Dutch Chapman

Character Name:
Dutch Chapman

Character Stats:
S (5) P (5) E (5) C (5) I (8) A (8) L (4)

Character Race:
Human

Approx. age:
Mid twenties.

Character Personality:
Tends to be grouchy and a bit antisocial, but knows all too well the chances of survival rise when hunting with others. When not roaming in a loose coalition he spends his time in the crags and hulls of twisted buildings, able to move quickly and with less effort through the disintegrating shells. Not easily impressed or amused by others, Dutch is a git'erdun kind of guy.

Because of the diverse wastelander group he was raised in, Dutch has no accent. He has no trouble understanding most others, but will feign ignorance in order to not have to deal with certain individuals. He is intrigued by such large groups and the diversity therein; but suffers from wanderlust and is solitary by nature – two major conflicting aspects.

Character Appearance:
He's not terribly tall. 5'10 perhaps. Caucasian. Narrow, wiry build, but rigidly so - he's not feminine by any means. His face is narrow and bony; his gray eyes deep-set, giving him deep shadows under them. He weighs in at 140 after a good meal and can usually keep just out of reach of, say, a wild dog.

His hair is black and stringy, the edges slightly bleached, and a noticeable notch was cut in his left ear at some point in the past. Three old scars on his left cheek, and one long one running from the right side of his neck, following the clavicle down to the center of his chest, all the way to his lowest rib, where it jumps sharply to the left and ends. His ribs show quite easily, and his nose has been broken and reset crooked.

His clothing consists of a rough bhramin leather vest over a ragged shirt and battered, pre-war army fatigues and boots, handed down from his father, who he never met. His father's dogtags hang around his neck alongside his brother's grator-tooth necklace, and he never removes either. Also kept is a pre-war medic's shoulder bag, in which anything useful he might find in the wasteland is kept.

Starting equipment:
Pre-war clothing. Pre-war army knife and BB gun.

Character story:
He grew up in a large wastelander crew in western Texas, where his family (Ma Chapman, Dutch and Bo) was only one of several. Due to a strenuous relationship with his mother and a general impatience and wanderlust, Dutch just up and left one day at age 18, with no fanfare and no warning.

It was commonly said that Boston was Dutch's twin, though there was four years between the two, and they were fairly close, as brothers go. Dutch never revealed to his younger his intentions, but Bo wasn't stupid. Dutch didn't realize he was being followed by Boston until the younger brother burst out into the open one day, tearing away from the clutches of a pair of ghouls.

Dutch was able to beat off the ghouls, but his younger brother's wounds were too severe. Dutch carried Bo home, but not before the boy succumbed to his injuries. Dutch returned his brother's body to his mother's house, took Boston's grator-tooth necklace(his pride and joy); then disappeared into the Wastes and was never heard from in those parts again.

He has since traveled east, hooking up with others when he met them, joining the occasional caravan, but never committing to anything permanent. He took up for a while in Carbon but found the population taxing. He then struck out for Bucket Town, continually hounded by his need and dislike for people.

Character strengths and weaknesses:
In the world of athletes, Dutch is roughly on level with an amateur ballerino. He's agile and quick, ducking in and out of combat, and he's a fairly decent tactician, rigging traps for his enemies to run into. He doesn't do well in social situations (despite his knowledge that there's safety in numbers) and his luck is absolutely abysmal at times. Dutch is partly deaf in his left ear, as well, so his hearing on that side is bad and he can be sneaked up on from that direction. He is so right-handed so as to be useless with his left hand. It may go without saying that he cannot swim, either.

Up to three Traits:
Finesse
Small Frame
One-Hander

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_{Hay, I was dragged here by another member, thought it looked interesting so I'm throwin' this up here 8'D Please let me know if there's anything I need to change, I've played all three Fallouts a -little- bit but I had to research quite a bit, so I hope it's up to par c:}

Personally I think you did a wonderful job on your application Iris. Oddly enough I do believe that your character will fit right in around here. Especially along with Orion, Brie, and Sam. But I'm sure Brie has already told you all about them hasn't she?

As Orion said, you did well.

Welcome to the Wastes!

Please keep your arms and head inside the vehicle at all times.

You already got passed, so I'm just popping in to leave some comments! Anyways, I like your character quite a bit. He's quite well rounded in his personality and story, which makes him feel like someone you might meet in real life. Kind of an interesting SPECIAL/strengths and weaknesses. You usually don't see a character (around here, at least) specialize in one of the more 'mental' and one of the more 'physical' SPECIAL stats, so I'm sure that'll turn out quite interesting. Good job, anyway.

Thanks so much guys

And as for his... interesting stat group... I've made him to be a kind of a trapper. He picks his battles carefully and rigs traps in an area before leading an enemy into them.

:'D I wasn't sure exactly how that would translate into the SPECIAL system, but I triedlol.

I honestly didn't think that anyone would have used 'Chapman' as their character's last name, didn't this happen to another guy as well.

I'm confused as to the significance of Dutch's last name. Didn't what happen to another guy?

I believe he's referring to Jesse Winters and Chris Winters

I honestly don't mind either way whatever NobodyPro decides. If Dutch meets Chris, it'll be pretty amusing; if there was a distant relation, it'd be even funnier. But it's Nobody's choice. c: