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- Calvin - 06-07-2014
Character Name: Calvin Johnson
Age: 33
Birthday: April 3, 2012
Origin: Wisconsin, Currently – Moscow
Occupation: Farmer/Mechanic
Psychological Description: Calvin is a kind and caring man. He has been through a lot of tragedy in his life, but continues moving. He is resilient, calm, and a hard worker. He has very strong beliefs and adheres to them. Calvin gained an immense respect for nature from his mother’s teachings. He has a love for learning and desires to learn more about Native American culture. He doesn’t like hurting people and avoids doing it as much as possible, but won’t hesitate to defend himself if endangered. He likes to help those in need.
Physical Description: Calvin stands 5’10” tall. He is strongly built from manual labor since a young age. His hair is black, starting to gray, and his eyes were a dark brown before turning golden. He has a five o’clock shadow type of beard. His hands are callused from using tools. His attire is plain and functional. He tends to wear jeans, flannel work shirts, and work boots. When relaxing he will switch to t-shirts though.
Powers and Supernatural Powers: Wolfkin
Biography:
Early Life: Calvin was born to Lloyd and Charity Johnson. His father was the descendent of English Immigrants that built a dairy farm outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His mother was part Potawatomi. Native American. While growing up, Calvin would often walk with his mother to help find nuts and berries in the nearby woods. She taught him to respect nature and be thankful for whatever he found. From his father, he learned to work hard and complete all jobs to the best of his ability. Calvin’s father taught him how to milk the cows and take care of all the animals (they had cows and chickens). He also taught him how to care for the equipment and repair the tractors and other machines. His parents were loving parents and taught Calvin to always take responsibility for his own actions.
Tragedy: When Calvin was in his late teens, Charity was diagnosed with cancer. She was treated for several years and the doctors did all they could, but when Calvin was 23, his mother lost the fight and passed away. Lloyd lost something when his wife passed on, and began to lose interest in maintaining the farm. Calvin was grieving, but knew he had to be strong for his father, Calvin took over care of the farm full time. He did the chores and took care of his depressed father. His father’s condition never improved as he sank deeper into depression. A year later, his father committed suicide by throwing himself into the Milwaukee River. Calvin wouldn’t have known if his dad had not left the suicide note. He informed the police and a body was eventually found. The farm passed down to Calvin, and he was left alone with his grief. Finally allowed to grieve, Calvin grieved for his mother and father. He continued to work, but stayed by himself mostly. He studied more into his mother’s Native American beliefs and found solace in them. By studying, he began to understand that his parents would want him to be happy. Eventually, he began to work his way back into society. He would go into the city to meet and talk with people at local bars and became involved the community and helping others in community events. He enjoyed working with charities and helping the poor.
Joy and Happiness: Through his community involvement he met Mary Lawyer. They became quick friends. They both grew up on farms and loved spending time in the woods and seeing animals. Calvin and Mary got married when Calvin was 26. She moved into Calvin’s farm and a year later, they had a son, whom they named Benjamin. For the first time in a long time, Calvin felt true happiness.
Tragedy and Dreams: The years passed on. Calvin continued to farm and raise his son. His son grew quickly and Calvin felt a sense of pride as he watched Benjamin (who went by Benji) grow up. The young boy was 4 when his mother took him on a routine trip into the city to get some groceries. On the way back, their vehicle was struck by a drunk driver. Both Mary and Benji were killed in the crash. Once again, Calvin was pushed into grieving. He saw counselors and kept working to deal with his loss. At this time, the dreams began to manifest. He had dreams of wolves hunting in the nearby woods. They seemed so vivid and often Calvin would wake up and feel the need to go hunt. They disturbed him at first, but eventually became almost normal. He expected the dreams and in the dream, he was a wolf. He hunted with the pack and it made him feel alive. Through the dreams, he began to cope with his grief once more.
Political Activity: Calvin once more quit isolating himself and became involved. This time his route was more political. He learned of the Liberty First Party and began to help them campaign. Their ideals spoke to him and he became wary of the CCD. He found a kind of mentor in the words, both written and spoken of Nicholas Trano (used with permission). Calvin purchased all of his books and even got them signed by Trano. He hoped that Trano will get nominated for the Presidency and that will help counter the rise of the CCD.
