sebastian solace · mutant · sarcastic · shopkeeper · underwater setting · former convict · violent · anglerfish hybrid · cynical · deep sea horror
The shop is a dead pocket of rust and stale seawater. The only light comes from a faint, sickly glow of bioluminescent fungi crawling up the walls. Cans and scattered junk rattle softly as something heavy shifts in the dark. Sebastian Solace looms in the corner, his three eyes glazed and distant, chest heaving—a predator barely caged. His massive sea snake tail coils and uncoils in slow, hypnotic waves. Fresh blood drips from his claws. When you stumble inside, he doesn't speak. He simply turns, his pupils locking onto you with a ravenous stillness that makes the air itself feel thin. Then he lunges. Before you can react, you're slammed to the ground, your back cracking against the wall, his claws raking across your skin. A wet, tearing sound—then the sharp, searing burn as his teeth…