Hello to the SYOC and Walking Dead community. I have been enticed with the idea of writing a select your own character story and decided to mix it with one of my favorite realms in fiction: The Walking Dead. I have never written a fan fiction before and considered attempting one for my own. I have previous writing experience from creative writing, essays, and research papers.

The story will be set in Boston, Massachusetts and the surrounding areas during the spring of 2010. The first chapter will be based around two characters I created. The rest will be the story of the characters as they survive the new world. This will be in the same universe as The Walking Dead television series, but I do not plan to have our group interact with Rick's group.

Here are the rules for submitting a character:

1. Send all characters through PM. I will not look at them otherwise!

2. Keep the characters grounded. Do not have a teenager in high school who picks up a sniper rifle and immediately knows how to use it. I recognize that people have their advantages and disadvantages but do not make your character invincible.

3. No Mary Su's.

4. I plan to have a good variety of ages. I do not plan for a group of all teenagers or young adults.

5. I am still in school and am busy with assignments. Please put effort into these characters to make it worth my time. I will try to update once a week

6. Put the word "walker" at the end of your application if you have read all of the rules.

7. Message me if you have any questions, concerns, or suggestions for me. I will try to respond as soon as possible.

Follow the steps below for a character's profile. I will be accepting at least eight more characters and possibly more. Good luck everyone!

Name (and nickname if there is one):

Gender:

Sexual Orientation:

Age:

Birthday:

Occupation:

Ethnicity:

Religion (Optional):

Height:

Weight (Coordinate with height):

Body Type (Coordinate with height/weight):

Hair Color/Style:

Eye Color:

Skin Tone:

Physical Features (freckles, tattoos, piercings, etc.):

Physical Abnormalities (scars, burns, injuries, etc.):

Personality (two sentences to a paragraph):

Background (paragraph or two):

Favorite Quote (develop a feel for the character):

Likes (at least 4):

Dislikes (at least 4):

Fears (develop a feel for the character):

Romance (willing to commit to a relationship? If so what are his/her interests?):

Family (name, age, gender, alive or dead?):

Strengths (Max 5):

Weaknesses (Min 3):

Preferred Weapons (keep it reasonable):

Starting Gear:

Clothing:

Other:

Here are my two characters Alan Atkin and Jenna Atkin:

Name (and nickname if there is one): Alan Atkin

Gender: Male

Sexual Orientation: Straight

Age: 48

Birthday: 1/04/1962

Occupation: Fireman

Ethnicity: German

Religion (Optional): N/A

Height: 5'8"

Weight (Coordinate with height): 159 lbs.

Body Type (Coordinate with height/weight): Mesomorph

Hair Color/Style: Brown/Short

Eye Color: Brown

Skin Tone: Light skinned

Physical Features: (freckles, tattoos, piercings, etc.): N/A

Physical Abnormalities (scars, burns, injuries, etc.): Bum left leg.

Personality (two sentences to a paragraph): Caring towards people and will always try and help as many people as possible. If Jenna or anyone else closer to him is at risk, then he will make sure they are safe before he helps anyone else.

Background (paragraph or two): Alan grew up in Winthrop, MA. His father was a fireman and Alan looked up to him for his bravery. Alan decided to become a fireman like his father due to his love for helping people and to show off his strength. In Alan's first mission as a fireman he saw a woman and her young family burn alive before his eyes. Alan was scarred that he couldn't help them and vowed to protect as many as possible. While trying to escape the building, a piece of the ceiling fell on his left leg which would injure it for life. Luckily, one of his friends saved him and they both escaped the fire. Alan never had anyone die in a fire that he worked on for the rest of his career. Later in life, Alan married a women named Jeanette who worked in downtown Boston as the owner of a spa. Jeanette grew up in France Alan and Jeanette gave birth to Jenna two years after their marriage. Five years after Jenna's birth, Jeanette was killed by a serial killer while walking to the bus from work. The killer was never caught and Alan was remorseful due to not being able to follow up on his promise he made during his first mission. Alan and Jenna continued to live together for ten years until the outbreak struck.

Favorite Quote (develop a feel for the character): "We are all here on earth to help others; what on earth the others are here for I don't know." W.H. Auden

Likes (at least 4): helping people, camping, working with friends, having a conversation with people

Dislikes (at least 4): traveling, liars, snow, people who don't work

Fears (develop a feel for the character): Scared of watching people die

Romance (willing to commit to a relationship? If so what are his/her interests?): Yes. Women who are willing to commit to a relationship not just for sexual pleasures. Also likes women with accents.

Family (name/age/gender/relationship to character/alive or dead?): Jenna/15/Female/Daughter/Alive, Jeanette/45/Female/Wife/Dead

Strengths (Max 5): sturdy, motivating, team-work, uniting, deep sleeper

Weaknesses (Min 3): Rash thinker, easily persuaded, blunt, doesn't take criticism easily, can't run as fast as others

Preferred Weapons (keep it reasonable): Fire ax

Starting Gear: Fire ax, gas mask, fireman's helmet with flashlight

Clothing: Tan fireman's suit with black gloves and boots.

Other: N/A

Name (and nickname if there is one): Jenna Atkin (Jen)

Gender: Female

Sexual Orientation: Straight

Age: 15

Birthday: 1/06/1995

Occupation: Student

Ethnicity: German/French

Religion (Optional): N/A

Height: 5'1"

Weight (Coordinate with height): 101 lbs.

Body Type (Coordinate with height/weight): Ectomorph

Hair Color/Style: Brown with Blonde highlights/Long

Eye Color: Blue

Skin Tone: Pale

Facial Features (freckles, scars, burns, etc.): Freckles

Personality (two sentences to a paragraph): Jenna is very practical and rational. She also likes to finish things that she has started.

Background (paragraph or two): Jenna grew up being close to her parents. Once her mother Jeanette died when she was five she was heartbroken ever since. She made a promise to her just like her dad to make sure she has a successful future. Once in middle school, Jenna created a band with her friends known as "Duck Bait". Jenna was the bassist for the band. The band was successful until their freshmen year in high school when their lead singer and drummer got hooked on drugs. Jenna disbanded the band and started to focus more on her studies. She excelled in Algebra and her future was looking bright. That is when the outbreak hit.

Favorite Quote (develop a feel for the character): "Pure mathematics is, in its way, the poetry of logical ideas" - Albert Einstein

Likes (at least 4): Guitar, algebra, sleeping, orange soda

Dislikes (at least 4): Drugs, alcohol, snow, pets

Fears (develop a feel for the character):

Romance (willing to commit to a relationship? If so what are his/her interests?): Yes. Jenna is interested in guys who are logical and kind to others.

Family (name, age, gender, alive or dead?): Alan/48/Male/Father/Alive, Jeanette/45/Female/Mother/Dead

Strengths (Max 5): Rational, Quick thinker, small, small eater

Weaknesses (Min 3): Can't fight, scared of big animals, light sleeper

Preferred Weapons (keep it reasonable): None

Starting Gear: Floral backpack that contains a box of crackers, water bottles, orange sodas, a box of matches, some ibuprofen and cough drops, a duck bait poster, a deck of cards, and a picture of the family

Clothing: Cage the Elephant shirt, jeans that are ripped at the knees, thin-framed glasses, and light blue converses

Other: N/A