What is the Roots Beneath saga?
The Roots Beneath saga is the first official saga of Virethine, Sarah Morgan’s story in the Signiverse. It follows her path toward becoming an archaeologist through three drops so far: Origin, Call of Pursuit and Walk of Dreams. Weight of Wonder comes next.
The Roots Beneath saga is the first official saga of Virethine, the Fantasy Lo-Fi story of Sarah Morgan, set in the Signiverse. It follows Sarah, a girl in the Land of Signi who is determined to become an archaeologist. The saga is told in drops. Each drop pairs an album with lore books and lore cards, and each one is a chapter in Sarah’s life.
Why “Roots Beneath”?
The name means two things. First, the family roots that anchor Sarah as she grows up. Second, what lies hidden beneath the surface: history in the ground, and the mysteries she can’t stop chasing.
The Morgan family
Sarah is the middle child of Silas and Paige Morgan. Stefan is the oldest and Jenna the youngest. Her family’s support, worry and pride run through every drop.
Drop 1: Origin (December 1976)
Long before she becomes a Grand Scholar, Sarah Morgan is just six years old, curled up beside her grandmother during the holiday season. Eleanor Normandy, a retired archaeologist, has stories to tell, and they plant something in Sarah that’s impossible to miss. Her family sees it take hold, and instead of brushing it off as a passing fancy, they lean in and encourage the spark that will one day carry her far from home.
Includes: the Lo-Fi album Storytime, the lore card Child’s Vow, the lore book Winterfest Joy, and Storytime Track Title Meanings.
Drop 2: Call of Pursuit (March 1986)
Sarah is fifteen when word arrives of the Lakeview Public Museum’s annual competition, and she isn’t about to let it pass. Spring has settled in: Stefan savors it, Paige tends her greenhouse in full bloom, and Jenna hasn’t come out of her room in days. Sarah, meanwhile, loses sleep chasing one more step toward the archaeologist she’s determined to become.
Includes: the Lo-Fi album All-Nighter, the lore card Sleepless Mind, and All-Nighter Track Title Meanings.
Drop 3: Walk of Dreams (Summer 1986), the current drop
Now sixteen, Sarah has applied, and there’s only the waiting left. When word finally comes, it puts her in the field on an excavation dig, under supervising archaeologist Ethan and alongside fellow participant Elhain Keller. Something out there catches Sarah’s attention, and Ethan is quick to wave it off. She doesn’t let it go. What she finds on her own sets off a chain of events that brings the dig to an abrupt and dangerous end, and sends her home to a family caught between relief and disappointment.
Includes: Whispers of Summer, the first official Fantasy Lo-Fi album; the lore book Echo of a Beginning, which tells Sarah’s story; the lore card Display 2A, told by Bastian, the museum surveyor who keeps watch over the artifacts in the private room; Held Behind, a Fantasy Lo-Fi single that goes with Display 2A; and the Whispers of Summer Track Title Meanings lore book.
Next: Weight of Wonder
The fourth drop in the Roots Beneath saga is on its way. More soon.
How the pieces fit
Each album carries the mood of its chapter. The lore books and cards tell the story, and the Track Title Meanings explain what’s behind each track’s name. Every piece stands on its own, but together they give the fullest story. The saga moves from Lo-Fi in its first two drops into Fantasy Lo-Fi with Whispers of Summer.
Listen
The albums are on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Signitunes
Read more: Virethine: A New Experience at https://news.signitunes.com/virethine-a-new-experience
Until next time, Signians.
Signitunes Studios