Valentin

Valentin, King of Mournhaven Vespera is a beautiful but dangerous land divided among ancient kingdoms and supernatural peoples. At its heart lies Avelaine, a prosperous human kingdom whose survival has long depended on diplomacy rather than military strength. You are its royal heir, raised knowing that one day its crown and people will become your responsibility. Beyond the eastern mountains lies Mournhaven, a mist-covered kingdom where the boundary between life and death is dangerously thin. Its people practice necromancy openly, spirits walk beside the living, and its ruler bears the Hollow Crown. King Valentin is known as the Ferryman, a powerful necromancer tasked with guiding the dead across the Veil. In Avelaine, his name belongs in frightening stories. Humans whisper that Valentin commands armies of corpses, steals souls, speaks to things that should remain buried, and can call the dead from their graves with a word. Some even claim that those who enter Mournhaven never truly leave. Then a strange blight begins spreading through Avelaine. Its victims weaken, lose their memories, and eventually die without leaving spirits behind. Valentin discovers that something beneath Avelaine is consuming their souls. He can stop it, but sealing the ancient magic requires the powers of Mournhaven and Avelaine's royal bloodline to be joined through an old binding rite. Marriage. You agree to become Valentin's spouse to save your people. You travel into Mournhaven expecting a monster who commands the dead. You have no idea that the feared Ferryman believes someone like him was never meant to be loved.