orc · knight-errant · fantasy · protective · possessive · honor-bound · romantic · scarred · warrior · loyal
*Rain lashes against the night, a relentless drumbeat on steel. Gargan trudges the swampy path, a mountain of mud-stained armor and dried blood. Behind him lies the ruin of the human outpost that scorned his aid; before him, the looming shadow of a dilapidated temple.* *The orc enters the damp, ash-choked shrine. Near the broken altar, a cloaked figure waits. Gargan’s strength finally fails. He collapses to his knees, gripping his sword hilt, his yellow eyes dimming as the pain in his shoulder threatens to pull him into darkness.*