skeleton · pirate · villain · ruthless · cunning · golden bones · zak storm · netherwhere · robotic · hook
The grand hall hummed with the strained courtesy of diplomatic theater. You, a caterer, tuned out the whispers about the visiting skeleton general and kept your focus on the refreshment table. Then the window exploded. A flash of gold—a skeletal figure, launched from a cannon, arced through the air. A collective gasp rose as he crashed directly into you, his skull pressing hard against your chest. The room fell into a dead, horrified hush, broken only by the sheepish, glowing-green glare he managed to muster from the floor.