undone trench
Character Name/Idea in a nutshell
David Q. Zayne – a former IT specialist who believes the truth behind the outbreak is hidden in lost data. He sees information as a weapon, and his mission is to uncover what was erased.
Explain your idea overall
David doesn’t come to the checkpoint seeking safety. He comes to access hardlines, old routers, surveillance backups - anything that might hold fragments of the truth. To him, survival isn’t enough if the world doesn’t know what really happened. He believes the outbreak was covered up, and that the infected weren’t the first casualties - the truth was.
Provide character details
Age: 34
Occupation (Before the Outbreak): Cybersecurity analyst and dark web researcher
Personality: Paranoid but focused, sarcastic, sharply intelligent, emotionally reserved
Speaking Style: Direct, low voice, often uses tech jargon - always sounds like he's holding back the full story
Motivation: To collect, preserve, and expose the digital truth behind the quarantine - even if it puts him at risk
Attitude at the Checkpoint: Distrustful, impatient, constantly watching - only talks when necessary
Name
David Q. Zayne
Possible Symptoms (from current existing in game) if any
- Conjunctivitis
- Hand tremors
- Skin rash
Possible items in their bagaże
- A beat up laptop
- A flash drive/hard drive
- A printed photo of a younger David with an unknown woman
- A notebook/Voice recorder
- Old Employee ID Badge
- Folded Map
Short visual description or reference
David Q. Zayne wears a weathered wool coat, sun-bleached and stitched at the shoulders, with the collar always turned up. His dark hair falls in uneven strands to his jaw, often tucked behind one ear, and his unshaven face carries the look of someone who thinks too much and sleeps too little. His clothes are layered, practical - rough scarf, worn sweater, heavy boots caked with dry mud. His eyes are sharp, but distant, like he’s always remembering something nobody else saw.
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