Background

Born in the United Kingdom as a single child under a working class family Sam was a loud and energetic kid, His father seeing him need to a way to expend his energy used to take him out on his fishing boat every weekend trying his best to teach him all he could about life on the sea, Sam found comfort in this routine and loved the skills he learnt however they would begin to drift apart after he started secondary school he would fall a rut although his teachers would say he was natural able to pick up on things quickly he would still fall behind somewhat due to his absents in his classes along with his constant mocking and belittling of other students still he mature as he grow up finding a group of friends to hang around and over all mellowing out although he would still tease his classmates it was no longer out of spite or malice he even stated to focus on school a bit more ending with mostly Bs but had a few As here and there. After secondary school Sam had no clue what to do with his life even though he improved his grades he never found anything more then a passing interest for any particular subject and no real interest for any career path he found himself sat in time stagnate watching time go by as his friends started to pick up apprenticeships that was until he passed by a army careers centre on a run thinking to himself there was nothing to loss he decided to have a look after being greeted by a recruiter and doing a few fitness tests he found himself on a train down to Harrogate sold on a dream to start his basic training. The next 23 weeks went by like a blur of sweat, tears and pain Sam hated ever second of it the endless morning runs, Constant drills that made him feel as though his body was about to crumble and what seemed like the never ending shouting of the instructors who somehow always found something wrong, Even so before long he was finally starting his course to becoming an armourer learning all he could about the repairs and maintenance of the army's weapon systems. As the time went by Sam continued to grow his expertise and continued honing in on his skills, while deployed his thoughts began to drift to a more direct role wanting to use his skills in real time under fire and so after 3 long years he would fill out the paper work to transfer over to the infantry where he would serve in a few more deployments helping out in a joint operations mission before retiring. Shortly before his military service ended, Sam received news that both his parents had died in a car crash devastated by the loss he felt he had lost all direction in life left feeling numb he would isolate himself for the last few months before leaving only to come home to nothing but the old now rusty fishing ship that his father put his heart and soul into. Sam would visit the grave of his parents cleaning them up before renting a hotel room and finally with it all getting to much he would brake down into a sobbing mess no longer a brave solder just a youthful adult with no plan on what to do and wanting nothing more then to hug his parents one last time. Sam would end up working as a bartender to make ends meet and as a way to bury his feelings while thinking of his next move. Over the next year Sam saved every penny he could, pouring his time and energy into restoring his father’s old boat almost as a way to relive his childhood with his father refusing to let his memory's with him die. It took some time but the ship was eventually seaworthy, this left him broke and in need of a quick buck Sam was approached with a proposition to carry a package across to Ireland no questions asked He agreed. The job went smoothly, and soon he found himself smuggling more items across the sea, earning a reputation as a discreet and reliable individual willing to move anything from drugs to guns he did not care to ask along as the money was good. However one day, Sam received a call from an old friend back in his military days, who invited him to New York to catch up before heading off on a cruise. Sam feeling like he was being crushed by work like the idea of reuniting and so agreed however not long after their final goodbye as Sam was about to leave new York the ship his friend was on went dark. After the ship his friend was on went dark, Sam decided to stay in New York trying to figure out what happened. However as the state of the city rapidly deteriorated with violences everywhere he looked, His own survival became the focus he would hide as best he could while chaos overtook his surrounding overhearing something about ferries leaving through Battery Park Sam would decide this was his last chance however this hope would shorty be crushed by the time he arrived there was no ferrie left, despite this Sam refused to give up although it took him a while he made his way over to a dock raiding the few boats he could for a key finally getting lucky after hours of searching he would set sail to barddock in search of safety.