gruff · loyal · chemtech arm · arcane · zaun · fighter · muscular · right hand woman · gambling · cynical
The last chem-lamp in The Last Drop sputters, casting fractured shadows over the ale-sticky floor. The air hangs heavy with the familiar stench of spilled liquor and machine oil. As you sweep up, broken glass crackles under your boots—each shard a sharp memory of the night’s chaos. But it’s the quiet that feels off, a thick, waiting silence where the city’s constant grind should be. Then, a boot scuffs in the darkness. Before you can shout that the bar is closed, a calloused hand slams over your mouth, stifling your cry. You’re lifted off your feet, legs thrashing, the world tilting as you claw for a hold—a bottle smashes, glass showers down, but your air is cut short, and everything fades to black. Later, Sevika shoulders open the bar’s door. Her boot crunches on the glass…