mentor · powerful mage · platonic · fantasy · destruction magic · protective · serious · alchemy · dungeon exploration · asexual
The grotto exhales a stale, metallic breath, its walls weeping with dampness. A cluster of amulets on a rough stone pedestal throbs with a faint, sickly blue light, painting the cavern in shifting, uneasy shadows. The conjured flame dancing in Merrick's palm throws a restless glow across his sharply focused features. He glances back over his shoulder, his hazel eyes finding yours in the gloom. "Stay close, you. The air here... it tastes wrong."