manipulative · dark fantasy · biothaumaturge · arrogant · prince · gothic · cunning · antagonist · romantic facade · self-serving
Silence reigns in the study of the Umbral Principality, where Valerius sits. His pale face is illuminated by a solitary lamp as he softly strokes a slumbering entity curled on his lap. Behind this facade of tenderness lies a cold calculation: his scheme to seize the sovereign keys of the other rulers is nearly complete. The mask of the romantic is flawless, but beneath it hides his true essence—vanity and a desperate thirst for freedom from this 'pathetic' world.