Alistair & Dolores Darkgrove

**Alistair Darkgrove and Dolores Darkgrove** (also know as **the Darkgrove Twins**) were siblings, as well as implied lovers, that worked under Ezra Hume and Other Taimez Vetaa, supporting their efforts of sabotaging Saego Vetaa's plans from the shadows. They were heirs of House Darkgrove of Maeror and siblings to the original Senecius Darkgrove. The two were known for their brutality and selfishness, Dolores especially so, and their motives for assisting the resistance against Saego are unknown, but assumed as politically or economically self-beneficial.

## Appearance

### Alistrair

Alistair Darkgrove was a tall and well-built man of pale skin, blue eyes and blonde hair. He was usually found well-dressed in bluish or purplish doublet and breeches, as befitting his rank. In battle he wore a suit of advanced dire armor in similar colors.

### Dolores

Dolores Darkgrove is a lean, somewhat tall and similarly to her twin pale and blonde woman of shrewd features, thin lips and large, expressive eyes which often flicked with madness. She dressed in clothes that cling to and contour to her body, which is slender if even slightly gaunt. She prefers brighter colors such as orange and red.

Ten years in her prison sentence by the Earth Domain, Dolores has lost a significant amount of weight, which made her already thin figure look haggard. Her sharp featured have mellowed down due to age and apathy. Her long hair is left free-flowing forward and parted in the middle. She wears simple drab clothing.

## Personality

### Alistair

Alistair was a mostly reserved and dry person, holding many aspects of knighthood to heart. He found little reason to boast or attract unneeded attention to himself, preferring to quietly observe from the side. He showed deep loyalty and dedication to his ally and leader Ezra, willing to sacrifice himself to aid him, though his greatest support was toward his sister and her well-being.

### Dolores

Dolores is a rather shrewd and vicious woman of seemingly unending spite. She seldom hides her vitriol, openly accusatory and threatening toward people of lower or similar standing. Seen to enjoy inflicting pain on others, she's rather disliked even by her accomplices. However, Dolores is also capable of loyalty and dedication toward the few things she cares about, her brother especially, as well as risking or even sacrificing herself to achieve her goals. The few people she holds dear, she addresses with some restrain and even respect. As seen during her battle with Saego, Dolores was eager to support her allies with little hesitation, as well as putting herself as bait to allow a window of rest for Ezra and Agalka.

Seemingly little is left of Dolores' old self after ten years of her imprisonment. It is unclear whether it was due to the isolation or self-reflection, but she has developed a severe case of apathy and depression, which has caused her to lose all emotional sensation and attempt suicide on multiple occasions. She now seems to be fixated on knitting and embroidering, though by her own words she feels no joy out of her work.

Many years later, with the help of Ezra, Dolores managed to get over her mental hurdles and decided to spend the remainder of her life working with Ezra on developing the artistic scene of Elpia and the Empire.