L4D Survivor OC's: Kera

Here's my survivor entry to 's L4D OC contest.

I actually finished this a long time ago, but I wanted to write a short story to go along with it. I couldn't come up with anything, but wanted to post it before the deadline hit. I might still try and come up with something to add later on.

Name: Kera
Age 18 yrs
DOB: August 27th
Hometown: Somewhere in Arizona
Height: 5'5"
Weight: 124 lbs

Team Members:

- Spike - Was separated when there was no room on the last rescue helicopter to take them both and Spike offered to stay behind. The helicopter pilot ended up getting infected shortly after take off and crashed. Injured and alone, Kera seeks to reunite with Spike, hoping that he's still safe.

- Tressa - One of Kera's few friends that she was able to meet up with during the zombie apocalypse. However, their reunion was short-lived when they were attacked my a massive horde, in which Tressa sacrificed herself so that Kera could get away.

- Guillo - Another one of Kera's friends that she was able to reunite with. Though Kera is hesitant in staying in her company as Guillo is actually seeking the infected out, as there is a particular special infected that she is trying to locate.

Equipment:

- Silenced SMG w/ Lasersight - Kera prefers the silenced SMG over some of the more powerful weapons because of the silenced feature, which reduces the risk of alerting a horde (even though gunfire noise has no effects in-game =_= ). The smaller size and lighter weight of the SMG also allows her to move around more nimbly.

- P220 Pistol & Glock - Set of pistols that allow for rapid firing, which she uses as an alternative for her SMG.

- Molotov - Useful for lighting up large, powerful infected or for creating a wall to keep the smaller infected at bay.

- Claws & Spikes - If neccessary, Kera can use her claws to tear up infected at close range or she can fire her spikes from afar.

Traits:

- Healing Factor - One of the main reasons Kera hasn't fallen victim to the infection is because her healing factor keeps the infection from taking over. However, this has made her a carrier for the infection causing her to infect anyone she comes into contact with that isn't naturally immune to it.

- Seismic Sense - Kera has poor eyesight and has developed an ability to read vibrations in the ground allowing her to sense nearby infected. This ability is especially useful because it helps her avoid unneccessary confrontations with the infected.

- Hydrophobic - Due to traumatic experiences, Kera has developed a fear of water or more specifically, a fear of getting wet. This can lead to difficulties when certain routes require traveling near areas with lots of water, such as sewers or crossing shallow rivers. This is why she specifically hates the campaign Heavy Rain.


I didn't really feel like restricting her to rules of the game, so I left her strengths and weakness intact. I figured it makes her a little more interesting this way. Her super healing allows her to be immune to the infection as long as she keeps a steady diet (healing super fast should require some sort of energy supply ). More traits to come.



Kera © KaijuKaizer