Accepted Characters [hider=Victoria Claire Jonas][img] http://pics.yourswallpaper.com/girl/blue-eyed-ginger-girl-redhead-cute-_7949.jpg[/img] Name: Victoria Claire Jonas Age: 17 Skill: Sneaking, Sub-par marksmanship Weapon: Buck Knife, Glock 19 Personality: Victoria tends to see the bad side in people and often holds it against them. She is a rather cautious person when it comes to dangerous situations and risks, but she is an awful liar and is prone to getting into trouble. When Victoria earns someone's trust (and vice versa), she is loyal to a fault. Brief Bio: Victoria grew up in rather normal circumstances. She lived the life of a stereotypical preacher's daughter in the small town of Jefferson, Texas. Growing up, she did normal things like fail at learning guitar and playing with her neighborhood friends. When she was a teen, she attended her local high school with her younger brother, David. Being the "preachers daughter" she never did anything seemingly wild to the people of her small baptist church-like go to parties or drink. When she was 14, her youngest brother, Michael died in a car wreck, leaving a permanent scar in the entire family's life. For almost a year, her dad was less passionate about his preaching, but eventually overcame the grief. When the apocalypse came, her brother and her parents were away on a trip for his class, so she started out alone.[/hider] [hider=Buck Bradley]Appearance : 6’3”, 265lbs. Burly, lumberjack-esque appearance. He normally keeps his straw-colored hair and beard trimmed neatly, but the present situation has caused both to become more unkempt than he would like. Name : Buck Bradley Age : 33 Skill : Physical intimidation, heavy lifting. Definitely not the sharpest knife in the drawer, but a generally decent human being. Weapon: 4 foot piece of Douglas Fir 2x4 Personality : Buck always has had a short fuse. It served him well in his former profession. Having said that, he was always able to keep it together when necessary. Early on after the outbreak he took up with a group of survivors, a few of which helped to soften his usually gruff exterior. A bad ending to his time with the aforementioned group has left him hesitant to trust or get too close to anyone again. Brief Bio : Before the outbreak Buck worked as a professional wrestler under the name Buck “Shot” Bradley. He was by no means famous, but made a decent living and hoped to retire in the near future into a less physically demanding role. He was on his way to a show out of state when the outbreak hit. Fortunately a kind young woman picked him up when he got separated from his vehicle. For the next few months Buck, the woman and several other survivors made their way north. In that time he developed several friendships and became a surrogate father figure to a couple of youngsters in the pack. Unfortunately one night the survivors’ camp was overrun and Buck was separated from his group. What their final fate was he may never know, but he carries a lot of baggage from the event.[/hider] [hider=Elijah Bonnell]Name: Elijah Bonnell Age: 28 Gender: Male Appearance: [img] http://fc08.deviantart.net/fs42/i/2009/154/6/7/Outlaw_by_Asterisks.jpg[/img] Height: 5'10 Weight: 168 Eyes: R: Blue L: Green Missing lower lobe of left ear Skills: Drug Knowledge( both legal and illegal), violinist, some chemistry. Clothing: 1x Stenson in picture 1x brown leather trench coat in picture 2x bandannas 1 red one black 1x pair of cowboy boots 1x pair of jungle boots outfit in picture digital wrist watch 1x cargo pants 2x white t shirts Equipment: (see above) Hiking backpack Violin with case, bow, resin, and rifle sling In the pack Repair equipment for violin 2x canteens of water both filled 2 packs of water proof matches unopened pack of cigars 1 kilogram of marijuana rolling papers 2 MRE's 6x cans of random food can opener 1x Maglite 4 D volt batteries x 79 rounds of .308 x 138 rounds of .357 1x side holsters for revolvers 1 sheathe for knife gun cleaning kit wallet with drivers license and several pictures of his girlfriend Weapons: (see above) Taurus Model 66 Handgun Marlin Model 336 chambered to fire .308, with 6x scope and a rifle sling Bowie Knife Bio/Background: Out of high school Elijah went to College. He double majored in Pharmacology and computer science. After he finished his degrees he worked at a pharmacy and eventually joined a small band playing the violin. The band was doing quite well and were becoming somewhat known around the time the it started. After doing a recent tour Elijah went to visit his girlfriend of 7 years. It happened on his way there. The apocalypse. Elijah first tried to find his girlfriend but wasn't able to. After looking for sometime he eventually decided to wander around. He looted several places, where he found most of his equipment. At one point he became involved in post-apocalyptic drug running. They people he worked for eventually died by him after they killed a group of kids. Elijah took to smoking. He copes with smoking cigars and marijuana he took from the drug lord. Now he just keeps moving never stopping, hoping to find his girlfriend but knowing that she most likely died in the initial outbreak. Occupation Pre-Apocalyse: Pharmacologist for a few months as well as violinist for a few months.Drug runner for approx. 