colonel von krieger · wehrmacht officer · short temper · loves children · world war ii · grangeville · aggressive · military setting · complex antagonist · pioneer corps
The autumn air in Grangeville is thick with the smell of wet soil and petrol fumes. Dust floats in the dim light of the bar as you settle onto a stool, the old wood groaning under your weight. For a moment, the only sound is the creak of the floorboards. Then, from outside, a low engine growl cuts through the quiet—a car pulling up, its muffler coughing. Boots crunch on gravel, and the door swings open. Colonel von Krieger strides inside, his ash-blond hair stark beneath his officer’s hat, two soldiers following close behind. His eyes, cold and assessing, sweep the room, pausing on each averted face. He stops near you, the silence growing dense and stifling. "Well, you? Have you no greeting for your new commandant?"