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  • 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.

Willy Monroe | player of games

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Messages
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Character Name
Willy Monroe

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
22

Personality
Willy is a completely amoral person, having been brainwashed by Travis at a particularly vital yet vulnerable point in his life. He does, however, have some shred of decency left in him - and if he's presented the opportunity, he will spare a young child, for instance.

Physical Appearance
Willy appears to be around 5'10 with a relatively average build. He has a head of blonde hair combed into a low quiff, a stubble of similar color decorating his face. Blue eyes complete the picture.

He wears surplus military equipment, a pair of UCP trousers on his legs tucked into a pair of combat boots, a similarly styled jacket underneath his kevlar vest and ALICE webbing, most of it dirtied and bleached by the sun. He does not look like he belongs in it.

Character Image Link
http://wduwant.com/index_uploads/uploads/3ff49f08c784.jpg

In-Character Profession
Militiaman

Would you like your character to start with any items?
AR-15, 2 mags.
2 boxes of .223.
Anarchist's Cookbook
Kevlar Vest
Alice Pack
Hunting Knife
3 packs of cigarettes, lighter

Are there any characters you plan to group with from the start?
Travis Leeds

Would you like to pre-claim a building?
no

Biography
Willy Monroe was never a popular child. Growing up in a trailer park in Fort Stockton, Texas to two meth heads, he struggled for everything he had - what little it was. The poverty of his early years, the constant bullying, as well as his parent's neglect shaped his world view into one more spiteful than your average bear - hatred for those better off than him, disdain for the federal government and the law, etcetera.

In his teenage years, Willy was prone to intense bouts of depression - and with the depression, violence. While scrawny, he knew where to hit to make the machine go jackpot - landing him in juvy when he was just fourteen, another bout was soon to follow at sixteen, after a particularly violent outburst against a Mexican immigrant - dubbed a 'hate crime' by the authorities. Willy, however, stayed in school - whatever one would have him, at least. It was when he failed to graduate and was forced to stay back a year he decided enough was enough, and dropped out. He contemplated suicide, as both of his junkie parents were dropouts - and he didn't want to fall into their old routines.

Where there is darkness, however, comes light. On one particular late night of message board browsing, Willy found himself in a chat with several like-minded individuals, ones with real muscle to back up their ideals. With nothing left to lose, he set off to join this militia - meeting their leader, Travis at a dive bar late at night. It didn't take long for Willy to be completely sold on the idea - living off of the land, not responding to any higher authority than your own two hands; it seemed like everything he had wanted for the past few years in one convenient old man.

It had been four years since he joined the paramilitary group when the world collapsed. Willy spent the early part of the outbreak as he had the past few years - patrolling the border, keeping the 'scum' out; it's what he had been trained to do by his new family. They carved a man from the shell of the boy that was, and for that - he was eternally grateful to Travis especially.
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