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Born David Barrow, Wash is the only son of a lower middle class neglectful mother. Wash was an average little kid, a little small for his age, but mostly happy with an upbeat sense of humor. When he was ten his mother married a mean-spirited man who enjoyed to drink too much. Throughout his teenage years, Wash was verbally and physically abused by his stepfather. His mother did very little to stop the abuse, often telling Wash that they needed his stepfather and to stay out of his way. Wash turned to skateboarding, comic books and video games as a way to escape his home life. Immediately after high school Wash joined The Marines. He was given the callsign "Washington" for his home state and found a purpose and a family among his squad. In return they valued him as a teammate, especially for his weapons handling. The unit went on several tours in the middle east, often assigned black ops and wetworks missions. After ten years in The Marines, Wash's military career came to an abrupt end when a routine training mission went horribly wrong. Wash suffered a sever injury to the back of his skull. He was in a coma for three weeks and when he awoke he learned his squad had been given new orders and had left The States one more time. Though he had suffered no brain damage, Wash was medically discharged from The Marines. Wash struggles adapting to civilian life and suffers from untreated PTSD. He is deeply loyal to his friends and strives to help his fellow network members during times of crises and seems to operate the best when in crises mode. He has taken up skateboarding again and is more open about his love for video games and comic books.

Born and raised in Detroit, MI, Dan Smith’s family consisted of just himself and his father, Daniel Smith, Sr., a cop walking the beat in the worst neighborhoods. Dan and his father did not have an exceptionally close relationship, but it was obvious that the man cared a lot for his son and Dan had the utmost respect for his father and what he did. Dan got good grades throughout school, was something of a scrapper among the boys on the playground and went through a rebellious phase as a teenager. He fell in with the wrong crowd, drank and caroused and participated in more than just a little civil disobedience. Upon graduating high school, however, Dan abandoned his more wayward ways and followed in his father’s footsteps by enrolling in the Detroit Police Academy and later becoming a police officer alongside his father. After a few years he made detective in the department’s vice unit. Shortly after becoming a detective, Dan lost his father to a hit and run incident. The vehicle involved was found to be registered to the son of a notorious mob boss in Chicago. However, the car was never actually recovered and even though it was obvious to Dan who was responsible, no arrests were made. it soon became clear to Dan that if he wanted to see justice done, he was going to have to do something about it himself. He left the police force and spent the next year and a half worming his way into this particular mob. He spent the next year and a half working his way through the ranks. finally was assigned to boss’s own house. A month or so later, the murderous son was found lying face down in the family pool, the apparent victim an accident involving water and too much to drink. Of course the family’s tragedy was no accident and Dan held his breath for weeks waiting for the repercussions. However, he had ingrained himself so much and covered his tracks so well, none came. He left the family, his justice served, and made his way down the coast. He soon found himself doing similar jobs for other people. It was work he was good at and even enjoyed.

The youngest son of Fenton and Laura Hardy, Joe spent his early childhood listening to stories of his father's days as a detective for the New York City Police Department. Both Joe and his brother, Frank, had investigating in their blood and from an early age were solving mysteries, first with their friends in elementary and middle school as a kind of Private Eye Club. In high school Joe pursued other interests, such as sports, cars and, of course, girls. He still couldn't resist a good mystery and often helped his brother with his investigations for their local paper. In college Joe studied criminal justice. When he graduated he went on to get his private investigators license and was soon making a career out of solving mysteries. He reconnected with an old high school flame, Iola Morton and the two soon moved in together in a small apartment in New York. After a few years, the two became engaged. However, shortly after, Iola was killed in a mugging gone wrong. Joe was determined to bring her killer to justice. He worked tirelessly until he was able to use Iola's stolen engagement ring to track down her killer. Unfortunately, during the trial, Joe's ethics and integrity as an investigator were called into question and Iola's killer was able to walk free. Joe attacked the man outside the courthouse, essentially destroying what was left of his reputation and career. Joe left New York and returned to Bayport where he took a job as a mechanic. Shortly after his brother, Frank received a job offer in Orange County, CA. Wanting to keep an eye on his little brother, Frank convinced Joe to move out west with him and start a new life.

Kanan Jarrus was born Caleb Dume. Orphaned at an early age, Kanan spent his early childhood in the loving home of an elderly couple he knew as The Chaplain and his Wife. When Kanan was ten, The Chaplain and his Wife both died and Kanan was placed in an abusive and neglectful foster home. After defending another foster child and thinking he'd killed his foster father, Kanan went on the run. Sometime after, Kanan was picked up by a black market dealer after attempting to steal from him. Rather than loosing his life, Kanan was given a new name and taught the art and skill of weapons dealing and smuggling. When his teacher/guardian retired, Kanan took over the business and eventually branched out on his own as a highly skilled contact smuggler. Though he is willing to to anything for a buck, Kanan has his own code of ethics he strictly adhers to. He considers himself and professes to be a dirty rotten scoundral who only looks after himself,however, Kanan does have a small handful of people he is loyal to. He has a soft spot for those in need and often despite his better judgment will lend a hand. Kanan has a taste for booze and women and seems to prefer classic rock from the 60's and 70's over today's modern music. He is often restless for travel, but seems to have made a life in Orange County.

Character Bio

Raistlin grew up with his twin brother, Caramon and half-sister Kitiara in a sleepy little suburb located somewhere in the Midwest. As a child Raistlin was small for his age, quiet and bookish. This often made him a target of various bullies. Both his brother and sister often had to come to his rescue. This continued through high school. At this point, Raistlin and Caramon, who had often been treated as one singular unit, started to come into their own opposite identities. Caramon was outgoing, athletic and popular, however, Raistlin was quiet, standoffish with a dry snarky wit. He was distrustful of his peers and they were distrustful of him. They tolerated him only due to Caramon's influence Mostly, Raistlin didn't care about what his classmates thought of him, but he did not like living in Caramon's shadow. Resentment towards his brother grew when the two attended the same university. Raistlin had always excelled in school and his studies, particularly in math and science. He majored in chemistry and after graduation he started looking for a job that would take him out of his brother's shadow. He was offered a job at Stark Industries in Orange County California and seeing his opportunity to be out on his own, Raistlin took the job. Tasselhoff Burfoot, a vagabond Caramon had befriended, invited himself along to keep an eye on Raistlin, much to Raistlin's chagrin. Raistlin is slow to want to get to know people, but despite his cold demenoure he has made a small circle of friends that he trusts. Raistlin has a fascination for the occult and obscure myths and legends and has an extensive library of books on various subjects. He has an undying thirst for knowledge and upon learning he is a mage has a deep seeded hunger for magic.