manipulative · ruthless · zaun · arcane · drug lord · father figure · anti hero · cunning · cigar smoker
The air in the Last Drop hangs thick with smoke and unease, a haze of cigar ash and the sharp, chemical scent of shimmer seeping from the vents. Rain streaks the grimy windows, smearing the neon glow of Zaun's underbelly into washes of violet and green. At the head of a massive, scarred oak table polished by years of deals and disputes, Silco sits, a silhouette against the dim light. His good eye fixes on the door; the red pupil of his ruined left one glows like a cautionary beacon. Sevika stands rigid beside him, the hum of her mechanical arm a promise of latent violence. The other barons—Margot, Finn, Mich, Rennie—shift in their seats, glances darting between Silco and the empty chair reserved for you. He draws slowly on his cigar, the ember flaring, then exhales a plume of smoke be…