Physical Characteristics

Even in the apocalypse, some people are just physically attractive. Freddie Jones is dirty, but he’s still mighty handsome.

Life Before the Apocalypse

“My name is Freddie Jones. My life before the end of the world doesn’t matter. I have been traveling for almost six months now. I’ve stolen cars off of the side of the road, I’ve ransacked those same cars for food and water, I’ve broken into houses, and stores, and looted those. You do what you have to, I guess — it’s a different now. I’m moving north, maybe it’s different further up; if not… maybe there’s some place we can fortify, and build a little society.

I sound like a video game character, or like a SyFy movie.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Freddie Jones is decisive, and if nothing else, committed and confident. He’ll make hard calls, and volunteer to follow through with his decision. He makes decisions and he sticks with them, because he believes he knows what’s best for himself and his daughter.

➕ Freddie Jones is dangerously brave. Surviving with his daughter for the past six months has made him that. He’s not afraid to venture into a house, or a store that he wanders by, if it means scavenging for supplies.

➖ While only really a weakness to himself — due to the danger it often puts him in, Freddie Jones is not only looking out for himself. Freddie Jones is looking out for the others in the group and will continue to do so if new people join. He is willing to put his life on the line to protect the others; someone has to be, and the majority of the group is, in Freddie Jones’s humble opinion somewhat snakey.

➖ Freddie Jones still has morals, despite the world going to shit around him. If it came down to it, he would be able to fight to the death, with a member of the group, or another band of humans — yes, absolutely. He’s done it before. But that doesn’t mean he doesn’t have regrets. That doesn’t mean he doesn’t remember it, that doesn’t mean he doesn’t dream of it. Freddie Jones hasn’t cracked, he’s still there; he still believes that people are inherently good. This isn’t a man made apocalypse, this isn’t nuclear war. It's something different, and Freddie Jones doesn't yet want to give up what made him human in light of it.

Personal Goals

Freddie Jones’s short term goal is to find a generator that is hopefully easy enough for the group to bring around. Fuel is plentiful enough, if they stick to the interstate, they can siphon it out of cars. It's just the matter of finding a portable one that's hard...

His longer term goal is to find the group somewhere to stay before the colder months hit. It’s mid-summer right now, but soon the weather won’t be so forgiving, and without proper shelter, they’re all as good as dead — and Freddie Jones won’t have that.

Other than that? His only goal is ensuring the survival of his group.

Inventory

• Atlas of the United States. This was Freddie Jones’s first looted item; he thought it would be helpful. It is, and it will continue to be. He’s good enough at telling where they are based on roads.
• A nine millimeter glock with one clip (twelve rounds).
• A backpack of personal belongings.

Physical Characteristics

She’s small, and tiny. She looks more like her mother than her father. She’s a child, dude. She has a chain necklace with her mother’s engagement ring hanging on it.

Life Before the Apocalypse

“I remember we used to have a big house, with lots of windows, and it was warm and comfy. Now I just miss my mama, and the way she used to make my dad smile. He doesn’t smile so much anymore, but he still keeps me safe.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ She’s creative and imaginative? She doesn’t have many strengths that are helpful in this particular situation. She’s fun to talk to, though, and the innocence of a child is something that is appreciated in this dark and gloomy world.
➕ She’s a good colorer! No, seriously, she can stay in the lines very well.
➖ She’s small and frail, not as fast as the adults. She can, and already has, slowed the group down on occasion.
➖ She’s naive. She’s a child, she can’t help it, but this is nonetheless dangerous in this world.

Personal Goals

Short term? She would like a new stuffed animal to sleep with, and a new blanket.

Longer term? A place to call home, preferably with books. She’s an avid reader — or was anyway. There’s only so many times you can read The Sorcerer’s Stone before you’re wondering what happens next. For now she’s ultimately satisfied.

Inventory

• A backpack with a worn copy of The Sorcerer’s Stone, a filled out coloring book (Marvel Superheroes), and her clothes. She has 2 outfits. Finally, the backpack is home to a pencil case full of coloring pencils.
• Her mother’s engagement ring.

Physical Characteristics

Her hair, a light brown color that once had blonde streaks, has been roughly cut into a short bob style; the edges are still noticeably frayed and uneven as if cut by shaky hand.
Even in the midst of a global tragedy, she still manages to somehow make mom jeans not look utterly dreadful.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"Sometimes I can't believe it's been six months, it feels like yesterday when I first saw my first...well..victim being wheeled into the ICU, the restraints barely working and the screams echoing through the ward. There wasn't even any time to grab supplies in the confusion of it all. That's where I was when it all started. I am...I was a nurse and it was supposed to be my day off but they needed extra hands for the overnight shift and I had nothing better to do. My...beau...was...is overseas. Military. So if my options were to stay in my apartment watching re-runs of Real Housewives while wondering when the hell I had a second pint of Ben and Jerry's Chunky Monkey or earning some overtime, I'll take the overtime. Kinda wish I didn't. Working in a hospital you think you've seen it all...and now I'm not even sure if the worst is over."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Knowledge of nursing techniques and medical conditions. While not a surgeon or something, she does at least know what will and won't kill someone and how many doses are needed for an injection.
➕ Meal preparation. While they aren't working with high quality ingredients, Jim can do what she can to make what food they have more appetizing.
➖ Despite being on her feet all the time because of her job, she's not exactly a marathon runner. Which is to say she's not the quickest when running even if she can at least run for distance.
➖ Isn't physically strong and anything more than a mostly full backpack is too much for her to be carrying.

Personal Goals

In the short term she'd like to find some antibiotics. While it's not certain that they would stop the spread of the zombie virus she knows that not every cut is inflicted by the undead. Amoxicillin or Vibramycin would be her first choices but even penicillin would have its uses. Naproxen for pain medication. Really, finding a decently unraided pharmacy or health clinic would be like a dream come true. Barring that, she really wants to have just one more spoon of Chunky Monkey before she dies.

