Abernathy Clark
Age: 38 (born Twin Creeks, MT, May 1992)
Rank: Corporal
Military Occupational Specialty: 11B (Infantry)
Languages spoken: English (Native speaker)
Primary Weapon: M4A1 Carbine w/ iron sights
Primary Weapon: Hoyt Carbon Defiant Compound Hunting Bow
Secondary Weapon: Baretta M9A1
Melee Weapon: Heirloom Bowie Knife

Callsign: Tusk

Skills

Expert (12+): Archery, Navigation, Observation, Stealth, Survival, Tracking
Advanced (10+): Climbing, Riding, Grnd Veh(Wheeled), Machinist, Scrounging, Small Arms (Pistol), Small Arms (Rifle), Snow Skiing, Unarmed Martial Arts
Professional (8+): Early Firearms, Farming, Grenade Launcher, Grnd Veh(Motorcycle), Grnd Veh(Tracked), Gunsmith, Intrusion, Mechanic, Swimming, Thrown Weapons
Competent (6+): Armed Martial Arts, Autogun, Tac Missile, Small Watercraft

Appearance

Abernathy (Abbie) Clark stands 6'2", not so much lanky as thin and gangly, as though he walks with a perpetual stoop. Greasy brown hair cut short rings his weather beaten face, with deep ridges of premature aging and wrinkles. His nose is fairly bulbous, with blood vessels bright red clearly from too much drinking. His skin isn't much better, tan and stained from a life of over-exposure. His one decent feature are his slate blue eyes, lit with the sparkle of above-average intelligence.

Abbie's typical clothing while on a mission includes a boonie hat, MOLLE II tactical webbing, and typical BDU bottoms, all in OCP camouflage. He also wears a maroon t-shirt under his rig, and wears a pair of old Merrell hiking boots along with a pair of woodland camo hunting gloves. He's never seen without his Hoyt Carbon Defiant Compound Hunting Bow over one shoulder and his Colt M4A1 over the other, along with a woodland camo long range hiking pack.

Background

Abernathy (Abbie for short) is a country boy that grew up with his family in a cabin in the middle of nowhere, western Montana - close to the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. He spent most of his youth hunting and fishing to help feed his family. He did some minor work on a farm, but largely had no usable corporate skills, and hated big cities. Due to his upbringing, he didn’t get much in the way of an education, and wasn’t a particularly attractive guy, being a bit of a loner and having a lack of social skills.

At the age of 22, he got a serious case of wanderlust, and wanted to see the world, so he went down to the local Army recruiting office in Missoula. After boot, he joined 10th Mountain Division and deployed to Afghanistan. During his time in the military he gained an affinity for drinking far too much alcohol, which became a problem later in life. He served 2 tours overseas and returned to the states, leaving the Army as soon as his term was up. He lost touch with his parents during this time, as they didn't have a working phone and he was on the other side of the world.

After a stint or two being homeless across a number of southern states, he ended up settling into Shreveport, LA, managing to make enough money to live off of by doing odd jobs - doing a bit of ranch work on the outskirts of the city along the Red River, fixing minor machinery, etc. While there, he meets a woman named Lorna McBride and falls in love. They have an on again off again relationship, until in 2026 his alcoholism finally causes her to leave him. He returns to Western Montana at this time to reconnect with his parents, finding out upon his return that his mother had died in his absence. When the nukes fell, he heard that Shreveport was a target due to it's proximity to Barksdale AFB. Not being able to reach Lorna by phone due to the grid being destroyed, he decides to hitch his way back to Louisiana, only to eventually reach Shreveport and find it an irradiated ruin.

Fearing the worst, he starts hitching his way slowly back north, ending up in Little Rock...

Contacts

1 x US Blue Collar
1 x US Blue Collar
1 x Allied Criminal