Physical Characteristics

Mary Wolgast is an athletically built blonde woman, with hints of strawberry color in her hair, which is usually tied up into a ponytail. Attractive, with a strong nose and full lips, and a hard look in her deep-set and large brown eyes.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I worked on a ranch. I tried to take over the family tradition of farming, like my mother and father. Made the plants grow, operated the machinery, killed the chickens with a knife and what not. It was satisfying work. That's what I was going to do. Forever. I would grow old and die on that farm. Or die of a heart attack or something. I don't know. I thought God had his plan all figured out, but apparently fucking not."

Strengths & Weaknesses

Stalwart Mary doesn't flinch easy- she's killed animals before the apocalypse and is no stranger to gore. Often she can push through her fear and attempt to make the most rational choice in a stressful situation.
Athletic After working for a long time on a ranch in the midwest, as well as doing some soccer in her youth and as a hobby, Mary has developed quiet the athletic ability.
Alcoholic Mary developed an addiction to alcohol awhile ago. She drinks for fun, when she's bored, when she's thirsty. It helps, except when it doesn't. With the apocalypse in motion she tries to limit her intake, but it's hard.
Cynical Zealot Despite the fact that she's incredibly faithful to God, it hasn't helped her outlook. In order to protect herself, she is pessimistic and see's the worst in people. She acts like she's just waiting for the moment when she dies.

Personal Goals

Finding a safe place to live, keep her younger sister well-off. Find alcohol to self-medicate. She has no real plan other than staying alive, and this can be damaging to someone's mental health. Such is the case with Mary. The feeling of being useless could set in.

Keep. Juniper. Alive. That's really the only concrete thing in Mary's life.

Inventory

A brown backpack.

A small, hidden flask of emergency scotch. A canteen full of water she keeps hidden in her backpack. Every once in a while, she scims some things like medicine off the top and keeps them tucked away at the bottom of her backpack. Again, for emergencies. If this whole group this doesn't work out.

A double barreled shotgun with no remaining shells, in poor condition. She grabbed it in the initial panic, and used it a hell of a lot in the first few weeks, when no one knew what was going on and there still enough people left for riots to happen. Now, it's basically a club.

A knife she found she keeps in her backpack, since she hasn't found a holster.

Physical Characteristics

A pretty young woman with red-tinted blonde hair. A narrower face than her elder sister, but the similarities are obvious. Juniper has paler skin compared to her sister's outdoorsy tan.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I moved from the ranch pretty quick. I went to New York to find a job as a statistician. I was doing fine there. Challenging work, made good use of my degree, it paid well. I even had a boyfriend there, for a little bit, but we broke up. I went back to visit my family...then all this happened. I had a career, y'know? Things were going good for me, really. Now it's all...messed up."

Strengths & Weaknesses

Clever Juniper has a sharp mind, and is especially good with numbers. Logistics are her specialty.
Kind Kindness is a virtue, and Juniper has it in spades. Compassion is often underestimated, but it can a powerful thing, indeed. Without kindess, humans are hardly different from the monsters pursuing them.
Weak While trim, Juniper has a soft body with a lack of muscle mass.
Emotional Fear, anger, panic, all of these things can overwhelm Juniper quite easily, probably more-so than the average person. While totally fine in society, in the apocalypse she can become borderline helpless in extremely stressful situations.

Personal Goals

The more, the merrier. Sure, food has to be stretched out, but with more people, more food can be found. Safety in numbers, all the way. Once they get enough people, they can get a safe place to live.

A better weapon than a baseball bat would be nice.

Juniper is a closet lesbian, and that was her biggest struggle for a while coming from a religious family. Unfortunately, figuring out her identity has been put on the backburner and replaced with trying not to be eaten alive.

Inventory

A baseball bat she found a while back, and the clothes on her back. Everything else she trusts the group with.

Physical Characteristics

A man who was never the most attractive apple in the bunch. What he lacks in beauty he makes up for in his physical strength and conditioning. Gustavo stands 6'2 with a sturdy body from his time in the army. However, his four years of service also ruined his back and knees. It may take him a bit to get going, but when it does, nothing can stop him aside from crippling joint pain.

