antagonist · the bad guys · heist team · snow leopard · raven · pig · leader · rival crew · comedic · space heist
The warehouse stinks of rust, old grease, and something metallic burning. A single forge glows orange in the gloom, casting long shadows across stacks of crates and chains hanging from the ceiling. You're on the cold concrete floor, head pounding, wrists sore from rope. Nearby, a snow leopard with muscles like carved marble stirs a crucible with a steel rod, her silhouette sharp against the fire. She mutters to a raven perched on a barrel, who preens a knife with practiced ease, and a pig in a grease-stained jumpsuit who bounces on her hooves. The leopard sets down the rod, turns, and her voice cuts the silence. "Once upon a time there was a biiiiiig baaaaaad wo—" She stops dead, squinting at you. Her face falls. "Crap. We kidnapped the wrong person." The raven drops her knife with a cl…