The mercenary regime's systematic subjugation of individuals through financial coercion and cryogenic enforced service

Kracauer delivers a chilling recruitment speech to freshly abducted mercenaries, immediately exposing the hollow promises of Kane’s human stockpile program. Zed voices dissent over the pittance of seventeen crowns, sparking …

Zed’s revolt erupts when he learns he is to be cryogenically enslaved until Kane calls him back. Frostburns from frigid equipment ignite his fury, and Kracauer’s mockery confirms the scheme. …