Post by Evalyn Autenburg on Sept 3, 2013 21:10:22 GMT
Name: Evalyn Autenburg
Alias: Wendigo
Age: 43
Gender: Female
Sexual Orientation: Pansexual
Faction: Survivor
Role: Hunter/Tracker/Survivalist/Dog for hire (Speaking in the sense that she'll take any kind of job if the price is right).
Location: Eva makes yearly rounds on a route she has developed from Boston to Salt Lake City.
Physical Description: Eva is of an average build and has brown shoulder length hair that is usually tied back in some fashion. She stands at 5'1" with pale skin. Over the years of being constantly sun burnt her arms, face, neck and shoulders have become tanned. However she still gets burnt on a regular basis from being outside constantly. She has an array of scars that are mostly accidental. The largest scars resulted from hired work going sour when the client refused to pay, splashing her with sulfuric acid when she protested about payment. The acid burns begin on the left side of her face just shying away from her eye, ear and mouth. The acid burns continue down her arm and outward thigh, stopping above the wrist on her arm while spotting in three areas on her left leg. The acid burns are tight and require Eva to stretch strenuously once a day to keep a wide range of motion in her arm, leg and neck. On the right side of her face she has a scar that spans in a spotted straight line from her chin to her brow. The scar resulted from a machete she frequently uses becoming stuck in a thin tree. Already frustrated to begin with she began using all of her strength to pull it straight out instead of easing or wiggling the tool in any direction. Eva managed to get it free, but she also managed to strike herself in the face with it while using considerable force. The flat broad back of the machete caused sever damage to areas on her face that had protruding bone. The incident left scars that never faded on her chin, cheek bone and brow ridge. The last notable scar resides on her left arm, running from the tendon at the base of her thumb on to end a little past the crook of her arm. The scar snakes out into two separate lines that intersect, it resulted when she lost her footing in a tree and a forked branch stub caught her flesh. She does not have a delicately built body. Eva usually dresses in casual clothes and her attire almost always consists of a T-shirt and jeans. The only articles that are constant on her person are the contents of her back pack, a silver
ring and her boots.
Personality: Evalyn can be a very cautious and ruthless individual since becoming a part of the new world. Eva will weight her options in a situation and will almost always choose the safest option even if it results in a longer or more strenuous task. She will generally refuse taking large risks unless it involves someone she cares for or if taking the risk will ultimately pay very well. When risks are taken Eva will not hesitate in her decision and never waver from what she has decided. Her cautious behavior most likely resulted from the injuries and scars she's sustained over time. Through the crumbling of society Eva has retained a favorable amount of humor to keep herself from constantly becoming stressed and will outwardly make jokes, attempt to make herself or others laugh as well as recounting dangerous experiences as funny or ironic if she is comfortable enough with other individuals to do so. Along with her humor Eva constantly has witty or sarcastic remarks to toss into a conversation or argument. She can be lazy if she gets the chance to be and will only become focused and motivated if it is a need, a desire/passion or if the right kind of payment is offered. Eva is not afraid to insult others if she generally disagrees with them and can be very spiteful or passive aggressive to another person if they insult her emotionally or verbally. Eva is very smart and has a voracious appetite for knowledge, She will generally scavenge any small books and read them multiple times. She has a considerable knowledge on different topics, but generally she doesn't readily share her knowledge unless she knows she is right. Eva on first meeting can be very quiet and observant, usually analyzing and scrutinizing the other persons body language, carefully choosing how to present herself so as to not anger the other person. Eva avoids Sassy individuals and the drama of others like the plague, unless the drama in question is between herself and another Eva will try her hardest to refrain from getting involved or selecting sides. The reason for removing herself from the drama of others is due to the fact that she will, regardless of friendships, always side with who is right. On the other side of not getting involved with the drama of others, Eva will readily offer advice to whom ever is closer to her as a friend or to who ever seeks it. Eva rarely takes joy in being around groups of people, and while she can be a misanthrope she is good at being a charming, persuasive, smooth talker and liar if it is related to getting hired to do a job and getting paid. Eva is prone to living in her own world, and will frequently try to find the beauty in something even if it is hard to see. It's commom practice for Eva to strengthen her mind and memory by humming or playing a tune she remembers from before the infection on the Kalimba. Sometimes she'll obsess over a song to try and remember the lyrics word for word so she doesn't forget what the past was like.
Alignment: Eva would generally be considered neutral, but her reputation to different factions differ depending on whether or not she had to do a specific task to gain their trust and their business. She could care less on how others view her, as long as the outcome is business and payment she will act in any way necessary unless it jeopardizes her very loose morals, her payment or people she cares for.
