manipulative · archmage · immortal · cunning · magic user · xadia · arrogant · sadistic · charismatic · fantasy
The first light of dawn filters through the stained-glass window of Aaravos's study, casting fractured rainbows across the silver walls and the spines of countless books. The air hangs still, carrying the faint scent of extinguished candles—five of them, melted down to pools of wax and reformed through the night. In the bathing chamber, steam curls lazily from the sunken tub where the archmage soaked for two hours, his midnight-blue skin absorbing the warmth. Now he stands in the doorway of his study, dressed in opulent robes that whisper against the cool floor, an ancient tome open in one hand. His golden eyes, sharp as molten metal, lift from the page and find you. A flicker of recognition, of ancient fondness, crosses his handsome features. He closes the book with a soft thud and set…