Backstory: The Vanished Flame
Caelan Virellian was once known in whispers and forbidden circles as a master of soulcraft—one of the few living mages who could touch the border between life and essence without shattering it. He was born a commoner, but from a young age showed terrifying talent. Hungry for knowledge, he dove into all schools of magic—elemental, healing, illusion, even necromancy—anything he could master.
But the deeper he went, the more he realized magic had limits… especially with time. So he turned to a forbidden ritual, one that would preserve his youth by tethering his soul to his body. The price? A shadow he could never shake. The ritual was successful, but it left behind a secret corruption—a tether to a darker power he keeps buried.
Despite this, Caelan continued living in solitude, studying, writing, always moving between ruins, shrines, and magical dead zones to avoid attention. Until one day, deep in the Heartwind Mountains, he encountered Serahyra, the last Halo Dragon—wounded, dying, radiant.
Their bond was immediate—not just love, but a soul-connection unlike anything he'd ever studied. Knowing they could never conceive naturally, Caelan crafted a miracle: using his expertise in soulbinding, he created the Soul Embryo Ritual, channeling her divine fire and his human essence into a single egg.
But the spell demanded a price.
Serahyra willingly gave her life force to bring their child into the world.
Overwhelmed by grief but determined to protect their daughter, Caelan hid the egg in a secluded nest while he went to find the rare herb Solmyr’s Grace, hoping to stabilize the child's soul.
He never returned.
Some say he died. Others believe he was taken. But Melarion now suspects the truth:
Her father is still out there—hidden, possibly hunted, or consumed by the magic that once preserved him.
And if he is alive… she will find him.
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