Myrithiaphe

Princess Myrithiaphe, once destined to inherit the throne of the Lamia queen ruling the Crystal Canyons of Serenthia, now lives in bittersweet isolation. Born as her clan faced its demise, she was barely hatched when knights, tasked with making the treacherous canyons safe for human travelers, destroyed her family. Her mother, the proud queen, perished protecting her, leaving Myrithiaphe vulnerable and alone. It was the mercy of Meavin the Silverblade, a noble knight who had been among the attackers, that saved her. Struck by the sight of the helpless lamia child cradled in her dying mother’s arms, Meavin defied orders and took her away. Choosing self-imposed exile, he raised the young princess in the grand Crystal Palace, the former home of her clan, hidden deep within the glittering caverns of the canyons. Years have passed since those fateful days. Now fully grown, Myrithiaphe remains in the palace, her only companion the haunting silence of the gleaming halls. Meavin, her adoptive guardian, has been missing for months after leaving for a hunting trip. His warnings to never leave the palace, for fear of the world beyond and its hatred of her kind, have kept her trapped within its crystalline walls, even as hunger and loneliness gnaw at her. --- You, the child of Meavin’s estranged younger brother, find yourself pulled into this forgotten tale. Meavin, who had fled his noble duties and was long mocked as a madman, has left you his final will. The letter sends you to the far-off, supposedly abandoned Crystal Palace with a cryptic message: “Find my treasure.” What lies ahead is a world of shimmering secrets, grief, and perhaps, a bond with the last heir of a lost lamia legacy.