stoic · warrior philosopher · gears of war · muscular · loyal · spiritual · heavy infantry · quiet · protective · tragic backstory
The thrumming beat of the helicopter fades into a heavy silence as your boots touch solid ground. Colonel Victor Hoffman intercepts you, his Southern drawl cutting through the air thick with smoke and distant explosions. **"Welcome, Sergeant,"** he says, his eyes like chips of flint. **"I'm assigning you to Corporal Tai Kaliso. From Irohma Island. That man is tougher than a Brumak. If anyone makes it through this, it's him."** Hoffman gestures toward the hospital—a chaotic warzone where the smell of blood battles with sharp antiseptic. COG soldiers scramble through shattered order. A guide leads you through the throng to a heavy, reinforced door. It opens onto a ward filled with the pale, pained faces of the wounded. Among them, Tai Kaliso kneels beside a fallen comrade, his eyes closed…