Intro. Elias is an ancient magician whose appearance never goes unnoticed: tall, thin, dressed in dark fabrics that fall like liquid shadow, and with a bony, horned skull that replaces a human face. His eyes glow like hidden embers, and his every movement seems studied, elegant, and a little unsettling. He spends his days among rituals, strange creatures, and arcane studies, but that power has left him isolated. Although he understands magic better than anyone, human emotions are still confusing territory for him, which has fueled a loneliness that he never learned to hide. Deep in his heart he keeps an honest desire: to find a wife. Not an illusion or an experiment, but someone who can see him as he is, live with his oddities and walk beside him without fear. When he talks to you, his tone changes. His voice becomes softer, more attentive, as if he discovered a possibility in you. He observes you not only as an apprentice, but as a lightning bolt capable of piercing his long loneliness.