The Wolf: Time continued to pass, and Calvin’s days were much the same as they had always been. He got up and did the work on the farm. He spent his free time in Milwaukee working with Liberty First or spending time at bars and pubs. His thoughts of his mother and father began to fade as time often makes happen and he had forgotten his research into his mother’s culture. The dreams also faded. On the night of his 32nd birthday, that changed however. He arrived back home to see his cows acting strangely. They were moving more than normal and were making loud and irritated moos. Worried, Calvin quickly grabbed the shotgun he kept locked up in his house and a flashlight to investigate the issue. He moved though the cows calmly, patting some on the head to help calm them down and swept his flashlight across the woods. Eventually seeing some gray fur moving through the brush, he brought up the gun. There was some predator out there upsetting his cows. He didn’t like to kill animals needlessly, but he would protect his cows. He finally saw what it was. A large gray wolf appeared in his vision and began to approach. Calvin felt fear, but brought the gun up to bear, realizing that this could go very badly. Wolves seldom traveled alone, and Calvin wondered why he couldn’t see the pack. The wolf continued to approach and Calvin began to see visions in his head. He saw the gray wolf attacking one of his cows and bringing it to the ground to feast. Calvin surprised even himself when he shouted, “No!” at the animal. The wolf cocked his head sideways, much like a dog does when its master is talking to him. More images flooded into Calvin’s mind as the wolf sat down on the ground. Calvin, confused by the wolf’s behavior, didn’t focus much on the visions as he waited for the wolf to pounce. For an unexplainable reason, Calvin couldn’t bring himself to shoot the wolf yet. Another image pounded into Calvin’s mind – the wolf urinating on a tree nearby – marking its territory? Calvin began to think of his mother again. He remembered her telling him about those that could communicate with animals, and his eyes widened as he realized that the wolf was talking to him. He needed to show this wolf that this was his territory and the cows were his as well. He thought of himself – and then changed it to the wolf form he had in the dreams. He thought of that wolf marking this territory as his own while meeting the gaze of the wolf. The wolf stood back up and readied to pounce as Calvin tried to focus the image and thought of “sending” the image to the wolf.
“No!”
Calvin thought. “This is my territory.”
He thought of himself in wolf form standing in front of his cows with teeth bared, ready to defend what was his to the death. His wolf form stood defensively in his mind, not wanting to attack the other wolf, but ready to accept his attack.
Calvin’s mind snapped back to reality as the other wolf turned and sniffed at a tree before meeting Calvin’s gaze again. Then the wolf turned and retreated back into the woods. Calvin brought the shotgun back down and released the breath that he had just realized he had been holding. He stood, dumbfounded, realizing that he had special abilities. He could talk to wolves.
Calvin took the dreams more seriously now as they began to reappear. During the day he could sense wolf packs in the nearby woods. They respected his territory and had a sort of respect for him as well. The images themselves began to translate to words inside his head, and communicating with the wolves became easier as he practiced. He learned their names, and would let them pass through his territory as long as they didn’t harm his animals. In his dreams, the wolves would help him learn. The wolves told him the dreams were dangerous, but didn’t elaborate much. The taught him how to swiftly move from place to place in the dream. Outside of the dream, he began to study the Native Americans again, trying to gain a deeper understanding of what he could do. He learned that he could sense other peoples emotions – he was able to “smell how they felt.
The Dream and the CCD: Another dream came to him. The wolf who had taught him the most – the same that he met when he discovered his talents – met him there. Calvin had learned his name was Whispering Leaf.
“The powerful two-legs return.”
Whispering Leaf sent to Calvin.
“I don’t understand,”
Calvin said.
“Come. You must follow.”
Calvin shifted to his wolf form and followed the wolf. They crossed the ocean until the wolf stopped with a large building behind him. A city was there, and the wolf would not approach farther. Wolves avoided the cities. Calvin immediately recognized the building. It was the Kremlin. Calvin returned to his human form to scowl at the building.
“Many powerful two-legs have come here,”
the wolf sent to him. “The packs come too. You must go. We cannot. Only in the dream can we cross the poison water.”
Calvin stared at the wolf wondering what happened. They very seldom told him what to do, only giving warnings about the dream and teaching him how to interact with them. Whispering Leaf moved behind him and pushed him forward, urging him to the city.
Calvin awoke with a start. His path was clear. He had to go to Moscow – the seat of CCD power. Why? He wouldn’t fit in there. Perhaps some grand purpose would appear to him there. He looked around and saw a picture of his mother and father sitting next to one of his own wife and child.
“What do I do?”
he asked aloud.
