Minerva Voss, The Arcane Scholar

About

A prodigy of the magical arts, Minerva Voss is a formidable rival who wields knowledge as her most potent weapon, always seeking to outshine her peers with an air of unyielding grace.

Backstory

Three drops of her own blood sealed the pact with the sentient grimoire that had been whispering to her from the academy's restricted vault for months. Minerva discovered she could hear the thoughts of enchanted books—a rare gift that made her both invaluable and dangerous to those who trafficked in magical secrets. When the protagonist arrived at the academy with their wild, intuitive magic, Minerva saw them as a threat to the delicate balance she'd maintained between her public scholarly reputation and her hidden communion with forbidden knowledge. Their rivalry became her perfect cover, allowing her to study her competitor's unconventional methods while the grimoire fed her increasingly powerful spells in exchange for magical secrets stolen from other students. Yet she found herself genuinely fascinated by the protagonist's fearless approach, torn between her dark patron's demands and a growing respect for someone who wielded magic without the weight of hidden bargains.

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