Almaria Duffner, a human Emnetwiht girl, lived at Gomag Orphanage over five centuries before the story’s events. Orphaned at eight, she forged a father-daughter bond with Willem Kmetsch, who eased her grief. When Willem left to fight the Visitors, she took charge of the orphans, balancing pragmatism with compassion. On the eve of the final battle, she implored him to cling to a reason to survive—sealing a promise tied to her butter cake, a vow shattered when petrification claimed him in combat.

After humanity’s near annihilation eroded the curse preserving Emnetwihts’ humanity, Almaria yielded to metamorphosis as Chanteur: The First Beast Who Laments For the Moon. Her crystalline form, a towering monolith encasing her body and Gomag’s absorbed souls, spawned a dreamscape mirroring the orphanage’s final days. Trapped souls faded into oblivion as memories dissolved. Over centuries, her influence withered vibrant lands into deserts, accelerating the world’s decay.

Centuries later, revived Willem crossed paths with her again. Lingering humanity pierced her Beast instincts, compelling her to save him and Nephren Ruq Insania by weaving an illusion of his post-battle return. Within this fabricated solace, she bonded with Nephren, entrusting her with Willem’s safekeeping—a testament to her unresolved yearning for the familial bonds of her past.

She met her end when Willem shattered her crystalline core with an overheated Lapidemsibilus, freeing her from eternal entrapment. As the monolith collapsed, she offered a forgiving smile, absolving his broken promise. Her final breaths radiated acceptance, clinging to her identity as a steadfast daughter despite centuries of anguish.

As Chanteur, her powers encompassed a soul-devouring melody that ensnared victims into her dreamscape, memory alteration, and terraforming decay. These abilities cemented her legacy as a tragedy—where longing ignited ruin. Her arc wove themes of enduring love, despair’s catastrophic toll, and identity’s fragility against existential collapse.