Nickname: “Ace” his uncle who he has been living with for two years calls him this because he’s a good shot
Age: 17
Gender: Male
Nationality: American
Appearance: About 5’8, Lean but solid build about 142 lbs, dirty blonde hair and brown eyes.
In-Depth Personality: Phoenix is kindhearted, but generally uncooperative, rebellious, a bit rude and some would say slightly anarchistic. He is very intelligent and if he stayed in school would’ve had a shot at valedictorian, but that’s not what happened at all. He rebelled against his parents in a glorius act of defiance in order to live his own life and eventually forge his own path. When he is around his peers, he is generally an introvert, having only a few friends, though some people who knew that he was from a prestigious family would kiss his ass, and when somebody does that it grinds his gears, he doesn’t like being treated as if he was higher or better just because he was a Lancaster. When he was around the people who he actually considered his friends, he would act slightly clownish making sarcastic and edgy comments from time to time and act out in order to spread positive vibes.
When he is alone he is a totally different person, thinking about why life exists and his purpose, in a higher sense and in terms of what he wants to be. In these terms he is pretty aimless. He at the moment on the other hand has a pretty clear goal which is to not die. In order to achieve this he currently tries to keep a clear and calm head as often as he can and he tries to make concise and pragmatic decisions. This isn’t always possible, he like everyone who didn’t die initially is pretty stressed out. He was especially shaken when his uncle died, but he must keep moving on so that his guardians’ death wasn’t in vain.
Character background: Phoenix was born to a wealthy family which owned a defense corporation, the Lancasters. He was the first and only child of the couple who actually owned the defense firm, therefore they wanted to make him their heir. They had him homeschooled and were very controlling of his life, making sure he has nothing to distract him from his studies, making sure he eats the healthiest foods, and only takes in things that will make him a suitable heir. At first he was a naïve child listening to his parents, not really knowing any better, but when he grew older, that air of rebellion emanated from him, his parents didn’t like it but they couldn’t shelter him from bad influences forever. He was sent to a prestigious junior high school where he did pretty well for himself. His parents made sure that he did extremely well, giving him the best tutors that money could buy. Phoenix made friends and did some sports, which his parents allowed, knowing that an athlete would attract prestigious colleges if his stellar grades and family name didn’t. He did cross country during the fall, wrestling in the winter, and tennis in the spring. He eventually got good at all of them though he did have some trouble with tennis and wrestling at first, he made the varsity teams as a freshmen when he went to the attached high school of private school he attended.
It seemed like everything in his life had worked out perfectly. The highest grades, the richest family and a star athlete. Though he had few friends he was looked up to by many, nobody knows why he threw it all away. On day he simply vanished and nobody knows why. It was his parents controlling behavior, the stress and pain that it caused him. He had to run, and only knew one person who might take him in, his uncle. His uncle was a military man and a rat racer, his family saw him as being a nut job, but Phoenix thought he was alright. In order to get to him he had to go through a major ordeal, literally hike to Canada. At this point there was a search going on and Phoenix had to make the journey by foot if he wanted a chance at victory. At this time he had assembled a basic kit which he used to navigate the north eastern section of the U.S. until he finally crossed the border into Canada which lead to him eventually finding his uncle’s property.
Jack Lancaster was a military man and a bit of a recluse. He had hidden himself away from the world especially after the death of his wife. He had served two tours in Afghanistan as a marine scout sniper and at the time was considering moving back to the United States and undergo training to possibly join the Navy SEALs. This changed when his nephew arrived. At first, Jack was going to turn him into the police so that he could go home, but once he heard what Phoenix was subjected to by his brother he decided to take in the boy. Jack lived in the wild and seldom went out. He only got supplies that he couldn’t forage for or make himself. Jack though he may have seemed like a crazy to many, but wasn’t really. He was just a guy who wanted to live a quiet life, he could sense a similar air in his nephew Phoenix when he told him his story. That’s one of the reasons why he took him in. After that Jack taught Phoenix survival and military skills that at first Phoenix thought was unnecessary, but eventually when the outbreak occurred his opinion on this will change and he will even be grateful to his parents for pushing him so hard, although at this point all of the knowledge he gained is somewhat useless, he is happy that he acquired an excellent work ethic. One of the skills that Jack taught him was sharpshooting, with that old M24 Phoenix became so fond of. Turns out he had natural talent in regards to marksmanship with a rifle at least, afterwards he was given the nickname “Ace” which was a relief to Phoenix because it was slightly less embarrassing then his real name.
