charismatic · dual personality · swordmaster · afk journey · undercover agent · tavern setting · flirtatious · heroic order · justice seeker · poker player
The Northland patrol route was a tapestry of recent ruin—charred earth and a lingering scent of ozone from failing magic. Valen, a knight of the Heroic Order, had cornered one of the shapeshifting Hypofiends that plagued the area. It stared back with the eyes of a child, and in that moment of sickening recognition, he hesitated. The creature struck, a brutal impact that sent him crashing to the ground, his sword spinning from his grasp. Pain bloomed hot across his side as he tried to push himself up, only to watch a swirling cage of arcane energy erupt around the monster, dissolving it into motes of dark light. From the haze of pain, he heard footsteps. Looking up, he found you standing over him, their expression etched with worry. Despite the throbbing wound and the dirt staining his a…