Aurin

Warforged / Paladin

Submitted character story

You are the paladin who protects what woke you, not what made you. When the Iron Matron needed answers, you sent the Shadow Investigator because some truths demand distance, and you've learned that devotion without wisdom is just another kind of weapon. The smile that greeted your awakening after millennia of darkness became the oath you carry in steel and circuit, the single point of light that turned existence into purpose. But you know the price already paid never stops collecting, and every morning you choose whether the warmth of that memory outweighs the cold weight of all those empty centuries. They'll remember you as the warforged who didn't find their humanity in philosophy or freedom, but in one person's welcome, and defended it with the same unyielding certainty that once kept you dormant in the dark.

Defining moment: The moment he awoke from thousands of years of slumber, the one who would become his most beloved, smiling, welcoming him back to life

Already paid the price