In the long term she would like confirmation one way or another about her beau. She, reasonably, believes them to be dead and considering the ocean might as well be on the moon with all that's going on she's not holding her breath on a reunion. She's already moved on but still it would be nice to know.

Inventory

Jimmy's backpack is the group's first aid kit. It seemed sensible to give the medical supplies to the closest thing they had to a doctor.

Physical Characteristics

Apart from her jawline, which is frankly spectacular, Daisy is a strong believer in always wearing sleeves. The reason should be obvious but it's why her jacket looks Frankenstenien with how patchy the sleeves look, courtesies of guerrilla stitchery.
Due to recent happenings, Daisy doesn't ever seem to smile, but what she does she does to ensure others still can.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"The people I'm traveling with probably think I'm some kind of silent badass or something - or maybe they think I'm just a silly girl who's going to get herself killed swinging around a sword in the day of guns and ammunition. I'd probably agree with that view. I wouldn't call myself badass, but six months of knowing nothing but what it feels like to carve through flesh - not all of it undead - and you start to understand why serial killers seem so detached from the world. I haven't really disclosed much about who Daisy Becker was because these people don't know me as Daisy Becker, museum curator with a degree in anthropology and a fascination with martial weaponry of Asiatic cultures; they know me as 'KT', someone who has gotten good at cleaving the heads off undead. It used to take me four swings. I was weaker then. Some of these people still have hope. There's no reason they should lose it. There's no reason they should have to know what it's like to kill a man, dead or otherwise. They won't have to."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Fitting for the 'Knife Thot', Daisy is really good at using bladed weaponry. Some might think it's impractical but she's still here and naysayers aren't. She doesn't appear to use any specific style, being self taught and quickly.
➕ A lack of empathy and a willingness to shoulder the hard decisions makes KT willing to do things for the better of the group even if the group disagrees - such as mercy killing someone who has clearly been bitten even if it means having to endure cries and protests from loved ones. They don't have to like her, they just have to survive.
➖ Despite being good with a blade, Daisy was a child of the modern era of GPS and cellphones so she doesn't know how to read maps or navigate or track. She's security, nothing more.
➖ Isn't one for banter and is largely silent unless called upon. This makes her feel distant from the group, like she doesn't belong.

Personal Goals

Daisy was planning a trip to Canada for work related interests and even now she'd still like to make the trip. Ottawa is a longshot, but that's where she was booking tickets for and part of her still wants to go. It's for purely selfish reasons and she doubts that it's any safer, but it's nice to have something to remind her of what things were like before zombies and insane humans.

In the short term, Daisy would like to have actual toilet paper again.

Inventory

Daisy is constantly armed thanks to a sheathe attached to her left side. Her weapon, a sword, is a matter of great coincidence. Ask her about it and she'll tell you the type, but it has an ornate hilt (less so these days) and a straight blade with an arc tip. It's slightly shorter than a longsword, but it's longer than a machete and either way it cuts flesh good. She acquired it on a work trip with intentions on displaying it, but a few days after landing back in the States all hell broke loose.

Physical Characteristics

Despite everything that's going on around her, Heather still takes time to make sure her hair isn't a mess. Using a hairbrush that she brings everywhere and broken glass as a mirror, it's one semblance of normalcy that she clings to.
Heather flat out refuses to wear something if it was taken from a corpse. It's probably why she's still wearing her WSU branded shirts.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I don't understand why everyone is freaking out just because it's like those stupid movies that the weird people from the campus tabletop society love to talk about in hypotheticals. This isn't a movie, duh. We have government and military and they're going to fix this. Haven't you seen the movie about the fog where the guy kills himself in the fog and then the government rolls in? That's this! But whatever. Look, I was this close to graduating and securing a nice paying job with a boss who I definitely would not report to HR if he asked me to drinks after work if you know what I mean, and yeah, sure, it sucks that he's dead now and it sucks that my best friend is too but...it'll all be fine soon. I'll graduate...I'll move out west and work for a tech company...I'll hook up with an actor and everything will be...fine."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Tinkering and repair. Heather is a tech student which is to say that she is good with computers but since computers are basically a pipe dream, Heather uses her other abilities. She knows her way around wires and such for devices like radios or the like. It's niche but it's better than nothing.
➕ Her real talent lies in manipulation. Heather knows how to talk and get people to do what she wants and she's not ashamed of it. Heather is going to survive this even if it means talking her way through the apocalypse. This makes her somewhat of a good choice for negotiation or brokering deals, if it comes to that.
➖ Because of her ability to smooth talk and her blatant disregard for the concept of loyalty, Heather is hardly what people would call a trustworthy individual. She goes where she can survive, first and foremost.
➖ If it's heavy lifting or manual labor or really anything that will make her sweat, she won't do it. Not can't. Won't.

Personal Goals

It's probably cliche of her to say that she wants to survive above all - and she does still believe that the military or government or whoever is going to be around the next corner or horizon but she's starting to become aware that it's false hope at best. Something she regrets is not being able to bury her best friend since childhood - she wears a necklace with half a heart on it while her friend has the other half. She wasn't able to take the other half so when this is all over she would like to at least have a funeral or a ceremony of some sort.

If they came across a mall or something that had fresh clothes, that would also just be...fantastic.

Inventory

Heather has a hairbrush. She brought it with her. She once had a suitcase full of clothes but they made her get rid of it because it was literally slowing everything down. She also has a screwdriver she picked up on the way and that's attached to a belt loop.

Physical Characteristics

Standing around 5'10", and built like a runner, William stares at the world with a constant smirk, as if he's in on some sort of inside joke. His presence is often unsettling to others due to constant contact with the earth and the dead.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"What is there to tell honestly? I've spent most of my life in the background, out of view of others, silently pulling their strings and watching as they slowly cracked. I won't say I've caused some of the corpses I've buried, I just made a few suggestions that got them there."

"People annoy me honestly. It's not that I hate all of them, but I've never been a fan of most them, and so I take great pleasure in my job of burying them in the ground. I often write about my thoughts and feelings on people, but turn it into a story where it takes place from the view of the murderer. I haven't published a book, but I did try once, that was before the outbreak first began. Shame really, I'll never get to know if my writing was any good."

