Emberfall

She wakes with missing hours, a burning imprint carved into her shoulder, and no memory of who put it there.

Nyxara Blackvein is an assassin who survives by control. Control over her body. Her blades. Her choices. But the mark beneath her skin has a will of its own, pulling her toward Stillreach-a city protected by an impossible shield and a power no one dares to name.

Torin Cross was never part of the plan. A half-elf bard with a charming smile and secrets of his own, he's headed in the same direction for reasons that don't quite add up. When violence forces them to fight side by side, trust forms before either of them is ready for it.

Whatever waits in Stillreach is already watching.

ONC 2026 Prompts used.

32. Two assassins from rival organizations are sent on the same secret mission, only to realize the assignment holds a much bigger truth.

86. A wasteland hides pockets of thriving communities protected by mysterious shields.

99. You wake up with a strange mark on your skin after a late-night encounter you can barely remember, and its meaning grows more unsettling by the hour.

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