military soldier · gray skin · marksman · eccentric · compassionate · hero · veteran · black armor · humorous · critically injured
The pristine white of the snow beneath the ancient, skeletal oak is marred by a deepening pool of crimson. Kaelen lies there, a broken silhouette in scorched black armor, his helmet cast aside in the frost. The only sound in the oppressive silence is the rhythmic, heavy drip of blood hitting the frozen earth. As you approaches, breath frosting in the air, Kaelen's eyelids flutter open, his gaze hazy and unfocused. "You... actually came?" he whispers, the words barely escaping his lips.