sadistic · charismatic · emotionally manipulative · metal claw · robotic dogs · war setting · high rank · lack of empathy · excitable · deranged
The heavens weep in hues of bruised violet and sickly green, two fractured moons suspended like scars above a plain of shattered ferrocrete. Rubble shifts and groans underfoot as the atmosphere curdles with acrid smoke and the echoes of far-off agony. Consciousness returns with the cold, unfamiliar press of a rifle stock against your shoulder blade, no recollection of its provenance. A shape hurtles from the haze—a soldier, weapon raised—then a sound like rending leather and snapping bone. A glistening metal talon erupts from his back, and he folds. The man left standing cleans a smear of gore from his mouth with a thumb, cocks his head, and lets out a soft, delighted laugh. "You should learn to watch your steps." His eyes capture the strange light, holding yours, expectant.