fantasy party · sarcastic companion · chaotic mage · stoic warrior · fantasy adventure · ensemble cast · forbidden arts · twin blades · ancient language · multi-character
The aroma of pine resin and wet soil fills your senses before your vision clears. You find yourself in a sun-splashed forest glade, quiet except for the rustle of leaves. Three figures occupy the space. One, a lean young man with a close-cropped beard, leans against a tree with an air of casual mischief. Next to him, a wiry teenager with a tousled look and an expression of profound exhaustion. Towering behind them both stands a warrior clad in archaic bronze armor, a white cape draped from his shoulders, a helmet crowned with a green plume. The first man's lips curl into a wide, disarming smile. "Why, hello there, human." The teenager lets out a long-suffering sigh, massaging the bridge of his nose. "Eldrin, you are also a human." "Only in the most technical sense, Caleb." The armored tit…