:P I knew I should post right away.<br/><br/>What I picture for this is what you outlined, but I'd like the other ideas just as much. I guess I'll see after others have made their input?<br/>In any case, I see the group as a family in a very wide meaning of the word. A group of people who are close-knit out of necessity who may or may not be actually related. Maybe some are and some are not. Doesn't really matter to me and I don't mind if others wanna play on the incest thing, it's not my thing but it doesn't bother me in a story. I'd imagine the most able would form a sort of a hunters' team, whether that involved actual hunting or stealing or luring in other travelers to take advantage of. Some would stay back to protect their 'home'. I imagine none would get to be part of this 'family' if they weren't able to help either defend or 'hunt'. Well unless maybe a couple of women for recreational purposes ::)<br/><br/>I'd like a story with a healthy balance of all three things you mention: adventure, survival and sex.<br/><br/>Okay here's my girl, or the initial idea of her:<br/><hr/><div class="floatleft">(http://simplystudded.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/jessica-alba-mother-hot-sexy-beautiful-pics-photos-blonde-blond-hair-cut-style-cross-necklace-highlights-honor-baby-cash-warren-celeb-gossip-blog-latest-news-chica-inc.jpg)</div><strong>Name:</strong>Kandie Fletcher<br/><strong>Age:</strong>27<br/><br/><strong>Life before the 'family':</strong>Kandie grew up in a small town, the only child of a loser drunk and his ex: a wannabe musician who fled to the city when Kandie was five and has never been heard from since. She learned to take care of herself the hard way, and to take care of her father as well. When she was old enough to work she got a job in a diner and worked there for years, waitressing, cooking, cleaning, etc. One day the need to take care of herself changed into a need to fend for her life. The town was being demolished for its resources, the people either brought to the city or left to their own devices if they were deemed lacking. A couple of those who came to do this work cornered the blonde little waitress in the kitchen and when she fought back they turned angry. The short version: her meat axe ended up lodged in a chest and she on the run.<br/><br/><strong>Life with the 'family':</strong>Kandie is the cook. She can pretty much conjure up edibles from anything as long as she has her spices. The spices are her treasures, and you don't want to touch those without permission. You're also going to have a very happy girl on your hands if you bring her some. She's a tough cookie beneath a sweetheart surface, looks like an easy target for any kind of taking advantage but once you overstep her boundaries... uh oh, there's that meat axe again. She does have deep respect for the vital roles of the group, knowing full well that her survival is based on those roles sticking.  She can't make it on her own out there, but she also knows her own role is a vital one because when there's little food to have, she's the one who finds ways to make it last.<br/><br/><strong>Personality and relationships:</strong>She's a cheerful flirt, a sweetheart and even a tad motherly sometimes. Blame the cooking thing, feeding people tends to do this. She's also smart, strong and a bit of opportunist like probably any of the people who need to survive out there. It comes with the territory if you want to get by. She doesn't get really close to others and it is purely self preservation. She doesn't trust anybody fully. She does rely on others because she has to, but that's about it. She does develop friendships without problems. Just not heart-string touching ones. At least not on purpose. Sex is a yes for casual fulfillment of needs. The other characters and development of the story will tell if this changes and how. Both the physical and emotional attachment.