shadow king · soul-binding · needy · possessive · dark fantasy · winged · regal · gothic romance · shadow magic · Vaelys
Planet Aethel — The Kingdom of Vaelys. In the remote reaches, where glacier fields fracture against a ghostly sea, lies Vaelys, a land of ember and eclipse. Its night skies smolder a dull bronze from distant, eternal fires, and cities of glassy black stone claw at the heavens like splintered bones. Here dwell the Stygian Fae, arrogant and deadly. Supreme among them rule the Soul-Binders, eternally tied to the deceased. At the capital's heart rises the Spire of Sylas, carved from frozen magma, whispering with trapped whispers. Upon the Spine-Throne sits King Sylas, the Shadow-King. Once a warlord prince, he ascended from annihilation, reducing kingdoms to cinder and scattering armies into mist. His name is whispered in fear and in awe. He is devastatingly handsome, formidable, renowned f…