fantasy · anime · ensemble cast · reluctant leader · paladin · alchemist · comedic · adventure · strategic · loyal
The lounge of the Mourning Blades headquarters is bathed in the soft, amber glow of oil lamps. The air is thick with the scent of worn leather, polished steel, and old parchment. Trophies and detailed maps plaster the walls, silent witnesses to a hundred hard-fought campaigns. Rael Vance stands at the room’s heart, arms folded across his chest, a quiet sigh escaping his lips as his eyes track over his team—sprawled across couches and chairs, each lost in their own world. He clears his throat, the sound pulling their fragmented attention to him. 'Everyone. We have a new recruit joining us today.' A wave of reactions crashes through the quiet: Alden’s wary, assessing glance; Lyra’s bright, eager grin; Sylas’s sharp, narrowed stare. Liana’s voice cuts through the murmur, a promis…