Life Before the Apocalypse

“There's nothing much to say. Graduated high school. Joined the army. Spent four years as an airborne infantryman in the Hellhole that is Fort Richardson with the 3-509th. Got out. And failed miserably to become a productive member of society. Turns out killing isn't a useful skill outside the military. So I worked at a shitty little deli in San Antonio. What else is there? Uh... Ah yeah. This whole apocalypse thing happened. Guess my service actually has some perks to it. If I can thank the army for anything, aside from my crippling depression, is that it taught me how to exist in an ever existing world of pain and suffering. Whatever.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Skilled Combatant
➕ Basic Survival Skills (from his time in the army)
➖ Apathetic to the Suffering of Others
➖ Lacks People Skills

Personal Goals

Find a place for Aveline to survive permanently. Nothing else and no one else matters. He says she reminds him of his late sister. Maybe that's why he has tolerated her for so long. Maybe that's why he risks his life for her survival. Short term? Find a specific chocolate bar.

Inventory

-Large Multicam MOLLE II Rucksack
(Contains)
Three layered sleeping system
Three days complete change of clothes (Male)
Three days complete change of clothes (Female)
Three cold weather MREs
Jetboil (0.8 L)
Fuel Can (8.11 oz)
Trauma scissors
Three blocks of Dove brand soap
Gerber 18in. machete
Picture of his sister and him

Physical Characteristics

Beautiful. Petite. Still maintains that Hollywood look in the apocalypse. She stands 5'7 with long natural red hair and green eyes.

Life Before the Apocalypse

“Don't you recognize me? There's, like, no way you don't recognize me. That's okay! I forgive you. Well, a little about me, I'm from Montana but practically lived in Beverly Hills all my life. The Lost, Teen Vampire, An American Horror, ever see those shows? I co-star in them. A couple movies too. My manager told me I should dip into singing but, to be real with you, I'm just no good at that (ha ha ha). I was shooting another episode of An American Horror in Colorado when all of this happened. This really sucks, right? My parents are probably still in Barcelona with all their bodyguards and stuff, so I'm sure they're okay. I was alone for, like, a few days until I met this veteran guy, Goose. He's really bossy and is kind of an asshole, but we've made it this far.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Quick Learner
➕ Deceitful
➖ Incredibly Vain
➖ Lacks Proper Survival Skills

Personal Goals

All Aveline wants to do is become famous again. She hasn't worked hard all her life, training, taking lessons, being the best she could be for all of it to disappear overnight. Whatever it is, whatever it may be, she wants recognition. Short term is have Gustavo say something nice to her.

Inventory

-Medium Multicam MOLLE II rucksack
(Contains)
Four 16.9 oz water bottles
Hermes handbag
Practical clothing (Female)
Unpractical clothing (Female)
Various makeup containers filled with improvised makeup
10 protein bars
1 lb dried fruit
Crowbar

Physical Characteristics

Wyatt always looks a bit disheveled, even for the zombie apocalypse. Standing at just over 6 feet tall and weighing 150 pounds, he’s somewhat on the scrawnier side. His eyes and hair are both a light brown color.

Life Before the Apocalypse

“Before all this? Oh, Christ...I was a teacher. I was in line to get promoted to administration for the district, actually. But I mostly just taught middle schoolers. It was stressful as shit, managing all those kids, but I liked the work. The kids used to laugh because my handwriting was bad, but hey, they still liked me. I never got paid much, but the students were worth it. Thinking about them now, I...I don’t even know if they’re alive anymore.

Back when everything started, it was just supposed to be a normal fucking day; the students were taking a test, and I was playing Cookie Clicker on my computer. Then suddenly, the principal comes over the loudspeaker and says there’s some kind of outbreak. That the school day was ending early and everyone had to go home. Of course, the students were just glad they got a short day; they didn’t really understand. I got in my car, turned the radio on, and suddenly I hear that people are dying. I didn’t know what to do, so I just went home. Then things got worse. A few of those monsters broke a window and got inside. I didn’t know how to kill them yet, so I just drove off. And now I’m here.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Intelligence - Wyatt’s greatest asset is his intelligence. He’s not necessarily a genius, but his chemistry degree didn’t come from nowhere. He’s a fast learner and puts things together easily.
➕ Personable - Having been a teacher for six years-and having to deal with both angry parents and hormonal pre-teens-Wyatt has learned how to get along with people. He’s easy to talk to and confide in.
➖ Athleticism - Wyatt never had to think about exercise before all this. As a result, he tires easily and struggles to keep up with the more athletic members of the group.
➖ Indecisive - Wyatt struggles to make quick decisions, especially when panicked or under pressure. As such, he is prone to making mistakes or slipping up when it really counts.

