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 Sheridan Claw, Navajo Tribal Police (Cop Show Niche: What if Ice-T was also Deputy Hawk?) The Navajo Nation has always had more than their fair share of the supernatural. Whether it was stories of alien abductions out in the desert or Skinwalkers lurking in the heart of the tribe or things stranger still, there was enough material for people to swap over drinks or an open fire until the end of time. Growing up, Sheridan figured it was nothing more than superstitious nonsense. Tales that old ladies would tell to scare their kids straight. If the Sheridan of now could tell his younger self half the poo poo that he'd see when he grew up, that poor kid's hair would turn white. Nah, if anything, the stories haven't done justice to the weirdness that lurks in the dark. Sheridan is a proud, though somewhat disgraced, member of the Navajo Tribal Police. Scarred and worn down from a career just chock full of weird, inexplicable poo poo and weirder, more inexplicable politics, it looked as though he was on track for an early retirement. The kind that you don't really get a choice in. Almost five years ago, though, everything changed. He was approached by a team from Howard Investigative Services when they needed to track down a guy they claimed had gone to ground on Navajo land. Real dangerous, real connected. The kind of guy that uses and abuses the system to get away with whatever they want. That hit a chord with Sheridan. Off the clock, he worked with them for the better part of a week. With Sheridan's connections in the community, it wasn't exactly hard for him to piece together the weird inconsistencies in the target's identity and point the HIS team his way. It was more than a little harder for him to process what all happened when the demon broke cover and went very, very loud. When the dust settled, wounds were patched up, and he had a chance to ask the survivors what the hell just happened, it was an easy decision for him to sign on. Not as an employee, no, but as more of an informal liaison. That role shifted towards being one of the prime dispatchers in the Four Corner region as time passed, particularly when it came to quarries that landed in the Navajo Nation. Joining up with the Knights was more than just a simple turning point in Sheridan's life. Where he was jaded and tired, it awoke his righteous indignation. Where he was broken by years of service, the Ink bound him together. Not just as good as new, no, but better. It didn't come in time to help his career, but with a little finagling, schmoozing, and a couple of pointed reminders of favors owed and dirty laundry that was better hidden, he managed to negotiate a posting to the Nowhere Squad instead of an unceremonious retirement. That suited Sheridan just fine. He knows what lurks in the darkness. Whether it's the lifestealers, skinwalkers, or weirdo extraterrestrials, he's resolved to stand between them and the people he swore to serve and protect. 1. What is the worst thing your character has ever done, from their own perspective? Many years ago, when Sheridan was a fresh-faced rookie on the force, he and his partner responded to a domestic disturbance report. It seemed routine enough at the time, but when the two pulled up to the house, things got politically charged. It turned out that the address that had been called in belonged to a member of the tribal council, Peterson Cronemeyer. Dispatch relayed new orders: drop the matter and pretend it never happened. Sheridan argued for responding regardless, his partner rightly raised the point that doing so would end their careers. After a short argument, Sheridan backed down. They drove off, went on their way, and finished their patrol. End of story, or so he thought. A few days later, Cronemeyer's wife was found dead. Foul play suspected, but never proven. Sheridan has never forgiven himself for not pressing the matter, even considering the good he's done in the years on the force since. 2. What is the worst thing your character can imagine themselves doing? Easily the worst thing that Sheridan can imagine is going on the take. To turn his back on the concepts of truth and justice, everything that he's sworn to protect. Can he imagine himself doing it...? Maybe. Not anytime soon, no, and not without a lot of steps in between, but the possibility is there. The fear that someday he won't be willing to take that extra step to do what's right. He'll take that offered payout, take a nice vacation, maybe actually retire out into the country. He'll feel, maybe, that he's given enough in the line of duty and it's time to get that back. That he's owed a little bit of payola and, really, who cares what he has to let slide? 3. What is the worst thing your character can imagine someone else doing? You don't stay in the business as long as Sheridan has without getting a little bit of insight into what makes your average perp tick. Everyone's got an angle. But the one angle he could never figure out, the one course of action so mind-bogglingly incomprehensible it just makes him furious... it's making a pact with a demon. He's seen the end result. People stripped of everything that makes them who they were, with nothing but a nice car or some mystical mumbo-jumbo that made them look real pretty. It's a small comfort that his Knight buddies usually take down the lifestealer in short order, but that doesn't fix the damage done. Not by a long shot. 4. What strange, inexplicable or otherwise supernatural event has your character forgotten? When Sheridan came of age, his father, his grandfather, and his twin brother undertook a spiritual retreat in their family's sweat lodge. It was supposed to be a time of spiritual self-discovery, transformation, and communion. Instead, tragedy struck. The flames grew, endless and voracious, and they completely consumed his twin. The fire burned with such fury, such otherworldly hunger, that it scorched him from the fabric of reality itself. Sheridan has repressed the events of that night, yes, but even his father and grandfather have forgotten who died in that blaze and why, exactly, he was in the family's sweat lodge. As far as the world is concerned, Sheridan has always been an only child. 5. What is the most traumatic thing that has ever happened to your character? Sheridan shot a kid once in the line of duty. An airsoft gun that looked a little too real, it was dark, all sorts of extenuating circumstances. All above board, all according to procedure, but... even so, it just about destroyed him. He hasn't carried a gun since. A taser, tops, and that was about all the department could talk him up to. Hell, he doesn't much like looking at them either. The thought that one day he might have to pick one up again, even if it is to go hunt monsters and save people, haunts him. He's not about to forgive himself any time soon and he's sure as hell not going to make that same mistake twice. quote:Name: Sheridan Claw Tricky fucked around with this message at 04:54 on Dec 25, 2017 |
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Alright, impressions! Also, important question, has your character ever shaken Sheridan's hand? Jennifer Smith "It's amazing what she can make a computer do, even if I don't understand half the words coming out of her mouth when she starts talking shop. I wish she wasn't getting caught up in all this, but... Well, I'll just have to keep an eye out for her. She's John's kid, after all." Lottie Ebner "A sharp mind, that one. I think she's still a little caught up in the why and how for this business, but she'll catch on soon. They always do." Latoria Morgan II "I've got a lot of respect for park rangers. The weirdest poo poo seems to happen in the middle of nowhere, and many can't handle the solitude." James Little "A big man with a big heart. It's good to see someone so happy about confronting the darkness." Benita Williams "We're more alike than any others on the squad. The old-timers, if you will. We've swapped some tips about pain management. Her brownies do the job, but I have a few traditional Navajo remedies that aren't half bad either." The Job "Someone's gotta do it and, to be perfectly honest, it beats the hell out of forced retirement. I wish we got a little more respect from the different agencies, if only to make our job easier, but I've spent my life protecting and serving. This is just the next front." Also voting for Pilot #1.
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