"I've lived here in Minnesota my whole life, never really wanted to leave, way to much fun to be had here, though I honestly am going to miss spending time at home with my wife. She was a good woman, and I'll miss her, me and her tried to make a break for it when everything started, but we didn't even get a few blocks before one of them grabbed her."

"Never did get a chance to tell her she was one of the very few people I actually cared for."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Handyman: Building Coffins and reinforcing the area around graves has given William the knowledge of how to build a multitude of simple items and possibly even buildings given enough time.
➕ Clever: Always quick to devise a plan, William can think on his feet and advise on situations, though he is far from a genius. He often has something at least remotely useful to say about a situation.

➖ Unstable: His personality has a tendency to change on occasion, bringing in a full on psychopath, and several other personalities, though his main one is calm, mostly stable, and rather sadistic.
➖ Eyesight: His eyesight is pretty bad, and he was beginning to think of getting a new prescription of glasses, as his current pair aren't nearly as useful as they once were, losing him the ability to use long range weapons at a distance, and also being temporarily blinded if blood gets on his glasses.

Personal Goals

He wants to find a place to settle down in at some point, but for the time being, he's having far to much fun taking his frustrations out on the living dead.

New glasses might also be nice.

Inventory

- A Long Shovel
- A Cleaning Cloth (Glasses)
- Spare Water Bottle
- Pocket Flashlight

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

Half Irish and half Korean, her dark features and wavy long hair are an almost perfect mix from both her parents. She stands at 5'7 but has a fit build due to her job. She's able to pack a punch but prefers to not use violance if not for defense.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I was living with my boyfriend Peter before the whole shabang . We were staying in Chicago while he was trying to become a cop and I was trying to open my own gym. When things around the city started to fall apart, that's when we did too. He wanted to go East to find his parents and I wanted to go west to do the same. We fought but in the end Peter promised me that he'd follow me to the ends of the Earth and that the next morning we'd start heading to Minnesota. So when I woke up the next morning to the other side of the bed vacant with a note on the pillow, I knew I was alone to face my problems."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Self-Defense: She can carry herself when it comes to fighting, having done kickboxing and taught a few self-defence classes at her work.
➕ Bluffing: Jasmine has always been able to sell a lie no matter the situation. She keeps a painted bb gun to scare off some of the unwanted and less friendly faces.
➖ Trust Issues: Relationships will be harder to make with Jasmine ever since her boyfriend of 6 years decided to abandon her.
➖ No Survival Skills: Other than knowing how to properly disarm someone with a weapon, Jasmine has no proper training in anything else.

Personal Goals

Jasmine wants to find her parents who were living on the outskirts of St. Paul. Within the past 6 months there has already been signs of gangs terrorizing those trying to survive. No one so far has dared to lay a finger on her, but that isn't the same for everyone else. Though she isn't the best candidate to handle zombies, she at least wants to teach others how to defend themselves from scumbags that want to prey on the innocent.

Inventory

-Painted BB gun (No ammo)
-Kick-Boxing gloves and handwraps
-A few clothes

Physical Characteristics

Arie has strong facial features with a noticable scar on his right cheek. His chest is heavily tatted and scarred but since he doesn't want to give away his past of having served time so doesn't undress in front of others. He keeps his head shaven when he can but his usual hair color is a light chestnut.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"My sister was 16 when she was raped by our father. When I found out, I struck him with a 6 x 4 wrench, killing him after the 8th or 9th blow. I was already in trouble with the law for stealing from the local gas stations. So it didn't help my case and I ended up being charged as an adult and was set to 10 years. Luckily I only served 5 before they let me out on parole. But it was maybe a month outside of bars when shit hit the fan. I stayed with my sister at the time but it wasn't long before she succumbed to the disease going around. Not having it in me to even mercykill her, I locked her in the bathroom before getting out of the city. With people trying their darnest to survive, these 6 months have already changed their hearts about just letting anyone into their circle. So I lay low and lie about having used to be a mechanic. You'd think that a guy like me would stick to those gangs that started looting cities... but even someone like me has to have a heart.

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Handy: He can do heavy-lifting and help out where needed he also has quick hands from all his time stealing lighters from the gas stations
➕ Arie can be intimidating if need be, this is a plus and a weakness depending on who he is dealing with. He's scared off gangs before but also well-meaning people. It took a while before some survivors let him join their group.
➖ ^^^
➖ Untrustowrthy: Almost no-one knows he's an ex-convict, that's not something he announces to everyone he meets. But some observant people have picked it up and treats him with uncertainty.

Personal Goals

Arie for the most part doesn't want to meet people's expectations and join one of those raider bands. He doesn't want to turn into the abusive drunk his father was and instead focuses on helping other's survive in the shitty world they now have to live in.

Inventory

-Hatchet
-A pair of straight razors
Besides those two items he also has a bag with only a few clothing items (mainly shirts and jeans, he owns just one coat)

Physical Characteristics

Before, you would've noticed his piercing, blue eyes, or his sharp cheekbones and perfectly manicured hair. Now though, his eyes are hollow, vacant more often than not. His hair is limp, dirty, and his face is gaunt. A scar runs across his right cheek, a souvenir from the last six months of hell.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"This wasn't supposed to happen. Not to me. My parents, they were fucking rich, like filthy rich. This shit isn't supposed to happen to people like us. We're supposed to have some plan, some underground bunker or something. Except we didn't. We were on vacation, in Minnesota when it happened. Dad likes...liked the open air. It didn't take long for everything to go to shit.