Personal Goals

For now, Wyatt’s main goal is finding a place to set up shop. He’s hoping they might find a school like the one he used to work at; it had a metal fence all the way around, the doors were nearly impossible to break down, and there was a working kitchen in the cafeteria. Wyatt would also like to learn some basic first aid from the medical professionals in the group; they might not always be around, and he'd like to have some knowledge of how to patch up a wound.

Long term, Wyatt would like to find some textbooks and school supplies. There are kids in the group who, up until recently, were in school. It might help them to have some basic schooling despite everything going on around them. Sure, it's not exactly a group priority right now, but education might be the first step toward rebuilding society. He was a teacher, after all. Maybe he still could be.

Inventory

Wyatt didn’t have a lot of practical supplies on him when he fled from his house. What he does have is a leather satchel that he used to store notes and papers in. Inside are a flashlight, a hammer, some gauze, a Swiss Army knife, and a pair of binoculars. His prize possession-a single roll of toilet paper-is tucked away deep inside. He will never share it.

Physical Characteristics

Gary is a tall, rugged man in his mid fifties with a build that reflects many years of hard, manual labor. The redhead used to wear a goatee, but his facial has grown rather scraggly in the past few months. Other than that, he is your average blue jean-wearing, red-blooded, all american man.

Life Before the Apocalypse

“What did I do, before the world went to hell in a handbasket, you mean? I managed my farm, The Lewis Family Farm, my pride and joy — aside from my family, of course. We had about 400 acres of land in northern Minnesota, grew soybeans, hay, wheat, barley, and oats. We even sold our highest grade barley to the local brewery, cashing in on that hipster market. Money was good. Had horses too, over a half dozen of our own and then some that we stabled up for our riding customers as well. We lived a good life, a simple american life, full of hard work and home cooked meals. Had my wife Eleanor, and my three kids — my eldest daughter, Ffiona Mae, my only son, Liam, and my youngest baby girl, Gwyneth. We braved out the first few months of this shitstorm together, had enough food on hand that we didn’t need to leave the farm. One day, we needed some things though, El headed out with little Gwennie while the three of us stayed back to defend the house and do the farm work — had to make sure we could keep ourselves sheltered and fed, ya know? But… they never came back. They never came back… and now it’s just me and my two eldest, one of which is swimming in denial, and the other has grown cold. These are bad times, but the only way we can get through it is to stay together.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Hunter — Gary’s been hunting primarily deer for years, he’s a good shot with a rifle in his hands.
➕ Agriculturist — The man ran his own successful farm for nearly 30 years, he knows how to till the soil and grow and harvest food crops. If it comes time for the group to settle down and maintain a stable existence, his knowledge will be valuable.
➖ Arthritis — Gareth is still strong with years worth of muscle built up, but his age and the manual labor that gained him that muscle have caught up with him. He can’t move like he used too, and he suffers in silence from his joint pain.
➖ Stubborn — He’s old and acts as if it is his way, or the highway. Gary understands that they must work together as a team to survive, but he isn’t about to take orders or stand idly by while the younger generations make decisions that he doesn’t agree with.

Personal Goals

Gareth’s immediate goals are to find more guns and ammunition. He’s a good shot, hell, he’d even take a bow and arrow at this point. The group needs anything that they can get their hands on to defend themselves against the horde.

On the long term, Gary wants the group to choose a place to settle. The nomadic lifestyle is not sustainable, they need to fortify an area and start up a farm and community to survive in. Of course, Gareth plans to have his two remaining children with him in this settlement. Keeping them safe is always a top priority goal, even if that means sacrificing himself.

Inventory

A Winchester 94 hunting rifle with a total of 14 rounds. A backpack with a canteen for water, a blanket, a tarp, a hunting knife, and some emergency rations. He also rides a palomino american quarter horse named Lucy Loo.