One day he and his uncle heard the emergency broadcast system go off. It detailed the nature of what was going on, the outbreak, how it was to become a pandemic. It gave a list of locations and told those who were not yet dead to go to the nearest one, theirs happened to be in Toronto. They packed their kits up and got moving, Jack taking his trusty M4 and Phoenix taking his trusty M24. They went by car at first, taking about a half an hour to exit the forest and get on a paved road. The first road that they entered was a minor highway. Things were not looking good, it was mostly abandoned, there were some cars that seemed to be left behind and there was a single moving car that they encountered that was moving in the opposite direction that the two were heading in. There they also had their first encounter with the undead. They saw what seemed to be three bloodied people, aimlessly lumbering around on the side of the road, this even freaked out jack, the war veteran, who had killed dozens during his tours. When they made it to the main highway, they saw why the previous vehicle had turned back. The highway was backed all the way up, and they were everywhere. The two made a unanimous decision to turn back and then travel parallel to the highway until they got to Toronto, which wasn’t that far from their current location anyways. They did this and walked in the woods. They walked for hours and got into some encounters with the undead, they both killed and Phoenix was shaken by what he done, but Jack reassured him and Phoenix regained composure. Once they reached the city limits of Toronto, they got into a huge melee. Jack was surrounded and killed, his last words were “GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!!!” directed at Phoenix. He wanted to do something, but knowing that even if he could get him to the hospital provided that it wasn’t abandoned, there’s probably nothing that he could do. On that note he ran, and ran, and ran. He simply outran the undead, the endurance and agility from cross-country and tennis, later his wilderness lifestyle would finally come in handy. He eventually found an area with a very low amount of undead and is currently seeking refuge in an abandoned apartment building. He’s trying not to cry, as he reads the map and plans his next move, in reality he doesn’t know what he should do.
Equipment: Medical kit -Ethyl alcohol -Bandages -Gauze -Medical Stitches -Penicillin -Basic dissection kit (a bit crude but can be used for surgery) -A splint
Navigation/communication -Compass -Map -Small hand radio
Gear -Lockpicks -Screwdriver set -Flashlight -Flares -knife sharpener
Materials -Parachord -Duct tape -Extra batteries
Survival -Canteen -Bedroll -Water purification tablets -Snares (2) -Book detailing edible plants in the region
Rations/cooking -Some beef jerky (homemade) -Medium pack of rice -Salt -Cooking blend (spice) -A pot -A skillet -A cooking grate
Apparel -Light grey thermal (top only) -Sturdy pair of dark blue jeans -black windbreaker/raincoat -Brownish-tan steel toed boots -Travel pack -Black woolen gloves -Ski mask (usually wears as a hat) -watch
Misc -copy of Robinson Crusoe -Rubix Cube
Weapons:
(One of his uncle’s old service rifles, given to Phoenix on his seventeenth birthday, modified to take .308, 42 bullets, has bipod and sling)
(an axe that he grabbed before leaving the cabin)
(A knife that he grabbed before leaving the cabin)
-Crowbar (can be used as a weapon if he has nothing else at hand) Quirks: Carries Robinson Crusoe with him, he does this because he basically got addicted to reading as a child (surprising, right?) and reads that book over and over (he’s a quick reader) in order to feed his habit. Hates having his ass kissed just because he’s a Lancaster, not that that matters anymore
**By putting this CS up in the OOC for approval, you have read all of the rules and have agreed to have fun. Welcome to the RP, my friend :)**[/sub]
@Solaris Well written, original and detailed. Accepted, feel free to post it under the characters tab. Welcome to Lonely Worlds. Your first IC post should be a day in the life of your character a few months before the outbreak, see the IC tab for examples. Otherwise, after everyone has their prologue IC post done, we'll begin the main portion of the RP.
Still waiting for @Kingdom of Nohr and @hellrazor. To keep things moving I'm gonna be posting the first outbreak post on Saturday. You have until then to post your intro IC's up.
