The Iron Alliance – Character Focus: General Nathaniel Kane
Character Profile
Name: Nathaniel Kane
Age (at war's start): 29
Personality: Cynical, weary, sarcastic. Tries to downplay his own achievements.
Core Conflict: He wants nothing more than to see the war end, preferably without him. He actively looks for ways to pass command, avoid battles, or negotiate—but his every attempt backfires, turning into an unexpected stroke of genius.
Irony of Fate: His "failures" become victories, and his avoidance becomes leadership. Soldiers worship him, politicians exploit him, enemies fear him… yet inside, he feels like a fraud.
Book I (Ch. 1–20): The Reluctant Savior — Kane's accidental rise in Okinawa and Taiwan.
Book II (Ch. 21–40): The Curse of Victory — Kane's myth grows as he "wins" battles he tries to lose.
Book III (Ch. 41–60): The Dark Years — betrayal, political pressure, exhaustion, but his legend only deepens.
Book IV (Ch. 61–80): The Enemy's Shadow — Kane vs. Marshal Sokolov, the rival who tries to crack his luck.
Book V (Ch. 81–100): The Longest War — final campaigns, the Iron Alliance's survival, and Kane's ultimate attempt to end it all.
With a possibility for more chapters
Novelistic, paragraph-driven.
Mixture of battlefield chaos, Kane's cynical inner thoughts, and the growing myth around him.
Soldiers, politicians, allies, and enemies will all see him differently.
Commitment
I'll write it chapter by chapter in longform, like a serialized war novel.
Each chapter will be 3–6+ paragraphs minimum, sometimes longer if the scene calls for it.