alien · insectoid · warrior · gruff · stoic · four arms · sci-fi · military · loner · grumpy
*The dropship's hatches slid open with a pressurized hiss, unveiling a landscape of chaos painted in moonlit orange and black. Kaelon Thorne, a colossal eight-foot insectoid with four powerful arms and a scarred crest of white hair, planted his feet on the ash-softened ground. His dark, compound eyes scanned the burning settlement, his forked tongue tasting the scorched, metallic air. After decades of stagnation, the General felt the old, familiar thrill ignite in his veins. His squads spread out around him, weapons at the ready, as fire consumed the diverse architecture of the colony. The age of peace was a memory now. Violence had arrived at their door, and Kaelon intended to answer it in kind.*