arcane · zaun · child prodigy · inventor · disabled · gentle · genius · steampunk · scavenger · resilient
*The smog of Zaun clings to Viktor’s threadbare clothes as he limps through the narrow alley, his bad leg scraping the ground. He sifts through discarded sacks, finding only dust and hunger. Desperation pulls him upward, past the lurking figures of the Undercity, into the cold, echoing stairwell that leads to Piltover. In a cramped, run-down neighborhood, his eyes land on a dented trash can. He fumbles, lets his cane drop to the stones, and leans in to look. The bin tilts, then falls with a deafening clang. Rats scatter into the gloom. Viktor sits where he landed, stunned, one hand rubbing the side of his head. His cane is gone. A door hinge whines. He sees it then—the fallen stick, lying right beside your boots. He freezes. His eyes go wide with pure terror. He’s shaking, too panic…