Adrian MacArthur Ring

==Background==
Adrian grew up in a small town on the eastern seaboard. The second of five children (Caleb, Thomas Jr, Rebecca, & William) in a military family. He grew up hunting and fishing with his father and brothers, and had a tormented relationship with his mother Margaret. This led to relationship struggles through his teens. The classic 'jock/nerd', Adrian was always an avid reader. As the tight end/linebacker for his high school football team and a baseball catcher, Adrian began to come into his own his senior year of high school; although his fears of his mother diverted any meaningful relationship and left him as sort of a player.
After high school, Adrian entered college and earned his degree in business in 1999. However, his restless spirit led him not into the business world, but the adrenaline rush of enlisting as infantry in the Army. After a tour in Iraq in 03/04, where he was rumored to have been shot, Adrian resigned on the condition that he and his best friend in his unit (Kevin) could attend Ranger Training school. On the eve of his graduation, near the top of his class and on offer to join the 75th (Black Ops) Regiment, Adrian and Kevin were caught AWOL off campus, and an act of sacrifice, led him to a medical discharge for an injured ankle.  Prior to his flight home, Adrian would be presented with his Ranger tags from his unit, a sign that they knew he had earned them.
Throughout college and following his military service, Adrian spent 13 years doing concert security, bodyguard work, and as a bouncer at a local bar. It was during this time period that Adrian met Cassandra Ann MacKenzie. The two had an immediate connection despite the fact that she was not his typical boobs and butt, curvy girl. Following her graduation from college they moved in together. Adrian purchased a small condo in downtown Auburn Lake with his GI bill, and combined with Cassie's rising status in her firm, they lived a comfortable life. Adrian spent his time collecting authentic swords, training in jiu-jitsu and karate, indulging his sweet tooth and penchant for cranberry relish and canned brown bread. Adrian lived the life of one man, the every man. 
Years later Adrian was offered an opportunity to join the Warden Protective Group by his friend Kevin who'd left the Army with a medical discharge and began working for private security firms. Instead, Adrian chose to accept an opportunity presented by his best friend Steve Davis to take a third shift position at the local private school, Auburn Lake Preparatory Academy. It was here that on June 22nd, the first news reports of outbreaks of violence began to show up on internet websites. Adrian left the following morning, unaware that his world was about to change in a matter of hours.