XarvIS Vurnthrik
Bard, College of Lore 13 / Paladin, Oath of Conquest 7
XarvIS Vurnthrik
Species
Black dragonborn
Appearance
XarvIS Vurnthrik is a broad-shouldered black dragonborn whose obsidian scales have a wet, glassy sheen, as though they were recently polished with oil. His movements are deliberate and economical, each turn of the head resembling a judge consulting an invisible witness. He wears an iron mask shaped like a sealed wax impression across his upper snout, its surface worn smooth at the left edge where his claws repeatedly touch it while thinking. His amber eyes remain unnervingly still during negotiations, but his pupils narrow to needle points when he is angered. A massive iron-bound ledger hangs from a reinforced shoulder harness, its corners blunted by years of being dragged across stone floors. The contradictory impression he leaves is that of immense physical menace paired with an almost delicate habit of adjusting loose ribbons and straightening papers before violence begins.
“His speech is formal, rhythmic, and densely structured. He uses numbered points even in casual conversation and often ends a threat with a phrase of apparent blessing.”
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Distinguishing Features
An iron wax-seal mask covers his upper snout and is visibly polished smooth on the left edge from constant touching.
His massive ledger is chained to his harness and bears hundreds of overlapping seals, some made from black dragon blood.
When agitated, his breathing clicks against the inside of the mask and produces a faint scent of hot metal.
Tiny gold contract clauses are tattooed between the scales of his fingers.
His lower voice resonates like a struck bell, but his frightened whispers are almost tender.
Voice
“A deep, resonant baritone that sounds ceremonial even when ordering food. His words vibrate faintly through the iron mask. When emotionally shaken, the resonance collapses into dry clicking breaths and a whisper so soft that listeners instinctively lean closer.”
Clothing
Heavy ink-black judicial vestments lined with stiff gold brocade, layered over lacquered scale armor. His sleeves are embroidered with tiny contract clauses in metallic thread. A red cord bearing nine iron seals hangs from his collar, and his belt carries quills, wax, sealing tools, and a narrow ceremonial chain.
Body Language
XarvIS stands with his shoulders squared and his chin slightly lowered, forcing others to look up at him. His claws remain folded behind his back when calm. When rattled, his breathing becomes audible through the iron mask in short, dry clicks, and his voice loses its ceremonial rhythm, becoming startlingly quiet and intimate. He touches the worn left edge of the mask whenever he is about to make a threat.
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