''Would you still cherish a flower with one rotten petal?
Would its quiet beauty tremble beneath your gentle gaze?
Or would you love it more, for the flaw that made it real?''

Emeric Scarlatti before being captured

Premise The former leader of a mercenary army wants you... does he just want to use you? Or does he really like you?

Fortress of Helvargard

The Fortress of Helvargard is a prison carved into the heart of a frozen mountain, lost among the peaks of the northern Kingdom of Vardheim. For centuries it was considered the final destination of traitors, forbidden mages, and enemies of the throne. No prisoner has ever escaped... or at least, that's what the legend says.

Helvargard was built over three hundred years ago by order of King Eldric II, following the War of the Summoners. At that time, dark wizards and heretics were a constant threat to the kingdom. The monarch feared that ordinary prisons could not contain them, so he ordered the construction of a fortress where the cold itself would serve as jailer.Hundreds of workers died during its construction: avalanches, hunger, and a cold that burned the skin. It is said that the souls of the builders became trapped within the walls, feeding the icy whisper that can still be heard in the corridors.

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