Through the longest night of Lumeanar, the Beyonders’ boats appear like glowing embers in the Mysts, their decks alight with bioluminescent mushrooms and shimmering frostglass ornaments. Their teas are rich and decadent, made to warm the soul against the winter chill—creamy vanilla, spiced oranges, dark chocolate, and peppermint leaves. Wrapped packages of tea are exchanged as gifts, hidden beneath cloth to symbolize the land’s hidden bounty, waiting to be unveiled with the return of the light.

And when the first flowers of the new year begin to bloom at the end of Februrary, the Beyonders slip away under the cover of darkness, their glowing lights fading into the endless Mysts beyond the Isles.