Physical Characteristics

Ffiona has long, thick red hair, her mother’s blue eyes, and a healthy speckling of freckles that coats nearly every inch of her skin. Her sun-induced spots are so notable that she was often nicknamed ‘Freckles’ growing up. FiFi has a young face that one might mistake for that of a teenager, even though she is in her mid twenties. Like her father and brother, she is also on the tall side, though she has a much thinner frame than average.

Life Before the Apocalypse

“I grew up on The Lewis Family Farm. Daddy taught me how to hunt, plant seed, harvest crops, care for the horses, and help with all of the other farm tasks that there were. I even helped fix the tractor before. I loved the horses most, though, and taking care of them became my top responsibility. Mom and Dad taught me how to respect and care for nature, so when it came time to pick something to study in school, I chose ecology and environmental science. I graduated quite a few years ago, and since then I’ve worked as a forest ranger and adventure guide up in Scenic State Park, in the north. I did a lot of travelling throughout my early twenties too, seeing all kinds of places around the world and seeking out the next best adventure or thrill. That all changed when the news reports started coming in, though. I moved back home to the farm temporarily, to help my family, but… we couldn’t be there anymore. The plague got too close, and we couldn’t stay safe… so we had to leave, even though mom and Gwennie hadn’t come back from their trip to the store yet. We’re separated, but I hold out hope that we’ll find each other once again.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Survival Skills - Ffiona studied ecology and worked as a forest ranger in the local environment for years. She knows all of the skills of a boy scout and then some, including which leaves you can safely wipe your behind with, and which natural plants are edible or not.
➕ Fit - Hiking around the forests and trails of northern Minnesota on a daily basis has kept Ffiona’s body thin, dextrous, and fit. She can walk, run, and climb with ease for long periods of time.
➖ Weak - FiFi might be fit, but she lacks in the upper body strength department. When it comes to doing heavy lifting, Ffiona can pull her own weight, but she can’t pull much else beyond that.
➖ Optimistic - This may not seem like a weakness, but for others, Ffiona’s positivity might become annoying. Ffiona is so unwilling to look on the dark side of life that she hasn’t even accepted that her mother and younger sister have died, which they did, months ago. She's not just optimistic, she's naively optimistic.

Personal Goals

Ffiona’s short term goals are to increase the group's stockpile of ammunition, food, and other survival supplies. Without any regards to self preservation or risk, Ffiona is always among the first to volunteer to go out on scouting missions for supplies. Even before the undead plague, FiFi was a thrill seeker, and at least that much hasn’t changed.

On the long term, Ffiona wants to keep her horses and brother and father alive, so that they can be reunited with her mom and Gwennie someday. They can be reunited, and help build a new settlement with the group, safe and together again.

Inventory

Like her father, Ffiona also has a Winchester 94 with 14 rounds, as well as a field knife. Her backpack contains a canteen, a blanket, some emergency rations, a book on native Minnesota plants and fungi, and a small stockpile of tampons. Ffiona also has her beloved dapple grey quarter horse, Genie.

Physical Characteristics

Liam stands at a slightly above average height for a seventeen year old boy. Years of wrestling and farm work have garnered him an athletic build. He has his father’s striking red hair and muddy green eyes, and a healthy spattering of freckles, much like his older sister.

Life Before the Apocalypse

“I was an average high school kid, with the exception being that I grew up on a farm. I guess not everyone does that, and Dad says that’s good for me, ‘cause it gives me a leg up on the rest of the kids, ‘cause I “know the value of hard work.” Whatever that means... My grades were fine, my social life was okay, and I was supposed to be going to college in the fall. I got in on a wrestling scholarship, but I was going to be studying music. I wanted to be a teacher, like mom was, and dad was back before he quit to focus on the farm. I was supposed to be going to college, having the time of my life — making music, partying, finding new friends, landing a boyfriend, ya know? The extent of my worries should have been studying for exams, or having a breakup, or a really bad hangover… but instead, I’m here. Running for my life. My mom and baby sister are dead, my older sister refuses to accept that, and I’m all out of fuckin’ cigarettes. This shit blows.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Strong — Years of farm work with his dad and wrestling for the school team have helped Liam build a lot of muscle. He’s young, limber, and has a lot of energy to be doing any heavy lifting that the group needs.
➕ Hand-to-Hand Combat — Fighting a zombie barehanded sounds like a nightmare, but if anyone is skilled enough to do it without getting bit or scratched, it’s Liam. Weapons can run out of ammo, break, or be dropped, but Liam’s fists and arms will always be with him… hopefully.
➖ Rebellious — He wasn’t always such an asshole, but losing his mother to this apocalypse has only worsened his rebellious tendencies. He’s disagreeable, reckless, and he’ll act out without just cause.
➖ Bad Aim — Liam’s dad taught him how to hunt when he was young, so he knows his way around a gun, he’s just not so good at the aiming part. Because of this, he doesn’t have a rifle of his own, he has to rely on his family and others to handle the firearms and protect the group.

