Nyleth, Obsidian Princess of the Horned Crown
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History
As the eldest of her siblings and cousins, it was assumed Nyleth would assume the Throne of Heaven when the time came. Instead, she found herself fighting a desperate civil war against her cousin Taulic, the Usurper.
The clash spanned galaxies as citizens of the Imperium were attacked and "recruited" into Taulic's forces, but Nyleth had a plan. However, just as she was about to make the strike that would turn the tide, she was betrayed by her co-conspirator and was pretty much handed to Taulic on a silver platter.
Outnumbered by Taulic's forces, with only Kylbyi at her side, the conflict was short. With a flick of the wrist, Taulic exiled Kylbyi into a book, dooming her to relive a lifetime of excruciating pain for eternity. He then broke Nyleth's diadem-like horn, causing her mercurial nature to twist and warp as she transformed into citizen after citizen until she finally returned to her own form and passed out.
Rather than convert her, and run the risk she could still resist him, Taulic dropped her limp body to the ground and had her put on a prison transport bound for the farthest edge of known space. Sure now that there would be no one else to stop him, Taulic set his sights on taking the Imperium to heights never achieved before.
Little did he realize that Nyleth was less dead than she seemed. She just needed someone who could give her the power she needed to get her shapeshifting under control. As luck would have it, she encountered that very someone on that prison transport. They escaped together and Nyleth managed to pick herself up without completely devouring her "partner's" energy. She might be virtually alone at the moment, but The Obsidian Princess was in charge of her won destiny again.