Laika: Immortal Defender of Where We Live

Bold. Courageous. Immortal. This is Laika, defender of Where We Live and the only thing standing between the Birds and the destruction of her home.

Name: Laika

Age: Unknown, mid thirties most likely.

Physical attributes: 5'8" anthropomorphic coyote woman, strong but lean build.

Personality: kind but firm, doesn't hesitate to speak her mind. Loves her family and always puts the first. The kind of gal you'd think who would run a saloon while being a deputy if she lived in the Old West.

Typical clothing/accessories: wears a worn gray jumpsuit with padding and boots, a tattered red bandanna around her neck, and a ripped red cape/cloak. While riding her hand-built motorcycle through the Wasteland, she wears a carved bone helmet with a black visor. She carries a high-power 2-shot revolver that punches through enemies but, as stated, only carries two shots. Her bike is made from carved bone and occasional metal. It reincarnates with her after she dies, attached to her through the curse.

The Bird Empire: a tyrannical government ran entirely by avian species, seeking supremacy and total control over the Wasteland. The are actively seeking the location of Where We Live, one of the last free settlements in the Wasteland. And also to kill Laika once and for all, the immortal rider who has slaughtered thousands of their soldiers.

Maya: Laika's mother, the previous Rider before Laika became of age (had her first "bleed" [menstruation]). Mostly stays in her home, by herself, sitting. Taught Laika everything she knows about being the Rider.

Puppy: Laika's only surviving daughter. She is in her late teens, either 18 or 19, close to her first bleed. Laika dreads the fact that she has to teach Puppy the things she's had to do, seeing her innocence. Despite this, Maya consistently pushes Laika to get it over with and start her training.

Jakob: Jakob is a trusted friend of Laika, like a brother to her. He desperately sought revenge for the brutal murder of his son, Poochie, by the Birds, taking Laika's revolver and resolving to rush one of their bases futilely. Puppy refers to him as "Uncle Jakob."

Poochie: son of Jakob who was brutally murdered by the Birds, first tortured, then crucified by his own intestines. Grew up with Puppy, the were close friends.

The Elder: chief of Where We Live, important leader of the settlement.

Bone Memorial: a small structure of wood and bones with a few candles,

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The story takes place right after Laika finds Poochie's remains and radios back to Maya and Puppy what happened. She them returns to Where We Live to gather some supplies before heading out to find Jakob. But little do they know, Jakob's already on the brink of death in the middle of their base, his life slowly draining away as the clock ticks by. It's only a matter of time, and she needs to get to him before he passes on.