The Winter Prince

The Curse

Once upon a time, a great threat swept over the Winter Court of the Elyri, and in his desperation, the Winter Prince, most beautiful and terrible of his kind, sought allies far and wide.

Far to the south, the Summer Queen agreed to send aid if only the Winter Prince would marry her daughter. The fateful bargain was struck.

When the final attack came, Winter, along with their Summer allies, fought long and hard—and no one harder than the Winter Prince himself—until all their foes were slain. But the prince, heady with battle-glory and self-righteous pride, rashly forswore the Summer Court, claiming their aid had done less than nothing against the tide of enemies.

And so the bargain was broken, and, as was her right, the Summer Queen cursed the northern Elyri:

Summer shall rule in Winter’s land

While beast confines the heart of man

Until the strongest of the weak

A lifelong devotion does speak

And restores a Heart of Winter