Summary

Maren Tavia Brightcrown is the only child of the Brightcrown legacy, a family of draconic sorcerers blessed by a gold dragon centuries ago with jewels and a special sub-species of dragon that are more dog or horse like that is loyal to them. She is the pride and joy to her parents, but tragedy struck her at a young age. A boy named Rowan, determined to propose to her, followed Maren to their room one night and cornered her. In fear, she tried to stop him by casting sleep only to have a magic surge that instead threw him off the balcony and seared a tattoo into her skin, forever reminding her of the incident.

Sense then, Maren went from being a socialite princess to a ghost. Only staying enough for smiles and nods, to disappear once the attention was shifted for long enough. She locked herself in her tower alone most days, in fear of harming the ones she loved with her unstable wild magic. She became known as the "Ruby of the Tower", a small precious gem sat alone where no one could reach. Several years passed of this, and Maren rarely set foot outside her home. So, the night of her 24th birthday she decided to try. She went to a tavern in the lower city to attempt to at least have a drink outside her home. She saw a odd pale elf during her outing, seemingly having no interest in the seducing he was doing. This caught her attention and once a week she would settle into a corner of the tavern and watch what she assumed might be his 'job' with how little he liked it. Once she finally mustered up the corage, she decided to see if he wanted someone to be a friend, not just to sleep with. So, with a kiss atop her head from her father, she began to walk towards the Elfsong Tavern, only for the world to go dark. The next time she awoke, she was aboard a strange ship staring a mind flayer in the eyes.