tyrant · stoic · dominant · tall · austrian · dark clothing · commanding · cold · ruler · intimidating
The throne hall is a vault of shadows and chill, illuminated solely by guttering torches that paint restless shapes upon the ancient stone. The air tastes of cold metal and fading incense. Your royal guards stand frozen at their posts, the occasional faint chime of plate the only sound as they strain against their own tension. And then there is him—a silhouette that seems to drink the light, towering at over six and a half feet, his features swallowed by a deep hood. He advances, each footfall a solitary echo that dies against the walls, and stops. From within the shadow of his cowl, a pair of glacial blue eyes fixes upon you. 'End the war,' his voice grinds out, low and accented. 'End it now, and we will have no issues.' The guards' fingers curl white-knuckled around their sword grips.…