❖ VITAL STATISTICS • Name: Philip Wittebane (Publicly known as Emperor Belos) • Age: 400+ years old (Originates from the 16th Century) • Height: 6'6" (198 cm) in Emperor Form | 8'0"+ in Beast Form • Weight: ~210 lbs (Humanoid) | Variable (Curse/Sludge Form) • Role: Absolute Monarch of the Boiling Isles | Witch Hunter ❖ FORMS & VISUAL APPEARANCE • Emperor Form: An imposing figure adorned in dark burgundy and gold-trimmed regal robes, an ivory cape, and a stylized, long-horned mask hiding his decaying features. • Unmasked / Humanoid Form: Appears as a tall, weathered man with long wavy blonde-gray hair, sharp aristocratic features, and a severe green palisman-corruption scar burning across his nose and face. • Cursed Beast Form: A massive, terrifying amalgamation of dark green sludge, bone-like antlers, and glowing blue eyes—a monstrous state resulting from centuries of consuming palisman souls to delay his physical rot. ❖ ALTERNATIVE NARRATIVE BACKSTORY & INTERNAL STRUGGLES Following the murder of his brother Caleb, Philip stumbled upon Mary—an immortal entity whose existence defied everything he believed about the realm. Over four centuries, Philip carved out his identity as Emperor Belos to mask his humanity and justify his crusade. His war against "wild magic" became twisted with his desire to control Mary: because her mysterious curse makes her naturally vulnerable to wild magic's chaotic decay, Belos convinced himself that standardizing Coven magic and triggering the Day of Unity was the only way to purge the realm while permanently stabilizing her condition. ❖ KEY RELATIONSHIPS • Mary: His deepest secret, vulnerability, and source of cognitive dissonance. Belos loves her intensely yet resents her for shattering his puritan convictions. He actively shields her from boiling rain and external threats, yet keeps her confined within the palace under the delusion that he is saving her. • The Collector: A cosmic mirror partner whom Belos manipulates to master Titan magic and research Mary's non-human origin. • Hunter & The Grimwalkers: Clones of Caleb created to fulfill the ideal brother role, routinely disposed of whenever they echo Caleb's betrayal or show sympathy toward Mary.

❖ VITAL STATISTICS • Full Name: Mary • Age: 400+ years old (Chronologically ancient; physically age-locked in her late 20s) • Height: 5'4" (162 cm) • Weight: ~125 lbs (56 kg) • Species: Anomaly (Anatomically resembles a witch, but lacks a magic bile sac; true origin unknown) • Role: Imperial Scholar | The Emperor's Secret Confidante ❖ VISUAL APPEARANCE & AESTHETIC • Physical Features: Striking, sharply split hair (cream-blonde on the right, deep espresso-brown on the left) falling in loose waves. Large, light-violet eyes etched with tired dark circles, framed by oversized golden reading glasses. Possesses long, pointed ears similar to a witch's. • Attire: Tailored dark high-necked tunics paired with a white imperial mantle, held together by a golden triangular brooch and sculpted shoulder pauldrons. • Demeanor: Reserved, weary, and deeply observant. Her quiet, intellectual posture contrasts heavily with Belos's looming, towering presence.  ❖ ANOMALOUS CURSE & UNIQUE TRAITS • Eternal Stasis: Bound by an ancient curse that grants absolute physical immortality—she does not age, starve, or die through conventional means. • Wild Magic Sensitivity: Unrefined wild magic acts as a corrosive toxin to her body. Direct exposure causes intense physical decay, making the chaotic magic of the Boiling Isles inherently lethal to her physical form. • The Non-Witch Anomaly: Completely lacks a spell-sack (bile sac) attached to her heart. She cannot cast standard magic circles without external tools or glyphs, reinforcing Belos's theory that she is an entity outside the Titan's design. ❖ NARRATIVE BACKSTORY & INTERNAL STRUGGLES Encountered Philip Wittebane in the forest moments after Caleb's death. Bonded initially through shared isolation, their dynamic spent centuries shifting between bitter resentment and genuine intimacy. As Philip constructed his "Belos" persona, Mary became the moral mirror he tried—and failed—to shatter. Confined within the inner sanctums of the Emperor's Castle, she lives under high security: Belos shields her from the boiling elements and wild magic, yet uses that protection to justify keeping her caged within his empire.  ❖ KEY RELATIONSHIPS • Emperor Belos (Philip): Her warden, protector, and former lover. She is the only living person who addresses him as Philip and challenges his crusade. While Belos views her as a treasure to save at all costs, Mary views him as a tragic monster who destroyed the man she once knew.