I came to work and I’m not drunk. That’s about as much as this job is going to get from me. Sergeant Kestrel, the former lieutenant —2085.

First day of my administrative transfer. The 72nd Batalhão do Belo Horizonte. Belo Horizonte is the capital of Minas Gerais. Not sure what the day will bring. I hear that the staff sergeant is a real Caveirão, a big skull. A Pacificador’s life is sweat and blood. No matter what though, I’ll survive. I’m a Pacificador and surviving is what Pacificador’s does best. Ha! That’s funny. The mundanes call soldiers like me Pacificadors, which means “peacekeeper”. We never do anything to keep to keep the peace. We don’t help people. We’re blunt instruments. Doradus out.

Welcome to BRIGADE 2085. This blogs contains the journals of soldiers in the near future. These stories are based on the lives of characters illustrated in full color at http://www.embracethedark.net.