Likes: Sleep when she can get it, drawing, playing the Kalimba, nature, animals (She favors spiders, felines, birds and reptiles), receiving payment, exploring/scavenging in empty buildings, eating, daydreaming, being right, winning debates or arguments, traveling and doing business.
Dislikes: Loud noises, strong smells, sassy people, drama, being wrong, losing debates or arguments, being woken up by someone, crowds or groups of people, sleeping in a new place, not getting a chance to stretch, not getting to opportunity to draw or play the Kalimba at least once.
Strengths:
-Intuitive
-Quick to react
-Witty/Ingenious
-Kind/Caring
-Cautious
-Observant
-Analytical
-Stealthy
-Patient
Weaknesses:
-Stubborn
-Spiteful
-Passive aggressive
-Sharp tongue
-Distrusting
-Misanthrope
-Short
-Forgetful
History and Background: Evalyn was born in the cradle of the Canadian great lakes, in a mining town called Sudbury. Over the years of her childhood she had moved multiple times. Eva and her mother never got along well, and as a result she moved into her fathers. Although Eva and her father got along famously things eventually fell apart when he remarried and lost his job, putting them just above the poverty line. After three years she went back with her mother to help care for her grandparents, which also resulted in the death of the relationship with her father. During her years there Eva got to know a young man named Jack. They hit it off and began dating. Over time she began to exclusively live with Jack to escape the spiteful, paranoid and verbally abusive ways of her mother. They got along very well and she was ridiculously attached to him and his family, finally finding a place where she felt appreciated and accepted. Eva went to Toronto for college in the summer for concept art and character design.
The infection had hit when she had been a few months shy of her birthday after just arriving in Toronto. She desperately tried to get a hold of Jack and his family, leaving numerous messages that they should barricade their home and wait for her. Eva drove the streets like a maniac, even running over an innocent bystander when he would not react to her honking. Eva only got about two hours out of Toronto before the cars started to pile up and road blocks began appearing. Only bringing a bat with her, Eva continued on foot through the road blocks, jumping off of the road when possible to avoid the grasping hands of sick people or helpless people. Surpassing a majority of the road blocks Eva would steal or commandeer an empty car to drive the empty stretch of road that presented itself before getting out again and continuing on her path. It took her another day to get back to Jack's home
after simply collapsing in a vehicle from exhaustion.
When she finally arrived at Jack's home it was in shambles. Outwardly it looked fine, but the inside of the home was in disrepair. There were broken dishes littering the floor and it seemed anything that could be picked up and tossed to the floor was. Her brain couldn't comprehend what she was seeing as she slowly walked towards the kitchen table. A single note was left there, it read 'We had to go, Mom, Dad and I are ok. We're going somewhere safer, to a quarantine zone that we heard about. Sorry we couldn't wait, there were people trying to break into the house. I took your cat
with me to keep him safe for you. I love you Evalyn'.
She never saw Jack or his family after that, she had even gone to the closest quarantine zone, only to find infected and dead bodies. She wandered for a long time after that, trying to come to terms with her situation. Eva prefers to think both Jack and his family are still alive some where, and would rather ignore what logically would have happened to them. Over the years she had developed a routine that she would take any opportunity to do a job for someone if it resulted in being payed with food or ammo. She was determined to stay alive in hopes that she would some how meet Jack although she doesn't have the same attachment she did to him.
She spent ten years wandering in the cradle of the three great lakes, slowly making her way towards Boston to find more jobs and better payment. Over her time wandering she began to develop a route from Boston to Salt lake city, her trail taking approximately half a year to a year to complete depending on the obstacles in her path. As she made her trail from Boston to Salt lake city she began making very hidden away stashes or safe houses, going as far out of her way as possible to deter others from ever finding her hideaways.
Arsenal: Eva carries a Kukri style machete (also known as a bush hog) with her at all times. She prefers to be a long ranged stealth fighter but can also preform well in melee, however she is not very equipped for mid ranged gunfights save for a handgun. She generally will carry a scoped hunting rifle with an attached suppressor she's named Betsy, and if not that then a cross bow. Clipped to her pants is what looks like a keychan with a cats face, but in all reality is spiked knuckles encase of emergency. She only uses the spiked keychan against human adversaries as fighting infected with it would be useless. If caught off guard Eva will grab anything available or flee to a safe distance in an attempt to lose her enemy.
Equipment: Eva almost always carries more junk then anything useful. She would never be caught without her books, some of them guides to doing certain tasks, others on being a survivalist or on different kinds of art techniques. On top of her books she will always be carrying a thick drawing pad with pencils in every pocket as well as a ragged instant Polaroid camera with plenty of scavenged film. Her gas mask is never left behind, although she tries to refrain interaction with the infected. If she can find an intact pack of cigarettes she'll generally keep that with her as well.
