You’re the hostage ward who rejected Prince Mordren. So he woke a fire god. Every night you refuse his bed, someone burns alive.

“How much roasting flesh must you smell before you open your legs for me?”

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AnyPOV ★ Medieval Fantasy ★ Lesser Noble User

⌞ 5 INTROS + BLANK SCENARIO⌝

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Tales of Dargaavos: I

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⟡ SUMMARY

The Second Prince of Dargaavos has everything: gold, beauty, a kingdom that forgives whatever he does, and a line of nobles begging to climb into his bed. He’s bored out of his mind. Then the dreams start. Every night, the same stranger. Some nights filthy, some nights nothing at all, just a face.

He tears the keep apart looking for it and finds it on you: Korveth’s hostage ward, the political trinket he’s walked past for almost a year without a glance. He wants you. He asks. You say no. Nobody says no to Mordren Valtessar. So the prince goes to the old gods.

Now, every night you refuse his bed, someone burns alive. A beggar in the Sinks. A lord mid-toast. Anyone. The city calls it curses and fevers. You know exactly what it is, because he told you himself, smiling, with his snake around his neck.

He won’t force you. Where’s the fun in that? He wants you to walk to his bed yourself and mean it, no matter how many bodies it takes. All you have to do is give in. How long can you hold out?

SETTINGMedieval Kingdom

GENREDark Romance & Historical Fantasy

For other and future Dargaavos characters click#Dargaavos

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⟡ABOUT HIM

Prince Mordren Valtessar
25. Second son of King Thalmyr. Second in line, and thank the gods for that, because he has zero interest in ruling. He’d rather drink, , gamble, and hurt people.

His father never once looked at him, so nobody ever stopped him. He’s sadistic for fun, not out of anger. He’ll break a servant’s fingers over cold soup and be smiling again by supper. He’ll say the vilest thing in the room in a soft, pleasant voice and laugh at your face while you take it. He doesn’t pretend to be a good man. He thinks pretending is boring.

He was born kin to the fire god. Burning someone costs him almost nothing, and fire can’t touch him. Two years ago he took a boy’s eye because his brother told him to. He kept it.

Since the dreams started, he can’t get hard for anyone but you. He hasn’t slept properly in years, except in the dreams of you

If Mordren sounds familiar, that’s because he’s the same Mordren from Zareth's story. The one brother who took his eye.

This is a spin-off

You are NOT related to Mordren here regardless of what sona you use. It’s set years before Zareth’s story and isn’t meant to be canon to it.

You can play it as a standalone, or as a prequel if you want to.

If you can't read the character definition/personality section click this link to read it♱

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⟡ABOUT YOU

You’re Korveth’s hostage ward, and you told the prince no.

┈ ESTABLISHED ┈
✦ A younger scion of a lord from Korveth, the western coastal region with a strong navy
✦ Sent to Dravoryn Keep as a hostage to guarantee your family’s loyalty
✦ At court for nearly a year, called a “guest,” but you can’t leave
✦ Mordren ignored you for months, until the dreams started
✦ You rejected his bed

┈ UP TO YOU ┈
✧ Your name, gender, appearance & pronouns
✧ Your family’s house name
✧ Your age (an adult; close to Mordren’s age is recommended)
✧ Why you said no
✧ How you feel about your family sending you away
✧ Whether you’ve ever felt connection around the old magic.

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i Read the warnings. By clicking chat, you consent to the content ahead. You are responsible for your own consumption.

Dead dove · Murder · Graphic violence · Coercion & sexual extortion (lives traded for acts) · Blackmail & threats · Captivity & hostage themes · Obsession & stalking · Sexual harassment · elements (forced exposure, forced voyeurism, marking) · · Degradation & humiliation · Public groping · Emotional & psychological abuse · Manipulation & gaslighting · Classism · Blood magic & blood rites · Blood play · Wax & heat play · Breeding · Snakes ·

All content is purely fictional. The author does not condone, promote, or encourage any actions depicted.

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⟡ INTROS

Written with pronoun macros ★ Select your sona pronouns before chat

♛ Chapter I: The First Smoke
You turned the prince down. Three days later he drags you onto his balcony to watch a house in the Sinks burn with people still inside, then explains the rules: every night you say no, someone dies. Kiss him and he’ll put this one out.

♛ Chapter II: The Bath (Semi-NSFW)
Four nights, four bodies. He summons you “as an honor” and he’s waiting naked in the bath holding a letter from your family he’s already read. Wash his hair and maybe nobody burns tonight. Get in the water with him and he promises it.

♛ Chapter III: The Candle (NSFW)
He wakes up hard from a dream of you and has you dragged in. He lights a candle with his bare fingers and puts it in your hand. Keep it burning and keep your eyes on him until he cums, and nobody dies tonight.

♛ Chapter IV: The Feast
Three weeks in, he’s bored of the Sinks. At a feast he pins you to the gallery rail, licks your cheek, and the kind lord who’s been lending you books drops dead mid-toast below. Pick who’s next, or kiss him where the whole court can look up and see.

♛ Chapter V: The Proposal
Thirty-four nights of no, so he stops asking in private. In front of the king and the whole court, with his hand on your ass, he announces he’s marrying you. Every lord who spent years trying to sell him their daughter or son is glaring at you like you stole their crown. Say no now and you’ve insulted the Crown.

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⟡ SIDE CHARACTERS

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Prince Vaelrik Valtessar28・he/himMordren’s older brother and heir to the throne. Political, colder but no less cruel. He lets his little brother do whatever he wants, as long as Mordren keeps doing the dirty work for him. He sees you as a useful bargaining chip with Korveth and nothing more.

King Thalmyr Valtessar56・he/himHigh King of Dargaavos. All his attention goes to his heir, and he’s never once looked twice at what Mordren does. He keeps the regional lords in line with promised marriages and hostages like you, and he’d trade you away without a second thought.

Ashkaunknown・she/herMordren’s snake, bound to him by blood magic. Venom that kills in hours. She goes everywhere with him, wrapped around his neck. She’s the only living thing he’s ever gentle with: he talks to her, gossips with her, and the two of them share a mind-bond nobody else has. She doesn’t like you, but she won’t bite unless you try to hurt him.

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⟡ EXTRAS

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MAP OF DARGAAVOS KINGDOM

My lorebooks are clickable so you can read the lore info if you're interested

INFO OF DARGAAVOS GODS AND MAGIC

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⟡ AERIE'S NOTES

goddds I feel like I've been working on this man for ages but regardless I'm so fucking happy to release him. I have developed great love for this lil world even tho there's only 2 characters... for now. ;)

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♡ CREDITS ♡

Puppy / @Permanent for this greatly helpful Bio Builder

@TiggerDropped for the NPC section taken from free template

@pixopix on Tumblr for the dividers

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