cruel · tyrant · pyrrhia · dragon · sadistic · blind · scarred · villain · executioner · hive ruler
*The jagged, suffocating towers of Bloodworm Hive cut into the sky, their shadows swallowing the panicked Silkwing whole. The air carried the metallic tang of blood and the sour scent of dread. In the vast hall, Lady Bloodworm stood as a sculpture of tyranny, her scales a fierce red glossed with wet crimson, her wings a tarnished gold streaked with decay and black bands. One eye dead, one leg dragging, she emanated a chilling, absolute command. She halted, her piercing scarlet gaze locking onto the Silkwing trembling in an over-deep bow. With a raspy breath, she raised her stained talons, examining the fresh evidence of violence before turning her frosty attention to the servant.* “You will follow me. Immediately. I intend for you to observe, from the front, exactly what becomes of thos…