He decided to eventually leave and immigrate. It took almost a year to get all the legal issues done. His political friends were confused by his decision, and though maybe he had snapped from his grief. They tried to push him to stay, but he was resolute. He sold his farm and his possessions, keeping only the pictures of his family, some books (Trano’s mostly), and some clothing. He boarded a plane and went to Russia. He found a small place to live and hoped to eventually set up a garage to repair vehicles. The morning after he arrived, he went through his morning routine. He had a cup of coffee and as he passed the mirror he dropped the cup. It crashed to the floor, shattering the cup. A piece of the cup cut his foot and the coffee burned, but Calvin would never forget what he saw in the mirror. His dark eyes had changed to a golden color.
Edited by Calvin, Aug 1 2014, 03:19 PM.
- Calvin - 06-07-2014
Character Name: Calvin Johnson
Age: 33
Birthday: April 3, 2012
Origin: Wisconsin, Currently – Moscow
Occupation: Farmer/Mechanic
Psychological Description: Calvin is a kind and caring man. He has been through a lot of tragedy in his life, but continues moving. He is resilient, calm, and a hard worker. He has very strong beliefs and adheres to them. Calvin gained an immense respect for nature from his mother’s teachings. He has a love for learning and desires to learn more about Native American culture. He doesn’t like hurting people and avoids doing it as much as possible, but won’t hesitate to defend himself if endangered. He likes to help those in need.
Physical Description: Calvin stands 5’10” tall. He is strongly built from manual labor since a young age. His hair is black, starting to gray, and his eyes were a dark brown before turning golden. He has a five o’clock shadow type of beard. His hands are callused from using tools. His attire is plain and functional. He tends to wear jeans, flannel work shirts, and work boots. When relaxing he will switch to t-shirts though.
Powers and Supernatural Powers: Wolfkin
Biography:
Early Life: Calvin was born to Lloyd and Charity Johnson. His father was the descendent of English Immigrants that built a dairy farm outside of Milwaukee, Wisconsin. His mother was part Potawatomi. Native American. While growing up, Calvin would often walk with his mother to help find nuts and berries in the nearby woods. She taught him to respect nature and be thankful for whatever he found. From his father, he learned to work hard and complete all jobs to the best of his ability. Calvin’s father taught him how to milk the cows and take care of all the animals (they had cows and chickens). He also taught him how to care for the equipment and repair the tractors and other machines. His parents were loving parents and taught Calvin to always take responsibility for his own actions.
Tragedy: When Calvin was in his late teens, Charity was diagnosed with cancer. She was treated for several years and the doctors did all they could, but when Calvin was 23, his mother lost the fight and passed away. Lloyd lost something when his wife passed on, and began to lose interest in maintaining the farm. Calvin was grieving, but knew he had to be strong for his father, Calvin took over care of the farm full time. He did the chores and took care of his depressed father. His father’s condition never improved as he sank deeper into depression. A year later, his father committed suicide by throwing himself into the Milwaukee River. Calvin wouldn’t have known if his dad had not left the suicide note. He informed the police and a body was eventually found. The farm passed down to Calvin, and he was left alone with his grief. Finally allowed to grieve, Calvin grieved for his mother and father. He continued to work, but stayed by himself mostly. He studied more into his mother’s Native American beliefs and found solace in them. By studying, he began to understand that his parents would want him to be happy. Eventually, he began to work his way back into society. He would go into the city to meet and talk with people at local bars and became involved the community and helping others in community events. He enjoyed working with charities and helping the poor.
Joy and Happiness: Through his community involvement he met Mary Lawyer. They became quick friends. They both grew up on farms and loved spending time in the woods and seeing animals. Calvin and Mary got married when Calvin was 26. She moved into Calvin’s farm and a year later, they had a son, whom they named Benjamin. For the first time in a long time, Calvin felt true happiness.
Tragedy and Dreams: The years passed on. Calvin continued to farm and raise his son. His son grew quickly and Calvin felt a sense of pride as he watched Benjamin (who went by Benji) grow up. The young boy was 4 when his mother took him on a routine trip into the city to get some groceries. On the way back, their vehicle was struck by a drunk driver. Both Mary and Benji were killed in the crash. Once again, Calvin was pushed into grieving. He saw counselors and kept working to deal with his loss. At this time, the dreams began to manifest. He had dreams of wolves hunting in the nearby woods. They seemed so vivid and often Calvin would wake up and feel the need to go hunt. They disturbed him at first, but eventually became almost normal. He expected the dreams and in the dream, he was a wolf. He hunted with the pack and it made him feel alive. Through the dreams, he began to cope with his grief once more.