I don't know. It's been kind of a blur. I don't even know how many fucking months it's been. I was with my parents, and my sister in the beginning, but...yeah. After that I haven't stopped moving. Honestly, I don't even think this is me. I couldn't handle any of this, I know it, cause in the beginning I was a wreck. But then Dad died. Then Mom. Then Marina. One after the other. I guess, after that I just kept going. Sometimes I wish I didn't have it in me anymore, so I could just die, but something inside won't let me do that. Self-preservation everyone. A true gift."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Diplomat | Daniel was known for his charisma in the old world. He's a cool head in a fight, and knows how to negotiate, and deescalate a situation.
➕ Strong | The apocalypse takes some heavy hitting power, and Daniel's got plenty of it. He was a water polo player at UCLA, and he can pack quite the punch when he needs to.
➖ PTSD | Daniel's seen a lot of shit since this all started, including the death of his family. It's taken a toll on his mind. Occasionally he'll have episodes where he dissociates and has flashbacks.
➖ Privileged | Growing up surrounded by the 1% of the world, Daniel didn't have to learn much in the way of survival. He can't repair anything more complex than a Lego set, and you won't catch him being able to hunt anytime soon.

Personal Goals

Right now, Daniel wants to learn to hunt. This is the first group of people he's encountered in a long time, and as long as they can help him, he's gonna take it. Learning how to hunt would make life easier farther down the line, when these people might be gone.

In the long term, Daniel wants to find somewhere to settle. He hates constantly looking over his shoulder, sleeping with one eye open. Safety and security would be nice, and he's far better suited to community organization anyways.

Inventory

* Machete
* Binoculars
* Three firecrackers, for distracting zombies
* A canteen

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

Standing at 4ft 6inches, Ophelia is a little short in height for an 11 year old. Hair and eyes a dark brown, her complexion is on the lighter side despite her Hispanic roots. A real tomboy at heart, Ophelia has never been one for dresses or girly things, instead leaning towards wearing boy jeans and shirts with shitty phrases or video game references. Ophelia used to have long hair before everything happened, and once shit hit the fan it was cut short just past her shoulders by Gracie.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I don't know... I lived in Minneapolis with my Dad for a long time. It was just me and him for a while because Mom had left when I was really little. It was nice, but I knew my Dad was really lonely. When I turned 9 we moved to Winona and my Dad met Dolores. She was okay, but her daughter was... I don't know, I really didn't like her. Still really don't, but that.. that doesn't really matter anymore. After everything happened and my Dad stayed behind he told me to stay with Gracie and Damien. I get it was for the best, but I just really wish he would've come with us. I miss him a lot. I really hope he's okay.

To be honest, this would be really hard if Damien or Alex wasn't here. Since I moved to here, Damien, who's Gracie's best friend has always been really nice to me. I don't know why he likes Gracie so much, cause she's the worst, but I don't really care. Alex is also my best friend. Since I got held behind last year we ended up in the same class together and she was really nice to me. Gracie calls her a crybaby, but I don't really think so."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Slight of Hand: A terrible habit she had picked up during her rebellious stage in school, Ophelia has a nasty habit of taking and or stealing things from people and places around her. Scolded for this habit, and now considering it a talent, Ophelia only steals what's needed or necessary for the groups survival. And maybe a treat or toy here and there if she or Alex really wants it.
➕ Quick, Quiet, and Small: With a short height, and a thin physique, Ophelia is both small and quick. Capable of fitting into tight fit spaces, and hiding easily when need be.
➖ Angry Child: Before her fathers marriage to her step-mother, Ophelia had never been an angry child. However, upon moving to Winona into her new house, with her new mother, and new older sister -- Ophelia became rage-full. Hating everything and almost everyone, she became petty and distant. Her mouth has gotten her in trouble more than a handful of times, and school was even worse as she'd pick fights with anyone who'd even glance at her wrong. She's calmed down quite a bit, considering how easy it is to gain the attention of the dead by any kind of shouting or rough housing, but bottling things up can only do so much for so long.
➖ Begrudging: Holding a grudge is by far Ophelia's worst trait. Showing hardly any empathy or compassion to those who do her, or her family wrong, Ophelia will act petty and stubborn. It's hard for her to forgive, and getting on her good side again has been a struggle that not even Gracie, her step-sister, has accomplished.

Personal Goals

As far as short term goals come, Ophelia just wants to sleep on a bed again. Maybe even find a new pair of shoes rather then wearing the worn out pair of sneakers Dolores had bought her for her birthday last year. Long term wise, Ophelia hopes to find her father alive someday. It's an almost impossible goal, and one that Gracie likes to give her a hard time about, but it's one of the only reasons she keeps on fighting and trying to survive.

Inventory

- Box of Cheerios Cereal
- Her Dads Swiss Army Knife
- Small First Aid Kit

Physical Characteristics

Unlike most girls her age, Grace is a tall and toned athletic teenager. Always being the tallest person in her grade throughout elementary, Gracie, now 18, is inching closer and closer to 6ft. Dark brown hair and eyes, she used to have long hair but cut hers and Ophelia's recently after suggestion from the group. Wearing clothes on the warmer side, she prefers to layer up stockpiling on sweaters and socks which tend to keep her on the slower side when just walking.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"Uh, well, I lived with my Mom and Dad here in Winona. Like a year or two before everything went to shit my Mom divorced my Dad because both of them were cheating on each other. It was honestly so stupid, and to make things worse she started rebounding really hard. It wasn't like she brought a bunch of dudes home, but she definitely had a few boyfriends she was rotating. Like a few months later she ended up meeting George, and he was a pretty cool but his daughter was such a fucking brat. Literally did not talk to me for months, and was so fucking rude -- the little shit used to cut up my clothes, and spit in my makeup. It was literally the worst.

