Background

Ian came into this world in 1958, born in Ireland. He had the typical childhood of a middle-class boy. Most of his family worked for a local tenant who owned a huge farm that mainly provided grain to the country. His father was one of the guards of the farm. His job was to maintain order and guard the silos, but in his free time, he would organize hunting trips for wealthy people. This made Ian very familiar with tracking and wildlife. He attended a school in Cork, where he learned the basics, and later began his secondary studies. Ireland wasn't doing great, and soon the tennant decided to fire his father, that prompted his family to plan a move abroad. UK wasn't an option because it had similar problems. However, with luck and some bribery, the Walls family managed to get a worker visa to the USA, giving them the opportunity to start over and leave all the problems behind. It was the first time Ian had ever traveled by plane. After many hours, they arrived in the USA, and after completing all the paperwork, they were sent to Knox County for their new life. At this point, Ian was 17 years old and didn't know what to do with his life. His father would make endless shifts in a local farm in Knox County, and would also help the hunters to earn some extra cash to send back to Ireland and help his relatives. Ian had a lot of doubts. After getting his Green Card, he went to the nearest recruitment center, dreaming of fighting for liberty. He was sent to the infantry, but it didn't take long for him to realize that life wasn’t for him. He left and tried his luck in the United States Forest Service, ending up working as an agent in the “Law Enforcement and Investigation Division”, tracking illegal activities in the forests of Knox County. He never had time for love and never found anyone special. He only had girlfriends here and there, but nothing serious. When the rifts started appearing, his family was evacuated and he was never able to contact them. Things were getting worse and the authorities weren't able to keep the order. He deserted the force and started trying to find them again. That is his only objective: finding his dad, mom, and younger brother. He tried to join big groups, but that ended bad. The rifts appear more if there's human activity, so he remained alone, sleeping in high ground trying to avoid certain death. One day, marching through the forest he caught a radio signal that gave advice to survivors. Survivors should remain underground to prevent those things from appearing, which made his life much easier. He got to know the caves around Knox which made easier to survive at night. Had some sporadic human contact, but kept people away to prevent from facing huge rifts. He has one objective, and that's his main goal.