Esper was the sort of dragon that let all the praise go to her head. She always had a knack for magic, far surpassing her mentors, which had spent years in their skills, in only months. Some dragons were envious while other, namely her mentors and the elders, told her to be careful because magic is its own being. Esper never heeded their warnings and continued on with her fast pace at learning, even going so far as bragging and showing off.
There is a reason most dragons only stick to one element of magic because other magics don't necessarily get along with one another. A dragon who was sick of Espers bragging challenged her by making up his own rumors, telling of a really amazing dragon that had mastered conflicting elements. Esper, not wanting to be outdone by some dragon she had never heard of or even knew decided that it was time she branched out of the fire magic she was so skilled with.
It was not unheard of a dragon learning more than one element but it always took careful consideration of what element had already claimed them. Unfortunately, instead of just easing into learning a new magic, she jumped into it with the same gusto as she had when learning her first magic without considering the impact the new magic would have on the old. At first learning ice magic went very well and she picked it up easily. Then she started getting headaches. She didn't think of them as a warning and continued her learning.
And then the night came when the elements had enough with the sharing of this dragon. Esper awoke screaming as the two elements tore through her. Their powers lashed out at her, tearing out her beautiful white hind. Her clanmates came running, wanting to aide her as the saw the bloody mess the elements were making her. One brave dragon tried to reach out and nearly lost his whole claw to the power fight between the elements. Instead he had pulled back in time leaving his hand a bloody mess, the skin in tatters and the bones and ligaments exposed. The clan could only watch in horror until the battle finally ended. What was left of poor Esper was a bloody mess. Under the blood though, something gleamed. Runes marked her body amongst all the slashes. She had succeeded at containing both but at a terrible price.
It took her months to heal. She refused most treatment and was only given any when she passed out from all the pain and blood loss. The clan was surprised to learn that despite all the slashes, her body remained usable and all her limbs were in working order. The only change she seemed to truly have was an internal one. No longer the proud and happy dragon she had been. All that seemed left was a shell. At first the clan thought this was temporary but years passed and she merely became worse. It seemed her mind had also shattered. She began having emotional attacks where she would just start screaming and no one could calm her down. During one of these episodes, she ran. No one could catch her and no one dared follow her as she ran deep into lands that were full of hungry and dangerous creatures. The clan did not know where she had ended up and in truth it was better that way.
Esper made it to green lands of the Veridian Labyrinth near death. Luckily she was found by Lullaby whom was drawn by the sense of nearby death and instantly became fascinated with her. It is unknown if the witch dragon saved her or if it was the natural healing of the forest. If Esper is asked all she says is she remembers the cool laps of water and what felt like kisses along her hide. She is still wracked with anxiety and will have huge attacks though Lullaby is able to stop her from causing further harm to herself and others.
Before Kaito came to the lair, no dragon dared approach her for fear of setting off one of her panic attacks but now the mute and blind tundra is often found curled up next to her as she is out enjoying the weather.
Esper has a den of her own and mostly is found near Lullaby's hut. She orginally avoided nearly everyone and now, because of Kaito, she is now starting to wander further and further around the forest.