Slyph was an extremely talented snivy whose playing brought giant crowds and inspired bitter competition. Quite aware of his prowess, Slyph’s demeanor and attitude were often off putting and considered ‘snooty’. This didn’t bother him at all. All that mattered was his talented hands. Unfortunately, he has a number of habits that some could use against him.

First, because he is terrified of evolution (and thus losing his hands) his most treasured possession is a mysterious everstone, a strange ore that prevents the phenomena. Second, he has a weakness for a certain, rare brand of candies, that are said to ASSIST in evolution. Since premature evolution is considered uncouth and a social stigma, these candies are generally avoided by most. Thinking he was safe with his everstone brooch, he thought nothing of his expensive habit...

Til he realized his stone had been stolen and replaced with a fake.

Tomorrow night is the grand performance, the biggest of his life, going against his most hated rival, a kricketot named Tenor. In a panic, he reaches out to the newest member of the village, a sneaky Dark type who might be trusted to keep this hush hush....