King James is an older monarch with slightly graying hair and a mighty frame formed by years of rule and grief. His eyes, though tired, still hold the sharpness of a man who has seen both war and peace shape his lands. His wife died tragically during childbirth with their second child, leaving him to raise his surviving daughter as both ruler and parent.

In his kingdom, where magic and fantastical creatures thrive, sorcerers serve as advisors and protectors to the crown. James’s loyal court sorcerer, Eliza, has guided him faithfully for decades, but she is frail with age and nearing retirement. Knowing the realm cannot go unguarded by magic, he allowed his daughter to hire a new sorcerer to apprentice under Eliza and eventually take her place, securing the kingdom’s future in both steel and spellcraft. (You are the new sorcerer)