Political Activity: Calvin once more quit isolating himself and became involved. This time his route was more political. He learned of the Liberty First Party and began to help them campaign. Their ideals spoke to him and he became wary of the CCD. He found a kind of mentor in the words, both written and spoken of Nicholas Trano (used with permission). Calvin purchased all of his books and even got them signed by Trano. He hoped that Trano will get nominated for the Presidency and that will help counter the rise of the CCD.
The Wolf: Time continued to pass, and Calvin’s days were much the same as they had always been. He got up and did the work on the farm. He spent his free time in Milwaukee working with Liberty First or spending time at bars and pubs. His thoughts of his mother and father began to fade as time often makes happen and he had forgotten his research into his mother’s culture. The dreams also faded. On the night of his 32nd birthday, that changed however. He arrived back home to see his cows acting strangely. They were moving more than normal and were making loud and irritated moos. Worried, Calvin quickly grabbed the shotgun he kept locked up in his house and a flashlight to investigate the issue. He moved though the cows calmly, patting some on the head to help calm them down and swept his flashlight across the woods. Eventually seeing some gray fur moving through the brush, he brought up the gun. There was some predator out there upsetting his cows. He didn’t like to kill animals needlessly, but he would protect his cows. He finally saw what it was. A large gray wolf appeared in his vision and began to approach. Calvin felt fear, but brought the gun up to bear, realizing that this could go very badly. Wolves seldom traveled alone, and Calvin wondered why he couldn’t see the pack. The wolf continued to approach and Calvin began to see visions in his head. He saw the gray wolf attacking one of his cows and bringing it to the ground to feast. Calvin surprised even himself when he shouted, “No!” at the animal. The wolf cocked his head sideways, much like a dog does when its master is talking to him. More images flooded into Calvin’s mind as the wolf sat down on the ground. Calvin, confused by the wolf’s behavior, didn’t focus much on the visions as he waited for the wolf to pounce. For an unexplainable reason, Calvin couldn’t bring himself to shoot the wolf yet. Another image pounded into Calvin’s mind – the wolf urinating on a tree nearby – marking its territory? Calvin began to think of his mother again. He remembered her telling him about those that could communicate with animals, and his eyes widened as he realized that the wolf was talking to him. He needed to show this wolf that this was his territory and the cows were his as well. He thought of himself – and then changed it to the wolf form he had in the dreams. He thought of that wolf marking this territory as his own while meeting the gaze of the wolf. The wolf stood back up and readied to pounce as Calvin tried to focus the image and thought of “sending” the image to the wolf.
“No!”
Calvin thought. “This is my territory.”
He thought of himself in wolf form standing in front of his cows with teeth bared, ready to defend what was his to the death. His wolf form stood defensively in his mind, not wanting to attack the other wolf, but ready to accept his attack.
Calvin’s mind snapped back to reality as the other wolf turned and sniffed at a tree before meeting Calvin’s gaze again. Then the wolf turned and retreated back into the woods. Calvin brought the shotgun back down and released the breath that he had just realized he had been holding. He stood, dumbfounded, realizing that he had special abilities. He could talk to wolves.
Calvin took the dreams more seriously now as they began to reappear. During the day he could sense wolf packs in the nearby woods. They respected his territory and had a sort of respect for him as well. The images themselves began to translate to words inside his head, and communicating with the wolves became easier as he practiced. He learned their names, and would let them pass through his territory as long as they didn’t harm his animals. In his dreams, the wolves would help him learn. The wolves told him the dreams were dangerous, but didn’t elaborate much. The taught him how to swiftly move from place to place in the dream. Outside of the dream, he began to study the Native Americans again, trying to gain a deeper understanding of what he could do. He learned that he could sense other peoples emotions – he was able to “smell how they felt.
The Dream and the CCD: Another dream came to him. The wolf who had taught him the most – the same that he met when he discovered his talents – met him there. Calvin had learned his name was Whispering Leaf.
“The powerful two-legs return.”
Whispering Leaf sent to Calvin.
“I don’t understand,”
Calvin said.
“Come. You must follow.”
Calvin shifted to his wolf form and followed the wolf. They crossed the ocean until the wolf stopped with a large building behind him. A city was there, and the wolf would not approach farther. Wolves avoided the cities. Calvin immediately recognized the building. It was the Kremlin. Calvin returned to his human form to scowl at the building.
“Many powerful two-legs have come here,”
the wolf sent to him. “The packs come too. You must go. We cannot. Only in the dream can we cross the poison water.”
