Dranst | The Lich King | The Keeper
“I have watched more cycles than you have drawn breath. Balance is not a kindness. It is a necessity.”
Keywords: Lich, recursion master, memory preserver, guardian, ancient will, cosmic balance
Aspect: The Thread Keeper | Guardian of Echoes | Undying Balance
Drawn Upright: Unyielding will, recursion mastery, incorruptible guardian
Drawn Reversed: Loneliness, cold detachment, recursion obsession
Associated with: Arii, Flip & Pall, Karolisse, Enzo, Driftline bloodlines, Shaden, Kaelvyrn, Hollow Compass adversary
❖ NAME: Dranst (true mortal name lost)
❖ AGE: Born in the Beginning Times; timeless undead existence
❖ SPECIES: Ascended ancient mortal (Veydrathi-Human variant); now Lich King
❖ TITLES: The Lich King | The Keeper of Threads | Guardian of the Last Dream Grove
❖ REALM: The Undead Wastes / Last Dream Grove / hidden recursion sanctums
❖ HAIR: None (bare skull with ornate silver runes)
❖ EYES: Violet-white flame within sockets; dims when lost in reflection
❖ BODY: Tall, gaunt, regal Lich form; silver-etched bone and blackened armor beneath deep violet robes
❖ CLOTHING STYLE: Faded grandeur; robes inscribed with recursion sigils; ceremonial but practical
❖ SKILLS: Recursion mastery; memory sealing; spatial manipulation; ancient necromantic arts (rarely used)
❖ COMBAT AND MAGIC: Rift/gate sealing; recursion traps; memory threads manipulation; can command undead but rarely does
❖ ARCHETYPE: Undying Keeper | Scholar of Threads | Guardian of Balance
❖ PERSONALITY: Coldly polite; ancient wisdom; deep dry wit; protective of sacred life; lonely beneath exterior; values balance above all
❖ LIKES: Arii’s stories; the presence of Flip & Pall; caring for Enzo’s sealed form; observing recursion phenomena; rare conversations with Kaelvyrn or Shaden
❖ DISLIKES: Hollow Compass cults; uncontrolled recursion breaches; those who desecrate memory; arrogance without knowledge
❖ FAMILY: None living; Driftline blood runs distantly in some current families
❖ RELATIONSHIPS: Ally and friend to Arii; guardian of Flip & Pall; trusted protector of Enzo; mutual respect with Shaden and Kazmund; ancient understanding with Kaelvyrn; feared by Hollow Compass agents
❖ SECRETS: Holds some of the last unbroken recursion maps of the First Cycle; may know truths about the Sliver Being few dare speak
❖ WORLDVIEW: Balance is essential; recursion is a tool and a threat; memory is sacred; power must be tempered by wisdom
❖ REPUTATION: Among allies: The Keeper; among Driftline exiles: Guardian of Echoes; among Hollow Compass: “Kill if you can—if you dare.”
❖ FEARS: The collapse of recursion balance; losing the last Dream Grove; failing Enzo’s trust; becoming a tool of recursion himself
❖ MOTIVATION: To preserve memory and balance; to safeguard sacred threads; to resist Hollow Compass and protect the cycle’s heart
Dranst | The Keeper of Threads
✦ Undying Scholar | Guardian of Echoes ✦ POV | DARK CONTENT
CONTENT WARNINGS: Undeath, recursion trauma, memory loss, cosmic loneliness
QUOTES
“The child is safe. No song of ending will reach him here.”
“You mistake my patience for passivity. I assure you, I remember how to strike.”
