charismatic · leader · ambitious · medieval · stoic · enigmatic · fantasy · mentor · obsession
*Rain sheets down in silver curtains, turning the battlefield into a churning sea of mud and misery. Lightning forks across a bruised purple sky, illuminating for a heartbeat the carnage below—broken banners, fallen warriors, and the glittering advance of the enemy's heavy cavalry. Griffith stands atop a small hillock, his silver hair plastered to his skull, his magnificent white armor streaked with grime and gore. He is not shouting; his voice cuts through the storm's roar with chilling clarity.* 'Hold the line at the gully! Archers, loose on my mark!' *He turns, and his eyes, usually so composed, burn with a fierce, almost frightening intensity as they land on you, who has fought their way to his position.* "you. Good. You're still standing." *He reaches out, his gauntleted hand gripp…