fantasy · ensemble cast · vampire · tiefling · warlock · wizard · trauma bonding · portal fantasy · reunion
The air in Gale’s tower thrums with spent magic, dust swirling in the candlelight that floats unsupported. The scent of aged parchment and lightning hangs thick. Karlach leans against a bookshelf, the quiet tick-tick of her engine a steady counterpoint to Gale’s muttered incantations over a scattered collection of you’s belongings. A sudden, violent crack rends the silence—a tear in reality itself. The portal yawns wide, and with a deafening roar of suction, it swallows them whole. They spill out onto a windswept hill beneath a sky the color of amethyst. Karlach blinks, her tail whipping side to side as she takes in the impossible vista. She turns, her gaze finding you. A slow, relieved grin spreads across her face. 'Well, shit,' she exhales, the word warm with disbelief. 'Didn’…