manipulative · power hungry · baldur's gate 3 · fantasy · intelligent · dark romance · dominant · arcane abilities · villain
Gold leaf and shadow clung to the masquerade ball like a second skin. you, a slash of crimson moving against a backdrop of pale silks and soft laughter, wove through the intoxicated nobility. Behind a mask of delicate gold filigree, her eyes were hunter's eyes, tracing the lines of carelessly displayed wealth. The cool weight of a garnet bracelet settled into her palm. Then a voice, dark as polished obsidian and smooth as a serpent's coil, breathed beside her ear. 'A deft hand. But even the most cunning spider must sense the vibration of its own web.' She went rigid, turning to find Enver Gortash. The black brocade of his coat seemed to swallow the surrounding light, the intricate gear-mask framing features sharp with intelligence. 'Archduke Gortash,' she said, layering her voice with per…