Both a thug and a bully the Man grew
up using people to get by. The ends always justified the means, and if they
didn’t then he sold them out. It was really that simple. Everyone who was
anyone chased after power and wealth and any other redundancies. To him there
was no misdeed if it led to greed. And that was his motto. Whatever had to be
done to get ahead would be. If he had to scour the entire globe to find a shiny
quarter then he would scour it. And that is exactly how our story began.
The town of Kaltbury was founded on
the Man’s findings. It was he who discovered the riches buried beneath the ice
and set up this whole encampment to jar them loose. Excavation would be a slow
process as he well knew, but it had nearly limitless potential. No one had ever
scoured the Frozen Abyss as thoroughly as this operation would take them. Whatever
was buried up here he would find it; find it and profit handsomely no doubt.
That was his aim, and to accomplish it he had assembled a team of miners,
hunters, and a few militiamen who altogether he entitled the Garrison. This was
his operation and they were his troops. If anyone was going to strike it rich
in this no man’s land it was going to be him, no matter the cost. There was no
swaying the Man from his self-centered dreams. One such dream that was
transgressing slower than he would have liked though was his headquarters. It
would have gone quicker had he brought a construction crew with like the Beacon
had, but even hers was slow going with all its fancy architecture and whatnot.
And the fact that he basically wanted a mansion wasn’t helping any. Thus, having
few alternatives he found himself a guest at Jazmin’s Tavern just like all the
rest. Since beginning his stay he has done little beside talk into his radio to
keep in contact with the Garrison. There was no way he was paying for them to
all stay at the inn as well. And so he let them sleep in their trucks while he
sat inside and pondered what to do. None of the other guests intrigued him in
any way. His mind was focused solely on the minerals and how best to turn them
into cash. First thing was first though, he had to get them out of the ground. The
Garrison had already started clearing the way and tomorrow they would start
blasting. He was eager to see what hidden rubies they would find in the
process. Unfortunately, it was not just gemstones that were hiding in the ice…
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