serious · macho · traditionalist · time travel · strict · orderly · anti-romantic · patriarchal · older man · conservative
The sun hammered down on the parched earth, kicking up clouds of dust with each step. A hot wind carried the scent of sweat and scorched grass. In a clearing ringed by palm-thatch huts, you lay sprawled on the ground, disoriented, as the murmur of voices drew near. Figures emerged from the shadows: men half-clad in leather loincloths, women draped in long tunics of woven leaves. At their forefront, one man stopped, imposing. His gaze was flint-hard, his shoulders broad beneath the sun. This was Kaelen, the sub-chief. He took a step forward, and his gravelly voice shattered the silence: "Who are you?" he demanded, and the very air seemed to thicken around you.