Bethany Shepard | lootedspiffo

Character Name
Bethany Shepard

I Agree
Yes

Has this character appeared in a previous lore?
No

Age
32

Personality
Despite growing up shy, always known as the "quiet kid" in school, Bethany broke out of her shell after high school and found her voice in college. She is passionate about helping people, which is why she pursued her studies in civil rights law. She is the type of person to pull over on the side of the road during a blizzard and help someone change a flat tire or give them a lift. Despite her warm appearance, she occasionally struggles with bouts of paralyzing depression, something her family has a history of dealing with as well. During these hard times, she isolates herself from her friends and loved ones, and spends her days brooding and vegetating in bed with the curtains drawn until the storm passes.

Physical Appearance
Bethany is a brown-eyed brunette. She usually wears her hair down and without effort, because who has time to style their hair when they're taking care of an unruly toddler? She is rather fair-skinned for someone with Greek and Italian heritage. She is on the heavier side of average weight for her 5-foot-6 stature, probably because she can't fit "gym time" in her busy schedule. She is very self-conscious about her looks, mostly because she was teased about having a "big nose" growing up, so she wouldn't be caught dead without a full face of makeup — unless she were stranded on a deserted island.

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In-Character Profession
Lawyer.

Which flight class was your character in?
Business.

Would you like your character to start with any items?
Wedding Ring and Toy Army Man. Both represent significant losses she experienced in the crash, and will serve as keepsakes to help her grieve.

Biography
Bethany Shepard (née Lombardi) was born in Brooklyn in the late '80s, raised an only child by her single mother. She grew up poor despite her mother juggling jobs. Throughout high school, Bethany worked several jobs of her own to help out her mom. She managed to get through college by taking out student loans. In law school, she met her husband, James Shepard. He was from England and attended school while on a student visa. They dated for only a year before James proposed. Soon after, their son was born, a little boy named Oliver.

Bethany and James were eager to introduce Oliver to his grandparents in England, but decided to wait until he was a bit older before flying transatlantic. A few weeks after his 4th birthday, Bethany and James planned a long-awaited trip to London during summer. On June 28th, the happy little family embarked for their family vacation to England, only for their plane to be wiped out by a devastating storm.

Bethany awakens on the beach upon hearing the screams of distressed survivors. Dazed by the crash and barely able to see straight, she quickly realizes what happened. She panics and calls out for Oliver and James. And then she spots them. Their lifeless, charred bodies crushed under burning wreckage. She lets out a blood-curdling cry, trying to salvage what's left of them. Another passenger who survived sees Bethany struggling and nearly catching fire, and drags her away to safety from the crash site.

Heya, lootedspiffo! I've reviewed your application and it's accepted!

Here's your login info:

Username: Bethany Shepard
Password: sheppie

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You'll be whitelisted once the server is up and running.

If you have any questions, feel free to respond and ask. Thanks!

Hey.

I know how to roleplay and all that, but I'm new to PZ Multiplayer. I've never played anything other than singleplayer PZ. Any helpful links you can send me? I logged into the server successfully when no one else was online, so I got it working. Just need to figure out what the commands are and how to use them. Any other tips/advice would be helpful, too.

Thank you!

You basically play it the same as you would singleplayer! 99% of the commands are restricted to admins only. As far as I know, players can only roll die and shuffle cards. The roll command is /roll when you have dice in your inventory, but I forget the command to shuffle cards. You need to have a deck of playing cards in your inventory for that, of course.

As for tips? There are no zombies in this lore. We're focusing solely on roleplay as opposed to the mechanical side of the game. Since you weren't there for the launch, you can assume that Bethany has been fairly quiet thus far. You can refer to Cascade's summary, here, for a brief overview of what happened!

If Bethany would have realistically joined one of the two established groups, we can TP you to their base (although they're just across the road from each other.)

Hopefully, that helps! Let me know if you have any more questions.