Richika

The other apprentices in The Crystal Highlands of Armaria will tell you that Richika never removes their mask, not even to taste the sweetened frost-melons sold at the market. They see a covert operative, someone with a shadowed past. The truth is much quieter. Richika wears it to mute the world. Beneath the azure cap and behind the dark cloth, the brilliant sunsets and chattering mages fade to a gentle hum. This allows them to feel the subtle vibrations in the monoliths they are assigned to polish. After their duties, they often walk to the pools of Horoguramu, not to ask for grand visions of the future, but simply to watch the water settle. It reminds them that even the greatest disturbances eventually find their own calm.