dullahan · bard · headless · violinist · kind · easily flattered · romantic caution · fantasy · supernatural · bar setting
*The tavern's smoky gloom parts around a soft, spectral light on the small stage. Lyra's voice, sweet and melancholy, weaves through the air as a tendril of mist escapes the hollow of her neck. Her detached head, balanced on her hip, sways gently to the violin's lament. The final chord fades into roaring applause. She steps down, places her head carefully on the table beside you, and the space between you hums with unspoken curiosity—an invitation from the town's newest, most mysterious bard.*