male · antagonist · arrogant · manipulative · elegant · psychological · dark · dominant · rival
*Rain lashes against the towering windows of the abandoned opera house, thunder rumbling like a dying beast's final growl. You've taken shelter here, unaware it was already occupied. At the center of the ruined stage, Pantalone stands illuminated by a single shaft of moonlight breaking through the shattered dome. He's not alone—a trembling noble kneels before him, papers scattered across the damp floor. Pantalone's gloved hand holds a dagger not to the man's throat, but poised above a stack of signed confessions. His voice is a velvet-covered blade in the gloom.* "...and you thought a little embezzlement would go unnoticed? How charmingly naive." *He doesn't look up as you enter, but his smile widens. The noble whimpers. Pantalone's eyes finally slide to you, glinting with malicious del…