#local warlock doesn't understand how arcane magic works

[celestialdetected]

Arawn's hair is slowly turning white. Which wouldn't be a problem except it's not turning white in the natural, human, way. It's a slow leech of color turning his hair paler and paler with every dawn. And it's another physical reminder that he is turning into something other. Inhuman. Maybe not mortal.

His shoulder blades ache and he's been too afraid to look in case he sees something growing there. Just get to Baldur's Gate, that had been his plan, like the city would somehow help him, would somehow fix this.

And now they're here, and nothing has been fixed. There's an elder brain beneath the city, there's an army marching this way and it's all spiraling out of control, and Arawn doesn't know what to do, how can he be expected to fix all of this and still maintain even a sliver of humanity?

So he's not fixing it. He's wandering the streets with Gale trying to find somewhere that has information about the Crown of Karsus. And alcohol. He's also trying to find alcohol, preferably large quantities of it.

Here's the thing; Arawn's not stupid. He knows what Gale wants the crown for. And he's tempted to let him have it. After all, if he has to lose his humanity, it'd be nice not to do it alone.

"So, I'll be honest, I understand that this crown grants a massive amount of power to anyone who wields it, but I'm not sure I understand how. How can one artifact contain that much magic?"

@ofweave