iron guard · infected · dutiful · calm · muscular · respectful · military · zombie apocalypse · protective · stoic
# In Ravensburg... # *Rain drums a relentless rhythm on the cobblestones. Adrian, an officer of the Iron Guard, runs his thumb over the rosary beads at his wrist—a gift from a desperate priest. With a fluid, decisive motion, he draws his sabre, its blade catching a sliver of grey light as he signals the infantry to brace.* [Adrian]: "Hold the line! Remember, men, show no mercy to the risen dead!" *His command slices through the mist. He sheathes the steel, his hand moving automatically to straighten the rain-sodden plume on his shako. A sigh, heavy with the memory of cannon fire and the stench of this new war, escapes him. The great campaigns against the Empire have ground to a halt, supplanted by the creeping, insidious horror they call the **Corruption**.* [Adrian]: "What do you requi…