Lt. Nash Miller

Summary Canadian Armed Forces officer whose arrogance and incompetence caused a catastrophic mission failure in Kandahar. Guy LeFleur tried to warn him, but Miller “wasn’t taking any back talk from a

Summary

Canadian Armed Forces officer whose arrogance and incompetence caused a catastrophic mission failure in Kandahar. Guy LeFleur tried to warn him, but Miller “wasn’t taking any back talk from a lousy frozen frog.” The mission went sideways — Miller cut the wrong wire on an IED, costing Guy an eye and a finger. Several men died. What was supposed to be an easy in-and-out became a grade-one fuck-up.

Miller’s uncle the Colonel and his father in the government ensured he escaped consequences. Guy took the fall instead — demoted and exiled to a punishment posting while Miller was likely transferred laterally or even promoted.

Enemy Mechanics

As Guy’s Enemy disadvantage:

Power: Less powerful than the PC (50% starting points)
Intent: Hunter — actively working against Guy
Frequency: Appears fairly often (9 or less)
Cost: [-5]

Miller doesn’t have the raw skill Guy does, but he has institutional power, family connections, and a grudge. He may appear through:

Official channels (blocking promotions, filing reports)
Social sabotage (spreading the “official” story)
Proxy harassment through allies in the Forces
Direct confrontation if their paths cross

Needs

Physical description
Current posting and rank (Major?)
Uncle the Colonel — who is he? Still protecting Miller?
Father in government — which department? Still active?
Does Miller know Guy is with the defense contractor?
What’s Miller’s version of the Kandahar story?

Personality

Arrogant — born into privilege, never questioned
Thin-skinned — cannot tolerate being challenged by “inferiors”
Vindictive — holds grudges against anyone who made him look bad
Cowardly — relies on connections rather than personal competence
Dangerous — has institutional power and no accountability

Session 04 — Russia

Nash Miller was assigned to Major Jenkins’ Team 2 for the Russia phase of the Second Meteor Event recovery. Jenkins’ team was inserted ahead of the PCs and encountered the Fragment Bear — a roughly 35-foot-tall fragment-mutated bear immune to conventional weapons. The encounter was catastrophic: Andrews was killed, and Thompson’s combat suit was corroded to a rusted husk by the creature’s acidic properties. Miller survived, but was visibly shaken when the PC team parachuted in to assist.

Miller was present throughout the subsequent engagement — the invisible C4/Claymore ambush by Sammy Castaneda, the bear’s rapid regeneration, and Ronnie Vint’s neck-riding beheading, followed by Guy LeFleur’s thermite incineration of the remains. He witnessed every tactic, every capability, and every irregular behaviour the team displayed.

This is a significant development. Miller — Guy’s Enemy — now has firsthand knowledge of the PC team’s capabilities and conduct acquired in the field under combat conditions. He has seen Jens use a spatial portal (under the bear’s foot), watched command lock down Ronnie’s suit on parachute insertion, and observed the team operate outside normal special operations parameters. What he reports to command, or chooses to sit on, is an open question. The fact that Guy’s Enemy survived the same engagement as the PCs — and was visibly rattled while they were not — introduces direct personal friction on top of their existing history.

Session 05 — Direct Confrontation and Public Humiliation

Miller confronted Guy LeFleur directly in the corridor on the way to the briefing room, promising to “expose” him before storming ahead. This is a significant escalation — Miller has moved from passive antagonism to overt threats.

Separately, Ronnie Vint publicly mocked Miller for cutting the wrong wire on the IED in Kandahar — the specific failure that cost Guy his eye and finger. Miller went red. This is the first time the Kandahar incident has been thrown in Miller’s face openly, and by someone outside the original chain of events.

Miller was present at the Session 05 briefing as part of Jenkins’ team, assigned to the shallow Atlantic fragment retrieval.

Appearances

[Session 03 - What Happens in Vegas](…/…/chapters/Chapter 1 - Living Bomb/Sessions/session-03-what-happens-in-vegas.html) (mentioned in briefing, assigned to Jenkins’ team)
[Session 04 - Fallen Stars](…/…/chapters/Chapter 1 - Living Bomb/Sessions/session-04-fallen-stars.html) — Present in Russia; survived Fragment Bear encounter; witnessed PC team’s capabilities
[Session 05 - Deep Sea Fragments and Desert Swarms](…/…/chapters/Chapter 1 - Living Bomb/Sessions/session-05-deep-sea-fragments-and-desert-swarms.html) — Confronted Guy directly, threatening to “expose” him; publicly mocked by Ronnie over Kandahar IED failure; part of Jenkins’ team for shallow fragment retrieval

Relationships

Antagonizes Guy LeFleur — Scapegoated Guy for his own failure in Kandahar — Guy lost his eye, his career, and his reputation while Miller walked free
Member of Canadian Armed Forces — Protected by family connections — promoted despite the Kandahar disaster
Former member of JTF 2 — Transferred out of JTF 2 after the incident — laterally, not down
Operates with Major Jenkins — Assigned to Jenkins' Team 2 for the Second Meteor Event Russia recovery phase