- "The hand that spun a legend will also become a legend itself."
- — Emma Wielant's gravestone —
Emma Wielant (1976-2004(?)) was the author of Epitaph of Twilight and played a pivotal role in the origin of The World.
History
Early Life (1976-1996(?)) - Before the Epitaph of Twilight
Emma was born around 1976 into a rich German family that ran an old winery. Emma's mother died while she was still at an early age and her father died when she was 18. By her father's will, Emma's uncle became her new guardian and Emma was granted an inheritance in the form of a trust that she couldn't access until she turned 20. Emma's uncle offered to legally adopt her in an attempt to get her inheritance, but Emma saw through him and refused the offer. Unable to access her inheritance at the time, Emma enrolled in a nursing school so she could support herself in the meantime. However, on Emma's 20th birthday, stress and overwork from having to support herself caused Emma to cough up blood from her lungs in a case of hemoptysis. The case was a minor one and Emma was able to control it and return to better health, but she still checked into a health resort in Southern France by her physician's advice. While staying there, Emma had some type of supernatural experience which led her to pursue studies in spiritual consciousness and existence (anthroposophy).
Late Life (1997-2004(?)) - The Beginning and The End?
Emma's Gravestone
In the final years of her life, Emma met a talented German programmer named Harald Hoerwick. Harald was also interested in anthroposophy and was using it to further discover and develop a relationship between computers and humans. It was the common interest in this field that gave them the chance to meet. Emma developed an interest in Harald's talents, but Harald developed an interest in Emma. However, Emma was already involved with another man 20 years older than her and any love Harald may have had for her would not be returned. Emma had also begun work on the poem titled "Epitaph of Twilight" and publicly posted it online for a short time, though it apparently employed security that prevented direct copies of any type from being made on a computer. Before Emma could finish her work and at the age of 28, she died in an auto accident while on her way to a meeting with Harald.
Shortly thereafter, Emma's original work was lost as her site was shutdown and Pluto's Kiss wiped out the Internet. Affected by losing Emma, Harald continued his work on the beta version of The World, Fragment, determined not to let Emma's death truly be the end. After Fragment begins testing, rumors about it being based on the Epitaph of Twilight start circulating and even deeper secrets hidden and locked within the game begin making themselves known.