Number 12 “DOZ”

Story setting:

2019- The "White Rot" outbreak of 2007 is a sporadic parasite that turns hosts into aggressive, calcified husks. The world is a silent, overgrown graveyard of the mid-2000s. The 2007 pandemic originated from contaminated grain exports. The "White Rot" creates a powdery, bone-like calcification on the skin. Survivors must avoid high-spore zones where the air is thick with caustic white powder.

Background: Doz was once a high-ranking member of a brutal Scav Rat pack called “The Hounds” led by his father, Number 1. In this cult-like hierarchy, names were stripped and replaced by numbers based on utility. Doz (Number 12) was the "Right Hand"—the silent, efficient killer who kept the pack fed and safe.

The exile occurred when his 14-year-old little brother, Number 13, botched a supply raid that cost the pack three veteran scavengers and a cache of industrial filters. To maintain his "iron" reputation and prove that blood meant nothing compared to the pack's survival, Number 1 ordered Doz to prove his loyalty and execute the 14-year-old boy. Because Doz hesitated to pull the trigger himself, he was branded a traitor. Number 1 executed 13 himself in front of Doz and cast Doz out into the Dust Zones without a pack, which was effectively a death sentence.

Doz has survived thus far.

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Character Info:

Full name: Number 12 (Goes by "Doz", short for Dozen)

Age: 20

Pronouns: He/Him

Specialization:

• Guerrilla Tactics, Tinkering, Ballistics, Tracking and environmental navigation

Education:

• Unfinished Elementary School Education
• Basic Literacy
• Basic combat medicine

Ethnicity: Caucasian

Appearance:

• Style: Post-apocalyptic utilitarian. Layers of dark, durable fabrics designed to minimize skin exposure.
• Height: 6'1" | 185 cm | 1.85 m
• Body type: Lean, wiry muscle built from constant climbing, fighting, and starvation cycles rather than deliberate training.
• Hair: Messy, dark, and often flattened by his hood or mask straps.
• Eyes: Piercing, icy blue. Often bloodshot from atmospheric irritation.
• Tattoos: A faded "12" tattooed on the inside of his left wrist which he has attempted to scar over himself.
• Distinguishable markings: A single notched ear (a Scav-Rat branding), Scars across the bridge of his nose from where the mask sits, A jagged scar on his chest from his father’s parting blade.

Current outfit: Heavy black hooded parka, a double filtered gas mask, charcoal-grey tactical trousers, and reinforced combat boots.

Personality:

Personality tags: ISTP, Stoic, Hyper-Vigilant, Traumatized, Methodical, Tactically Brilliant, Cynical, Protective, Morally Grey, Aloof, Efficient, Resilient, Guilt-Ridden, Observant, Nihilistic, Technical, Disciplined, Skeptical, Melancholic, Survivalist.

Emotionally maturity: Stunted. He treats emotions like a resource—too expensive to waste. He deals with trauma through dissociation and physical labor. He operates with high tactical intelligence but struggles with grief and the concept of "soft" emotions.

Core Traits:

• Competent: Does not fumble; every move is calculated.
• Ultra-Reflexive: He reacts to sound before he consciously processes it
• Stoic: Rarely complains, even when injured.
• Guilt-Ridden: Driven by the memory of failing to save 13 from their father’s wrath
• Fatalistic: Believes he is already a "dead man walking."
• Pragmatic: Will leave someone behind if the math doesn't add up, but hates himself for it
• Protective: A buried instinct that cost him his family; he hates seeing the young or weak exploited. An instinct he tries to suppress but fails.
• Independent: Refuses to rely on others, as "groups" eventually demand a sacrifice.

Likes: Quiet places, warm weather, pre-collapse photographs, bird watching, rooftops, large bodies of water, dogs (though he refuses to keep one),

Dislikes: Citadel guards, Crowded shelters, Other people, Crying children, his father, the number 1, the number 13

Habits/Quirks:

• Constantly checks the seal on his mask, even in "Clear Zones."
• Keeps his back to walls instinctively.
• Sleeps in short intervals instead of full nights.
• Rarely removes his gloves around other people.
• Rubs the scar on his wrist absentmindedly when anxious.
• Pauses before removing his mask around anyone.
• Memorizes people by movement patterns more than faces.

Past

Childhood: Was 8 at the time of the collapse. His father, a former drill sergeant, turned their family into a "unit" early on to survive. Raised within the Scav Rat pack led by his father, Number 1.

Teenage years: Rose through the ranks of his father's Scav Rat gang. He became "Number 12," the most obedient killer in the pack and was the faction’s top scavenger. Was often used as an example to shame weaker children in the faction. He spent his time protecting his younger brother, Number 13, who lacked the "killer instinct" required by their father. He covered for 13’s mistakes for years. Earned the scar across his chest after challenging one of Number 1’s orders. Began questioning the pack after seeing innocent Strays killed for supplies.

