John Redding

Character Name: John Redding

Nickname(s): Red

Race: Human; caucasian

Sex: Male

Age: 24

Birthplace: Freeside, New Vegas



Height: 6'1

Weight: 188lb

Eye Color: Green

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Hair Style: (refer to picture)

Facial Hair: Clean Shaven

Skin Color: Pale

Build: Agile and Muscular

Distinguishing Features: Scar running from bottom lip to halfway down chin (left side), Piercing Stare, 2nd degree burn mark on the upper left forearm, Makeshift "tattoo" of 'W' on the small of his lower back in red (as his mother's name began with a W)



Profession: Wanderer, Gambler, Fighter, Survivor, Occasional Hired-Gun

Skills:

Melee Weapons, extensive
Guns, moderate
Science, moderate

Training: Melee Weapons Training (self-taught mostly), Firearms Training (taught by Dad), Taught how to refine certain drugs (e.g. jet into rocket)

Other Abilities: None

Apparel: Red Leather Vest (used to be part of a waistcoat and shirt combo, but the shirt was missing), Dark Blue Jeans (patchworked in areas where rips are present, using various different colours and types of fabrics), Baseball Gloves (a few tears in the knuckles due to them not fitting properly and from extensive fighting), Workman's Boots (the soul has large perforations, so lumps of tin foil have been placed in the appropriate holes), White T-Shirt (has a few blood stains and various holes)

Weaponry: 38. Revolver (originally belonged to his father), Bowie Knife (stolen from the Tops), Baseball Bat (Unique: "The Popsicle Maker", unique due to it's maple frame and higher wood density), Hunting Shotgun /w Choke (kept in a stash for the most part, used only when necessary)

Other Equipment: Straight Razor (used for shaving only), Baseball (kept from childhood, supposedly lucky)



Affiliation: Himself, Freeside, Whoever pays the most

Religious Belief: Atheist

Sexual Preference: Bisexual

Relationship Status: Single

Personality: Red has always been quite positive, despite coming from the downtrodden slums of Freeside. Unlike most wastelanders, he's quite honest with people close to him and, again despite coming from a poor background, has a sense of decency and honour. He's often making wisecracks, sarcastic comments or just fooling around when in company, but knows when to be series and when not to be (especially when not to be).

Strengths: Quite friendly and sociable, Has a good eye for spotting whether someone's lying, Has a learned knowledge of drug refinement, Despite his background is quite intelligent and innovative

Weaknesses: Sometimes Short-tempered, Easily-fooled, Finds it difficult to settle down in one place, Hates talking to clients (i.e. people who wish to hire him)



John Redding was born in Freeside to two locals of no mentionable notability, other than they were his parents. He grew up with other kids in the slums and lived a life not unusual for someone of his background and age. When he was in his teens however, things began to turn sour. He joined up with a gang of thugs at the age of 15, and they all wore rags like most thugs in the area. It was never really any good, but it got him more than he would've done begging. A year later, him and the leader had a dispute over the gang's style; in terms of what they wore and how they acted. Red had recently come across a set of Red Leather vests in an abandoned, half buried clothing store and thought that they should all wear those. The current leader argued against this, and said that their current random ragged clothing was fine and that the vests were pretentious. Red also argued that they should think about giving some of their loot to the locals to improve their reputation, so as not to be seen as thugs or bandits, and yet again the leader laughed it over. This caused a split between the group, Red's group and the former leader's group. They each went their separate ways and had various fights over the years, but once they matured into adults they settled down and left the whole gang thing behind them. Red still wore a leather vest to keep the memory alive.

Red became heavily involved in partying afterwards, in his early 20's, and learned how to refine drugs after being told by a friend and shown how. He wasn't that good at it, but the fact that it could get him a better high was something to drive him. A few years of partying and mayhem seemed to make a little more rash or ruthless, as well as a little more aggressive. For one day only, he managed to get into the strip after a former member of his gang won a large amounts of caps at the Atomic Rangler. They all pitched in a little to get to the 2000 they needed, and headed on in. They visited both the Gomorrah and the Tops, although after some complaints from other patrons in the Tops they were kicked off the strip, albeit not banned. After this, the partying slowed down and they all matured further.

Red currently lives in Freeside, occasionally working as a hired-gun or guard for travelers in the area, although he hopes for something more in the future.