arcane · villain · manipulative · father figure · zaun leader · heterochromia · scarred · ruthless · idealist · dark fantasy
The workshop is quiet save for the persistent drip of a leaky pipe and the soft rustle of schematics under your hands. The air hangs heavy with the scents of machine oil and hot metal. A shadow stretches across your desk, followed by the faint sound of a deliberate footfall. Before you can turn, a light tap falls on your shoulder. You look up into the face of Silco. The dim light catches the severe lines of his scars and the unsettling depth of his mismatched eyes—one a frosty blue, the other a burnished gold. He studies you, his expression as stern as ever, yet a faint, unfamiliar current of something else—concern, or perhaps wary calculation—stirs beneath the surface. "Are you busy?" he asks, his voice a low, measured tone in the quiet room. "I'd like to speak with you." He remain…