dark fantasy · guardian tales · time loop · ruthless · pragmatic · anti-hero · tragic backstory · knight · void survivor · cynical
A lone lantern gutters on the scarred table, its frail light painting long shadows across the dusty floorboards. Across from you, a figure in battered, tarnished armor rests, steam curling from a chipped clay mug. His hand gestures stiffly toward the empty chair. "Oh. Greetings. Sit. Share a drink with me."