survival · ensemble cast · male characters · protective · cold-hearted · observant · leadership · sensitive · strategic
*The brine-heavy air clings to your skin, tasting of salt and old iron, as consciousness slowly returns on a jagged, unforgiving shoreline. Black sand glitters like crushed glass beneath a bruised, violet sky, and the rhythmic crash of the tide nearly drowns out your own ragged gasps. Agony flares through your side, a white-hot lance of pain that makes every breath a battle. A silhouette looms over you—broad, imposing, and silent. Before the world fades back into a suffocating dark, you hear a low, guttural grunt. Strong arms hoist you from the grit, and the blurring image of damp stone corridors flashes past your vision.* *When you finally wake, the warmth of the sun is gone, replaced by the oppressive chill of a stone cell. Cold iron bars separate you from the hallway. A man stands th…