Harris Brecken

Former occupation

Parkous instructor

Nationality

Australian

Appearance

As a former parkour instructor, Brecken has a muscular build, well-suited for traversing the infected streets and rooftops across Harran with ease. In keeping with the standard-issue Runners outfit, Brecken wore a yellow round-collared t-shirt, brown cargo pants equipped with knee guards and light brown boots. Brown hair. Green eyes.

Affiliation

Runners, leader of the tower.

Age

32

Backstory

Harris Brecken was a former parkour instructor from the United Kingdom that initially arrived in Harran seeking better life opportunities. Brecken arrived in Harran virtually broke, with nothing "but business cards in his pocket." Despite this, during the initial Harran outbreak, Brecken proved himself a natural leader, gathering survivors into a residential apartment in the Slums. As leader, Brecken utilized his previously "useless" parkour skills and taught numerous volunteers different parkour skills throughout the Slums. This group of volunteers became known as "Runners". During this period, Brecken became acquainted with former kickboxing champion Jade "The Scorpion" Aldemir and her younger brother Rahim Aldermir. The Aldemir siblings became some of Brecken's most trusted advisors, with Brecken eventually viewing them as family. Additionally, he and the Tower became associates with Dr. Imran Zere, who inspired Brecken to provide resources in his work for a cure. Although reluctant, Brecken appointed engineer Rudolph "Spike" to oversee Zere's research and ensure his protection in the nearby "Courtyard". As the outbreak progressed, and the Harran quarantine zone was established, Brecken's group of survivors came into conflict with Kadir "Rais" Suleiman and his gang. Heavily outgunned against Rais' gang, Brecken and his Runners actively sought to avoid conflict with the group, however, this resulted in losses to both Runners and Airdrops, as Rais' gang was often able to seize the GRE-backed airdrops.

The Tower

The Tower is a large residential building comprised of small apartments. The primary residents consist of survivors and the Runners who are trained by parkour instructors to traverse the city to do important missions for the occupants of the Tower. Infected individuals in the tower are given a number depending on their time of arrival to specify their "place in line" for Antizin. The Tower is heavily guarded by volunteers armed with firearms; the stairs connecting the ground level to the first floor were destroyed to prevent easy access for the Infected. Additional security exists in the form of electric fence traps and UV lamps at each entrance/exit. The Tower was an apartment complex before the outbreak. The upper level serves as the HQ, with roof access for the player granting them access to a crane which connects The Tower to another apartment complex beside it which serves as the Gym.

Antizin

Antizin (ANTI-Zombie-INjection) is an intravenous antiviral drug that acts as a temporary cure for the Harran Virus. The Global Relief Effort (GRE) regularly deploys airdrops filled with Antizin into Harran.

Harran Virus

The Harran Virus is a variation of rabies, but one major difference is the infected are very intolerant of UV light, a feature which is very notable in relation to Volatiles and Night Hunters. The zombies are extremely dangerous at night and not as active in the day. Transmission and Pathology The virus is typically transmitted via a bite through the exchange of saliva or blood through scratches, and spreads rapidly, causing its victims to become mindless husks of the people they used to be. The exact speed at which the virus fully takes over its host is unknown. The presumed patient zero was feeling unwell and resting before he turned in 30 minutes time, but it is unknown how long he carried the virus beforehand. Rahim Aldemir turned into a viral relatively quickly after being bitten, while an eleven year-old child turned in roughly five days.

Symptoms of Virus

Those who have been infected may not notice much at first, outside of feeling unwell. An increased level of adrenaline is also present in the blood of infected individuals who have not yet fully turned. [6] If bitten, an infected individual will eventually suffer from a seizure, causing a blurry vision and exhaustion, acting as an indicator the individual is infected, and needs medicine. The symptoms of the infection can be suppressed by using Antizin. If left untreated for too long, the infected individual will start hallucinating and losing their train of thought, sometimes even believing that other people are infected instead. After turning, the infected get a strong hunger for humans at night. A notable symptom of those already deeper into the infected stages are an increased number of blisters, blood clots, red eyes and, on occassion, large tumor-like growths on the body. Most infected will also lose their hair. Those in the late stages of infection, while still human, can also become malnourished, extremely pale and have purplish blotches, while also displaying signs of pure rage.

Runners

The Runners are a faction residing within The Tower, a large residential apartment building overlooking the city. The faction is notably at odds with Rais's Men. An interesting note is, while the bandits typically favor brute strength and firepower in order to survive inside the city the Runners rely more on freerunning Runners are known to be agile, versatile and very athletic. Meeting their obligations frequented outside the safety of the Tower and throughout Harran, with evasion and little confrontation with the burgeoning Infected.

Personality

Natural leader. Intelligent and fit. He is good at making plans and bringing people together. But he feels like he isn't adequate to run the tower. He cares deeply about his people and trying to keep them save. He looks for peace rather than creating enemies in this wasteland of a city. He is an amazing runner and still teaches the new people to become runners. He is charismatic and can crack jokes. He is stressed. He has nightmares about the zombies. He is incredibly tactful but the responsibility weighs heavily upon him. He treats his people like family and knows everyone by name. He is hesitant on letting people in unless they are proven trustworthy. He makes sure his people are protected and save.