🪖 COMMAND STRUCTURE & MILITARY
🔱 General Corwin Stahl
Role: Base Commander, highest authority in the military makeshift base.
Age: 56
Traits: Cold, pragmatic, ex-special forces. Lost his entire unit early in the outbreak and became a hardened strategist. Will sacrifice individuals for the greater survival of the base.
Visuals: Short iron-gray hair, beard with a deep scar down his jaw, always in partial body armor with insignia half torn.
Personality: Brutal but fair; believes peace is a luxury.
🎖️ Primary Military Unit (Base Main Crew)
1. Captain Juno Beck
Role: Tactical leader, second-in-command, head of patrol squads.
Age: 39
Traits: Calculated, skeptical of outsiders, very protective of the base's inner workings.
Visuals: Tall, dark skin, sharp facial structure, short-cropped fade, wears a clean combat vest with a wrist-mounted holo-map.
Notes: Has a tense relationship with General Stahl—disagrees with cold decision-making.
2. Sergeant Milo "Sticks" Herrera
Role: Lead scout/sniper.
Age: 29
Traits: Quiet, observant, sarcastic when he speaks. Trauma from early survivor guilt.
Visuals: Pale, wiry, long-ish hair tied back, wears a modified ghillie cape over standard gear.
Notes: Has a soft spot for civilians and secretly helps some sneak supplies.
3. Corporal Ren Xiang
Role: Engineer/Tech specialist.
Age: 26
Traits: Fast-talking, clever, tech-head. Handles base defenses and drones.
Visuals: Short black spiky hair, tool-laden tactical vest, gloves with cracked LED screen on one.
Notes: Runs illegal radio signals searching for lost family—against orders.
🩺 MEDICAL
👩⚕️ Dr. Elyra Mavik
Role: Chief Medic and psychological evaluator.
Age: 41
Traits: Empathetic but firm. Deep moral code, won't let soldiers dehumanize survivors.
Visuals: Shoulder-length brown curls often tied messily, glasses, bloodstained lab coat over field gear.
Notes: Former trauma surgeon, no combat training, but isn't afraid to stand her ground. Keeps private journal of the dying.
🧍♀️ CORE CIVILIAN
🌸 Lily Rourke
Role: Civilian survivor under protection; non-combatant with sensitive knowledge.
Age: 22
Traits: Quiet, highly intelligent, emotionally guarded. Has a background in data architecture pre-outbreak.
Visuals: Slim build, mid-length natural black hair often unbrushed, dark under-eyes from chronic insomnia. Wears old civilian clothing and a military jacket far too big for her.
Notes: Carries a sealed hard drive with unknown data that General Stahl keeps close watch on. Possible PTSD. Speaks rarely, but when she does, it matters.
🧍♂️ SURVIVORS AT THE BASE
1. Amira Veldt
Age: 34
Role: Ex-teacher turned ration control officer.
Traits: Maternal, strong-willed, keeps records of all civilians. Fierce protector of children at the base.
2. Jonas "Red" Kellen
Age: 19
Role: Runner and scavenger.
Traits: Reckless, impulsive, trying to prove himself. Grew up in the outbreak, no memory of peace.
3. Elsie Mora
Age: 63
Role: Base cook and morale keeper.
Traits: Sarcastic, spiritual, but seen it all. Her stories and firepit gatherings keep hope alive.
4. Tomasz Novak
Age: 48
Role: Mechanic.
Traits: Gruff, quiet, Polish immigrant with a talent for salvaging anything. Lost his voice in an explosion—communicates with a notepad and hand signals.
5. Leo & Maia (Twins)
Age: 11
Role: Children under Lily's care.
Traits: Innocent, curious, often in places they shouldn't be. Represent the cost of survival in every major decision made.