2 months.[/hider] [hider=Farren North] [img] http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqpz3bVOxD1qastypo1_500.png[/img] Name : Farren North (maiden name Gregory) Age : 25 Skills : Athletic (can outrun many), Self-sufficient (knows how to clean, cook, & care for herself and her toddler), Intelligent in certain areas (worked as a conservationist prior to apocalypse) ~ Basically, she can run away & survive on her own Weapon (up three): Hammer, knife, small gun with no bullets (carries a duffel bag of survival supplies for her & her son) Personality : determined, caring, unaffected by the past (when someone dies, she doesn’t need to grieve, for example), dislikes large groups or loud noises/parties, dislikes being alone all the time, optimistic, good liar, perfectionist, responsible, stubborn Brief Bio : Farren was the sporty girl in high school. She was nice to everyone, had a level head, made good grades. She excelled in track, basketball, and volleyball. After high school, she went to a state university to get a degree in biology. While there, she met Audric North, who was a theater major and swept her off her feet. They married within 6 months and continued going to school. Audric became violent slowly however, trying to control Farren. She graduated with her degree and planned on leaving him when she got pregnant. Audric had tampered with their protection to cause it, believing it would trap her with him. Instead, she became more resolute, knowing he might hurt the baby, and left. While pregnant she began dating another man, Seth, but put the relationship on hold for the first 6 months of her baby, Dean’s, life. They hit it off again and a year later got engaged. It fell apart when Seth and Farren moved in together. He found it too hard to work, be a daddy, and meet Farren’s needs. She found herself micromanaging everything, complaining more, and trying to make them come together easily when it just wasn’t. The mutual break up was hard as they had a lot of chemistry, but Farren swore off dating for a while after. Then the world changed. Sports didn’t matter, much of her schooling, dating… just staying alive with her not even 3 year old son mattered now. Dean: [img] http://www.frostedproductions.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/precious-photo-of-a-cute-2-year-old-boy.jpg[/img][/hider] [hider=Ada Cinet] [img] http://i.imgur.com/8UoghvY.png[/img] Appearance: Ada is a figured woman, with a skinny hourglass shaped standing at around 5' 9', to emphasize her lithe form she wears primarily black and darker colors. Preferring black skinny jeans and black knee socks over leggings. She's usually seen in a practical even toned shirt and dark jackets that are more style than anything. She has a seemingly endless supply of sports bras, and one good, reliable pair of converse, as far as accessories, she has a trusty school backpack and an unseasonably warm page boy cap, she's never seen without it, tucking her hair in, could giver her a more androgynous, masculine appearance, if she ever decided to go easy on the Gothic make-up. Name: Ada Cinet Age: 23 Skill: General people skills, improvisation, free running, looting, knowledge in the areas of science, psychology and history Weapon: Unarmed Personality: Ada is sensitive and strong. She has empathy and believes in the good nature of people; preferring to investigate a problem and find as many situational factors and contexts as possible before making her own judgement. She also has wildly radical beliefs and will fight for her own beliefs, as well as those of others. Her mood at any given moment could be influenced by a variety of things-- mostly music, though, and her methods are as erratic as the genres she listens to. Ada believes strongly in using history's mistakes to guide us, as well as staying open, both to people and to all the possibilities of the unknown. Ada gives some credit to Louisianan Voudou. She has potential, and her being aware of this may sometimes lead to her being cocky, or even hindering action, but overall, she's a good, cunning and quick person. Brief Bio: Ada, born on Louisiana's coast to a Creole mother and a Cuban father, is the result of what happens when a man leaves a woman, one who can barely take care of herself, with a child. Both of Ada's parents were unprepared for her coming into the world, really-- they themselves raised in tumultuous households-- they couldn't give the baby what she properly needed to grow, they were still children themselves. Ada's father left her and her mother when she was barely 4, left as a bastard for her mother, the woman turned to drugs, relying on family to help raise Ada as she herself resigned to a drug fueled existence. Despite this, the two were close, her mother's employment was always temporary and so she and Ada moved around Louisiana, leaving little