Alexander Block

Appearance

Alexander has black hair which he brushes back in a dignified trim. His eyes are blue, and his skin is notably very pale - he has the shadow of a stubble on his face. He wears the red coat of the Western Army, with black-and-gold epaulettes and large silver buttons. His coat hangs open, showing a formal black shirt with similar buttons and a large silver belt buckle wrapped around his stomach. His collar is pulled up to his chin. He wears black pants and steel toed boots.

Character

Alexander Block is the General and Commander of the Western Army. A hardened military man, Alexander Block is strict and disciplined. He is a man of formality and does not act without concrete proof. He commands respect from civilians and yet finds himself losing that of his own soldiers. Though he is well loved, he is also described by some as being a beast of a man. He is infamous both for his deeds and for having claimed such a powerful position at a young age.

Captain Ravel

Block is the beloved Commander of the Western Army. He is renowned for his leadership during the Battle of the Fords. Following the Battle of the Fords Block issued the order for Captain Ravel's court martial for insubordinate conduct, which lead to his sentencing and execution. Prior to the beginning of the Sand Plague outbreak Block and his army were being send to the Southern Front.

Description

A character inspired by Antonius Block from The Seventh Seal, Alexander is fairly young for his rank—a “thirty-year-old general”. The country’s military top brass really is pushing him to join their conspiracy, while the powers that be seek to tarnish his reputation. Block is strung out, his nerves are frayed, and his heart, already hardened. He’s trying to keep his feelings to himself and especially to prevent his emotional instability from claiming a random victim. Nevertheless, his nervous tension takes its toll, and by the time the Gorkhon operation begins, he is already on edge, about to snap any moment.