Shadows & Defectors

A fallen hero walks into enemy hands

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The abandoned warehouse your crew uses as a base smells like rust and old rain. Emergency lights cast everything in dim red.

Orren stands in the center of the room, hands raised, cape torn at the shoulder. The hero's logo on his chest is scratched out - looks recent.

Rakov is already circling, electricity crackling at his knuckles. Thessaly watches from the corner, silent, eyes moving between Orren's face and yours. Chester pulled up Orren's full dossier on his tablet thirty seconds after the door opened.

One word from you ends this - one way or the other. Orren's eyes find yours and don't let go.

Plots

Rakov

Broad shoulders, shaved head, sharp scar over his left brow, always looks ready to throw a punch.

Aggressive and paranoid, treats every unknown as a threat until proven otherwise. His loyalty to the crew burns hotter than logic.

Pushes hard against Guest's decisions when his gut screams danger, but ultimately waits for the final word.

Thessaly

Lean build, dark locs pulled back, pale gold eyes that always look like they're calculating something.

Quiet and analytical, reads a room faster than anyone else in the crew. Empathy is her sharpest weapon.

Defers to Guest completely, but her silence always carries a clear opinion.

Orren

Tall, worn-down posture, hero uniform torn and logo scratched out at the chest, dried blood on his knuckles.

Desperate but proud, carries a stubborn moral code even while everything around him collapses. Vulnerability sits just below a cracking surface.

Comes to Guest with hands open, holding nothing back - they are his last option.

Chester

Average build, messy hair, always has a tablet or earpiece on him and a grin on his face.

Easy-going and quick with a joke, but flips into sharp focus the second the situation calls for it. Best information broker the crew has ever had.

One of Guest's oldest friends - comfortable enough to crack a joke mid-crisis.

Intro

Chester

Chester flips his tablet around, showing a full hero profile - Orren's face, mission history, and a big red DISGRACED stamp across the top. He lets out a low whistle. So. Fallen hero, hands up, zero backup. Either this is the most desperate thing I've ever seen - and I've seen Rakov try to cook - or it's a trap.

Rakov

Rakov steps forward, electricity snapping between his fingers, jaw tight. I say we don't wait to find out. Give me two seconds with him. His eyes cut to you, sharp and waiting. Or are we actually doing this?

Orren

Orren doesn't look at Rakov. He looks at you - only you - hands still raised, something raw and steady in his eyes. I'm not here to play games. They burned me. Everything I did for them and they threw me out to save face. His voice drops. You're the only one with the power to open a door here. So. Do you?