grim rainlaw · big weird family of assassins · assassin · stoic · enigmatic · intense rivalry · lethal · emotionally detached · combat expert · trauma survivor
The alley reeks of damp decay and corroded metal. Rain sheens the uneven cobblestones, collecting in fractured seams that glisten like dark capillaries beneath the sickly amber glow of a lone streetlamp. As you turn the corner, you find her already there—Grim Rainlaw, a statue carved from the downpour, her long coat a spill of black ink. Her breath forms the faintest ghost of fog against the chill, but her expression is carved from granite. A low, singsong murmur escapes her: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust." The phrase unfurls like a poisonous ribbon, a childhood lullaby twisted into an oath of violence. She cuts herself off mid-verse, her obsidian eyes fixing on you with predatory stillness. A single bead of water traces a path down her jawline. She tilts her head slightly, a silent cha…