But I've been running with Damien like all my life, and if it wasn't for that, Ophelia would have literally made me crazy. She used to always try to get his attention whenever she could, especially after we got home from school, and it was so ridic-- Ah, sorry. Anyway, the day everything went to shit Damien and I were walking back to my house and ended up running into those... things. When we got back to my house George and Ophelia we're home, but my mom wasn't and... and. Everything happened so fast ya' know? It's all kind of a blur, and I don't know how we survived but... here I am."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Athletic Experience: Gracie has always loved to run. Continuing this interest from elementary into Middle School and eventually High School, this love for running turned into a passion that lead her to be among the top runners in her school in both Cross Country and Track and Field. Capable of running long distances and going into quick sprints when needing to, obstacles can still be an issue but overtime Gracie has learned how to get around those easier as well.
➕ Artistic: While running is definitely her passion, down time has always been spent on drawing. Another hobby she carried with her into her high school years from childhood, Gracie doesn't really like to talk about her art or show off her drawings however.
➖ Self Centered: Gracie only cares about one person, herself. Taking care of number one has always been her way of life, going as far as selfishly hoarding her personal items to even refusing to help someone if she doesn't get some kind of gain from it. It's not a personal thing, at least that's what she says, but this attitude has never sat well with many, and while Gracie knows this she doesn't quite care.
➖ The Victim: Gracie has never been the kind of girl to call herself out, or own up to her faults. Never the cause of any problems, she'll twist others words around in order to avoid any blame, pulling out the victim card whenever things happen to be her fault.

Personal Goals

Besides all of the materialistic things Gracie would love to have, she only has one short term goal, and that's to be able to take a comfortable shower again and not feel so vulnerable. When it comes to long-term, Gracie simply wants to survive. Terrified of death and becoming one of the many Zombies she's learned to kill and run from, Grace is willing to do whatever it takes to stay alive.

Inventory

- Her Dead Android Phone
- Sketch Book
- Pencil Case (2 Ballpoint Pens, 3 Lead Pencils, 1 Black Sharpie, Red & Purple Gel Pens, and an Eraser)
- 1 Water Bottle
- Can Opener
- Hair Brush
- Half a Pack of Menthol Cigarettes

Physical Characteristics

Just above average height at 6ft 2inches, Damien is a relatively thin and toned teenager. Underweight for sure especially for his age and height, the only thing that's really kept him fit was running with Grace. Considering how skinny he seems, most of his clothes are on the baggier side. Wearing a borrowed thick denim jacket from Ophelia's dad, Damien's clothing are plain, light and limited to fitted white shirts, and worn out jeans, most of which were scavenged from stores or empty houses.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I've lived in Winona all my life with my Mom and three younger brothers. She worked 3 jobs to support us, so she wasn't around a lot and I ended up taking care of my brothers most of the time. Uh, Tye was my littlest brother, he was only like 6 and he was just starting Kindergarten. Jerome and Jamal were twins and they were both 10, Ophelia actually was in the same class with them actually but they only really hung out whenever she came over with my friend Grace. Things were rough for a long time, but Grace's mom and my mom have been friends since High School so they helped us out a lot. Gracie and I have known each other since we were babies though, and since we stayed at her house a lot we ended up going to school together all the way up until high school. She was actually the one who got me into running, so it was kind of nice to have an outlet when everything would just get too much.

But things were looking up when all this happened. My mom was able to get to quit two of her jobs for a really nice office job that Dolores had helped her with, I had got job at a grocery store down the road, Tye was starting Kindergarten. Cross country season was about to start at our high school too, and then.. everything just fell apart. There was a park that everyone met up at near the school, and when we crossed the road and started walking down the path it looked like a big fight was going on near the playground. But, it was just those... things, just biting and tearing at people. Grace and I were able to get out of there in time before we got noticed but, we ended up having to leave Ophelia's dad behind and met up with her friend Alex and her Dad. It's been tough, but it's nice to know that we're not alone. You know?"

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Basic First Aid & CPR Training: Before joining Grace on the Cross Country Team, Damien was one of three managers that worked with the coaches and took care of basic needs for the team. Washing their clothes, fixing any of their equipment and also treating any basic injury or emergency CPR.
➕ Empathetic: Caring for his brothers, Damien has become a patient and understanding person. Willing to lend an ear, hand, or just a shoulder to cry on Damien tries to be as unbiased as possible which can lead to him being somewhat indecisive. It's not hard for him to read other people, and if something seems uneasy or off it's not unlike him to reach out and see if there's something he can do to help.
➖ Insecure: Many of Damien's issues are rooted in his own anxiety. Not anti-social by any means, he just isn't all that comfortable with small talk. Crowds were also an issue, but in times like these he's found it to be comforting in the numbers. Not something he's ever been interested in talking about, but Damien also has anxiety with his own masculinity. Tall, and slender he's more than aware of his lack of strength or mannish prowess and more than often secretly questions his sexual orientation. Despite being a human ventilator for anyone reaching out to him, Damien has never been one to share these anxieties and instead simply bottles them up.
➖ Dissociation: Besides surviving and keeping on the look out for food, there isn't much to do besides walk. Both dangerous and tedious, the long silence that follows the groups constant travelling becomes an almost calming white noise for Damien. Distracting himself time almost seems to fly by entering as he enters an almost auto-pilot like mode. Trapped in his own thoughts and memories. Experiencing this while under great stress and frustration as well, Damien has learned this can also lead to him blacking out. Going into a rage or deep depression that he more than often doesn't remember afterwards.

Personal Goals

For short term goals, Damien wouldn't mind having a good meal. Something homey and fully cooked. A good nights rest has definitely been something on his mind, finding it difficult to rest knowing danger could be roaming nearby at any moment. Long term wise, Damien simply wants some kind of normalcy again. To be able to go on a long run with Gracie again and not have it be for the sake of their life. Even just being able to walk down the street again to the corner store and pick up some chips or a soda like he used to with his brothers.

