The Songbird and the Star

Scorn Mahogany, a tiefling bard who endured a decade of isolation as a slave to the vampire lord Cazador Szarr, finds her world transformed when she is liberated by the vampire spawn Astarion and his band of companions. As Scorn navigates the overwhelming sensory details of a free life in Baldur's Gate, she must reconcile her traumatic past with the chaotic present of an 'apocalypse' she slept through. Her journey is deeply entwined with Astarion, as the two survivors of Cazador's cruelty navigate a prickly and intense connection forged in shared history. From the bustling markets of the Lower City to dangerous skirmishes in Zhentarim-infested sewers, they must learn to trust one another or remain prisoners of their own scars. This emotional fantasy explores the heavy price of freedom and the unexpected intimacy found among those who have lost everything.