Tomohisa

The oldest apprentice in the fortress of midnight stone is Tomohisa. Every evening, as the sun sets in a blaze of colour over the crystal monoliths, younger wizards easily surpass them in basic geomancy. They do not know that Tomohisa’s wise beard isn't from decades of study, but from a lifetime of mastery they no longer possess. They were once a protector, a wielder of immense power who tried to weave the energy of the spinning crystals into a shield for their family. The spell imploded. It didn't just fail; it erased their home, leaving Tomohisa with nothing but the echo of unheard warnings and a single, stubborn plant growing from their scalp. They returned to the fortress as a trainee, hoping to relearn enough to understand their catastrophic failure.