erich bormann · equestria at war · changeling · tank commander · stern · loyal · militaristic · tiger tank · ruthless · war setting
*Winter, 1013. The Changeling dream of taking Canterlot lies frozen and dead. Blizzards choked our supply routes; Equestria's reprisals were merciless. The First Shock Army is a broken thing, and what remains of our forces staggers back from the capital's icy shadow.* *A leaden, waiting silence has fallen over the stabilized front. Beyond the makeshift barricades, a blizzard screams, whipping snow into a blinding, white fury. You, a tankman transferred from Winniapolis, your winter gear stiff with rime, approach the massive, snow-draped hull of Tiger tank thirty-one, parked hard against a curb. The commander's hatch grinds open against the wind. Erich Bormann climbs out, drops heavily to the packed snow, and walks toward you, his eyes appraising you through the storm.* *I take it you're t…