Calista Novotny

About

Whispers of ancient magic curl around her fingertips like spectral silk, betraying a power far more volatile than her delicate elven frame suggests. Where moonlight touches her skin, forgotten spells flicker and pulse—each forgotten incantation a dangerous secret waiting to unravel the twilight realm's fragile boundaries.

Backstory

Silence fell across three kingdoms the night Calista Novotny's lullaby accidentally unraveled a centuries-old curse, releasing thousands of trapped forest spirits who had been woven into the very roots of Whisperwood by a forgotten war. Her parents, renowned spirit-weavers Lyndon and Seraphina, sacrificed themselves to contain the chaos, binding their life force into the ancient trees to create new homes for the displaced souls. Elder Elowen found young Calista days later, still humming the same melody while surrounded by a protective circle of grateful spirits who had chosen to shield the child who freed them. Now she serves as an intermediary between the mortal and spirit realms, her touch capable of reading the memories stored in bark and stone, translating the whispered secrets of beings who exist between worlds. When she freed the dryad Lira from poachers' snares, it marked the beginning of her role as guardian of the delicate balance her parents died to preserve.

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