Personal Goals

More than anything… Liam would quite literally kill for a pack of cigarettes. Not just a pack, a whole damn carton. Food is also important, a teenage boy has a teenage boy’s appetite, after all.

His dad and a lot of the others in the group want to find a place to settle, fortify, and call home. Liam isn’t necessarily on that boat. He wants to help find a cure… well, he can’t find the cure himself, but he can help the doctors and scientists stay alive and get to a medical lab where they might be able to develop one. More than anything, Liam wants to have his life back so he can go to college and live a normal teenage life, and the only way to have that is to eradicate this plague first.

Inventory

A machete and a backpack with some emergency rations, a blanket, a plastic water bottle, an empty pack of cigarettes, a few lighters, his sister’s old CD player and some earbuds, a few of his favorite CDs, and a small stockpile of batteries to replace the ones that die in the CD player. Liam would feel empty without music, so this possession is a necessity. Liam also has his dark bay quarter horse, Mercury, by his side.

Physical Characteristics

Big piece of unkempt meat.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I don't know what the fuck happened, but honest to god one day I was just having a beer with my buds then my buds started to... eat each other? It just... happened I guess. As soon as I saw flesh in my bud's mouth I had to get the fuck outta there. But, y'know, as these things usually go, everyone and their mother was either eating or being eaten. I don't know how I managed to get out of there in one piece, but I didn't go back there after all that. I went home, packed my shit, got in my car, and I just kept driving until I couldn't drive anymore. Luckily, I found these dudes at some point and I've been rolling with them since. Safety in numbers, right?"

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Dallas has knowledge in a variety of trades, such as being an electrician or plumbing. He is a master of none, but he has enough to get things going and set up for someone much better to come along and refine things.
➕ Dallas is also very handy with a bat. He has a very mean swing and he's not afraid to use it against people if they're trying to eat him.
➖ If Dallas is faced with a choice, he is 10 times out of 10 going to choose himself over anyone else. His life is the only life that matters the most. It doesn't matter if it's a child, a dog, or even the leader of the group. He will choose himself.
➖ Dallas is also stubborn. If he doesn't agree with a decision he is not afraid to make his intentions known.

Personal Goals

In the short term, Dallas wants to bunker down somewhere and start rebuilding there. Maybe build the foundations of a compound that is nigh-impenetrable to people who want to eat him.

In the long term, he wants that compound to happen at some point. It must have running water, electricity, plumbing, and all of the necessities for a modern life. Civilization must be able to be sustained within that compound, invulnerable to the threat that roams outside those walls.

Inventory

• A Swiss Army Knife
• Baseball Bat
• Switchblade
• A couple of screwdrivers and nails and the like that can be utilized to build something or gouge someone's eyes out

Physical Characteristics

Well toned, burly beard and plenty of tats, most notable the flaming engine and cross wrenches on his back, an homage to the Jolly Roger, that pirates would fly on their flags.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"My father was a Mechanical Engineer, and I practically grew up around cars my whole life. When my dad wasn’t inventing the next great invention since sliced bread, he was spending time in the garage working on automobiles. Just...tinkering with them, upgrading them; and I was always at his side when he was. At the young age of 12, I began learning how cars worked, at 17 I was hired to work at a local automotive shop as a mechanic; best job I ever had. My original intent was to become and M.E. like my dad, but cars had a huge affect on me, the way they rumbled and roared. Honestly if it wasn’t fixing a car on the weekdays, it was watching Top Gear on the weekends with pops. After he passed...things haven't been the same, I mostly kept my head down to focus on my work, but now that the apocalypse has arrived, I have to face it head on, just like him. I've gotta use everything I know and ever will know to survive this, I wish you were here for this dad, and at the same time, I'm glad you ain't."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Car Mechanics: Extensive knowledge of cars and how to make them work/ability to repair them (Gasoline, Diesel, Hybrid)
➕ General mechanics: Things he learned from his dad, something along the lines with tinkering with objects to figure out how they work
➖ Over-Achiever: While this might sound like a good thing, Arnold is the type to think things through so thoroughly on a project, that he’s wasting precious time to finish it (good in the old world, not in the new)
➖ Strong-Headed: Can be very opinionated on certain subjects and how they work, a trait that most engineers don. If he doesn’t agree with an idea he’ll do it his way, completely ignoring any other options.