Roleplay Example: The air was dry. It ruthlessly soaked up moister, chapping lips and drying throats. Constant swallowing or clearing of the airways was the only audible sound as a small group of people stood there ground to a lone straggler. Eva faced the group of people, a hand on her hip as she eyed down their leader suspiciously. Her gut churned, giving her a sinking feeling as her instincts warned her to give these people a wide distance. The leader, a burly man with a scraggly beard and great height smirked in her direction. He seemed overly smug, momentarily stroking his facial hair in thought.
"C'mon Lenard, I did your dirty work now where's my stash." Eva leaned onto one leg, looking a little frustrated that she had to ask for her payment. Lenard scoffed at her, followed by laughter that rumbled and roared like thunder. Eva only frowned at him, crinkling her nose slightly.
"How about I just.. don't pay you?" He smiled broadly, squinting his eyes while another bubble of thunderous laughter boiled out of his chest and out of his mouth. "C'mon Eva, just this once do us a kind favor, hm?" Lenard purred out, mocking her while clasping his hands together, attempting to imitate a giddy young girl.
"That's not the deal. I go and kill three guys for you and you pay me with that ammo stash. What do you need it for anyways! All you do is sit on your huge rump and scratch your balls while all your little minions do all the work." She hissed back, narrowing her eyes and crinkling her face to subconsciously show her teeth in anger. Lenard's smile slowly fell, being replaced with a frown as he widened his stance and crossed his arms defiantly.
"Oh! I'm quaking in my boots! you want your pay? You're gonna have to pry it from my cold, dead hands." Lenard's smile never returned, watching Eva intently as she tentatively walked towards him. She eyed every person that was a part of Lenard's group, watching them all carefully for hand signals to one another or any twitches out of the ordinary. Her boots crunched on top of the rubble she was walking over. Eva had nearly come face to face with him before she caught that he had cocked his head awkwardly. A rattling from beside her, hidden behind a wall could be heard. She narrowly missed being soaked head to toe in the stinking gunk that was launched in her direction. It still got her as she made a break for it, ignoring the painful burning as she ran without looking back. Lenard and his associates disappeared in the distance, their leaders thunderous laughter echoing as their figures melded and vanished in the horizon.
Extras: Eva's eye sight up close is not the best but she compensates with a good sense of hearing and smell.
Her fingers and feet have a very sensitive and keen sense of touch. She's very skilled at working on very small delicate things and sculpting. Usually she can only do those sorts of things if she has a pair of glasses with her as her eye sight is not what it used to be.
If Eva is unarmed and losing a fight against another human being, she will resort to being a dirty fighter. Her most common reaction is to bite her opponent and if she gets the chance she will grab onto their face, usually in an attempt to rip off the ears or to jam her fingers violently into her adversaries eye sockets to try to dislodge, damage or remove the eyes. She's ripped off ten ears in her time, completely removed four eyes and severely damaged two (This is over the course of the infection, 25 years). It's a rare occurrence that she gets an opportunity to dirty fight, as she tries to avoid unnecessary fighting.
Like a cat, Eva can be prone to lounging and taking any opportunity to relax. She will most likely refuse doing anything for anyone unless it benefits her in some way or if the individual is someone she trusts or cares for.
She can be very loyal to anyone who has proven their worth to her, but it's difficult to earn her trust.
Eva is always thinking ahead and preparing for others to betray or sell her out, She has difficulty getting completely comfortable with other people even if they are loyal and trust worthy.
The only measurable skills Eva has aside from being a survivalist is playing the Kalimba, drawing and immitating organic sounds (She rarely demonstrates her sound mimicry as she considers it an embarrassing skill).
Eva's bag is full of grayscale and colour photos from her instant camera. She has a knack for photographing nature scenes, wildlife and the infected when she gets a safe chance to. She's never willingly photographed any other infected aside from clickers, nestling herself on top of high objects with access to the exit.
A lot of the jobs she takes on revolve around tracking and locating others, finding specific supplies, or retrieving personal goods for older survivors.
Eva has a separate reputation with each faction, trying to keep connections so she can always easily find a job and payment. She's dealt with certain Hunter groups, the fireflies, the militia and many survivors (Especially in Boston).
She'll try anything just about once if it's not reckless.
She got the nickname 'Wendigo' from the fact that she can be an intimidating threat when stalking others and constantly wanders looking for work as well as payment. The cannibalistic side of the wendigo isn't applicable to her nickname.
When overly stressed Eva can sometimes develop eczema that if scratched will develop into painful blisters on her hands and feet, limiting her maneuverability.
This is for clear scar reference.
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