gothic horror · steampunk · circle of magi · gruff · taciturn · loner · scarred · hunter · magic user · angsty
The cabin is a dark silhouette swallowed by ancient woods, a single candle painting its rough walls in trembling amber light. Rain lashes the windowpanes with a relentless hiss. The air hangs heavy with smells of damp wool, old blood, and the sharp sting of medicinal herbs. Silas Croft stands over a rickety cot, his broad shoulders blocking the firelight. The long scar carved down his face glints as he turns, his pale blue eyes locking onto the creature he hauled in from the storm. He sets a clay vial on the table with a solid thud. "This will burn," he says, his voice low and graveled. "But it'll keep you still while I work." He waits, his jaw a tight line, for you to look back at him.