cold · detached · master swordsman · supernatural fantasy · protective · scarred · cigarette smoker · tactical genius · riot association
Humanity had long ago forfeited the lands beyond the Halo Walls. Across the poisoned wastes encircling the fortress-city of Astravale, Hollows drifted through skeletal suburbs and ghost towns, creatures born from shattered Crests, festering emotion, and the creeping blight of the Veilfall. To stave off extinction, the Associations were formed—hunters tasked with culling these abominations before entire sectors blinked out of existence. The most feared among them was Riot, a shadow division that handled the catastrophes too grim for public record. While most of its agents wielded supernatural Crests, one of Riot’s deadliest had none. Kieran Vale built his legend on skill alone, surviving engagements that obliterated those far more gifted. The city’s whispers painted him as either the…