[@Frettzo], firstly, congrats on finishing uni!

Secondly, don't give up on the story. I want to see what happens next. Taking a long time to get a plot done has never been a reason to throw it out in the past. Among other things, retconning the Beast out of existence would mean Ilunabar never gave Astarte and Brown that jewellery, so more than just Astarte's plot would be affected. That plot has also been the only thing Astarte's done recently, so it would be a waste to throw it out.

If I remember correctly, you seemed to have geared up Brown for the big showdown and were converging in on a village to do it. All that's left is to defeat the Beast.