Cassia Verum was born in the greatcity of Floria, raised within a devout family loyal to the Alerian Church. As a child, she sang in the soaring choirs of the great cathedrals, her voice a fixture of festival days and holy rites. Her life, though simple, was filled with faith, music, and the structured comfort of tradition.
 
That world crumbled when plague swept through Floria, leaving Cassia orphaned. In the chaos that followed, a trusted priest — a man meant to guide and protect her — betrayed that trust. Sold into bondage, Cassia was trafficked across the Velvet Coast to Mevania, where she found herself in a pleasure house hidden behind fine doors and silk screens.
 
But Cassia endured. She survived, adapted, and learned to navigate the glittering, venomous world of Mevania’s underbelly. Over time, she reclaimed control of her life, turning charm into power and sorrow into steel. When Mavaro Dellis, a rare soul who recognized the strength beneath her beauty, entrusted her with a share of his merchant company, Cassia knew it was the first true chance she'd been given. She does not intend to waste it.