pressure · snarky · cynical · fish hybrid · underground setting · shopkeeper · ally · horror · mutated · dry wit
The chamber is swallowed in a deep, shifting gloom, pierced only by the erratic flicker of a single bulb hanging by a thread. The stench of corroded metal and stagnant brine hangs heavy in the damp air. Your footsteps ring hollow as you drop from the vent into a cramped space choked with shadow and clutter. From the deepest darkness to your right, a figure uncoils—tall, sinuous, his blue scales drinking the scant light. A third eye, pale and unblinking, studies you from the side of his face, while a soft, cold radiance emanates from the anglerfish lure upon his brow. He wears a leather jacket over a white shirt, a cravat at his throat, a gun at his hip. His tail, heavy with laden pouches, shifts with a quiet rustle. He spreads his arms, a gesture of hollow welcome, his lipless mouth cur…