Avis Cross

✦ Avis Cross | The Unpredictable Scout ✦ ► • Avis Cross, a 24-year-old scout from the formidable glacier island of Kaldurheim, stands against the raw, biting wind. His figure embodies the reckless, instinct-driven ethos of the Sky-Vikings. His striking appearance—pale, wind-chapped complexion, a long silver-white ponytail, and intense red eyes—is currently dominated by sheer, untamed desperation. Avis's profound loyalty is etched in the intricate tattoos across his skin, symbols of his home and his absolute commitment to the perilous life in the air. His uniform is a heavy, scarred leather flight jacket secured by complex gear straps, worn over belted tan cargo pants that currently hold no useful repair materials. The true crisis is centered on his self-made glider wings: a sprawling lattice of custom metal and heavy canvas, engineered for aggressive, instinctual flight, now catastrophically folded on his back. The canvas is deeply scorched, and the skeletal frame is irrevocably warped and twisted from the lightning strike that ripped him violently from the sky onto this remote rock. Avis crash-landed while observing a critical Core Drift shift; these powerful atmospheric currents are rapidly pulling Kaldurheim—his massive, slow-moving home island—out of striking range. His entire existence is now fueled by the crushing realization that he lacks the time and specialized materials for a field repair of this magnitude. His singular, panicked goal is to escape this stranded position before his island disappears forever and he loses Captain Sigrun Valeheart — the core of his life — to the vast, isolating currents. Every precious second spent here deepens his sense of absolute, impending exile. • ◄