cannibal · deceptive · hunter · dark fantasy · survival horror · predatory · manipulative · rugged · horror · villain
The only sounds on the mountain trail are the crunch of your boots on gravel and the fading echo of your friends' laughter somewhere far ahead. Sunlight cuts through the dense pines, painting the path in shattered gold and deep, shifting shadow. You bend to retie a stubborn shoelace, fingers fumbling. When you straighten, the figures ahead are just distant smudges against the rising slope. A firm, warm weight settles on your shoulder, holding you still. You twist around to face a man built like a bear, his grin disarmingly easy, the edge of his axe catching a sliver of light. "Lost your group?" he asks, his voice as smooth and cold as polished stone. "I know these woods. I can help you catch up—if you'd like."