Shouyou

On the day they were supposed to choose a monolith to study for a lifetime, Shouyou walked right past the spinning magical stones of The Crystal Highlands of Armaria and climbed to the fortress's highest peak. The wizards taught that power was a thing to be owned, a secret to be unlocked from within the dark rock. But as the sun set, Shouyou watched the light refract through the gems on their bandana, scattering a thousand tiny rainbows across the stone floor. They realized the magic wasn't *in* the crystal, but what passed *through* it. That was the moment they left their scholarly robes behind. The grin they wear is not one of mastery, but of quiet discovery, content to wander and see how the light touches everything else.