Calvin stared at the wolf wondering what happened. They very seldom told him what to do, only giving warnings about the dream and teaching him how to interact with them. Whispering Leaf moved behind him and pushed him forward, urging him to the city.
Calvin awoke with a start. His path was clear. He had to go to Moscow – the seat of CCD power. Why? He wouldn’t fit in there. Perhaps some grand purpose would appear to him there. He looked around and saw a picture of his mother and father sitting next to one of his own wife and child.
“What do I do?”
he asked aloud.
He decided to eventually leave and immigrate. It took almost a year to get all the legal issues done. His political friends were confused by his decision, and though maybe he had snapped from his grief. They tried to push him to stay, but he was resolute. He sold his farm and his possessions, keeping only the pictures of his family, some books (Trano’s mostly), and some clothing. He boarded a plane and went to Russia. He found a small place to live and hoped to eventually set up a garage to repair vehicles. The morning after he arrived, he went through his morning routine. He had a cup of coffee and as he passed the mirror he dropped the cup. It crashed to the floor, shattering the cup. A piece of the cup cut his foot and the coffee burned, but Calvin would never forget what he saw in the mirror. His dark eyes had changed to a golden color.
Edited by Calvin, Aug 1 2014, 03:19 PM.
- Calvin - 06-14-2014
Wolves, Dreams, Memory
Calvin meets the wolf Dawn Wind who agrees to mentor him. Calvin is informed that his wolf name is Star Gazer.
Dawn Wind:
![[Image: 616px-Kolm%C3%A5rden_Wolf.jpg]](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5f/Kolm%C3%A5rden_Wolf.jpg/616px-Kolm%C3%A5rden_Wolf.jpg)
Edited by Calvin, Jul 15 2014, 03:50 PM.
- Calvin - 06-26-2014
Out Hunting
Calvin meets Sierra and her wolf companion, Drifting Snow. He learns of the dangers of the dream and decides it's better for him to stay out of it unless absolutely necessary.
- Calvin - 07-12-2014
Connections
Calvin gets a job as a mechanic at a garage and meets Connor Kent. Connor finds out about Calvin's pain at losing his family and helps him learn how to cope and finally achieve acceptance of their deaths.
- Calvin - 08-25-2014
A Date...Maybe?
Calvin meets with Sierra for coffee. The "non-date" has a few awkward moments, but overall goes well until they find a couple of poachers. Sierra's wolf companion, Drifting Snow, is killed. Although it wasn't his fault, Calvin blames himself and reevaluates his life. He attempts to kill the man who sent the poachers, but is unable to. Thinking that by being a better man, father, and son, he could have prevented the death of his family, he falls into a depression.
- Calvin - 08-25-2014
Plummeting into Darkness and Rise of the Wolfman
In a deep depression, Calvin begins to do things that he never would have done before. He turns to alcohol and women to make the pain go away for just a bit. In a fit of rage at injustice in the world, Calvin saves a woman from a rapist and leaves the criminal to an unknown fate, taking up the mantle of vigilante.
Edited by Calvin, Aug 25 2014, 09:21 AM.
- Calvin - 10-11-2014
Family Business
Calvin, depressed, gets drunk at a bar. Getting thrown out, he runs into Aria and Lucas as they are out and about. Accidentally hit by a snowball, Calvin starts a fight with Lucas just because fighting makes him feel better. In the end, Lucas beats him and an unconscious Calvin is taken into police custody.
- Calvin - 03-03-2015
Seeking Control and Nightmares
Calvin releases the Wolfman again only this time on someone innocent. To his surprise, the man, Jensen James, didn't judge him. Seeing that Calvin was a hurting man, Jensen took him home to keep him from the bar. He meets Giovanni and is confused by the man's changing scent. That night, Calvin faces a nightmare. Dawn Wind is killed and Calvin is comforted by a strange woman named Nimeda. Upon awaking, Calvin has the injuries sustained in the fight. Led to grief from the blood on his hands (Dawn Wind), Calvin turns to the bottle again, however, because of Jensen's kindness, he had sent an alarm to call a counselor. When it goes off, he calls the counselor drunk to set up an appointment.
- Calvin - 03-03-2015
Counseling
Calvin meets with Alex Pirozzi - a psychologist. He discusses his past, depression, and self-medication issues. Not knowing her position in the police, Calvin reveals to her that he is the Wolfman vigilante and his abilities as a wolfkin. Based on her response, Calvin guesses she has some sort of abilities as well, but is unaware of what.