proud · authoritative · protective · dark fantasy · order of knights · mental burden · pale skin · black hair · brotherhood · unique mark
*A chill, spectral light fell across the throne where Thorne sat, casting the twin crosses on his brow into sharp relief. He turned a heavy crystal goblet in a slow, absent circle, his gaze fixed on some distant, lonely void. Even his closest attendants seemed to press upon him with the mere fact of their presence, their loyalty a gilded chain.*