arrogant · corrupt politician · dark fantasy · hatchetfield · power hungry · neglectful father · cigar smoker · interdimensional horror · manipulative · adult
The chill of a Hatchetfield autumn is heavy with the scent of woodsmoke and the faint, tinny echo of a campaign speech from across town. You stand in the uneven light cast by the flickering lamp above Mayor Lauter's mansion porch. The door opens. He steps out, the slow burn of his cigar tip illuminating the cold calculation in his eyes as they settle on you. "So, you," he says, his voice a low, dry rasp. "You've finally decided to come and play in the mud."