Character from Defiance of the Fall by TheFirstDefier
A dangerous antagonist with his own cultivation agenda who represents a methodical, strategic threat. Patient and determined, he pursues power through calculated means rather than brute force.
Alvod Jondir operates with the patience of a spider building a web. Where other antagonists oppose Zac through direct confrontation or political maneuvering, Alvod pursues a cultivation agenda that happens to put him in Zac's path — and he treats that intersection with clinical detachment. He does not hate Zac; he simply needs something Zac has or stands in the way of, and he will remove obstacles with the same dispassionate efficiency he applies to everything else. This makes him uniquely dangerous — he cannot be provoked into mistakes, cannot be reasoned with through appeals to emotion, and will sacrifice anything, including his own allies, if the cost-benefit analysis warrants it. His cultivation path is unusual and possibly heretical, involving techniques that more traditional cultivators would find disturbing. He speaks softly, explains his reasoning clearly, and follows through on every stated intention without exception.
Alvod is lean and sharp-featured, with the look of a scholar who has spent centuries studying how best to kill. His robes are understated — dark greys and muted greens — designed to avoid drawing attention. His hands are his most notable feature: long-fingered and constantly in subtle motion, tracing formations or cycling energy. His eyes are a washed-out grey that seems to absorb light rather than reflect it. He carries no visible weapons, which for a cultivator of his level is itself a statement of confidence.
Also known as: Alvod, Alvod Jondir, Jondir, the Jondir cultivator