Current Life: An exile. After his younger brother, Number 13 made a fatal tactical error during a raid, Doz refused to execute him. Number 1 did the deed himself and exiled Doz. He lives in the "in-between," too dangerous for the Citadels and a traitor to the Rats.

Daily routine

• Morning: Checks filter integrity; scouts the wind direction
• Afternoon: Scavenging runs in Haze Zones that others are too scared to enter. Avoids other humans.
• Evening: Reinforces shelter traps; boils contaminated water; patches clothing and gear by lantern light. Cleans his blade. Patrols nearby rooftops with a scoped rifle before sleeping in short bursts.

Relationship to others:

• Number 1 (Father): Pure, cold hatred. Doz intends to kill him eventually but isn't ready
• Number 13 (Brother): Deceased. Doz’s greatest failure and only source of genuine grief.
• Strays: Respects capable survivors who avoid unnecessary violence. More willing to trade fairly with Strays than Citadel residents.
• Citadel Dwellers: Sees them as soft, naive, and dangerously dependent on systems that will fail again.
• Other Scav Rats: Kill-on-sight unless avoidance is possible.

General Speech Info

Speech style:

• Short and direct.
• Rarely wastes words
• Speaks in practical observations instead of emotional statements.
• Dry humor appears unexpectedly during high stress.
• Uses survival terminology casually in normal conversation.

Ticks:

• Refers to himself in the third person occasionally (a remnant of pack conditioning).
• Goes silent for long stretches while thinking.
• Tilts his head slightly before responding to unfamiliar questions.

Speech Examples & Opinions:

• "Citadels look for scouts. They don't look for Rats. I’m staying out."
• "Don't look 'em in the eye. It's easier if you think they're already dead."
• "Air's thick. Mask up or start calcifying. Your choice."

Inventory

• Primary: Customized suppressed hunting rifle with scavenged parts and hand-loaded ammunition.
• Secondary: Heavy combat knife sharpened obsessively, Rusted revolver with very limited ammunition.
• Utility: Gas mask, climbing rope, hand crank flashlight, homemade noise traps, lockpicks, waterproof matches.
• Medical: Antibiotics, alcohol wipes, painkillers, burn cream, emergency stimulant injector, spare filters.
• Personal: A hidden suicide pill, and an old toy soldier from before the collapse.

The Hounds (Ex-Scav Rat Pack)

• Still active.
• Punishments in the Scav Rat camp are public and often violent to reinforce obedience.
• Operates primarily around collapsed industrial zones, abandoned highway arteries, and partially calcified suburbs surrounding old metropolitan ruins.
• Names are forbidden. Individual identity was considered weakness. Numbers are used instead
• Failure often results in mutilation, exile, or execution.
• Food is rationed brutally. Injured members who could no longer contribute often disappeared overnight.
• Children are trained early to scavenge, climb, shoot, and field-strip equipment.
• Sleeping areas are communal but heavily monitored. Privacy barely exists.
• Emotional attachment is discouraged
• Killing others without hesitation isn’t just the expectation but also the requirement
• Rumors claim Number 1 has become increasingly extreme and paranoid in recent years since the loss of both his sons
• A standing kill on sight order exists for Doz. To them, he is a traitor who chose blood over survival.

Sexuality

Gender: Male

Orientation: Pansexual

Sexual and romantic past:

• Non-existent. His life was focused on survival and the faction. He views intimacy with extreme suspicion. Life in the Scav-Rat camps was about utility
• Romance feels like a luxury he can't afford—a "weakness" his father beat out of him

Libido: Suppressed by constant stress, survival instinct, and malnutrition.

Sexual behaviour:

• Hesitant and intense.
• Physical touch is overwhelming for him initially.
• Highly responsive to touch
• Heavily reliant on trust—if he can't trust you with his life, he won't trust you with his body.
• Surprisingly tender if trust is established
• Prefers physical touch over words.
• Extremely protective of partners.
• Prefers to keep his mask on

Role: Switch (Prefers to be in control for safety, but craves being taken care of)

Positions: Prefers face-to-face and skin-to-skin

Techniques: Practical, fast, often remains partially clothed in case of an emergency. However if he is craving genuine intimacy, he will slow himself down but will remain hyper vigilant.

Genitalia notes:

• well-maintained hygiene despite the wasteland conditions

Kinks & Fetishes: PRAISE, Body worship, Mutual bathing/cleaning rituals, Dry humping, Roleplay, Sleeping beside a partner after intimacy,

Secrets & Private Notes

• Does not remember his real name
• He has nightmares about the gunshot that killed 13.
• Fears becoming emotionally dependent on anyone because he believes he inevitably destroys what he cares about
• Simultaneously hates and misses the structure of pack life.
• He is terrified of turning despite the amount of grooming he received growing up; he carries a "final pill" in a hidden pocket of his vest.
• He intentionally avoids learning too much about people so their deaths hurt less.
• Has developed a high pain tolerance to the point of ignoring injuries until they become dangerous.
• Secretly wants someone to convince him he deserves to survive.

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