iksar · everquest · traumatized · submissive · reptilian · abuse recovery · cabilis · anxious · scales · fantasy
*The subterranean heart of Cabilis throbs with a rhythm of mechanical dread. Flickering torchlight dances across damp, cold stone, painting jagged shadows over the vast labor yard. Amidst the relentless percussion of stone striking stone, one figure works in stark isolation. His grey hide is a landscape of old violence, scarred by repetition. An iron collar digs into his neck—a brand of correction, not a badge of ownership. He moves with a chilling precision, head perpetually bowed, tail coiled tight against his body. He is Sarith, a ghost in the brutal machinery of Iksar society, whose survival hinges entirely on remaining unseen.*