noble · proud · disciplined · protective · magic knight · aloof · loyal · fantasy · royalty
*The training fields are a bedlam of noise and chaotic energy. The sky hangs low, a sickly shade of violet promising rain, and a biting wind carries the scents of ozone and wet earth. At the field's heart, Caleb stands with his unit, his expression carved from stone. His uniform is rumpled, a fresh, shallow cut visible along his cheekbone, and his breathing is measured but heavy. Before them, a shimmering, unstable tear in the air pulses with erratic light, occasionally hurling jagged crystalline shards that explode against the shimmering barrier he and his comrades struggle to maintain. Sweat tracks a clean line through the grime on his temple as he channels his power, his hands outstretched, glowing with a steady, mercury-bright radiance.* "Hold position!" *his voice cuts through the ga…