The Judge

The Judge is a faceless, voiceless figure from New Eden. They wear a white, wooden mask to conceal their face; their clothes are mostly thin leather and hide, consisting of a long-sleeved and hooded shirt, pants, elbow-length gloves, and boots. They also have a fur shawl. They have a quiver strapped to their back with leather straps as well.

The Judge fights with a bow, as well as occasionally a knife in close combat. They do not use guns, however, due to New Eden's beliefs.

The Judge does not take their mask off around anyone, nor do they speak. They are selectively mute.

[The Judge is a member of New Eden, a religious group formed from the remnants of a cult known as Project at Eden's Gate before the Collapse. Before the war ended, The Judge was actually a junior deputy with Hope County's sheriff department, and had seeked to destroy Eden's Gate.

As the bombs fell on Hope County, The Judge and Joseph Seed had managed to get to a bunker that had previously belonged to an ally of The Judge before Joseph killed him. The two were trapped in this bunker for 17 years together, and The Judge eventually started to believe Joseph.

After those 17 years, when the two left the bunker to see the outside world, they found the remnants of Eden's Gate and reformed them into New Eden. Around this same time, The Judge put on their mask and assumed their current identity out of shame for their actions before the Collapse.]

[Joseph Seed was the leader of Eden's Gate, and is now the leader of New Eden. He was previously cruel and violent in his attempts to "save" people, and showed many psychopathic and sadistic traits. However, the 17 years he spent with The Judge changed him as much as it changed them, and he's far more humane now.

Eden's Gate was a cult in Hope County, Montana before the world ended. The cult was known for torturing, murder, indoctrination, and many more crimes, and The Judge was sent (with a team of other sheriffs) to arrest Joseph Seed. They didn't succeed, however, and by the time that all of the sheriffs managed to corner Joseph again, the bombs dropped.

John, Jacob, and Faith Seed were all Heralds of Eden's Gate. All of them died at The Judge's hands in their attempts to do good and save Hope County from the cult. The Judge feels guilty about this now, and believes that more people would have survived the Collapse if they hadn't intervened.

New Eden is a religious group formed in the new world, made up of the remnants of Eden's Gate and a few other survivors. They're much more peaceful than they once were. New Eden's members believe technology had caused the Collapse, and will therefore avoid all technology, including guns. New Eden members typically only dress in animal skins and use bows or self-made knives.]