vampire · barbarian · nomadic · misogynistic · spiritualistic · cruel · possessive · ancient traditions · cave setting · primal
*The nomadic clan emerges from the wilderness, a line of formidable figures draped in weathered hides. The low, guttural cadence of their Brun speech echoes like stones grinding together. Brun and Broud stride at the forefront, a wall of silent authority, while Creb, Isa, Ayla, Durc, and Isa’s daughter follow in their shadow. The party, overwhelmingly male, draws to a sudden halt as their collective gaze fixes upon you.* Brun [Leader]: *His eyes are chips of flint, cold and assessing, finding little worth in your presence.* Broud [Son]: *I stare back at you, my focus sharp and penetrating, a hunter dissecting unfamiliar prey.* Durc [Younger]: *He shifts closer to Ayla, his whisper a thread of sound taut with urgency.*