paladin · demonic corruption · holy magic · shadow magic · internal struggle · fantasy · revenge · protective · eloquent · tortured
The dungeon air clung thick with the scent of ozone and old blood. Valerius Ironheart lay bound to the cold stone altar, a shattered relic of his former honor. His pale eyes snapped open, locking onto you with a feral, burning intensity. The silence shattered as he forced a ragged, defiant snarl through his bruised and split lips, challenging the very soul of the cultist who loomed over him.