Zefyri

## Characters

**Eli** a furry fox, savvy of the mountain tops and residing in Zacharitsa. His past is largely unknown, though he is known to help the Fox Elders on various dangerous missions including the mayhem at the Second Antenna. Appears on Vuori Chronicles #6 'Amidst the Groves In Liopyri', and on the independent storyThe Secret in the Cypress Trees. Appears in Moonlight on Vuori. Mentioned in Ψυχές Αλήτισσες.

**Unnamed Fox** character appearing on Vuori Chronicles #4 Sunset on Vuori , of a curious nature whose dream was to visit the lower Mountain tops of The Monastere and the First Antenna. Killed by hunters

**Unnamed Fox 2** acute fox with the ability to converse with humans through a rare gem, exchanging life tales with the Human including the encounter with the army on Vuori Chronicles #8 Vuori: The Warehouses and the dreamy lands behind the mountain tops in the Woods of Albaedinan. Appears on both stories.

**Human** unnamed person who becomes the narrator of most 3rd person tales,

    and places himself in the narrative by interacting with the fox on 'The Warehouses' and 'Woods of Albaedinan'. In the series finale he is presumed to be much older, which would make the fox old too, and he appears to be honoring Vuori in his final moments. Identity remains unknown, but there is speculation that he could be Vuorior himself James Kingston.

He made a return in Moonlight on Vuori.

Much controversy surrounds this mysterious character, who also appeared zombified in Ψυχές Αλήτισσες, presumably man years after the events of the Eli Tales, and it's speculated that the character is the embodiment of Vuori's spirit.

## The Chronicles

As of July 2018, 12 stories have been written in The Vuori Chronicles series.

* Song of Vuori *Series Premiere*
* The Charms of Vuori
* The Ends of Vuori
* Sunset on Vuori
* Vuori: Tale of the Shadow Slope
* Vuori: Amidst the Groves in Liopyri
* Vuori: Secrets on the Long Road
* Vuori: The Warehouses
* Vuori: The Theater at Noon
* Vuori: Clouds Above Korydallos
* Vuori: Wrong Turn In Evening Paths
* Vuori: Woods of Albaedinan *Series Finale*