Darren Thatcher

Character Name: Darren Thatcher

Nickname(s): The Yau Guai, Farbro

Race: Human

Sex: Male

Age: 28

Birthplace: Born into a small community in Virginia mostly made up of traders who kept themselves moving.



Height: 6'2"

Weight: 175

Eye Color: Bright blue

Hair Color: Dirty brown

Hair Style: Prefers to keep it short and tidy but deals with a longer and more messy style during longer times spent traveling the wastes.

Facial Hair: Shaves when he can, however he is usuall unshaven and commonly wears the beginnings of a rough short beard.

Skin Color: White

Build: Athletic

Distinguishing Features: A large jagged scar across his forehead. Can be seen limping slightly during extended periods of walking or running.



Profession: Freelance mercenary when he needs the money, usually survives by scavenging what he needs while staying on the move.

Skills: Firearms, Hand to Hand, Subterfuge

Training: Trained by highly skilled mercenaries from the age of fifteen, Darren has been made to be familiar with most firearms and melee weapons. Gravitating more towards being an infiltrators, he's also had years of experience in getting in and out of places unnoticed as well as in assassination and sabotage.

Other Abilities: Has proven himself as a leader and organizer of large scale operations involving a sizeable number of combatants, though he's reluctant to do so again.

Apparel: Customized leather vest that is actually a trimmed torso section of the usual leather armor, the sleeves having been removed and the color darkened. Wears a regular brown shirt beneath the vest, fingerless leather gloves, and pair of jeans with combat boots.

Weaponry: Scoped hunting rifle, combat knife, 10mm pistol("WW" carved into the grip), steel knuckles

Other Equipment: Travels very light with only a small pack for carrying some emergency medical supplies(only enough for one person and meant to only be used in a life or death situation), water, and what little food he has at the time.



Affiliation: Formerly a high ranking officer in a well organized and powerful mercenary company. He is now fully hostile towards said company, as are they towards him.

Religious Belief: Atheist

Sexual Preference: Heterosexual

Relationship Status: Single

Personality: Despite his own troubles, Darre tries to remain upbeat and friendly to those he meets, though is always suspicious and careful with new people. Those that earn his trust and respect can find Darren to be a very loyal ally, however, if he should decide someone is his enemy, Darren can become a very cold and almost sadistic adversary. All in all, he tries to do the right thing whenever he can, even though it on occasion can lead to him using dark means to reach a noble end.

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Darren was born in western Virginia where his parents struggled to earn a living as traveling merchants. When Darren was eight his parent's caravan was attacked by slavers causing the death of his mother, father, and the one guard they could afford to hire along with them, Darren being the only one to be kept alive, him being taken as a slave. His time as a slave was brief, however, as Wyatt, the leader of a large and respected mercenary company, and a few of his men were passing near the slaver encampment. Wyatt had a soft spot for the well being of children, and upon seeing the slaves demanded that they be released. When the slavers refused a fight broke out, Wyatt and his men overpowering the them and managing to free the captives. Seeing how the child slaves had nowhere to go, Wyatt decided to bring Darren and the others to live with the company under the protection of his mercenaries, whom he often refered to as his 'family'. In time Darren would come to see Wyatt as a father figure.

Life with the company wasn't easy, Darren being trained as from an early age on how to defend himself and his new brothers. Wyatt's company was rough but honorable and Darren was proud to be among them. At the age of 15, Darren officially became a member of Wyatt's company and began active duty. As the years rolled by, Darren rose through the ranks eventually becoming the third highest in command and earning the title that accompanied the accomplishment. From then on he was known as Darren 'The Yau Guai', and was recognized as the best infiltrators and commando in the company.

When Darren was 24, Wyatt was killed in a job gone wrong and his second in command, a man named Cohen, claimed that a large group of settlers trying to inhabit the ruins of the city of Richmond were responsible. Darren, blinded with rage and a thirst for vengeance, led an attack against the settlers. He showed no mercy and after the last one had been killed he wanted to send a message, ordering that the bodies be dragged west then thrown into the James River to be carried down by the current. The blood from the bodies tinted the water a shade of crimson and all who saw it marked the date as Red River Day, going on to spread horror stories about 'The Yau Guai' around camp fires and in bars.

Months after the massacre Darren learned that the settlers had been innocent and were in no way connected to Wyatt's death. Cohen, who had taken control of the company, claimed it was a simple misunderstanding. Darren had been very popular among the mercenaries before the attack with many believing that the young man would be the one to succeed Wyatt in leading the company. After he lost control of himself however, the others felt he, with his temper and mercilessness when angry, wasn't fit to lead, choosing Cohen instead. Darren, disgusted by this obvious play for power, became a very outspoken critic of Cohen's leadership, which had become more and more like the style of a warlord than an honest mercenary. He and the others had begun attacking caravans and claiming territory like common raiders. Darren gained little support, the younger members of the company becoming rich from their new lifestyles and seeing no reason to stop. Worried that they would eventually turn on him, Darren fled. Cohen gave chase but, with some assistance from the older mercs in the company, Darren managed to convince him that he was dead.

He travels everywhere now, always promising to return home someday to put things right and try to make up for his greatest mistake.