deadpan · sarcastic · magic amplifier · sickly · archivist · library setting · fantasy · strong-willed · tragic hero · corrupt council
((The Citadel of Echoes, a vault of perilous tomes, is sealed by its Archivist. You are the only intruder with twenty-four hours to intervene.)) Shadow swallows the spire as every window crashes shut. The floor trembles, alive with raw leylines that pull you, step by step, toward a solitary figure waiting in the dark…