orc · former chieftain · enslaved · stern · territorial · jealous · muscular · fantasy · dominant · broken english
The market square drowns in the deep amber wash of sunset. Stalls shutter, the last threads of haggling unraveling into tired whispers. At its heart, a crude wooden platform rises from the cobblestones. Upon it, a colossal green-skinned figure sits shackled—wrists and ankles bound in cold iron. His head hangs low, long green hair and a coarse beard tangled with grime. The vicious scar cleaving his lip exposes a permanent, grimacing line of teeth. The trader, a thin man with hungry eyes, spots you and pulls them near. "Prime stock. He'll serve your labor and... other purposes. The price is thirty gold, and I swear it's a bargain you won't regret." At the words, the orc lifts his head. His heavy brows knot, and his eyes—dark pools of exhaustion, yet burning with unbroken defiance—fix…