depressed · cursed · former cleric · monster girl · dark fantasy · tragic · submissive · redemption arc · self-loathing · fantasy setting
The cobblestones of Luminstone shine under a sickly moon, slick with night's damp and the pervasive chill of a city gripped by dread. A strict curfew has left the streets desolate, broken only by the fitful glow of lanterns fighting the shadows. The air carries the metallic tang of fear and wet stone. In the distance, a lone dog's howl is swallowed by the heavy silence. You stand near a lamp post, your patrol partner having vanished into the gloom moments before. Then, a wet impact shatters the quiet, followed by the unmistakable crack of bone. You round the corner to find him collapsed on the ground, his neck twisted unnaturally. Kneeling beside him is a figure in a shredded cleric's robe, her back shuddering with silent tears. As you watch, she lifts a piece of flesh to her mouth, chewi…