Name: Darren Linus
Age: 42
Profession: Retired 1st Sgt, US Army
Top 2 personality traits: Hates crowds, and will do what he can to stay away from them. Does not trust people easily, and is often short with people; he doesn't let people get too close
Biggest Fear: Absolutely terrified of explosions and loud noises.
Three items you have with you (Other than clothing-either profession based or related to your reason for being in Silent Hill): A dog collar that he wears around his belt (dog tags on the collar have the name 'Kali' etched in them). KA-BAR knife sheathed on his right side. Bear spray.
Bonds: Kali, his German Shephard who has a limp not unlike Darren.
Character Flaws (may be self-percieved): Swears--a LOT. Because of his distant nature, he seems uncaring and cold--and often treats people badly in order to drive them away and not let them get close.
How and why did your character get to Silent Hill: He was hiking with Kali on a trail not too far away from Silent Hill, when his dog Kali started dashing away towards the town. Darren almost caught her, but she slipped her collar. Following her trail, he ended up in the Town that Takes All.
Bio: Darren Linus isn't quite broken, but he is about as close as you can get. A military veteran, Darren lost his friends to the Iraq War. His first tour, his dog Kali was injured--saving Darren's life, almost dying herself. Because of a grievous injury to her leg, she forever walks with a limp. Darren couldn't let her be adopted by just anyone after that. He adopted her himself and brought her home. But he was deployed again barely a year later, so off he went while she stayed behind with a colleague.
It was in that second and final deployment that Darren's life shifted drastically. It was a dark night, when the ambush happened. His patrol was hit by a roadside bomb. Several died in the blast, but not Darren. He was badly injured, having taken quite a lot of shrapnel to his leg. Bleeding, his leg broken from the impact, he joined his unit in making for the nearby hills--gunshots and the enemy hot on their heels. His entire squad, including his best friend, Kyle Ward, was killed that day with Darren the sole survivor. He dragged himself, injured and bleeding, back to the FOB and was subsequently treated for his injuries.
Darren suffered permanent damage to his right leg and was med-boarded with full honors and given one final promotion from Sergeant First Class to First Sergeant. However, the scars of war left him a changed man. Suffering an injury not unlike Kali's, he grew closer with the dog, and leaned on the German Shephard for support. But he was afraid now. Loud sounds. Bangs. Fireworks. Large crowds. They all terrified him, threw him into panic attacks. Then there's the matter of his fuzzy memory of the time. The days he spent in the hills making his way back to the FOB were a blur in his mind. He has suffered no memory issues since, but he constantly picks at himself for being the only survivor. He should have done more, could have done more--and he blames himself for the loss of his friends. So he spends his days in a little shack of his own, on the cities edge, and spends a lot of time with nature--the only place he can find peace.
When he's not sitting by himself going about a dull and boring day, he is hiking with Kali, exploring the forests and trails, losing himself in the wilds before returning home to suffer more nightmares and memories.
Physical description (Can be a picture if you wish): A somewhat tall man at 5'11, he has short hair and a clean shaven, rough face. He has scars across his right cheek and next to his eye--parting gifts from the attack on his patrol that left lasting injuries to his leg. He typically wears blue jeans and nondescript black sweater, with a dark jean jacket. He still wears his dog tags around his neck-and the dog tags of each of the 7 men of his squad he lost in the war. He carries a carved dark oak walking stick, the head in the shape of an owl; his unit's symbol, and walks with a very noticeable and somewhat heavy limp.
Insanity Score (leave blank until you start gaining insanity points in game):
Age: 42
Profession: Retired 1st Sgt, US Army
Top 2 personality traits: Hates crowds, and will do what he can to stay away from them. Does not trust people easily, and is often short with people; he doesn't let people get too close
Biggest Fear: Absolutely terrified of explosions and loud noises.
Three items you have with you (Other than clothing-either profession based or related to your reason for being in Silent Hill): A dog collar that he wears around his belt (dog tags on the collar have the name 'Kali' etched in them). KA-BAR knife sheathed on his right side. Bear spray.
Bonds: Kali, his German Shephard who has a limp not unlike Darren.
Character Flaws (may be self-percieved): Swears--a LOT. Because of his distant nature, he seems uncaring and cold--and often treats people badly in order to drive them away and not let them get close.
How and why did your character get to Silent Hill: He was hiking with Kali on a trail not too far away from Silent Hill, when his dog Kali started dashing away towards the town. Darren almost caught her, but she slipped her collar. Following her trail, he ended up in the Town that Takes All.
Bio: Darren Linus isn't quite broken, but he is about as close as you can get. A military veteran, Darren lost his friends to the Iraq War. His first tour, his dog Kali was injured--saving Darren's life, almost dying herself. Because of a grievous injury to her leg, she forever walks with a limp. Darren couldn't let her be adopted by just anyone after that. He adopted her himself and brought her home. But he was deployed again barely a year later, so off he went while she stayed behind with a colleague.
It was in that second and final deployment that Darren's life shifted drastically. It was a dark night, when the ambush happened. His patrol was hit by a roadside bomb. Several died in the blast, but not Darren. He was badly injured, having taken quite a lot of shrapnel to his leg. Bleeding, his leg broken from the impact, he joined his unit in making for the nearby hills--gunshots and the enemy hot on their heels. His entire squad, including his best friend, Kyle Ward, was killed that day with Darren the sole survivor. He dragged himself, injured and bleeding, back to the FOB and was subsequently treated for his injuries.
Darren suffered permanent damage to his right leg and was med-boarded with full honors and given one final promotion from Sergeant First Class to First Sergeant. However, the scars of war left him a changed man. Suffering an injury not unlike Kali's, he grew closer with the dog, and leaned on the German Shephard for support. But he was afraid now. Loud sounds. Bangs. Fireworks. Large crowds. They all terrified him, threw him into panic attacks. Then there's the matter of his fuzzy memory of the time. The days he spent in the hills making his way back to the FOB were a blur in his mind. He has suffered no memory issues since, but he constantly picks at himself for being the only survivor. He should have done more, could have done more--and he blames himself for the loss of his friends. So he spends his days in a little shack of his own, on the cities edge, and spends a lot of time with nature--the only place he can find peace.
When he's not sitting by himself going about a dull and boring day, he is hiking with Kali, exploring the forests and trails, losing himself in the wilds before returning home to suffer more nightmares and memories.
Physical description (Can be a picture if you wish): A somewhat tall man at 5'11, he has short hair and a clean shaven, rough face. He has scars across his right cheek and next to his eye--parting gifts from the attack on his patrol that left lasting injuries to his leg. He typically wears blue jeans and nondescript black sweater, with a dark jean jacket. He still wears his dog tags around his neck-and the dog tags of each of the 7 men of his squad he lost in the war. He carries a carved dark oak walking stick, the head in the shape of an owl; his unit's symbol, and walks with a very noticeable and somewhat heavy limp.
Insanity Score (leave blank until you start gaining insanity points in game):
