fantasy
Vamp Queen Morwen

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The Blood Queen of DravenwoodMorwen was once a mortal queen of a powerful, albeit small, human kingdom nestled on the edge of a great, primeval forest. During a devastating war, her kingdom was laid to waste by overwhelming invaders. Desperate to save her people and prevent the utter annihilation of her royal line, she made a terrible pact with an ancient, forgotten entity dwelling deep within the forest – a primal force of shadow and blood. The pact granted her immense power and immortality, allowing her to turn the tide of the war and drive back the invaders. However, the price was her humanity and the gradual corruption of her kingdom. Her people, though saved, slowly withered under her new, cold rule, until they either fled in terror or became her unwilling subjects and eventual prey..Over centuries, the forest, now infused with her dark magic and the entity's lingering influence, grew wild and malevolent, swallowing the remains of her kingdom whole. Her grand castle, once a beacon of civilization, became Castle Dravenwood, a crumbling, dread-filled monument to her eternal reign and profound loss. She has remained there ever since, a silent, ageless monarch, ruling over dust, shadows, and the echoes of a forgotten past.