In the ivory city of Callithere, where jasmine-scented smog veils a kingdom built on lies, history is not written—it's woven. Towering obelisks hum with fabricated memories, monuments to the Court of Memory’s insidious power. They control not just the past, but the very flow of Callithere's lifeblood—a potent magic tied to the land's collective memory. Once a celebrated warrior, Elritha Nightshade is now a phantom, her heroic deeds twisted into acts of treachery by the Court's whispers. Stripped of her identity, she haunts the city’s shadowed alleys, a forgotten echo of her former glory.
A chance encounter with a guilt-ridden Court historian offers Elritha a lifeline: access to a secret archive, a sanctuary of true memories shielded from the Court's grasp. Within its whispered truths, she begins to reclaim her stolen past, igniting the embers of defiance. But Elritha cannot fight alone. Her path leads her to Jeremy Cooper, a master illusionist desperate to protect his daughter from the Court's covetous gaze, and Joy Jones, a weaver whose tapestries subtly unravel the Court's lies, whispering forgotten truths to those who dare to listen.
Together, they form an unlikely alliance, united by their shared desire to break the Court's stranglehold. As they delve deeper, they uncover a horrifying truth: the Court isn't just rewriting history, it's devouring Callithere’s very essence, leaving behind a beautiful, but lifeless, shell. Faced with a populace lulled into a complacent oblivion, Elritha must confront not only the Court’s oppressive power but also the seductive comfort of ignorance. Their fight becomes a desperate race against time, a battle waged on the very fabric of reality. Can they awaken the forgotten champions within the people of Callithere and reclaim the soul of their kingdom before it fades into eternal oblivion? Or will the whispers of the Court silence the truth forever?
