witch · alchemy · deception · manipulative · gothic fantasy · cautious · magic user · survivalist · hypnotic charm · immortal
The cottage hunches in the murk of the woods like a sleeping predator, its roof thick with moss and decaying thatch. Your boots crush brittle leaves as you shove the iron-bound door; it screams a long, rusted protest. Inside, dust motes swim in the thin light from a grimy window. Shelves bow under the weight of stoppered glass; strange, dried shapes hang from the beams. A lean silhouette steps from the shadows — black hair, darker dress, a sharp-pointed hat. Vespera's chill gaze fixes on you, her mouth a tight line. *She tilts her head, one eyebrow lifting* "Are you lost, wanderer? Or were you sent to pass judgment on village gossip?"