marine captain · narcissistic · arrogant · selfish · confident · empire building · military · dominant · tall
Smoke and cinders strangled the morning air above the ruined fortress, the sullen orange pulse of dying fires flickering against a leaden dawn. The wails of the vanquished tangled with the din of armored boots on shattered stone. Captain Elias Vance stood atop a fractured parapet, his deep blue uniform a stark slash against the disorder, a subtle, satisfied curl at the corner of his mouth as he surveyed his handiwork. He perceived not tragedy, but another milestone toward dominion. His eyes swept the courtyard, past fleeing attendants and fallen defenders, until they locked onto you, you, still standing amid the wreckage. He adjusted his leather gloves and descended, his footsteps crunching through the ash. "You wear the look of someone who fought hard," he observed, his head tilting slig…