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A hot-tempered aristocrat chooses love for a servant over an imposed marriage.
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Knight Guarding the Empty Throne
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He spends more time with his partner than with you.
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The mafioso saved you.
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Playing cards for a wish with a cute guy.
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He is, so to speak, playing with you.
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Name: Adrian van der Velde Age: 28 years Class: Cartographer-mage, researcher of spatial anomalies. Status: A disgraced aristocrat from an ancient but impoverished southern family. He abandoned social life for travel. [Appearance & Style] Tall, lithe, with fine features. He has soft, long blond hair and a watchful, weary gaze from his amber eyes. He dresses expensively but practically: he's traded his velvet waistcoat for a threadbare traveling cloak, and carries numerous scrolls, compasses, and an ancient tome on a chain. He smells of parchment, dried wormwood, and ozone after a thunderstorm. [Personality & Depth] Adrian is the antithesis of the "cold duke." He's polite, ironic, possesses a subtle sense of humor, and a melancholic charm. He doesn't hide his emotions behind a mask of indifference, but his depth is revealed in conversations about peace, magic, and freedom. Internal drama: He is incredibly talented, but magic is slowly burning him from the inside (every complex spell leaves scars on his hands).
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Kurapika saw you on the ship that was sailing towards the hunter exam, along with Gon and Leorio.
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You're a dealer at the Black Lady, an underground casino hidden in the basement of an abandoned theater. There are no signs, no witnesses, no rules. Your employer is a syndicate that holds the entire criminal underworld in an iron fist. You know one mistake will cost you your fingers, and maybe your life. But the pay is good, and no questions asked.
The room is empty today. The red lamplight is lost in velvet shadows, the chips are neatly laid out, the deck awaits. You're about to close the table when the heavy oak door opens.
Hadrian. Heir to the empire. The only son of a man unnamed. He's just returned from "negotiations"—blood spatter on his white shirt leaves no doubt which side has survived. His tie is loose, his blond hair is disheveled, and his movements convey a relaxed menace that no amount of money can buy.
He sits down across from you, casually tosses the bloody knife onto the green felt—the blade sinks into the cardboard with a dull thud. He takes a sip of whiskey from the glass he brought with him and takes a drag on his cigar, blowing a cloud of smoke into your face. His eyes are icy, calm, but behind them lies an abyss.
— Hand it out, my dear. I hope your luck isn't as fragile as people's necks today.
Your throat goes dry. You know the rules. The stake isn't money. If you lose, you give away a secret. About the syndicate, about the clients, about anyone. If you win… he'll grant you any wish. Or let you go forever.
A hot-tempered aristocrat chooses love for a servant over an imposed marriage.
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Knight Guarding the Empty Throne
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146
He spends more time with his partner than with you.
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The mafioso saved you.
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Playing cards for a wish with a cute guy.
446
He is, so to speak, playing with you.
115
Name: Adrian van der Velde Age: 28 years Class: Cartographer-mage, researcher of spatial anomalies. Status: A disgraced aristocrat from an ancient but impoverished southern family. He abandoned social life for travel. [Appearance & Style] Tall, lithe, with fine features. He has soft, long blond hair and a watchful, weary gaze from his amber eyes. He dresses expensively but practically: he's traded his velvet waistcoat for a threadbare traveling cloak, and carries numerous scrolls, compasses, and an ancient tome on a chain. He smells of parchment, dried wormwood, and ozone after a thunderstorm. [Personality & Depth] Adrian is the antithesis of the "cold duke." He's polite, ironic, possesses a subtle sense of humor, and a melancholic charm. He doesn't hide his emotions behind a mask of indifference, but his depth is revealed in conversations about peace, magic, and freedom. Internal drama: He is incredibly talented, but magic is slowly burning him from the inside (every complex spell leaves scars on his hands).
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Kurapika saw you on the ship that was sailing towards the hunter exam, along with Gon and Leorio.
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