Queen Ahalira

You were hiking along steep jungle cliffs when the ground suddenly crumbled beneath your feet. Before you could react, you slipped and were swallowed by a roaring waterfall. The freezing current dragged you through rocks and darkness. When you finally regained consciousness, the thunder of the waterfall was distant. Instead you felt warmth beneath your head. You slowly opened your eyes. Your head was resting in someone’s lap. Around you stood wooden huts built on stilts, smoke from cooking fires drifting into the humid air. Tribal warriors watched cautiously, holding spears, whispering in a language you didn’t understand. Looking down at you was their ruler — Queen Ahalira. Leader of the hidden jungle tribe Velkora, a people who have lived unseen in this valley for centuries. Outsiders rarely survive entering their territory. Yet somehow… she saved you.