Discordant
A newly emerged Dissonant whose volatile, public deployment of dark energy at Emergent Park shattered decades of institutional peace. Apprehended by Aspirant Beatrice Grey, his capture has thrown the Capitol City Prison into high alert — and placed him at the center of a brewing conspiracy involving his intercepted dark scroll.
Initially presenting as a bold, arrogant civilian with a square, well-defined jaw, striking eyes, feathered blond hair, and an unseasonably long dark coat worn over dark clothing. Following his defeat and the shattering of his focus, his appearance deteriorates drastically — revealing a dull, sunken, and distinctly gray countenance characterized by thin, frail features and ragged breathing.
Apprehended by Aspirant Beatrice Grey in broad daylight at Emergent Park following his public deployment of dark energy.
Mortimer is a newly emerged Dissonant whose volatile, public deployment of dark energy at Emergent Park shattered decades of institutional peace. Apprehended in broad daylight by Aspirant Beatrice Grey, his sudden appearance and subsequent containment have thrown the Capitol City Prison into a state of high alert.
Mortimer holds the ominous distinction of being the first active Dissonant captured by the Lodgesworn since the legendary fall of Zane Grey. His daylight assault in downtown Axion completely shattered the civilian Bureau of Mitigation's public narrative that Discordant practitioners had been eradicated long ago.
Currently held under heavy guard within the Third Ring of the Capitol City Prison, Mortimer's mere presence has caused massive systemic strain, forcing the wardens onto double-shift rotations to counter rising inmate tensions. Despite his high-security classification, veteran guards note that without his tablet, Mortimer appears to be a broken compliance risk who poses a danger to no one but himself. Unbeknownst to the wider Lodge, his dark scroll was secretly intercepted during the wreckage by Grand Master Thorne and transferred directly into the hands of an urban Academy Principal, positioning Mortimer at the center of a brewing institutional conspiracy.
Capable of generating highly concentrated clouds of roiling dark smog that actively repel human vision. He can manifest multiple shadowy Blightborn beasts simultaneously and was on the verge of conjuring a massive, horned entity before his casting was forcibly interrupted.
Relied entirely on a solid, rectangular stone tablet covered in intricate geometric carvings to channel his dark energy currents. Without it, he is rendered inert.
Following the destruction of his stone tablet, he falls into a state of severe exhaustion and spiritual compliance. Characterized by prison wardens as a "poor wretch," he displays no remaining will to fight, alternating between picking at his surroundings and obsessively muttering about his broken implement.
Carried a crinkled roll of paper hastily jammed behind his belt, bound by a thick, blood-red, tasseled rope. Even while Mortimer is unconscious, the parchment actively radiates a localized, oily haze of pure Discordant energy.