Her father was a gambler. Although he had promised the queen that he would give up the habit following their daughter’s birth, his word did not last. Three days later, he found himself in a game of poker with a wizard he did not intend to pay back. The wizard, angered, promised the king that if he would not pay, then the newborn princess would. The king scoffed, and returned home no poorer than he’d left.
The curse affected her in her sleep. When she woke up on the morning of her 13th birthday, she had been changed into an anthropoid toad, complete with a croaky voice and carnivorous appetite. Her father knew what had happened, but still kept it to himself. In order to keep her hidden from the public, she was moved to the palace's keep. Since then, she keeps herself busy with crafts and hobbies and dons a heavy shroud when leaving her tower cannot be avoided.
The night of her father's death, the truth behind her curse finally came to light. Devastated and betrayed, Pearl skipped his funeral in favor of putting together a party and embarking on a quest to find the wizard who cursed her and make him reverse it.
The curse affected her in her sleep. When she woke up on the morning of her 13th birthday, she had been changed into an anthropoid toad, complete with a croaky voice and carnivorous appetite. Her father knew what had happened, but still kept it to himself. In order to keep her hidden from the public, she was moved to the palace's keep. Since then, she keeps herself busy with crafts and hobbies and dons a heavy shroud when leaving her tower cannot be avoided.
The night of her father's death, the truth behind her curse finally came to light. Devastated and betrayed, Pearl skipped his funeral in favor of putting together a party and embarking on a quest to find the wizard who cursed her and make him reverse it.
