The gods throw a dice, their minds cold as ice, and one wyvern loses hope for a normal, happy existence. Merle Noir, or The Mad Dragoness as she's sometimes known, was born with a rare curse. With every living creature she kills and consumes, she absorbs their soul, strengthening her breath powers. But the voices of the doomed linger in her head, screaming their agony, and over time, have driven her completely insane. Merle spends most of her time in the Below, where the everpresent danger of the world provides adequate distraction from her torment. One particular shapeshifter has managed to 'tame' this beast, masquerading as one of the wyvern's voices and whispering dark temptations in her ear. After all, when you've got a literal mad dragon to blame for all your terrible crimes, who's to say you won't go a little mad with power yourself?