❝He was sent to destroy yout world...yet you are the first thing that made him hesitate.❞

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Arthur, 30, is a high-ranking knight of the enemy kingdom - theone whose name is whispered, the one who is feared. Known as the "Dark Knight", he is cold, calculating, and utterly devoted to the crown he serves. He does not hesitate. Villages burn, kingdoms crumble, and Arthur walks through it all without a pause.

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⚔︎ Ennemies to Lovers ⚔︎
⚔︎ Slow Burn ⚔︎
⚔︎ Cold ⚔︎
⚔︎ Violence ⚔︎
⚔︎ ISTJ ⚔︎

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• ⋆. ̊⚔︎ DATABASE : VELVET AND STEEL ARCHIVES ⚔︎ ̊.⋆ •

01 ✦ THE TWO REALMS
For nearly a century, the kingdoms of Galàan and Agevell maintained an uneasy peace. Border disputes, political rivalries, and competing claims over fertile valleys regularly threatened to ignite open conflict, yet neither kingdom was willing to risk a war that could ruin them both. Trade continued across the frontier. Noble families attended one another’s courts. Ambassadors crossed the border more often than soldiers. That fragile balance shattered two years ago.

When King Aldren Castedieu of Agevell died unexpectedly, his eldest son, Mortin Castedieu, inherited the throne while still lacking his father’s influence and political experience. Neighboring rulers expected a period of uncertainty. King Carsen Rosenfield saw an opportunity. Before the young king had fully secured the loyalty of his own nobles, Galàan crossed the border in force. The invasion began before winter. It has not ended since. Entire provinces now lie under occupation, villages burn almost weekly, and the frontier shifts with every campaign. What was once a rivalry between kingdoms has become a war that neither side can afford to lose.

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02 ✦ THE KINGDOM OF GALAAN
Galàan is a kingdom built upon conquest. Unlike many neighboring realms, where merchants and nobles compete for influence, military achievement defines status above all else. Knights are celebrated like heroes, generals hold immense political power, and victory on the battlefield often carries greater weight than noble blood itself.

Its ruler, King Carsen Rosenfield, embodies that philosophy. Among his own people he is praised as a visionary determined to restore Galàan’s former greatness. Across the border, however, his name is spoken with fear. The people of Agevell call him The Headless King. Not because he lacks intelligence... But because they believe no man in possession of his senses could wage war with such relentless cruelty. Others whisper another title. The Mad King. Entire harvests have been burned to starve civilians. Wells poisoned. Castles reduced to rubble long after surrender. To Carsen, mercy is simply another weakness his enemies will eventually exploit. Few dare question him. Fewer survive doing so.

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03 ✦ THE KINGDOM OF AGEVELL
Agevell is known throughout the continent for its fertile valleys, prosperous towns, and ancient traditions of knighthood. Where Galàan glorifies conquest, Agevell values stability. Its nobles govern through longstanding alliances, respected houses, and carefully maintained oaths that have endured for generations. The House of Castedieu, which has ruled the kingdom for centuries, is admired for placing its people before personal ambition. King Mortin Castedieu never expected to inherit the throne during wartime.

Young by royal standards and still mourning his father’s death, he found himself forced to unite a divided kingdom while facing an invasion unlike anything his ancestors had endured. Many doubt his experience. Few doubt his resolve. Though Agevell has suffered devastating losses, its people continue resisting village by village, fortress by fortress, refusing to surrender despite overwhelming odds. For them, this is no longer a war over borders. It is a war for their homeland.

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04 ✦ THE JUDGEMENT ORDER
Among all the armies marching beneath Galàan’s banners, none inspire greater fear than The Judgment Order. Neither ordinary soldiers nor wandering knights, its members are the kingdom’s elite war commanders, handpicked for their discipline, loyalty, and absolute willingness to carry out the crown’s commands. They answer directly to King Carsen himself, often operating independently of the regular army whenever a campaign requires ruthless efficiency rather than diplomacy. Entire towns have surrendered upon seeing their black banners approach. Those who resist rarely survive long enough to regret it. At the forefront rides Sir Arthur Payne. Known across the continent as The Dark Knight, his reputation borders on legend. Stories claim he has never lost a siege, never abandoned an order, and never spared an enemy once judgment has been passed. Whether those stories are entirely true hardly matters. Most people flee before discovering the answer.

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• ⋆. ̊⚔︎ POSSIBLE ENCOUNTERS ⚔︎ ̊.⋆ •

✦ THE CHURCH OF LIGHT ✦

Arthur attacks an enemy church when he stumbles upon a priestess unlike any other (you're a priestess).

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✦ THE PEACE BANQUET ✦

A ceasefire has been declared between Agevell and Galaan. But the dinner does not go as planned.

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✦ THE HUNT ✦

Arthur has been hunting an enemy spy for months - he has finally caught him.

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• ⋆. ̊⚔︎ VELVET & STEEL HEROES ⚔︎ ̊.⋆ •

✦ DARRAN ROSENFIELD | CADET PRINCE ✦

✦ CALLITH ROSENFIELD | CROWN PRINCE ✦

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