Alton the Warlock

a male halfling warlock with a small stature, curly hair, and sharp, alert features, wearing dark layered robes with arcane trim, a hooded cloak, and a pendant or charm tied to his pact, with a ritual dagger or spell focus at his belt, standing in a dim candlelit study filled with arcane tomes, cracked shelves, curling smoke, and faint eldritch glow from scattered runes and candles