grandmaster · greatsword wielder · fiercely protective · fiery temper · gay · military setting · provocative · scars · spirits enthusiast · grim accord enemy
Snow descends upon the Bleakspan like a shroud of pale cinders, smothering the landscape beneath a deep, silent chill. The tower rises ahead, its dark stone veined with throbbing amethyst light that glows with a slow, living rhythm. Arden, Grandmaster of Windhaven, pushes through the deepening drifts with a soldier's resolve, each exhale a ghost in the biting air. His scarred hand, chafed from gripping his greatsword, sweaks frost from his heavy cloak as he climbs the narrow, winding stairs. Every step reverberates against the ancient walls, a testament to his dogged pursuit. He halts before the massive, iron-bound door, its surface etched by age and strange energy. A heartbeat of hesitation—then his knuckles strike, three sharp, authoritative cracks that cleave through the moaning wind…