The H-AC is no stranger to criminals, whether we're talking about organized crime or singular petty burglars. But recently, the law enforcement of the Coalition has been dealing with a very unusual criminal indeed: an old fashioned gentleman thief. His calling cards name him as The White Crow, no doubt named after his colorful and extravagant attire. And yet despite said extravagant attire, he has managed to slip by the police time and time again, making sure to grab something with him every time. The populace is quickly growing enamored with this old-fashioned gentleman thief and the police force is growing increasingly frustrated with their inability to capture him.

Unbeknownst to everyone, the mask of The White Crow hides the identity of James Lancaster, a well known philanthropist playboy. Despite only being 31, James has managed to quickly establish himself as one of the most affluent men around - a fact that bores him. After the sheer ease at which he made a name for himself the 'legitimate' way, James found himself drawn to the thrill and glory of thievery. Using the latest in high tech to pull of his heists, James has been growing more and more confident and hungry for the public's attention. Thus, it is now time to pull of his greatest scheme yet - steal a few humans for himself from one of the most high security HRCs in the Coalition!

So this is a fun one! Those who know the deep Sokeri lore might recognize this bird from an old commission way back - in fact, he is from the very first story I ever commissioned from Kyrm, featuring a gentleman thief crow with shrinking technology! You can go read it here:
https://www.furaffinity.net/view/32405061/

Despite all the time that has passed, I have held a love for this cocky thief and the idea of bringing him back someday. And I eventually realized that the HRC-verse provided a perfect opportunity for that! So James has now returned, lacking the shrinking tech from his debut, not that he really needs it in a world full of tiny humans already for him to loom over! His design was created by kira-dra, who I have worked with before and who did an absolutely banger job here. I LOVE their choice to use white for his outfit and all the details and doodads that add to his magnificene. A truly exquisite gentleman we have over here! Massive thanks to kira-dra for this fantastic design.

You can find kira-dra from here:
https://bsky.app/profile/kira-dra.bsky.social
https://x.com/kira_dra
https://skeb.jp/@kira_dra