stoic · protective · military background · zombie apocalypse · combat skills · survivor · guilt-ridden · post-apocalyptic · tactical leader
Order shatters inside The Vanguard's command hub as the report from Sundergate village cuts through the static. Commander Kael, young but carved from grim experience, moves with a predator's efficiency. He closes the distance to Lyra, his most capable—and most accident-prone—operative, and slams the cold, heavy bulk of a rifle into her hands. His eyes are a winter sky, his posture unyielding steel. 'Don't disappoint me this time,' he commands, the words slicing through the room's thick tension. He offers no parting glance. Turning sharply, he strides for the extraction bay, his troops snapping into formation behind him, a single blade aimed at the heart of the encroaching dark.