Well I've been in the writing mood lately, writing short stories and such, and I've decided I want to write a longer story on my favorite things: zombies, murderers, diseases, mafia-like organizations, and mental disorders (I'm interested in all of them, don't judge me :c)
ANYWAYS, I'm posting about it here because I need help coming up with characters, this is basically the plot idea I've gotten thought up so far:
The story begins with a local Billiards pro, born and raised in the small town of Caspian, Michigan, who is caught in the middle of losing a game he bet five hundred thousand dollars on saying that he would win. After an intense bar fight, he wakes up from being knocked out with a blow to the back of a head. He finds himself inside of a van owned by the gang that won the bet, where he is going to be carted out and dropped in the middle of the desert with only his favorite cue stick, which he carries everywhere. As the van is coasting along a cliff side, the van is in a horrible accident and is driven through the safety rails and into a forested valley that contains a large, Black Forest City which has been infested with a horrible disease that causes humans to turn into a horrible, zombie-like monster, but still has small groups of human survivors who are trying to contain the city.
The main things I need are character bios other than my main character, Scott Attwood, to be the survivors inside of the unnamed city. If you guys would want to help with the story idea, I'd love the help.
edit: No, you can't be in it. Don't ask.
Current characters:
Scott AttwoodMale, Age 19
He’s one of the best Billiards players in the Northern United States. He’s a very outgoing and intelligent person. Although he’s appears to be a strong man from his fighting, he’s got many phobias. Such as tomophobia, a fear of surgery, and oneirophobia, which is the fear of dreams. When under serious pressure, excluding hundreds of people watching him play Billiards, he becomes extremely paranoid and develops a nervous tick that can prevent him from working.
Vinny KingMale, Age 22
Vinny has been a murderer since the day he turned 12. He had murdered both of his parents for what people believed was done for no reason. He has also murdered several other people since then and would do deranged things such as devouring the dead bodies himself, using bones for tools, or even using a fountain pen or spray can to write in blood he draws from the victim before killing them. He has taken “haven” in the Black Forest City after murdering a mayor in Tennessee. No further information is known of his whereabouts.
Maria WideroosFemale, Age 20
A Finnish-born sharpshooter who had been working as a hitwoman in the Northern and Eastern United States. She was hired by gangs and single persons alike, anything that filled her wallet would do. She became lost and became stuck in the city after running out of gas in the middle of a park in the city. She’s a very calm-headed person and works well under pressure, but she really hates working with other people.
Jamie ZellerMale, Age 35
He was an ex-plumber who lives, ironically, in the sewers of the Black Forest City. He’s a very care-free person and doesn’t think on things too much, which is how he was trapped in the city. When he was 21 and just started his plumbing business, someone had called him to their house as a prank and gave an address to him which belonged to a building inside of Black Forest. After being trapped in Black Forest for 14 years, he’s become lonely and carries Baby, his favorite pipe wrench, who he is constantly talking to and telling stories of his life with his beautiful wife and kids.
Russell Thompson Male, Age 16
Born with a disease that refuses growth, Russell has been a dwarf since birth. After being stuck in Black Forest after a train derailing that was going through, Russell became the leader of a small band of survivors inside of Black Forest called Last of Humanity. Like all other dwarves, he becomes extremely annoyed when you mention his height. Unless you think you can survive a few shells from a 12-Gauge, I don’t recommend you asking him how the weather is down there.
Susan WalkerFemale, 23
Susan followed in her father’s footsteps and attended a police academy at the age of 18. Unfortunately for her, she never had much experience with handling a gun or any kind of weapon, considering she had been home schooled and was never in fights. She usually did paperwork, until one day the entire station was called out as back-up for what they thought would be a major gang fight on the highway at midnight. On the way to the supposed area, Susan received a radio message reporting that everyone should return to the station because it was a false call, but her car had broken down after turning around. She wandered into the nearest city, which unfortunately, was Black Forest.
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