Personal Goals

Short Term: He needs to acquire more tools, while he does have some, he doesn’t have the full arsenal that his shop originally had available. At the same time he wants to teach people basic mechanic skills, like changing oil or car batteries.
Long Term: Eventually making a mobile, armored caravan that can smash its way through zombies, raiders and blockades, it will require a significant amount of metal, tools and fuel, but it is a feasible goal, so long as everyone listens to his directive. Worst case, should he ever get infected, he wants a protege to learn all he knows, be to them like his father was to him.

Inventory

●Small toolkit (contains screwdrivers, wrenches, a hammer, some ratchets)
●(Big) Torque Wrench (Normally used to fasten anything between 25-250 ft-lb. onto a vehicle, now it's exclusively used as a club to bash in skulls)
●Father’s Class Ring (Mostly just a sentimental memento, of a time not so long ago. The ring is made of Sterling Silver, with an Amethyst stone inlay. Wears it as a necklace inside his shirt to not give away his position)

Physical Characteristics

More muscle than you want to deal with without a gun, can you smell what the Rock is cooking?

Life Before the Apocalypse

”Things were a lot simpler, y’know? Someone got a little touchy with the ladies, ya throw them out. Someone started cussing at the bartender, cuz they cut em’ off, ya threw them out. Someone straight up start fisticuffing and it’s not even happy hour? Ya threw the both of them out. Even Afghanistan was simple when I joined the army, but now...Things aren’t as simple anymore, but I do know one thing, I trust Freddie. The minute he said, we needed to bail, I said to him, “say no more”. I’m not good for much else than keeping people safe, it's a wonder I haven’t been bitten yet, but I think I’ve done more help as a protector than as a bouncer. I think I found my calling, it only took ‘till the end of the world to realize it.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Strongman: Even before the zombie outbreak, Don had been lifting weights almost all his life. Due to his extensive training, he can lift almost anything lighter than a brick shit house.
➕ Crowd Control: Aside from his strength, his size allows him to be an intimidating factor. People get too unruly, just stand in between them with a hard look on your face and tensions fall ‘reaaaaal’ quick.
➖Bulked Up: His overall strength equates to being massive, which means he can’t fit into tight spaces, which could lead to a detriment in the event that a horde ever showed up.
➖ Brawn vs. Brain: Sure his muscle comes in handy, but he’s not gonna be able to handle the daily crossword puzzle, let alone a myriad of minefield mazes.

Personal Goals

Short Term: Just keep the group together and inline, last thing he wants is chaos to come around, and that’s a fine line between that and insanity. So long as he can maintain order until something stable comes along, all he can do is keep the peace.

Long Term: He just wants safety for the entire caravan. Human life is sacred, at least that’s what his mom told him. A shelter for all of them to thrive, food, water, electricity and general necessities is a must. As a bouncer his goal is to protect his family, and their caravan has become his new family.

Inventory

●A set of brass knuckles (Something he kept on him since the beginning, someone wants their dome knocked around, the knuckles help, but otherwise he usually delegates his own hands)
● DogTags (A thing of the past, something that existed before the end, a war before ‘the war’. He doesn’t want to forget that life, though he sure as hell is regretting that he can’t forget his current life).
●Rambo Knife (A gift after he graduated boot camp, more of as a gag from his college buddies, but in the end times, he’s found it more handy than any other utility he owns whether it’s killing Walkers or prying open doors.)

