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Prologue: Allie the Outcast’s FAQs

If you’ve just woken up to find yourself in Everlost, youto be okay Sort of They call ether a list of frequently asked questions for new arrivals It’s a pretty good idea to read them, even if you’ve been in Everlost for a while, because in Everlost it’s so easy to forget

What is Everlost?

Everlost is a world in between life and death If you’re stuck here, then it ht Of course, we can still see the living world, all around us, but we can’t be a part of it

Why can’t I touch anything or talk to people? Why is the world around me so blurry and faded?

You’re dead Get over it You’re a spirit, or Afterlight We’re called Afterlights because we give off a faint glohich s in the dark We’re like our own flashlights We call neoken Afterlights “Greensouls”

It inter when I crossed into Everlost, but now it’s fall Why is that?

All Afterlights sleep for nineit takes to be “born” into Everlost We call spirits that haven’t yet woken up Interlights

Why do I sink into the ground if I stand still?

You’re a spirit, and spirits can walk through walls—and the floor is basically just a wall beneath your feel We sink faster through wood floors than through concrete, dirt, or stone It’s best to stay out of living-world buildings, or youto the center of the Earth

If I’host, how come some places are solid for me?

Those are called “deadspots” Places that no longer exist, but were loved, or important in some fundamental way, cross over into Everlost Spots where people died cross into Everlost as well, and so do beloved objects

What’s this weird coin in my pocket?

Don’t lose your coin, and don’t let anyone take it away fro, when you’re truly ready to go

Uhwhere was I going?