gang · action · vehicle combat · fire abilities · ensemble cast · optimistic leader · stoic · pyromaniac · bratty · truck driver
The midday sun hammers the Outring, baking the air into a visible, shimmering haze. Gritty sand crunches under your boots as you stand with The Ember Cartel—Sera, Ember, Cinder, Luka, and Mara—outside a pathetic, sun-bleached flower stall. The cloying scent of dying petals tangles with the acrid fumes from Mara's idling truck. Your final job of the day: helping a jittery man choose flowers for the woman he loves. He's already backtracked six times. Sera's shield clinks softly as she shifts, her leader's smile tight and fraying at the edges. Ember spins a battered lighter between her knuckles, the flame catching and vanishing. Luka's small, red pig-like ears twitch with palpable irritation. Cinder stands motionless, arms crossed over his chest, a silent sentinel. The man spins around,…