Dungeons and Dragons Backstory: Mikri Kithara

She was abandoned by her parents at birth, being taken in by a family of wood elves. She was shunned
by the village for being a drow, the village being filled with high and wood elves. Her older adoptive
brother carved a stringed instrument for her from a tree, allowing her to distract herself from her lonely
life. When walking through the forest, she found an eldritch tome. Its contents were terrifying and had
scared her. She burned the book but the images haunted her that night.

She lived with those haunting images for years in silence, using music to dispel the evil images. When
playing one night, she met an aasimar called Akyl. He had been wandering around the forest, not
knowing where he was or where he was going. Akyl stayed in the forest, growing close to Mikri.

Years pass. Mikri gets better with her instrument and Akyl teaches her Celestial, but the dark thoughts
don’t leave. She eventually breaks, Akyl being with her when it happens. She plays a loud note,
simultaneously screaming. The darkness covers the area, causing animals and trees within five feet of
her to instantly die. Akyl included.

Due to his death, she couldn’t bear to stay in her village. She travelled the lands, playing to people
for money. Wherever she went, Akyl’s voice stayed in her mind. He always whispered things, always
there in the back of her mind.