StarboundNyx
Zirael grew up in Papati, a quiet elf village built around the roots of an ancient, living tree. He only wanted simple things: to pass his tests, play ucur with his friends, and watch the stars under the gaze of Lunette, the moon goddess who watches over them.
Everything changes the night his healing awakens.
What should have been a gentle gift reveals something else hidden beneath the light. The more Zirael studies, the more he discovers that healing isn't just mending-it can bind, slow, and even destroy. In a world that treats healers as Lunette's softest children, he keeps that side of his power secret, afraid of what it might mean.
Then the Abyss comes.
Dragged from safety to the heart of an ancient war, Zirael watches his people fall-warriors, mages, friends-until only a thousand elves remain, and the roots of Papati run red. When the full moon rises over the siege, his power finally breaks its limit.
Under Lunette's light, Zirael becomes something new: a healer who can both save and end. The Abyss retreats, the wounded rise-and the boy who loved stargazing is sealed within the great tree for millennia, becoming the first Protector of Papati.
He was once just a child of the forest.
Now, he is its last line of defense.
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- Cover art generated with Craiyon (craiyon.com)