in the way of making friends at school. To compensate for this, Ada instead grew close to the places she was, learning of the lore, legends and history of locations, taking it to heart as she grew. When Ada was 7, her mother, now having moved throughout the south and settling westward in California for a few years, gave birth to a younger brother, who would become Ada's best friend. When she was 14, her mother got arrested and Ada and her little brother lived with distant relatives in Nevada. This was the first period of real stability in Ada's life, and it was the first point she had been presented conventional parenting, while living with these relatives in Nevada, her world view was expanded even more with constant trips and vacations, as well as better schooling-- while she and her younger brother didn't like the people who were taking care of them, they did like what they were doing for them. 5 years later, Ada, 19, found herself to be a much more open, intelligent, and free thinking individual, all of the characteristics of punk, hippie, counter-culture, beatnik and burnout. She would consider herself to be something of a syncretist, with many of her philosophies clashing with the current American system and societal ways and beliefs. She wanted anarchy, but tried to work within the system to change it. She was over her own mother, she still loved her, but she didn't have the time or energy to be mad at her as she got out of jail. Ada had to devote all of her energy to college, she found the American University system trite and needlessly traditionalist. At the age of 22, the anti-capitalist, the anarchist Ada, having isolated herself from her family, flunked out of school, preferring to follow Emma Goldman and Diogenes the Cynic and make her own path. She did this, more or less, by being homeless, sleeping either with family or friends-- or simply under the open sky. The similarity between her current life and her mother wasn't lost on her. Then the apocalypse happened.[/hider] [hider=Jonathan "John" Teller] [img]http://lostinreviews.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/HOURS2.jpg[/img] Jonathan "John" Teller Age: Twenty-Seven Skills He's become a decent leader figure for some survivors, trying to make the right decisions to do right by everyone. He makes decisions fast despite them being the wrong ones at times. John is a writer, always having this small notepad with him where he writes who knows what - never shares it with anyone. He's very athletic and does his best to keep his figure in the best shape possible. Also, John's appetite has become accustomed to not having to eat much to keep level headed. [img]http://www.a-human-right.com/pistols/SW9mm.JPG[/img] [img]http://cdn1.bigcommerce.com/server4100/dd172/products/1840/images/8298/Wartech_8_Black_Baddest_Bitch_Locking_Pocket_Knife__69230.1409521977.1000.675.jpg?c=2[/img] Personality: John is always trying to do good by others. His main purpose to to change who he was before in order do right by his wrongs. The apocalypse to him was a fresh start, even if it wasn't exactly that for everyone else. He tries his best to be a newly surrogate for others even if he doesn't deserve that right. He believes he mostly has to do things alone in order to get them done. He has determined that all the heavy duties and burdens have to fall on him. That he is the person who has to deal with the hard stuff and have everyone else relay on the easy side. As a future leader figure, he's in charge of making the right decisions and taking on the hard ones. Brief Bio: Johnathan wasn't the best person before the apocalypse began. He was always doing wrong by everyone, stealing, fighting for no reason. All this happened after his brother died - not his blood brother, but his best friend who was basically family to him. The man had died in a car accident, killed by some gang members who were just 'playing around' and accidentally crashed into his car, sending him against a tree and causing him to clash profusely against the steering wheel, killing him instantly. Jonathan swore to get revenge, even though the culprits were caught and sentenced to jail for manslaughter. At that time, John had the idea that he would get close to the gang so that when the men got out, he would kill them. This took years, but never occurred. In the end, he turned to the gang life, working as a security officer at a hospital to cover it up for his family - mom and dad. When the apocalypse came knocking at his doorsteps, he finally came around to realizing he had wasted his entire life pursuing this rage to gain no satisfaction from it. The prisoners were never released, death was now imminent since the dead roamed the earth, and there was no longer any point to be mad. John moved on, apologizing to his brother that he could never get true justice, but promising that he would turn everything around and worship his death by doing good, probably what his brother would want for him in the first place. It didn't make much sense the transition, but to John, it was the right move.[/hider]