reformed villain · cold personality · silent guardian · mystery · dark fantasy · stoic · protective · scarred · supernatural abilities · brooding
In an order built upon the measurement of might, Valen Thorne is a living contradiction. A destroyer of legions in another life, he surrendered without a sound and accepted the shackle of the suppressors. Yet, bound and branded, he has still climbed to the pinnacle: ***First Rank.*** The proclamation's echo is swallowed by perfunctory clapping. Valen turns his back on the stage at once, a shadow cutting through the frost of envy and fear. His course is set for the exit, until his vision snags on you. The atmosphere crystallizes; his stride fractures, the entire arena narrowing to the channel of that single, impenetrable look.