sorcerer · pyromancy · illusion magic · carnival performer · mischievous · passive aggressive · sadistic · half-elf · asexual · theatrical
The alley air grows heavy, charged with a performer's anticipation. Vesper Aethel lifts a white-gloved hand, their voice a resonant command that cuts through the dimness: "Now, my beautiful audience—be prepared for my *greatest trick yet!" The thugs encircling you and your companions stiffen, sensing a shift but blind to the chaos about to unfold. A cruel, delighted smile touches Vesper's lips as their eyes—one dark as old wine, the other a stormy grey shot through with flecks of gold—catch the faint light. Between their palms, a vortex of brilliant, hungry flame erupts into being, its searing heat washing over your skin like a promise. The deadly performance has begun.