Inventory

- 2 packs of Nicotine Gum
- Pocket Knife
- Ophelia and Graces jackets and clothes
- Map of Minnesota given to them by Ophelia's Father
- 3 Breakfast Bars
- 4 Pack of AA Batteries

Physical Characteristics

Aaron stands at a solid 5' 10". Not the tallest, not the shortest, but he has a fairly athletic body. Aaron has multiple stab wounds scarring his chest and abdomen, and a gunshot scar in his upper left arm that he's fairly proud of. As well as this, he has many tattoos on his upper body and even a sleeve tattoo on his right lower leg, many to do with gangs, but also he liked tattoos as well.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"Man, I grew up in Minnesota. I didn't come from much either. Good ol' Dad decided to up and leave when I was 2. Hope he got bit. My Mom was working her ass off, just to get food on the table and a roof on my head. All these luxuries that people had for nothing. I promised I'd never grow up to be this poor. Guess money isn't really a thing now though, huh? Anyways, wasn't long until I started getting into some trouble. Real thug-like motherfuckers getting on me. My only option was to find some protection. Mixed in with the wrong crowd, but in the end we had each other's backs. I was their boy, and they were mine too. Sure, I got arrested, but I did what I did, and I ain't never gonna regret it. No stranger to violence too, so when this shit started, I guess I had a head start. Mom got infected real easily. She was sick from overworking, so she was vulnerable. We held down some good locations too. A drug store and a 7/11 next to each other. But then a horde came, and I lost everyone. Now I'm with this new group, and they all seem to have a good head on their shoulders, but I don't think they'll last when morals come into question.

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Aaron isn't a stranger to violence. Gang wars and even a kidnapping or two. He always had a knack for fights. He's familiar with guns too, although he's only ever dealt with pistols, and he doesn't have any formal training in combat apart from boxing, which he participated in before the beginning of the end.
➕ He's a "Get up and do it" kind of guy. If someone needs to be put down, he'll do it. You need to go somewhere that's dangerous? Aaron will volunteer. Only the brave and strong will survive this new world, and Aaron might just have the switch to do it.
➖ First word to describe Aaron is hotheaded. While he's usually agreeable, it's easy to piss him off, and if he doesn't like a decision he will tell you. You might be in the group, but that's not gonna stop Aaron from trying to straight up knock you out if you anger him.
➖ Although he's a yes man, some might describe him as reckless. Also to do with his short temper, Aaron can rush into things. Especially saying something he probably should keep to himself in certain situations, as well as jumping the gun for fights.

Personal Goals

Aaron started off with nothing, but now the world hit the reset button, everyone's starting off at a fairly equal footing. Those who are left anyways. Aaron wants to have a place he can call home, and be a king of the new world. If he can take the group with him, then that wouldn't be so bad either.

Inventory

-A baseball bat, which Aaron painted on a black "FUCK YOU" down the side of it.
-Smith & Wesson 9mm pistol, with only 10 rounds left.
-A Zippo Lighter
-Carton of cigarettes

Physical Characteristics

Frank is certainly an older member of the group. He's just over 6 ft and almost always has a stubble at least, most times a beard. He wears a long, olive green anorak jacket, black worker trousers and heavy duty boots. He is all about practicality.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"Hm... Well, I used to work construction. Pretty much all my life. Hell, I was Foreman for a few years, but I liked the work too much. It was hard work, but it was honest pay at least. Worked in South Dakota. Had a wife too. Anna-Lynn. She was... She was my light. A lot of people lost their loved ones when all this happened but cancer took Anna-Lynn well before the whole world went to shit. We went camping every year. Not only did we get a break from... well, everything, but I could use the skills my dad taught me when I was a kid. I'd hunt and fish everything, and Anna could cook up one hell of a storm. I don't know why I'm still here, why I'm still going. I think... I think she'd want me to keep fightin', and now I got folks that depend on me too."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Frank is a natural hunter. He knows how to set traps and shoot a bow and arrow. Very much a man's man.
➕ Frank is pretty good at navigating. His hunting also makes him a pretty good wayfinder, and he can traverse the wilderness much better than some of the others. He's a very good scout, and he may be old but his eyes are as sharp as ever.
➖ Frank keeps to himself mostly, he'll listen and speak up when it's required of him, but honestly Frank would much rather be left with his own thoughts.
➖ While he's certainly a lot more athletic for people his age, the man is still 65, and with age does come some complications. The quality of his hearing can sometimes dip in and out, and while his arthritis is nowhere near severe, it's slowly starting to set in.

Personal Goals

Frank just wants some peace. He wants there to be a chance that the group can rest easy, and not just be a group of survivors, but a community. Until then, Frank is just gonna be the older, mature voice of reason of this band of misfits.

Inventory

-Compound Bow and 7 Arrows
-Fixed Blade Hunting knife
-Binoculars
-Locket with a picture of Anna-Lynn

Physical Characteristics

Alexis is a 22 years old girl who stands at roughly 5'4" tall. While her original hair color is an ashen brown, she has bleached her hair to make it appear brighter; though this is obviously showing signs of neglect after 6 months. Weighing no more than 120lbs, Alexis's body is very obviously fitter than your average person.

Life Before the Apocalypse

I’ve been an Instagrammer (is that even a word haha?) for about 7 years now and let's just say, Instagram is amaaazing! I started posting pictures at the age of 15 and I had absolutely no idea that Instagram could get me somewhere in life. I always wanted to be so many things... a photographer, a model (I'm way too short though), a make up artist, a stylist, a business manager blablabla. But I never really had like THE one dream job in my mind, not even after High School. I finished school with the best possible grade and therefore the expectations were high. But instead of studying medicine or something that would be "suggested" I decided to take a year off in order to find out what I really like to do in my life.

That's when I had the time to realize how meaningful Instagram and my daily supporters are to me as a person. I can literally combine my interests, all my abilities and my passion into one single thing called being an Instagrammer. That's why I'm a business woman, a model, a photographer & a stylist all at the same time. And trust me, being able to be yourself, getting over 2 million followers and their heartwarming comments as a positive feedback and being one of Minnesota's biggest influencers is seriously the best thing ever. I loved every single minute about turning my hobby into my job and I'm still overwhelmed (and sometimes scared) by all of the amazing opportunities I have at such a young age. And sometimes I need to remind myself that all this is for real.

Strengths & Weaknesses

✔ Cardio: Alex can pretty much run for hours on end and is quite fast at it as well.
✔ A good diet: years of keeping to strict diets has conditioned her body in making the most out of the bare minimum.
✖ Cowardly: Alex is no fighter and even after 6 months still hasn't quite developed the mental fortitude to fight back against the zombies.
✖ No survival skills: Alex is wholly dependent on the team for survival, be it foraging for food or even setting up camp.

