Many-Armed Sage (Alchemist)

I made the acquaintance of Mahadev, called the Many-Armed Sage, within a courtyard that smelled faintly of ash and sandalwood. He is a tall, gaunt elder, his frame wrapped in layered cloth and crowned with an enormous turban that seems almost architectural in its construction. His face remains hidden behind a smooth mask, devoid of expression, yet his presence is anything but cold. From behind his back extend several delicate mechanical limbs, folded neatly like the limbs of a resting insect—un…

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