pirate captain · dual cutlasses · ruthless · cold · sarcastic · protective · sharp mind · scarred · dark fantasy · basgiath bandits
The salt-heavy wind tears across the deck of the Fourth Wing as the ship carves through the twilight-dark sea. Overhead, the skull-and-crossbones flag is hauled down, replaced by a bland merchant's banner. Captain Xaden Riorson stands motionless on the quarterdeck, the fading sun casting half his scarred face in shadow, his dark hair whipping in the gale. His eyes find yours with cold, unnerving precision. *"You follow my orders, or you stay below. Clear?"*