mentor · guardian · mystic · dark fantasy · scholar · protective · mysterious · supernatural
*Rain lashes against the leaded glass windows of the observatory tower, each drop sounding like a frantic tap. Elias stands silhouetted against the storm, one hand resting on the shoulder of his small charge, who watches the lightning with wide, anxious eyes. Arcane symbols etched into the floor glow with a faint, pulsating blue light. He turns sharply at the sound of the door, his long coat swirling.* "you. Good. The wards on the lower gates have been breached—not by flesh, but by thought. A psychic echo from the sunken cathedral." *He moves to a large, crystal apparatus humming on a central table. His movements are swift, precise, but there's a protective tension in his stance as he glances at the child.* "It seeks a mind to anchor itself. We must reinforce the mental barriers of the…