Physical Characteristics

Pale skin, about 5'4", her once fresh face has become hollower in the past six months. Her eyes are almost always lined with bag and dark circles, and her skin has collected more dirt. Showers are scarce in the apocalypse.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I was born here, in Minnesota. My daddy owns a ranch, in a town called Hallaway. I grew up there, then hightailed it to Minneapolis, the minute I graduated. I hated that town. So small, so backwards, full of idiots, truth be told. Now, I'd give anything to be back there.

Daddy was a lot of things, but he still loved me. He put me through school. I doubt I'd be where I was without his and Mama's help. I got my masters, and I became a psychologist. Marriage and family, specifically. I was with a practice in the city when this all went down. Me and my fiance were about to go see my parents, but the city was a mess. The traffic wasn't moving, so we had to go on foot. We packed what we could and headed out. Obviously, we never made it. He got bit about halfway to Hallaway, about 2 months ago. We were gonna go find my parents, and then go west and get his family in Nevada. We had it all mapped out, I was starting to think we might make it. I found these guys a few weeks after that. They're good people, for the most part."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Perceptive | It was Charlotte's job to read people, and she was quite good at it. She's got a knack for getting in with people, and analyzing them.
➕ Good shot | Her dad taught her how to hunt, and she's owned a gun since she was sixteen. Long story short, she's your girl in a gun fight.
➖ Takes Risks | Charlotte has become hardened to her reality in the last few months, and with that came a new found courage. Charlotte has become prone to risking her life, be it for supplies, or for a fellow group member. She does what has to be done, which can be good for the group, but bad for her individual safety.
➖ Closed off | Charlotte may be a good listener, but she isn't much for sharing personal details. Because of this, she has trouble truly connecting with many people.

Personal Goals

Charlotte wants to find her family, if they're still alive. Hallaway shouldn't be too far now, if she's followed the map correctly.

Shelter is a less immediate, but still a pressing issue for Charlotte. She's certain that they risk more if they continue to keep moving around. If the group finds somewhere to dig in, they might be able to relax a little.

Inventory

• Smith & Wesson M&P, out of ammo
• Notebook and pen
• Map of Minnesota
• Crowbar

Physical Characteristics

Bubba is a giant of a man, topping out close to seven feet in height with thick arms and legs like oak trunks. His ragged, blood stained clothes preach of hard times in his past, and his wide, icy blue eyes tell a tale of madness barely suppressed within. He's got a gorgeous smile, or at least what once might have been a gorgeous smile now the clenched toothy grin of a psychopath, his teeth stained yellow but set in neat rows, all surrounded by an unkempt, dirty blonde beard. Bubba carries himself as light as a cat despite his bulk and has a nasty habit of licking his lips when he's around other people, and staring at them hungrily...

Life Before the Apocalypse

"Me? Well paint me black an call me negro, if that ain't something. Most people don' give a damn where I came from before, they jus' give me funny looks. Well since ya done asked nice I'll tell y'all, just let me put in a lip first, there we go. So I was working with this recycling plant ou by Brimming. But I got snagged by th’ law over after a little incident an’ got myself a dang long sentence. They put me in this nice place called, Saint Ninnys or somethang. Th' hell if I know what its actually called. Anywho I'd been staying there, held up for th' past two years. But then this hullabaloo started in earnest, an' people was panicking every which way from Tuesday. I didn't mind th' chompers too much, long as they kept their distance, an' they didn't mind me, long as I kept mine. Th' interns left th' doors open for me, nice of them I said. But I ain't sure how I got to Minnesota so quick. Funny thing time, flies like’a crow. I've been jumping rides since Birmingham, seemed lots'a people been heading northwards, and I figured, why th' hell not? I've been wanting to see Canada for awhile, and I was bored. They certainly didn't need nor want me back at th' factory."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕There's something to be said about Bubba's immense strength when it comes to survival. He's a fighter through and through, tougher than a bear and strong as a horse and quick as a pissed off rattlesnake.
➕ Redneck know-how is often mocked, until the zombie apocalypse. In his own way Bubba is handier than a craftsman's bag, and can fix just about anything with only some WD-40 and duct-tape, plus he can skin an' trap a rabbit, gig a frog, crack-shot with any gun and be a generally useful outdoor redneck.
➖ His insanity really plays against him, and Bubba's a bit touchy on the subject. Calling him crazy is just about the one way to make him really angry as laid back and amicable as he usually is. Course, he looks crazy and acts it too, but as long as no one mentions it.
➖ Having received a less than five star schooling Bubba isn't the most book smart person in the world. Sure he can read and write and do his numbers, just don't ask or expect him to understand long division or delve into deep nuanced concepts.

