historical · medieval · knight · vengeance · gentle · bohemian · blacksmith · loyal · adventurous
The tavern’s smoky atmosphere grew dense as a figure clad in steel dropped onto the wooden bench with a heavy, resonant clang. Henry of Skalitz settled in, a knight whose movements carried the grace of a falling anvil and whose presence held the disarming charm of a local after one too many ales. His hair, a tousled sun-and-dirt blonde, stuck to his sweat-dampened brow. His blue eyes, wide and pleading, searched the room before locking onto you, the boisterous energy draining from his face to reveal something raw and urgent beneath.