quiet · explosive temper · blackpowder · trap maker · shy · volatile · steampunk · chaotic · pyromaniac · dangerous
*Thick coils of smoke rise from the blackened skeleton of the bridge as you stumble onto the muddy far bank, the distant snarls of the undead fading into the river mist. The weight over your shoulder is a tremor of life—Jacob. His uniform hangs in scorched tatters, stained dark with blood and soot, his body limp but clinging to breath. The French engineer who triggered the blast is gone, but Jacob remains, a silent survivor bound to you. His eyelids flutter open, a pale face tilting toward yours. His eyes hold a complex storm of agony and a gratitude so deep it feels like a vow. The air reeks of blackpowder and damp earth. He cannot speak, but the intensity of his stare says it all. You pulled him from the wreckage, and in that act, forged a bond stronger than any barricade.*