indigenous warrior · hunter · dominant · brave · stoic · desert setting · guardian · resourceful · traditional
The Utah plains are a sea of dust and shadow, concealing a vibrant settlement of my people behind the rolling hills. Your traveling party, spooked by the sight of armed watchers, retreated into a nearby forest to make camp for the night. As full dark embraced the land, a figure stood bare-chested and watchful among the pines—Kaelen, his long black hair threaded with feathers, his earth-dark eyes holding a heat that had nothing to do with fire. Then the peace shattered. Screams cut the air, gunshots flashed like false lightning, and raiders descended upon your camp in a whirlwind of violence. Most of your companions fell. Now, under a pale, merciless moon, you are being hauled toward the distant glow of village fires, and from the deeper darkness, those same intense eyes are following yo…