Personal Goals

Bubba's goals are simple things. From day to day its finding the next meal and another can of dip, helping people and fulfilling his erratic desires. He likes providing assistance, as long as people ask nice. He's a genuine southern boy after all, and being useful is what makes him happy. Beyond that he's always saying how he'd like to see the states, and how much he enjoys touring all these new places. For some reason Bubba doesn't mind the general chaos and apocalypse, and seems unfazed by the death and destruction. Actually, if someone was to venture a guess they might say he enjoys it! So, Bubba doesn't have any plans on trying to set up a new civilization, develop a cure, or anything like that. He'd rather keep roaming, play whack-a-mole with the chompers, and find a goddamn pair of wheels and some gasoline so he doesn't have to walk everywhere all th' damn time!

Inventory

Bubba's got a pistol, a Glock .45, with a whole eight rounds remaining. He prefers to use his woodcutters ax however as its general purpose and quite useful, especially since he can swing it hard enough to split skulls. In his backpack he carries about thirty-seven cans of dip that he looted from a convince store, a water bottle, and some beef jerky. Stuck in his boot is a flaying blade, and rolled on top of his pack is a heavy dark green poncho.

Physical Characteristics

Old and wise, with a kind smile that could melt anyone’s heart. Walks around with a cane more for appearances than to combat any physical ailment. More English than you at least.

Life Before the Apocalypse

”I think I was a small child when I fell in love with history and lore, listening to tales of gods and men from my father and grandfather. I’ve spent the last four decades at the Oxford University, both as a student and mentor, dedicating my life to teaching those who were willing to listen to all I had learned. I was to retire at the end of the school year, knowing that my life was one well lived, thought I’d go on Holiday to America, lovely time of the year too; who knew what would be waiting for me.

The thing for me about history and mythos, is that I always felt they exaggerated things a little. Hercules and his twelve labors, the tales of Thor and Ragnarok, even the mighty Count Dracula; it all seemed so...excessive. Now that I live in the world that I do, I realize I was mistaken, for the legends of old were not over the top, they just barely hit the nail on the head.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Storyteller: The books that Doc has read over the years, could fill the library of Alexandria a hundred fold. Stories are needed in these dark times to calm the nerves of those who feel that reality is out of their grasp.
➕ Wisdom & Cunning: The two may seem miles apart, but they are in fact two sides of the same coin. Age has taken its toll on the historian who can respond to certain situations, both when its quiet or rather tense.
➖ Frail Coil: While he’s not ready to lie down and roll over, age has had its toll on the Professor’s body and he’s not the man he used to be. Darwin is simply catching up to him.
➖ Mind over Matter: The brain can unlock the puzzles of history and time, but it can’t help if there’s something heavy in the way, or something that requires a stamina he does not possess.

Personal Goals

Short Term: In these harsh times, distractions are the wall between survival and total insanity. He needs to keep the group’s morale up any way he can, whether its be a story weaver or an ear to lend. Only through unity can the group survive, and he will do all he can to thread the lives of one another to their singular goal.

Long Term: He wants to pass on as much knowledge as he can before his time; history is not yet dead. Like in the story ‘The Giver’, he is one of the last bearers of historical knowledge, knowledge that can lead the group from total cultural annihilation, to one that can use the past to forge the future. He knows that he doesn’t have many more years in him, and with the walkers, his life expectancy is even shorter. For all that everyone has done for him to survive thus far, he wants to return the favor in the only way he knows how; to ensure that the group doesn’t lose their humanity.

Inventory

● Intricately Crafted Cane: Heirloom to his great grandfather, a survivor of the Afghan War, Veterans were awarded this cane. Despite its aged appearance, it does hide a deadly secret inside.
● Pocket Watch: Heirloom of his father, a sterling silver pocket watch the professor carries inside his pocket, doesn’t hurt to keep check of the time (even still has the key to wind it)
● Copy of Oliver Twist: Probably one of Doc’s favorite books, its edges are rather well worn and somewhat torn. It was the only book he brought while on Holiday.