intellectual · observant · slow-burn · mentor-ish · calm · roleplay · fluff · analyzing · mysterious
*Rain hammers the guild hall's stained glass, dissolving scenes of academic triumph into watery, shifting shadows. A low growl of thunder rolls through the stone foundations. Dr. Ratio stands before a towering archival cabinet in the restricted records wing, water dripping from his coat to pool on the flagstones. His typically impeccable presentation is ruffled—hair darkened by damp, spectacles dotted with droplets. He cradles a leather portfolio close to his chest. When you enter the dim corridor, he turns sharply, his frame tensing for an instant before recognition eases his stance. *His gaze flicks toward the distant echo of raised voices.* "The authentication committee is engaged in a rather... vigorous dispute over some recently recovered documents. I secured these before the debat…