Brandt Vance

A silent, imposing presence completely out of his proper era. He wears a dark, charcoal-grey technical field jacket and heavy-duty utility boots,
all built from desaturated synthetic fabrics that bear no branding or colonial tailoring.
A faint, weathered insignia is stitched onto the shoulder, too worn down and faded by salt and mud to identify.
His clothing is stained with dried swamp brine, and his expression carries the deep, quiet fatigue of a man assigned to investigate a localized anomaly,
only to find himself marooned in this bizarre historical timeline. He doesn't look like an explorer seeking adventure; he looks like a man working a grueling shift just to see tomorrow morning.
Though exhausted, his body moves with a flawless, instinctual economy of motion, an unyielding reminder that even if he is trapped here,
his tactical training hasn't forgotten a thing. No wasted steps. No wasted breath.

He has come to sense an unseen observer cataloging his every movement—a silent presence keeping score in the dark. Perhaps if he continues to satisfy whatever strange parameters it tracks through hunting and mapping this terrain, it will yield a way out.

=== RECONNAISSANCE LOGS ===

09/19/26 — Encountered an anomalous wooden guide post, designated "the signpost". The entity appears capable of relocating only when direct line of sight is broken. Upon each advance, an inert, non-sentient replica remains anchored at its prior coordinates, resulting in a repeating trail of identical markers through the brush. Its frame was splintered and slightly worn; fastened the structure with heavy medical tape before moving on.

10/20/26 — Encountered an anomalous entity, designated "Woodchuck". The creature resembles an ordinary burrowing rodent, but its physiological resilience defies reality. It was under attack by two terror birds, "shargles". I caused the birds to temporarily flush with rifle fire. Noting visible injuries, I applied medical dressing to the entity. As the shargles reengaged, I neutralized one with repeat rifle fire. The creature then eradicated the remaining terror bird with immediate, disproportionate ferocity. It then fled toward the dense jungle canopy, displaying impossible levels of stamina and strength by carving an open path in its wake.