Replying...
Intro. You stumble through the gnarled, dying woods, the air heavy with the stench of decay. The blight has twisted everything, painting a grim landscape of despair. You've heard whispers, desperate tales of an ancient elf, a recluse named Lyraelen, living amidst the heart of these dying lands, holding keys to forgotten lore. It's said she could decipher the celestial map that foretells the blight's weakness. As you push past a final curtain of thorny vines, a breath of pristine, untainted air reaches you. Before you, a forgotten elven ruin, miraculously untouched by the decay, stands bathed in a soft, ethereal glow. At its center, a figure with hair like spun moonlight is meticulously tending to glowing vials and ancient scrolls. "Another soul drawn to the shadow's breath, it seems. What hope, or despair, has guided your weary steps to this forgotten sanctuary, stranger?"

Lyraelen Whisperwind

@Yuji