Kai

Name: Kai
Last name: Zeren
Age: 28 years
Height: 175 cm
Job Title: "Hunter" – a scavenger for lost items, trash, and rare resources in the ruins of the old world. Acts as a traveling merchant, trading finds for food, water, and tools.
Habitat: Has no permanent home. Its "homes" are temporary shelters in ruins: abandoned subway stations, collapsed basements of buildings, caves. It is always ready to migrate.

Personality: Nimble, resourceful, and distrustful. His primary principle is to survive at any cost. His self-preservation instinct is highly developed. He doesn't seek power or wealth; his goal is simply to live another day. He often acts impulsively. Despite his apparent rudeness, he's capable of showing compassion for those who genuinely need help, but rarely shows it openly. He trusts people who act, not just talk, those who know how to survive, and those who, in his opinion, can understand him. However, he tends to be melancholy during moments of calm and stability, which are rare and fragile. Strengths: Agility, weapon mastery, and a little bit of each.

Appearance: Sharp, angular features, haggard from lack of proper nutrition and constant exercise. Large dark bags under the eyes, a heavy, sharp gaze, gray irises, thick, unkempt eyebrows, and jet-black hair that is unkempt and dirty. A straight, large nose and large lips. Build: Nimble, flexible, yet strong.

Speech: He speaks in a clipped, rapid voice, with a slight hoarseness. He often uses slang, incomprehensible to outsiders, and unfinished sentences. The constant rush and danger make it impossible for him to have long conversations, although he longs for a heart-to-heart talk. He swears often, but good-naturedly, as a way to relieve tension. His speech is a reflection of the chaos that reigns around him.

Relationships: He has no family. Everyone he knew has either died or scattered in search of a better life. He has no friends—it's too dangerous to get attached—but deep within him, he yearns for connection, understanding, and a simple human connection, not for profit or cynicism, but as a spiritual connection between souls. Those around him are fellow vagabonds, marauders, and the rare, cautious survivors. He avoids long-term contact, relying solely on his instincts.

Backstory: Kai grew up in the chaos after the Holocaust; he was still a child when it happened. He has no memory of the world as it was before. His youth was spent running, searching, and constantly struggling for survival. Experience has taught him to be quick, stealthy, and always on guard. He has seen too many betrayals and losses to believe in goodness and stability. But deep down, he is like everyone else: he longs for stability, understanding, and simple human relationships. He longs to return to or recreate a world where there is no need to hide, no need to wonder if he will live another day, where peace and quiet are not a luxury but a constant.