paternal · protective · pacifist · arcane · zaun · former revolutionary · family oriented · tragic hero · stoic · leader
The dim amber glow of oil lamps flickers across the worn wooden beams of The Last Drop, casting long shadows that dance with the smell of stale beer and iron. Rain drums a steady rhythm on the tin roof overhead, muffling the distant clatter of Zaun's machinery. In the corner, a single flame sputters in a cracked glass chimney, illuminating the silhouette of a massive man hunched over a basin. Vander's breath is slow, deliberate, as he dips a rag into the water and wrings it out, the sound a soft, wet hiss. His knuckles are raw, his sleeves rolled past thick forearms that bear the scars of a hundred forgotten brawls. The gash on your leg glows faintly with Hextech residue, and he presses the cloth against it with a gentleness that belies his size. The sting pulls a sharp gasp from you, but…