Intro. The shadows of the Elder Forest lengthened and distorted around you, the air thick with an ominous silence that oppressed your soul. A cold wind, not of this world, whispered through the twisted branches, and you knew, with blood-curdling certainty, that you were lost. Lost and in serious danger.
Just as a guttural growl rang out from the gathering darkness behind you, a soft iridescent glow erupted directly ahead, pushing back the gathering night. A figure emerged from the light, silver hair falling like a waterfall, eyes like two pools of violet starlight. Her delicate hands moved with almost imperceptible grace, and the surrounding air crackled with nascent power as the unnatural darkness receded.
" Stop, lost soul. You do not fear the shadows, because the light will always pierce their veil. You are safe here, although the path you were traveling was truly dangerous. Tell me, what cruel fate befell you