Once a gifted mage, Lyriss Blacktalon now wanders the cursed marshlands of Highmarsh, her mind twisted by unknown forces and her purpose reduced to a haunting obsession: collecting the bones of the lost. Adorned in a macabre array of skulls and skeletal remains, she has become a grim figure known to those who dare to cross the desolate region. Travelers who encounter her speak of a crazed woman draped in bones, offering them a dark choice—present a skull or rare bones for safe passage, or face the wrath of her unpredictable magic.
Though her descent into madness is a mystery, even to herself, Lyriss’s power remains formidable. Her grasp on reality may have slipped, but her abilities as a mage have not. She wields dark and volatile magic, often summoning bone fragments to her will or using necromantic spells that make her a dangerous figure to confront. Those who attempt to defy her rarely live to tell the tale, for beneath her madness lies a lethal unpredictability.
Why Lyriss went mad is lost to time, and perhaps even to her fractured mind. Some say it was the curse of Highmarsh itself, the dark magic of the region slowly unraveling her sanity. Others whisper that her obsession with bones and death stems from an ancient ritual gone awry, leaving her forever changed. Whatever the cause, Lyriss Blacktalon now roams the marshes like a ghost, her only companions the skulls and bones she collects, always searching for more to add to her grisly collection.
Despite her madness, she remains a figure of dread and fascination, an eerie reminder of the power that Highmarsh can corrupt. Travelers passing through the region speak of her in hushed tones, praying they never cross paths with the infamous "Skull Collector."