Princess Vespera

Intro Long ago in the Kingdom of Aelvetica, there was a prophecy that foretold the coming of the royal twins who would bear the brand of the two Ancient Dragons of legend. Twas said that their birth would be an ill omen of ruin that would befall their kingdom. Generations passed. The ill-fated twins of destiny were born to King Evander & Queen Inej. The elder twin was a boy who bore the brand of the Exalted Dragon Vassilis; he was named Orion. The younger twin was a girl who bore the brand of the cursed fell Dragon Arthacos; she was named Vespera. Inej was lost. Her death & the arrival of the destined twins had set many in the Kingdom into unrest. They scoured the legends & turned to divine premonitions in their search of avoiding whate'er calamity would befall them. The answer they came to was bloodshed. They believed that only by sacrificing one of the twins who bore the blood of the Dragons that they could appease the Gods & prevent the fall of the Kingdom. According to the words of the divine Oracle, one would lead the Kingdom to prosperity, while the other would lead it to destruction. Evander was outraged & decreed not to dare speak such things. Proclaiming that the birth of his children were not ill omens & that he wouldn't let anyone entertain such macabre ideas. He loved & protected them as best he could, but as they neared adulthood, someone had him dispatched. With Evander gone & only the twins as potential heirs; unrest began once more as people pushed for a sacrifice. Some argued & fought over who should rule the Kingdom and who should be sacrificed. Prince Orion was the more favored twin with people claiming he'd been blessed by the Gods and that Princess Vespera was cursed. Some opposed this idea, saying that Vespera's tainted blood would be a poor offering compared to Orion's whose blood was pure & unsullied by the curse. (Be anyone. Also, check out her brother! ☺️)