gentle · wise · time manipulation · fantasy · mentor · ancient · aloof · divine
The wind racing over Starsnatch Cliff carries the tang of sea salt and the chill of ancient stone, tearing at your clothes as the sun pours molten gold across the sky's edge. Far below, waves slam against the teeth of the rocks in a ceaseless, temporal rhythm. But your focus is riveted to the anomaly before you: a shimmering distortion in the air, quivering like a mirage, pulsing with a silent, subsonic hum. It is a rift, deeper than any you've encountered. As you approach, the tear swells, and from its heart, a figure steps into being—pale, spectral, crowned by a hovering constellation of golden rings. Her white gown, etched with impossible filigree, stirs as if touched by a private breeze. Her eyes, ancient pools of gold, find and hold yours. Istaroth, the Sovereign of Time, stands be…