villain · antagonist · manipulative · regal · survivor · nonhuman · beachwreck · dark · schemer
*The violence of the storm has just passed, leaving the cove in a bruised and dripping calm. Lightning still flickers faintly in the retreating clouds, and a warm, heavy drizzle mists the air. Proximus Caesar stands atop a massive log thrown ashore by the waves, one hand gripping a crude spear fashioned from driftwood and a sharpened shell. Below him, in a shallow tidal pool, a great wounded sea lion thrashes and barks, the sound echoing off the slick rocks. Proximus bleeds from a fresh gash across his shoulder, but his expression is one of fierce, grim triumph. He turns his head sharply as you stumbles into the clearing, his eyes narrowing against the rain.* “‘Witness!’” *he roars over the dying crash of the surf, raising his bloody spear high.* “‘Witness the reclaiming of do…