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TheFerrymanofStyx
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"Strummin' to the rhythm that the drivers made~"
STORY
By the age of fourteen, the troublemaking boy had perfected the art of homemade bombs made out of mostly scrap material. By sixteen, he had already travelled down a path of addiction to the street-drug that would one day be known as Jet. By eighteen, he had been to jail well over thirteen times in his young life. Every day, he followed a path more and more similar to his father before him, until, at the age of twenty-one, notice of his drafting into the Sino-American war came by mail.
Deployed to Anchorage, Ash first gained the title of "Sole Survivor" when his troop was wiped out during an ambush. A bullet had horribly marred his face, another burying in his shoulder just inches from his heart. Ash was discharged from his service only three weeks after the birth of his son, Shaun.
Despite months of marriage, Nora and Ash's relationship never improved much, romantic incompatibilities leading to strain between them as Ash refused the affection of his wife time and again, preferring to spend his hours alone or with their son.
On October 23, 2077, came the day that would shape the rest of Ash's life; the Great War. Having only secured a place in the local Vault, Vault 111, earlier that same day, the Ashton family was heralded into the 'safety' of their new home. Only to be betrayed; frozen in time for a span of two-hundred years before their awakening.
DESIGN
- Large facial scar + star-like scar on his left shoulder obtained pre-war while deployed. All additional scars earned post-war.
- Body tattoos obtained pre-war, before deployment. Facial tattoo earned after the destruction of the Institute; it says "Wanderer" as a reference to his Railroad codename.
- All piercings obtained post-war, roughly between the destruction of the Institute and his arc within Nukaworld.
- Sharp, almost gaunt features; nose is much longer than it is wide, with a slight hawkishness to it.
- Roughly 5'10 in height; about 4" taller than Hancock, but 2" shorter than Preston.
- Colors can be saturated for stylization!
MOODBOARD
LINKS
Though their relationship got off to a rocky start, these two thrive on a foundation of friendship-turned-love, just as ready to have the others' back in a time of crisis as to sit around and get high out of their minds together and make stupid choices. Whatever the squabble, its safe to assume these two will be found side-by-side, riding it out together.
The two once shared a close friendship, a feeling which Ash still holds onto despite the hatred he sees in Preston's eyes for decisions made. At his core, Ash wishes nothing more than to repair the relationship he once had.
Ash and Shaun never saw eye to eye during their time at the Institute, and certainly did not in the end. Regardless, long after Shaun's death, his memory and more precisely the memory of what he could have been would haunt Ash.
Though their marriage was never one he wanted, and he let that be known quite plainly in his snide manner of speaking, Ash did in his own way care about Nora; her death would haunt him horribly for years afterwards.
Oscar and Ash have never met.
TRIVIA
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Ash is the 'canon' Sole Survivor within my own headcanon of Fallout, and by extension Fallout 4.
- His story canonically 'ends' with him willingly becoming a ghoul, to extend his life-span and stay by Hancock's side until the two get themselves killed in some excursion.
- Though unsuccessful, Ash has looked into finding a way to continue his son's work at creating synths.
- When things get too quiet, Ash tends to have mental flashes of previous events, especially regarding Shaun, the Railroad, and other horrors of the Wasteland. He probably falls somewhere within the spectrum of PTSD, besides suffering from anxiety and depression.
- Ash keeps in contact with synth-shaun's adoptive family, but the two have never officially met since the fall of the Institute. He does not think of him as his son, but does, at the very least, care about his wellbeing and survival.
- He considers himself an Atheist, though he grew up Catholic.
- Ash suffers from an addiction to Jet; it is his main vice and the 'treatment' he uses for dealing with his pain and stress.
PERSONALITY
Ash regards the world around him with a tongue of sharpened silver; a mask for everything that boils under the surface. A long-time chem-addict, he struggles heavily with the blood on his hands, the choices he has made, and the adjustments he has had to make in the post-apocalypse. Only an exceptionally close few get to see the turmoil that rests in his mind. A sense of bloodthirst and a taste for carnage is fueled almost entirely by a swirl of thoughts that do not quite make sense in his mind, old shadows of his pre-war life, his service, and most of all, his son.
Under all of the chaos and disarry, however, one thing can never be questioned; Nathaniel Ashton, at his core, has only the best intentions. With a tender heart for synths, ghouls, even mutants, he is a protective soul willing and almost eager to put himself in harms way for someone else. Even those who do not particularly like his far-too charming manner of speaking can agree that he has done the Commonwealth and beyond more good than harm, even as he takes on the mantle of Overboss.
LIKES
- His Mask
- Pork n' Beans
- Being Useful
- Old Books
- Grilled Radstag
- Quiet Places
- Campfires
- Construction Work
- Hunting Knives
DISLIKES
- Violence / Combat
- Most Chems
- Guns
- Shock Collars (Fear)
- Muzzles (Fear)
- Being Treated Like an Animal (Fear)
CHARACTER WARNINGS
- Implied Child-Neglect
- Military Themes
- Streetgang/Criminal Themes
- Religious Imagery
- Drug Abuse + Addiction
- Alcohol Use
- Internalized Homophobia
- Extreme Violence + Gore (including torture, mutilation, etc.)
- Suggestive Themes
- Strong Language
Please be aware that these themes will be present in Ash's backstory, artwork, and potentially in roleplay if initiated and consented to by roleplay partners.
Handle with caution if you are sensetive to any of these themes.
ROLEPLAY INFO
OPEN TO:
- General RP (Enemies, Friends, One-offs): Open
- Character Connections (Family, Friends, etc.): Open
- Long-term Plots: Open
- Short-term/One-Off Plots: Open
- Romantic RP & Shipping: Closed
- NSFW RP & Smut: Closed
RP PROMPTS:
- Ash x Settler OC: Ash has helped a lot of settlements get on their feet, and frequents many of them. Maybe an adventure or interaction spurs with a settler, be they a human, ghoul, or synth.
- Ash x Minuteman OC: As the General of the Minutemen in my own 'canon', Ash interacting with or training some Minutemen could be a lot of fun!
- Ash x Railroad OC: Though he holds many titles, Ash holds his position as a Railroad agent perhaps most dear. Training a new recruit, helping synths escape, any interaction could be great!
- Ash x Raider OC: Ash has made a lot of enemies in his time... raiders specifically. Many plots come to mind - an enemy raider, a rare friend among the raiders, even a Nukaworld raider who he interacts with frequently.
ART INFO
OPEN TO:
- General Art: Open
- RP Scene Art: Open
- Character Interaction Art: Open
- Shit-Posts: Open
- Substance Depictions: Allowed
- Gore/Violence Depictions: Allowed
- NSFW Depictions: Allowed (ONLY solo or Ash x Hancock)
LOOKING FOR:
- Ship Art: Draw him with Hancock, I beg of thee; wholesome preferred, but anything goes!
- Interactions with Dogmeat: Playing together? Fighting together? Anything, I just want to see the boyo!
- Chibis: Give me chibi Ash, I beg of you... I want to see the Wasteland's shittiest leader in the cutest form possible.
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