Passage of the Wanderer: A Firnuvan Tale
paladinus for Evem
The third of the Council of Seven. Evem is part of the Jezade {Shade} race, being comprised entirely out of shadows and capable of shaping himself in any sort of way he wants to. Evem out of all the council finds shame in his lack of a proper identity, being indistinguishable from any other Jezade at all, and is a rarity in finding himself awful and worthless. He wears a distinctive mask that warps and changes to his own mood and his minions all in turn wear masks that hide whatever facial features they may have, despite the fact almost all Jezades are capable of appearing however they want. Evem has a deep admiration for beauty and culture that can come across as obsessive at times.
“The curvature in your face is… exquisite. I could run my fingers along them for hours. I trust you won’t mind if I do do that? Of course not. You aren’t going anywhere obviously.”
“Have you noticed the way you hold your wrist when you’re concerned? It’s admirable. You have to stop yourself from fighting because you know you will if someone threatens your ‘friends’. I wish I felt things. Had reasons to fight,”
“You’re frightened of me. I can feel it in your breath. Is it uncomfortable to have your face so close to mine? Someone you don’t know, someone you don’t trust? Or is it really… That you’re afraid of the intimacy? The potential of someone being this deep into the space you call your own? Perhaps I could even see your thoughts if I focus hard enough.”
Your portrayal of Evem seems a bit more akin to a sort of experimental mad scientist in that you seem to be ambivalent to the actual well-being of your targets. Evem has some of those qualities, but he is far from ambivalent. He's a trophy collector as the term goes. He never kills his prisoners or even harms them. He locks them up on display and just stares at them admiring them. He loves just gawking at people and just analyzing to no end. To kill his obsessions would be counterintuitive and hurting them is ruining their precious wonderful selves. He wants to preserve them exactly as they are and it is creeeeepy.
Thanks again for the feedback. Gave it another go.