Name: Jason Flint (prefers just Flint)
Nationality: British - Scottish heritage
Gender: Male
Age: 38 (born 1992)
Appearance:
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Biography:
"Don't get me wrong, I despise war as much as the next person, but sometimes in battle you see the most beautiful things... The passion with which we humans cling to life is most clear when it is in danger and, sad as I am to say it, it is in battle I feel most alive."
In his early youth Jason's parents moved with him down from Scotland to Cheriton, a town near to the British Army Base RHQ: Shorncliffe, home to the famed Royal Gurkha Rifles. Over half Cheriton's population is Nepalese and many of them connected directly to the Gurkhas at Shorncliffe camp with the only other real source of income the town coming from the channel tunnel train terminal located nearby. As a consequence Jason was immersed in Gurkha culture from a young age and grew up on tales of fierce warriors from Nepal, quickly learning Nepalese through his regular interaction with the people. By 2006, aged 14, Jason had fully committed himself to joining the Gurkhas as an officer and succeeded in doing so aged 18 in 2010.
Jason's career in the Ghurkas was distinguished enough that by the end of his third tour he found himself nominated for SAS selection and managed to pass first time, ultimately joining the mountain warfare division. In 2024 however after 6 years service with the SAS in an event the libyan tribesfolk would come to know as the "night of fire" Jason's life changed forever.
The mission itself was fairly simple. Libya had once again suffered a revolution and with the wests vested interest in Libyan oil the SAS had been sent to assist in stabilising the new "democratic" government. The tribes of the south had been reporting kidnappings performed by so-called spirits and, whilst nobody took them seriously, enough fuss had been kicked up about it that the new Libyan government had seen an opportunity to earn the hearts and minds of the tribesfolk and tasked Jason's patrol to defend a village to the surprising anger of the tribespeople. "More will come for you." The people had warned Jason before nightfall then hiding themselves away in their huts.
Come nightfall initially it had seemed nothing would happen but at about midnight screams arose from the far edge of the village. Jason and his team sprinted their way across the village and what they saw shocked them beyond anything they had seen before. A horde of wolves had invaded the village and brutally torn apart the local nightwatchman. In the onslaught that followed all Jason's team bar himself had routed and he had been left to fend for himself. In his desperation to defend himself and the people of the village Jason set the grassland alight and the horror that followed led to the village branding him a monster come dawn. It was only when Jason returned to base the next day he realised non of his team had made it back and, when the main force investigated, they found only human corpses and he was dishonourably discharged.
Jason spent the year following his dismissal obsessively researching the supernatural before accepting a job offer from the Horsemen having already turned down an offer from Britains own equivalent unit as he felt betrayed by them for not having come to him sooner. He has not seen his wife or two daughters in 12 years.
Personality:
The night of fire is simply one of a long list of regrets Jason has and at times he hates himself. The length of his military service means he suffers some ptsd symptoms and becomes irritable and jumpy during prolonged periods of downtime. In his element though he is calm and professional.
Skills/abilities:
Jason is an elite soldier and can work almost any weapon he comes across to a reasonable level with his skills in small arms being excellent. Aside from the skills that come with soldiering he has some rudimentary detective skills.
Equipment:
-Primary weapon subject to change dependent on mission requirements and circumstances. Preference for bullpup, high calibre weapons, particularly battle rifles. Likes to carry light ordinance i.e.a grenade launcher where possible.
-Khukuri knife. The traditional weapon of the Royal Ghurkas and carried more out of habit than practicality. Tends to be replaced with a standard issue utility knife when concealment is an issue.