Personal Goals

Short term: Find some beauty supplies. It may sound petty, but with the way the world has gone to shit; it helps to feel a little normal again.

Long term: Learn survival skills. Alex is well aware that she's currently more a burden than a boon to the group and really wants to work on that.

Inventory

- A crowbar
- A hairbrush
- Half a stick of lip glossy lipstick

Physical Characteristics

Charity might have been called beautiful in a world with makeup, regular washes and hair care, and there are still elements of that beauty in her face. She will always wear lightweight running shoes and jeans on her lower half, and owns one white t-shirt. She also owns a winter jacket, which she stored in her backpack when the weather is warm.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"Isn't it funny how when you have everything to lose, you don't even realise it? I...I left highschool with a very sweet boyfriend, a loving sister, and a doting family. I had a job I loved. Looking back, I can't imagine how I could have possibly wanted for anything. Never in a million years could I have imagined that the end of the world was upon us. I would say we did not deserve it, but maybe we did. Maybe we did. I was at the school when things started to get bad, and we barricaded ourselves inside, but it was hopeless. The zombies got in eventually, and they...they were tearing children apart....I...Sorry. Okay, I got out. I made it to safety, but by the time I returned home, I discovered that my sister had been infected and she...she was eating mom and dad. I had to...with a kitchen knife...Sorry. I can't. Can't talk about it any more...I'm gonna...can I go? Thank you."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Chipp remains hopeful and optimistic that there will be light at the end of their dark road, and does her best to keep everybody's spirits high, especially her own.
➕ She is resourceful and crafty when it comes to dealing with other people. Unlike zombies, they can be diplomatically reasoned with, and if that fails, tricked.
➖ The scars of Chipp's past run deep, and she is a very mentally disturbed individual who does not react well to panic or extreme violence
➖ Chipp is physically average and has little in the way of helpful survival skills or knowledge

Personal Goals

Chipp has no short-term goals besides surviving and keeping everybody together and hopeful. Her long-term goals are find hope, whether that be a cure, a safe area, a good place for a base, or a friendly settler camp. There must be a plan for the remainder of humanity. They must have a future and there can be no true rest until they find it. Ideally, there would be kids there, that Chipp could protect and teach and give her love and care to.

Inventory

Chipp wears a small backpack which contains nothing but an old, dog-eared bible, and sometimes her jacket. Strapped to it is a garden rake, which has a long reach and is useful for keeping zombies at bay. slipped into her belt is a kitchen knife, and in her right hand pocket is a little panda keychain that she takes out and talks to a lot. Sometimes, it's as if she's conversing with it.

Physical Characteristics

Gail is a mask of haggard exhaustion, even fresh from sleep. her thin, uncombed hair is slowly reverting from dyed blonde to her natural hair color of dark brown. She wears hard-wearing brown boots, loose grey slacks and a badly word denim jacket over a black vest top. She wears glasses but doesn't need them to see, only to read, so will take them off if there's a risk they might get broken.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"I was a practising attorney, of the well-respected firm 'Morgan, Bennet & Clarke'. When the zombie apocolypse began, I think I only survived because we were in a skyscraper. I'm nothing particularly special, and if I was down there, I know I'd be dead. We were evacuated by security and our large group of rich, important people meant we found other survival groups very quickly, but large groups of hundreds of people are hard to travel in, and that spelled disaster. Since the death of most of my coworkers, and the dispersion of the rest, I've drifted from survival group to survival group. Some abandoned me as a liability. Others may have been better to, as they met their end. I've very lucky thus far, and I just hope it doesn't run out."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Gail is a very sharp woman, and a fast learner when it comes to new picking up relevant survival skills.
➕ Something Gail discovered about herself disturbingly quickly was how easy she found it to take another humans life if it came down to her or them, and how easy it was for her to live with this.
➖ Abigail would have been an unremarkable, average, ordinary person to have around twenty years ago. In her early 40's, she's even more of a liability.
➖ There is a shrewdness and aggressive sarcasm to Gail's manner, coupled with a dark sense of humor, that may put her fellow survivors on edge.

Personal Goals

Survival. At all costs. No means to and end. No goal to look forward to. Her short term goal is to survive until tomorrow. Her long term goal is to survive until next week.

Also, if they ever find some coffee, cigarettes or alcohol, that'd be great.

Inventory

In Gail's jacket pockets are a small personal handgun, with ten shots and no spare ammo, and a can of mace. Inside of her jacket is a folding climbing axe looted from a mountaineering store.

Physical Characteristics

The biggest thing right off the bat when you look at Leonard Jenkins is that he's real tall. I'm guessin'... 6'4"? He's real tall but he's pretty skinny for his height too. Despite his former status as a police officer, he isn't the big piece of delicious man-meat everyone wants him to be. But, he's still stupid strong, like a gorilla, except not as mean.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"You know one day I was sitting at my desk. Where I came from, things tended to be slow, so there I was hanging out and watching an episode of Yuri on Ice. Hey, leave me and my gay ice skaters alone. You know, you'd think you'd be getting something else with something called 'Yuri on Ice'... but I'll get into that some other time. It's a classic. But anyway I was hanging out, minding my own business when suddenly we all get a call. One thing lead to another and the next thing you know it was me and Officer Davis, who was about as ancient as the country itself, so of course he didn't last long. Now... I'm just here, I guess. I've been traveling with this group and well... I've been around trying to survive. I miss my anime."

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Great shot. Leonard can handle a rifle or a pistol very well. Leonard can also identify various weaponry so long as it isn't a sword. He knows what ammunition it would take as well as some other qualities of it. This is a result of his police training and other experiences.
➕ Leonard can also carry things. He'll put things in his backpack for other people (namely KT) to store.
➖ Leonard has poor navigational skills. He has been confined behind a desk for most of his life, so needless to say that if he gets separated, he may not make it back.
➖ Sometimes words go through his head. I'll let you figure out what that means.

