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≫ WHAT'S UP WITH GATEWAY ROLEPLAY? ≪

  • We've been radio silent for a long time now. We posted an announcement in our Discord server back in April of 2025, but never updated the forums. So what's up with Gateway Roleplay?

    After 5 long years, we've decided to place the development of Ties That Bind on an indefinite hold.

    This doesn't mean it's cancelled. We fully intend to run Ties That Bind: What Lies Beneath and Ties That Bind: City of Angels eventually. But to do so, we need to take a step back. In the meantime, we'll be working on smaller, invite-only projects.

    Thank you to everyone who has stuck with us this long! MindGate and I (Pika) have been working on this server for over a decade now. It truly is a passion project for us.

Darren Walsh | Banana Runt

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Banana Runt

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Character Name
Darren walsh

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
55

Blood Type
B

Personality
I have been abandoned, my loved ones have been stolen from me. Why should i care for anyone?

Character Motivations
He is lost and is not sure if there is meaning to life, he is to afraid to face his family he let die so he keeps on walking.

Physical Appearance
Darren Walsh is a middle aged man well build for a man drifting in the barrens. He is a wethered and rough man, his skin looks frail and his hands are calloused and stained. His face is spotted with freckles with his thick peppered beard. His right eye is whited and blind and his other a light brown. All along his back are scratches long scared over. His hair is greying and long slicked back to be out of his face.

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Mechanical Occupation

LumberJack

In-Character Occupation
Office Worker

Biography
Darren Walsh was a family that is all he loved his beautiful wife and daughter they were his world. His family lived in a cramped New York apartment but they were happy, saving for a home out in the country and working their hardest to make that dream a reality. That dream came crashing down sooner than he would have expected. it started so sudden the dead where everywhere in the city and they had nowhere to go. They came closer and closer until the dead where at his front door. Darren wasn't as brave as he or his family thought, he fled to the only room with a fire escape and accidentally slamming his wife's arm in the door and his daughters neck. He had killed them his daughter choking and being eaten alive while is wife screamed in pain. He held the door shut with all his might, his wife screaming for his help. She clawed at his back like a wild animal searching for something to save it. Darren escaped his apartment but not his hell. He can't die, if he dies he would have to face his family and face what he has done. So he slinks into the wilderness trying to prolong the real suffering that he awaits. Darren had fled to Pennsylvania from New York in hopes that he could find a quiet place to lay low permanently, yet he has spend the majority of the last 14 years as a nomad occasionally trading and living with others for short periods of time . He can't find a place to escape his dreams or the dead that walk the night. His insistent wandering had led him back to New York, Monroe County specifically. He cant stop his mind so his feet move on from town to town and he doesn't expect this one to be any different.

Would you like your character to start with any items?
An Axe and a Duffle Bag

Would you like your character to start with any skills?
Trapping and Foraging would be his biggest skills because of his extensive hobby of survivalism.

Is your character a member of a group?
No
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Hey, Banana Runt! My name is Pika and I'll be reviewing your application today.

Your app looks great so far! There's just one little thing:

  • It isn't completely clear that you've read the lore. Your biography contains nothing directly relating to it. The most important thing to note is that we are currently 14 years into the apocalypse. It began in February 2015, and it is now September 2029 in-game. Either Darren is 54/55, or he was 27 at the start. Whichever you'd prefer!
    • Additionally, could you elaborate a bit more on what he's done for the past 14 years? It's a long time—there's a lot that can be done in that amount of time! You don't need to add much more. A few sentences will suffice.
    • You can read the lore here.
Once you've made those additions, just reply to bump the thread and we can continue with the application process. Thanks!

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Hey Pika i've added some more info, just lemme know if you need any more info and the nxt steps needed to take! Thank You for your time!
Pika

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You're good to go now. Your application is accepted!

Here's your login info:
Username: Darren Walsh
Password: lumber
If you have any questions, feel free to reply and ask. Thanks!