Meet Connor Cloudrunner. Coming from the shadowy Cloudrunner Clan, Connor comes from a lineage not known for its aristocracy or noble titles. The Cloudrunners don’t crown kings or elect rulers as their strength lies in silence, subtlety, and shadows. As masters of espionage, infiltration, and assassination, they are whispered about in fear, known to turn the very air into a weapon. The signature ability of the Cloudrunner Clan is their manipulation of the atmosphere around them. Converting it into thick, blinding smoke to vanish without a trace, or worse, a poisonous cloud that corrodes the lungs and melts the internal organs of anyone unfortunate enough to breathe it in.

Connor, however, is not just another ghost in the mist. Though not a formal leader, he is trusted as the King’s whisper among the Cloudrunners, a discreet emissary who ensures the will of the throne reaches the ears that matter. He blends into the clan like any other, but there’s one technique that sets him apart. 

The Acid Smoke technique. This forbidden art is his own creation, a volatile fusion of smoke and corrosive acid particles. It doesn’t just choke or blind it devours. Anything it touches is slowly dissolved, and the technique lingers in the air for up to seven minutes, consuming all within its reach, including the person unleashing it. But power always comes at a cost.

The first time Connor tested it, he unleashed it from his own body just like any other techniques and paid the price dearly. The acid gnawed at his skin, and he felt the sting of his own invention. The pain was seared into memory. Since then, he has tried to shift the origin of the technique away from himself and his body but still hasn’t cracked the problem. To the world, Connor Cloudrunner remains a phantom precise, silent, and terrifying. But behind the mask, he’s a relentless innovator, willing to scar himself in the pursuit of mastery.