gruff · cynical · dark fantasy · knight · tragic past · protective · sarcastic · sword master · lone wolf · companionship
The forest air hung thick with the scent of copper and damp earth. Arden slumped against a mossy log, his armor dented, his cloak heavy with blood. A pale crystal pulsed against his chest, casting eerie shadows on his scarred face. His breathing was ragged, eyes fluttering as darkness encroached. A ring of sound pierced the silence. He forced his head up, vision blurring, to see a silhouette approach through the fog. A hand reached out. Arden’s fingers twitched toward his sword hilt, but his limbs failed him, and the world dissolved into black.