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Elliot Connolly
Nicknames/Alias: N/A
Age: 32
Gender: Male
Sexual Orientation: Heterosexual
Ethnicity: Caucasian
State: Massachusetts
Appearance Details: A tall, lean man standing roughly six feet in height, Elliot often wears inexpensive suits and ties when on duty. Off duty he lounges around in casual, comfortable clothing. He has grown a scruffy light brown beard, having neglecting to shave the past several months. His eyes are a green shade and his hair is trimmed short. His body is in decent shape, with outlines of muscles, reminders of a time where he cared about being in shape.
Tattoos, Piercings, Scars, Other: He has no tattoos other than his brand, he does have one notable scar on the top of his left hand. It is from a brawl during his time as a police officer in which a large shard of broken glass was jabbed into his hand. It was stitched long ago but the scar is evident.
Brand Tattoo Placement: Left wrist.
Assets and Bank Account: $4067 in the bank
Elliot is not the wealthiest of people, but he's certainly not poor. He owns a medium sized building in Eden, which serves as both his home and the headquarters of his one man investigative agency. He lives in the back of the building, its a compact living space relative in size to a comfy one bedroom apartment. He also owns a motorcycle which is his way around Eden. As someone that works in a sometimes dangerous business he always conceal carries a pistol, a M1911, old by today's standards but a classic for a reason. He also keeps a switchblade as a last resort weapon.
Gang Affiliation: N/A
Occupation: Private Investigator
Sanction: Korven
Favorite Season: Autumn
Personality:
- Morally sound
- Compassionate
- Dedicated
- Depressed
- Pessimistic
- Cold
Elliot is an intelligent, caring human being. He's not as talkative or outright emotion as he used to be, but he still is a friendly person that tries to make the world a better place that come to him for help. He values intelligence and ingenuity, as well as honesty. There's too many liars in the world, even if he lies himself from time to time he tries not to make it a habit. While he knows his way around a gun he'd rather avoid killing anyone, he has enough on his mind already. Elliot feels for the downtrodden people, those that have been handed a bad card in life and wishes he could help those people out more. When on 'mission' he dedicates himself to the task, not stopping until he finds an answer, any answer. He's been known to take less then he could in monetary payment to help out people that hit a particular soft spot within him.
Though beaten badly mentally and emotionally by certain events in his life he continues to try to make something with his life. The intense depression often times gets in the way of that, but he always digs himself out of the hole before he sinks too deep into it. He's emotionally distant, rarely smiling or laughing, and avoiding large social gatherings. He doesn't have many friends, if any. In his spare time he often just walks the streets, silently, trying to get his mind in the right place. He can count on one hand the number of times he's remembered smiling in the last week. In recent times he's found himself looking at life very negatively, he tries not to get his hopes up that often, in fear of those hopes being crushed.
Likes and Dislikes:
- Playing guitar
- Dogs
- Long walks
- The rain at night
- The stars in the sky
- Liars
- Alcoholics
- Hypocrites
- Crowded rooms
- The criminal gangs in Morvai
Hobbies and Interests: Some of Elliot's greatest hobbies include making music, playing his acoustic guitar and reading books. He also enjoys video games that he can immerse himself in though he has not played on in awhile. He's been known to wander the streets of Eden, with no real set destination sometimes. He's been known to frequent quiet bars and restaurants in the area, though he does not stay at those places very long due to his dislike of alcoholism.
Small Biography: Elliot was born in Eden, a few blocks from his current location in a crowded apartment building. His family was middle class, his mother a secretary for a well known lawyer and his father a cop in Eden, one of the few non crooked ones at that. It was natural that one day Elliot would find himself in the same line of work as his father, who was his greatest inspiration. His mother died when he was ten, leaving his father in sole care of Elliot and his younger sister, Julia. Elliot was by all regards a good kid who stayed out of trouble.
He was an average student, following in his father's footsteps in becoming a cop. He joined the local police academy and was one of the most promising future policemen there, his father's teachings what set him apart from many of the others. He would find himself becoming a full fledged police officer at the age of 22, serving in the district as his dad. His sister meanwhile ended up at a fancy college, on her way to becoming something greater, she always was the more ambitious one in the family.
Elliot witnessed first hand the chaos and crime within Morvai, including the corruption which filled much of the police ranks. As a newer recruit he could not do much to combat this corruption, even his father who was higher up the hierarchy could only do so much. He tried to be like his father, fair and honest, caring above all else. They were meant to protect and serve, never to abuse the power they were given. His outlook on life as a policeman would change towards the end of his fourth year when his father was gunned down in a drive by shooting, in broad daylight.
Stunned and rattled, he fell into an emotional spiral, breaking down in tears at his father's funeral. When he recovered the young Elliot put all of his time on finding out who killed his father. He was utterly unable to follow any trails or clues, his father had been killed by a powerful gang, having made himself a target by leading raids and mass arrests on The Hidden. The powerful gang had bribes tied up within the police ranks, forcing Elliot to formally drop the case. In his off duty time he continued the investigation, informally. Unable to use the resources allowed to a police officer, he could not figure out exactly who did it, other than finding several names with no locations pinned to them. This failure still haunts him to this day.
From that point on Elliot became a less optimistic man, being unable to fight the corruption within the police, only able to do what good he could himself. It angered and saddened him deeply, a grudge he'd hold against the other corrupt police. By the time he was in his late twenties he had met a girl, one of the most beautiful he could ever recall laying eyes on, Isabelle. Immediately smitten with her, the two eventually fell deeply in love with one another. When he was with her, life seemed happy, all his frustrations were gone, he was at peace.
She'd become pregnant with his child, and the thought of becoming a father delighted Elliot. He'd already decided to name the child after his father if it were a boy. Unfortunately, things would not turn out as he hoped, tragedy would strike once more. While he was out on patrol, their apartment was broken into and ransacked by thieves. Isabelle was killed by one of the thugs, Elliot was the first one of the scene, holding his wife's hand as she died with their child inside of her. This would be what sent Elliot down his current emotional path, a man that didn't have anything left.
The scum that had broken into his home were captured within a week, Elliot was filled with rage as he caught the one that killed his wife. It was a young punk, who needed a gang initiation by taking an innocent life. Elliot snapped and beat the murderer bloody, harder than he had ever hit anyone. Mercy was gone, this animal gave his wife no mercy. By the time his fellow officers had pulled him off the brutalized body of the man, he was beyond saving. Elliot had taken a life, it was not the first time he'd done it, but it was the first time he recalled feeling zero remorse.
He was dismissed from the police force following that incident. Elliot received no criminal charges due to the events surrounding it. Any mention of the killing of his wife's killer was scrubbed, for all the public knew it was just another gang banger that met a grisly fate on the streets. He dwelt in unemployment for several months, attempting to recollect his emotions. Then he decided what to do next with his life, trying to make a difference as an independent entity, someone who could help people and fit in the cracks which the corrupt police avoided or ignored.
It was then the Connolly Investigative Agency was born. He slowly began to get work, earning a reputation as a dedicated worker who always gave his clients a resolution. For the past nearly two years he has worked as a private investigator, finding the freedom of it refreshing.
Family Members:
- Daniel Connolly - father [deceased]
- Amelia Connolly - mother [deceased]
- Julia Connolly - younger sister
Relationships:
- Isabelle Connolly - wife [deceased]
- Ret Shuzu - An information broker who Elliot has gone to in the past when he needed help tracking down people he's after. They have met personally in the past as well as had conversations online.
Theme Song: Opeth - Credence
