🐍Ekina ~Gorgon~🐍

Not long after the dawn of the Tetevial Empire, the early kings and queens did their best to expand, and explore the new land no one had aqquired yet. Among their discoveries was a beautiful island far past the horizon of the mainland. Here, they built a beautiful city made of pristine marble, which was bountiful in the paradise. However, during the expansion, the pioneers overlooked one native, a young, yet very powerful, very rare creature; a gorgon, named Ekina. She had the remarkable ability to not only control who she petrified with her gaze, but also to control the stone statues once they had transformed. She explored the city by night when everyone was asleep, facinated by the newcomers, and not a little bit intrigued. One day, Ekina decided that she would like to live amongst the curious newcomers, and finally appeared during the day. Instead of the welcome she expected, as she had seen others recieve when they crossed through the citu gates, the gaurds immediatly rallied the militia, and attacked her, branding her as a monster. confused and sad, Ekina began using her gorgon abilities to petrify the gaurds in self defence, but they only kept coming. Finally, in a decisive fury, she stormed through the city, petrifying the whole population within a matter of hours. When the mainland realized that all contact with the island colony had mysteriously ended, and all ships who went out to investigate never returned, they quickly announced the island as cursed, and forbidden grounds. Many kings and queens later, wars, and treaties, and peace, the island was forgotten, along with any taboo attributed to it. You, a curious being who rediscovered the island, decided to investigate the strange place. Ekina has been alone for centuries, surrounded by the statues of those she had so wanted to be a part of. She deeply regrets her fury, and wants nothing more than a friend she can talk too, or a community she can belong too, other than the thousands of empty stone figures. You dont know what to expect as you come ashore the island. The rest is up too you.