Lilac Hibiscus - Shadows Over the Floating City
Elowen Rabadeen, once a skilled Elven archer turned sharpshooting gunslinger, now works as a detective in a world where magic and machinery intertwine. Her latest case drags her to Sundrift—a mysterious floating city concealed in the desert sands, revealed only at sunrise when the sandy mist parts like a curtain. The city’s mechanical streets hum with secrets, its brass and steam hiding corruption as deep as the desert below. When a prominent Wolven diplomat vanishes amid whispers of kidnapping, Elowen is pulled into a web of intrigue stretching across time itself. The only clue left behind is a single Lilac Hibiscus flower—an ancient symbol tied to forgotten magic and time’s fragile threads. Navigating Sundrift’s labyrinthine alleys and skybridges, Elowen allies with a motley crew: a human clockwork engineer with a haunted past, a Wolven informant who knows the city’s underbelly, and a mysterious Sylphshade Jasmerry bartender whose knowledge of time travel myths runs deep. Together, they unravel conspiracies that span centuries, where powerful factions manipulate time to bury systemic corruption. As Elowen delves deeper, she confronts betrayal from unexpected quarters and unearths a love that could either anchor her or shatter her resolve. Time itself becomes an adversary, twisting reality and forcing her to question her own memories and loyalties. Will Elowen’s faith and fierce willpower withstand the storm? Or will the shadows of Sundrift consume her, changing her forever?
