NAME: Hazuki Ishiwata

AGE: 24

WEAPON(s): Modified broom shaft spear, fillet knife

BACKGROUND: Hazuki spent the first few years of her childhood in Japan, her country of birth, before immigrating to the United States with her family to join their relatives in the country upon the popping of the economic bubble in Japan. At such a young age, she did not quite understand her family's reasoning for immigrating, growing up distant and awkward as Hazuki struggled to adjust to life in the United States. Animals, books and other introverted hobbies became her primary source of comfort throughout her childhood, and although Hazuki didn't know it at the time, such things would ultimately shape her future and career as an aquarist—which probably helped save her life, too.

When the apocalypse came, Hazuki had been working at the city's aquarium and taking care of the exhibits. She had heard of the sickness in the news before, but to see in person was a nightmare. Perhaps by God's grace or just plain luck, Hazuki and the other scheduled staff had managed to hunker down in the aquarium with some guests, waiting until they were relieved by the local police force or military. Such rescue never came and the surviving group was forced to ration what little they had as the days turned to weeks and weeks turned to months.

By the turn of the new year, it became apparent that, without resupply, the aquarium wasn't meant for long-term survivability. A splinter group began to form between the survivors; people who chosen to place their own survival over the animals within the aquarium. Her coworkers and guests began to fight amongst each other, driven mad by hunger as blood spilled onto the aquarium floors. Refusing to take another's life, and to escape the dead who had been drawn by the commotion, Hazuki took the opportunity to flee while she still could and promptly disappeared off into the city streets alone with only an old fillet knife to her name.

NAME: Dixie Baddingfield

AGE: 25

WEAPON(s): Baseball Bat

BACKGROUND: Before the world went to hell, one could say Dixie’s life wasn’t exactly perfect. By the time she entered high school her home life had reached terminal velocity. Her father, a raging alcoholic, and her mother a condescending neurotic didn’t seem to like spending much time with each other anymore. Not a surprise that in the middle of her freshman year her parents headed for divorce. Frankly, Dixie is thankful that it happened when she was in high school and not when she was in her formative years in elementary school where it would’ve done more significant damage. She didn’t blame her parents for not being able to stand each other anymore. That was life. She was a pretty pragmatic teenager, or so she was told.

It did start a streak of apathy and cynical nihilism, though.

Whispers of it being ‘just a phase’ were consistent, though it never did go away over time. Even in college Dixie’s no nonsense, nonchalant bluntness was present with her devil-may-care attitude. She was somehow less popular than she was in high school. C’est la vie. It was around that time that her mother moved halfway across the United States, specifically Denver. She hasn’t seen her since. Ironically, her father wouldn’t be able to lament about his ex-wife much longer on account of the liver failure that took his life three days after Dixie graduated from Virginia Tech. She arrived back home just in time to bury him. Probably for the best that he didn’t get to witness the zombie apocalypse that came to be years later.

For as long as the apocalypse has been, Dixie has survived. Mostly on her own. That is subject to change.

NAME: Issac bin Kamaal

AGE: 23

WEAPON(s): Crowbar, Steak knife

BACKGROUND: The son of Malaysian immigrants, Issac was always the child his parents did not expect. While they wanted their son to be well of and have a good job like a lawyer or doctor. Issac had other plans, for his interests did not in knowing laws or fixing people. But something he is good at cooking. A talent he discovered in his teens and developed a passion for. His parents were mixed about at first but slowly came around. However, it took some convincing on his part for years before they saw his talent.

Things were looking good for Issac, and he managed to get into Drexel University in Pennsylvania. Doing well and earning some on-site experience and by the time he graduated. He was able to get a cooking job at a major restaurant. But before he would start there, Issac went on a much-needed vacation while visiting a friend in Virginia Beach and was relaxing when zombies appeared and caused the end of the world.

Up up to a month ago, Issac survived with his friend until said friend got bitten while they were trapped by a horde. Knowing he would turn into a zombie, Issac's friend elected to stay behind and cause a distraction that while it would get him killed. He was already dead, and it would mean that Issac could escape. So after a final goodbye, the two partnered ways, and he tried not to hear his friend's final screams of pain as the zombies got to him.

Now, on his own. Issac just tries to survive and is hoping to find a safe place to live in and maybe find someone that is not dead or hostile.

NAME: Miguel Trejo

AGE: 38

WEAPON(s): Trench Knife, Crowbar

BACKGROUND: Miguel had a pretty troubled childhood, living with his alcoholic father and drug addicted mother. Being abused mentally, psychically, and emotionally by his parents. Quickly finding comfort in his criminal friends. Soon committing various crimes that got him into juvie. But this didn't deter him from continuing his criminal life. Finding himself imprisoned for armed robbery, and assault with a deadly weapon. During his time in prison, he found god and tried to turn a new leaf.

Being released from prison for good behaviour, he started his training in becoming a priest. Living in an apartment, the only memento of his family was his grandfather's trench knife. Miguel started a relationship with a woman named Janet Karris. Although this relationship soon ended because Miguel could not further his relationship with the woman.

Miguel tried his best to help the sick and dying at the start of the disaster. Escaping from the hospital once the sick had overrun the building. Currently living his life by helping people as best he could. Teaching the lessons of the bible, to those who want salvation.