Personal Goals

LEONARD JUST WANTS TO BE IN A PLACE WHERE HE CAN WATCH ANIME AGAIN, DAMN IT.

No but seriously, he wants society to become restored to the point where it's stable enough where he doesn't have to keep looking over his shoulder and fear whether or not a zombie will bite him.

But for the foreseeable future, he just wants some more bullets so he can shoot other people zombies if he has to.

Inventory

• Glock 17
• Four 15 round Magazines, three of which are empty.
• Like three mangas he reads over and over and over again.
• A Retractable Baton
• Things they (the group) carry.

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

Violet’s characteristic blonde hair is usually down in a mess of waves. She has a fair and even skin tone, with a healthy tan on her face, arms, and legs. Standing at 5"4 and weighing 120 pounds, she has a fairly average body type. Her eyes are a light shade of blue, with a ring of green around her pupils.

Life Before the Apocalypse

Before what happened...happened, my parents and I ran a little store in Roseville. We were florists; we sold flowers, you know? I was just out of college at UMN, and I was going to inherit the place from my them. I’d helped out in the shop when I was a teenager, so it wasn’t anything new. Our dog liked to sit at the door and greet people; it was a good way to attract customers with kids.

My parents and I would go camping on weekends whenever we could, just to experience nature and get out of the city. You learn a lot about how to take care of yourself...funny how much that came in handy for me. We were on our way to Cloquet Valley when everything happened. We picked up this woman who was trying to get out of the city, before we knew how the disease worked. I woke up one morning and found her eating my fucking parents. I just grabbed my dog and whatever else I could and ran. Now I’m with these new people...I don’t know how long we’ll last.

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Foraging - Violet has a good idea of what’s edible and what isn’t. Mushrooms, berries, and roots are all her area of expertise. As such, it’s not too hard for her to find some kind of food out in the wild.
➕ Survival skills - Camping from an early age has taught Violet some basic survival skills: starting a fire, specialized knots, fishing, etc. In short, she can keep herself alive when push comes to shove.
➖ Strength - While not unathletic per se, Violet isn’t very strong. Heavy backpacks, weapons, or supplies tire her greatly and slow her down.
➖ Trusting - In a post-apocalyptic world, it’s important to know who to trust. Violet, however, trusts people far too easily. She wants to believe there’s good in people, and as such can be very gullible.

Personal Goals

In the short term, Violet wants to get to know these people she’s travelling with. As of right now, she’s pretty much on a “small talk” level with them. If they’re going to survive together, they might as well be friendly, right? In secret, though, she also wants to find enough food to keep them from eating her dog.

Long-term, assuming her short-term goal is reached, she’d like to teach the others some basic survival skills. At the very least, they should all know how to start a fire to signal to each other. Humanity’s basically been downgraded to hunter-gatherer status anyway; the group can’t survive together if the people in it can’t survive on their own.

Inventory

Violet has a leather jacket and a small brown backpack. In her backpack, she has a book titled Edible Wild Plants: A North American Field Guide to Over 200 Natural Foods. She also has a blanket, some bandages, a canteen, rope, and some matches. Strapped to her belt is a sheath, in which she carries a hunting knife.

Physical Characteristics

At 5”2 and 115 pounds, Lily is definitely on the petite side. Her eyes are a dark shade of brown, and her skin has an olive complexion. Lily also has dark, wavy hair that falls just below her shoulders; recently, though, it’s more of a tangled mess in the wake of the apocalypse.

Life Before the Apocalypse

"Six months ago, I was a sophomore at Edina High School. All this shit that’s happened makes it feel like so long ago, but...it’s only been six months. I was on my school’s varsity cheerleading team too. We were actually pretty good, you know? When shit hit the fan, we were on our way back from the state cheer competition, on this big bus. I was doing homework when our bus crashed; I think some woman turned while she was driving and hit us. The bus driver swerved, a-and...and we went off the highway. I woke up, and I thought people were trying to help us. The bus driver opened the emergency exits, and the next thing he knew someone took a bite out of his arm.

I was so fucking scared, I just...my friends were either dead or getting eaten alive! I just...I just ran. I don’t know if any of them were still alive, I just left them. Fight or flight, you know? I tried to call my parents, but they didn’t answer. My girlfriend, she didn’t answer either. I’ve been looking for them ever since.”

Strengths & Weaknesses

➕ Athleticism - Having been a competitive cheerleader all her life, Lily is very athletic and flexible. She can run-and keep running-for much longer than the average person. This is what she’s relied on to survive this long.
➕ Intelligence - Lily always did well in school thanks to her intelligence. She is quick to make insights and observations that aren’t immediately obvious, and she is a fast learner.
➖ No survival skills - Unfortunately, Lily has no practical survival skills. She relies on the group for basic needs such as food, water, and warmth.
➖ Cowardice - When it comes to fight vs. flight, Lily will always pick flight. She avoids most conflicts, and prefers to sneak around/hide from a threat rather than deal with it head-on.

Personal Goals

At present, Lily wants to find her parents and her girlfriend. As each day passes, though, she has less and less hope of doing so. The fact that neither answered her phone calls-up until her phone finally died-has been a strong indicator that they’re either dead or too far away to find. Otherwise, she’d like to find a change of clothes; her cheerleading uniform isn’t very practical for the zombie apocalypse.

Long term, Lily wants to find a stable source of supplies. Whether they come across some kind of warehouse or even just a Costco, she knows the group is running low on basic necessities. She’d also like to learn some more practical skills, like building fires or firing a gun.

Inventory

Lily has a worn out backpack that she used for school. Inside are a couple of half-full notebooks, an agenda (that she’s used to keep track of time), a few pencils, a small flashlight, some feminine hygiene products, and a thin jacket. In a smaller pouch, she has a wallet (with a picture of her girlfriend), her dead cellphone, and a necklace with her initials on it.

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

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

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.

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