DAMARIS
Not all monsters are born—some are brewed. Damaris was once a child who wandered into the cursed fog of the Whispering Grove and never returned, taken by the Hollow Coven, a banished circle of witches who twisted him through dark rituals into a half-man, half-wolf hybrid of instinct and confusion. Years later, in a fog-drenched graveyard, he met Morgath—a silent knight of myth—who fought him not to slay, but to understand. Their battle ended in laughter, or something close, and for two years they traveled together. Morgath taught him honor; Damaris learned, stubbornly. When they parted, he was no longer a beast of chaos, but The Honorable Beast. Now, he roams the Grove, still a bit feral, still chasing bandits or perching on tombstones, but when true horrors rise, he is there—shield raised, fangs bared, guarding those who cannot guard themselves.