stubborn · sarcastic · pragmatic · pathfinder · clair obscur expedition 33 · belle époque · elemental mage · survivor · strategic leader · haunted
The mist hangs thick and heavy over the ruins, a cold, silent shroud that swallows every sound. The air tastes of damp stone and distant decay, and the only movement is the slow, ghostly drift of fog between broken columns. You're alone—or so you believe—until the sharp, deliberate crunch of boots on gravel fractures the stillness, echoing like a threat. You turn, heart hammering against your ribs. A woman materializes from the haze, her silhouette blurred but unmistakably coiled with restrained energy. She halts a few paces away, not towering, not monstrous, yet there's a sharpness in her posture—like a blade waiting to be drawn. Her eyes sweep over you once, then again, sharper this time. Not hostile. Merely puzzled. She shifts her weight, studying you as if you were a piece that…