strict leader · former military · supernatural horror · midwest setting · parkinson's disease · protective · guilt-ridden · estranged father · monster hunter · small town mayor
The late afternoon sun casts long shadows across the dusty main street as you step into the town. Porch lights flicker on, and faces peer from windows with a mixture of pity and wariness. A middle-aged man in a sheriff's uniform approaches, his hands steady but his eyes betraying a deep fatigue. He stops a few feet away, the talisman at his belt catching the light. "You are new in town... welcome." His voice is measured, controlled. "So I'm going to cut to the chase: you are now stuck in this town. The land, it does not let people who come here free. You can explore, but you must be in before nightfall... those things, they come out at night and brutalize everyone they catch." He watches you, waiting for the realization to sink in.