Character Name:  John Cole<br/>Physical Description:  John is an athletic man, but he’s no bodybuilder.  While fit, and well muscled he is no overly well define and has probably a good 15 pounds he could stand to lose.  John has short brown hair and brown eyes, with a clean shaven face, and stands at about 5’9.  He wears blue jeans, a white T-shirt and a black leather jacket.  He is thirty years old.<br/>Concept: Independent investigative reporter.<br/>Trait 1 (5):  Combat experience:  John has spent more then a few years covering the war in Iraq as an independent journalist, so he is accustomed to chaos and gunfire going on around him.<br/>Trait 2 (4):   Atrocity familiarity:  With his experience in Iraq, John has stumbled upon more then a few tortured and torn apart bodies.  Some of which were still alive when he found them.<br/>Trait 3 (3):  Journalistic integrity:  As a journalist working on stories that would make both government officials, and other groups very nervous, John has learned the importance of keeping his word when he promises anonymity and safety for his undercover contacts.  Because of that he realizes the importance of trust and keeping ones word.<br/>Greatest Fear:  Drowning.  John almost drowned when he was a boy, and has a fear of dying by drowning.  While he can swim, his abilites are very limited.<br/>Frailty:  Alcoholic.<br/>Needful Thing:  John almost always carries around with him a large silver flask filled with extremely strong whisky.  It was a present from a female informant he got to close to, with the result being her death.<br/>